Agricultural production and wetland habitat quality in a coastal prairie ecosystem: Simulated effects of alternative resource policies on land-use decisions

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• habitat quality 100%
• prairie 92%
• agricultural production 88%
• rice 75%
• wetland 67%
• land use 57%
• decision 54%
• policy 52%
• ecosystem 51%
• resource 48%
• habitat use 37%
• farm 27%
• profitability 24%
• subsidy 23%
• cattle 21%
• effect 20%
• habitat 20%
• cultural history 16%
• farm size 16%
• decision making 16%
• crop 15%
• market price 14%
• economic viability 13%
• wildlife habitat 13%
• agricultural ecosystem 12%
• incentive 10%
• allocation 9%
• snow 8%
• biodiversity 7%
• agriculture 7%
• public 7%
• water quality 7%
• method 2%

Agriculture & Biology

• prairies 96%
• wetlands 84%
• land use 84%
• ecosystems 65%
• geese 61%
• rice 57%
• habitats 50%
• farmers 46%
• Anser caerulescens 33%
• farm profitability 31%
• cattle production 27%
• subsidies 25%
• decision making 21%
• agricultural production economics 21%
• wildlife habitats 15%
• economic incentives 14%
• market prices 13%
• land use change 13%
• farm size 13%
• economic sustainability 12%
• agroecosystems 11%
• crops 11%
• uncertainty 10%
• water quality 10%
• Oryza sativa 9%
• farming systems 8%
• biodiversity 8%
• history 8%
• agriculture 8%
• farms 7%
• methodology 2%