Shipping list no.: 94-0377-P. "July 1994." "BLM/SC/ST-94/002+6507." Includes bibliographical references (page 57).

Executive summary -- Introduction -- Productivity analysis -- Wildlife use -- Benefit-cost analysis -- Strategies for ranking choices -- Appendix I. Guide to funding and using economic values of wildlife -- Appendix II. Technical economic issues -- Appendix III. Regional economic impact analysis -- Appendix IV. Common and scientific names of species -- Appendix V. Acronyms and abbreviations -- Appendix VI. Glossary. This guide describes biological and economic procedures developed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to evaluate the biological effects and economic benefits of BLM's resource improvements and treatments, especially habitat improvements, affecting wildlife populations. Although developed as part of an instructional package for teaching BLM resource managers to use BLM procedures for benefit-cost analysis and project ranking, this expanded publication is also intended to provide a basic level of knowledge and understanding of wildlife economics and productivity analysis. This guide is written for biologists and other resource specialists, economists, other social scientists, planners, and managers.