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dc.contributor.authorOlenick, Keith L.
dc.contributor.authorConner, J. Richard
dc.contributor.authorWilkins, R. Neal
dc.contributor.authorKreuter, Urs P.
dc.contributor.authorHamilton, Wayne T.
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-18T04:48:46Z
dc.date.available2020-09-18T04:48:46Z
dc.date.issued2004-07-01
dc.identifier.citationOlenick, K. L., Conner, J. R., Wilkins, R. N., Kreuter, U. P., & Hamilton, W. T. (2004). Economic implications of brush treatments to improve water yield. Journal of Range Management, 57(4), 337-345.
dc.identifier.issn0022-409X
dc.identifier.doi10.2111/1551-5028(2004)057[0337:EIOBTT]2.0.CO;2
dc.identifier.doi10.2307/4003856
dc.identifier.doi10.2458/azu_jrm_v57i4_olenick
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/643547
dc.description.abstractOne possible method of increasing water yield in some water-poor areas is through brush management. Economic modeling of brush control programs designed to improve water yield has been performed for numerous Texas watersheds. These studies assumed a single criteria brush control program. This single criteria program may have negative impacts on certain wildlife habitats, is likely unacceptable to landowners, and does not incorporate additional restoration practices. Our study analyzed the economic consequences of 3 brush management/restoration scenarios for the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone and Twin Buttes watersheds and the drainage basins contained within. Economic measures included total public cost () and public cost of producing additional water (/1000 m3 of added water). Because of its larger size, estimated total public cost was higher for the Twin Buttes watershed than for the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone watershed, despite the fact that the Twin Buttes had lower cost per ha of treated brush. Public cost of additional water is lower for basins within the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone watershed (ranging from 26 to 44 per 1000 m3 of added water) than in the Twin Buttes watershed (ranging from 51 to 129) which suggests that public investment in brush management efforts are likely to be more economically efficient in the Edwards Aquifer area. Within individual basins, public cost of additional water were similar for all 3 brush management/restoration scenarios.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSociety for Range Management
dc.relation.urlhttps://rangelands.org/
dc.rightsCopyright © Society for Range Management.
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dc.subjectbrush management
dc.subjectcost sharing
dc.subjectwildlife habitats
dc.subjectrangeland restoration
dc.subjectEdwards Aquifer
dc.subjectTwin Buttes Reservoir
dc.titleEconomic implications of brush treatments to improve water yield
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dc.typeArticle
dc.identifier.journalJournal of Range Management
dc.description.collectioninformationThe Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information.
dc.eprint.versionFinal published version
dc.description.admin-noteMigrated from OJS platform August 2020
dc.source.volume57
dc.source.issue4
dc.source.beginpage337-345
refterms.dateFOA2020-09-18T04:48:46Z


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