Valuing tradeoffs between agricultural production and wetland condition in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region

This study uses the directional output distance function, a multi-output economic production frontier model, to value the physical tradeoffs between agricultural production and wetland condition in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region Nanticoke River watershed. We combine detailed ecological indicator data...

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Published in:Ecological economics 2014-09, Vol.105, p.284-291
Main Authors: Bostian, Moriah B., Herlihy, Alan T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural production
Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife
Environmental indicators
Environmental performance
Frontier estimation
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General agronomy. Plant production
Tradeoff analysis
Wetlands
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Summary:This study uses the directional output distance function, a multi-output economic production frontier model, to value the physical tradeoffs between agricultural production and wetland condition in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region Nanticoke River watershed. We combine detailed ecological indicator data to measure wetland condition with satellite imagery land use data on agricultural production in the watershed. Our estimation procedure adapts the bootstrap methods originally developed by Simar and Wilson (1998) for nonparametric efficiency estimates to the quadratic directional output distance function. We find substantial variation in tradeoff values across the watershed, which could be used to target wetland conservation efforts in the region.
ISSN:0921-8009
1873-6106
DOI:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.06.016