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Farmers' Perceived Costs of Wetlands: Effects of Wetland Size, Hydration, and Dispersion

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  • John A. Fox
  • Jeffrey M. Peterson

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We survey landowners to investigate the costs associated with the presence of permanent or seasonal wetland areas in cropland. We find, as predicted by our conceptual model, that dispersion of wetland areas imposes substantial inconvenience costs for producers but that costs respond nonlinearly and irregularly to changes in the frequency of hydration. Producer attitudes toward conservation and environmental regulation have a significant impact on perceived costs, as do some demographic attributes. The analysis suggests that incentives to aggregate dispersed wetlands into larger contiguous areas could benefit landowners and at the same time provide a net increase in wetland area. Copyright 2008, Oxford University Press.

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  • John A. Fox & Jeffrey M. Peterson, 2008. "Farmers' Perceived Costs of Wetlands: Effects of Wetland Size, Hydration, and Dispersion," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 90(1), pages 172-185.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ajagec:v:90:y:2008:i:1:p:172-185
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    5. Aaron Laporte, 2014. "Effects of Crop Prices, Nuisance Costs, and Wetland Regulation on Saskatchewan NAWMP Implementation Goals," Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society/Societe canadienne d'agroeconomie, vol. 62(1), pages 47-67, March.
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    8. Heberling, Matthew T. & García, Jorge H. & Thurston, Hale W., 2010. "Does encouraging the use of wetlands in water quality trading programs make economic sense?," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 69(10), pages 1988-1994, August.

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