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MODELING JOINT PRODUCTION OF WILDLIFE AND TIMBER
Citation:
Nalle, D. J., C. A. Montgomery, J. L. Arthur, S. Polasky, AND N H. Schumaker. MODELING JOINT PRODUCTION OF WILDLIFE AND TIMBER. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT. Elsevier Online, New York, NY, 48:997-1017, (2004).
Description:
Production of marketed commodities and protection of natural systems often conflict. A
focus on only one goal can result in large losses in other goals and may result in inefficient and
unsustainable outcomes. In this paper we develop a method that combines economic and
ecological analysis to evaluate land use decisions and find cost-effective alternatives for which it is not possible to do better on one objective without harming another objective. The method is
demonstrated using timber production and species conservation on a forested landscape over a 100-year planning horizon. Current land use strategies are simulated and compared with cost effective alternatives.