Park location affects forest protection: Land characteristics cause differences in park impacts across Costa Rica
To support conservation planning, we ask whether a park's impact on deforestation rates varies with observable land characteristics that planners could use to prioritize sites. Using matching methods to address bias from non-random location, we find deforestation impacts vary greatly due to park lan...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Walter de Gruyter GmbH
2009
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162143 |
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