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Zonal travel cost approaches to assess recreational wild mushroom picking value: Trade-offs between online and onsite data collection strategies

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  • Marini Govigli, Valentino
  • Górriz-Mifsud, Elena
  • Varela, Elsa

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Mushroom picking is a growing recreational activity in Europe. Since the institutional environment moves towards regulating mycological resources, estimating the value of this ecosystem service becomes a key tool for policy-makers and rural entrepreneurs.

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  • Marini Govigli, Valentino & Górriz-Mifsud, Elena & Varela, Elsa, 2019. "Zonal travel cost approaches to assess recreational wild mushroom picking value: Trade-offs between online and onsite data collection strategies," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 102(C), pages 51-65.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:forpol:v:102:y:2019:i:c:p:51-65
    DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2019.02.003
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