Market forces and technological substitutes cause fluctuations in the value of bat pest-control services for cotton.

Market forces and technological substitutes cause fluctuations in the value of bat pest-control services for cotton.

Critics of the market-based, ecosystem services approach to biodiversity conservation worry that volatile market conditions and technological substitutes will diminish the value of ecosystem services and obviate the "economic benefits" arguments for conservation. To explore the effects of...

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Main Authors: Laura López-Hoffman, Ruscena Wiederholt, Chris Sansone, Kenneth J Bagstad, Paul Cryan, Jay E Diffendorfer, Joshua Goldstein, Kelsie Lasharr, John Loomis, Gary McCracken, Rodrigo A Medellín, Amy Russell, Darius Semmens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24498400/?tool=EBI

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