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| Author: | Juutinen, A. Mönkkönen, M. |
| Title: | Testing alternative indicators for biodiversity conservation in old-growth boreal forests: ecology and economics |
| Journal: | Ecological Economics
2004 : SEP, VOL. 50:1-2, p. 35-48 |
| Index terms: | Forest economics Costs Efficiency Integer programming Models Case studies Nordic countries Finland |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This study assesses the performance of biodiversity indicators used in the selection of boreal old-growth forest reserves. This study's site selection procedure includes information both on ecological (hereafter as: ecol.) variables and on the economic (here as: econ.) costs incurred from the ecol. survey and the opportunity costs of conservation. Complementarity and scoring procedures in site selection are compared. It is shown that the use of indicators likely results in a loss of species, and therefore, a complete inventory of biodiversity is necessary if the goal is to maintain all species in the landscape. However, the use of indicators seems to be an economically more efficient practice than to execute a large biodiversity survey for habitat protection in this paper's case study. |
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