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Studies from Michigan State University provide new data on life sciences
August 20th, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Environment and Development Economics, "We develop a bioeconomic model to gain insight into the challenges of Payments for Environmental Services (PES) as applied to protect endangered species given wildlife-livestock disease risks and habitat fragmentation. We show how greater connectivity of habitat creates an endogenous trade-off." "More connectedness both (i) ups the chance that populations of endangered species will grow more rapidly, while (ii) simultaneously increasing the likelihood diseases will spread more quickly. We examine subsidies for habitat connectedness, livestock vaccination, and reduced...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-08-20)
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