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Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
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Stephen Polasky

Fesler-Lampert Professor of Ecological/Environmental Economics

Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1986

Contact Information

Phone: 612-624-3663 or 612-625-9213
Fax: 612-625-2729
E-mail: polasky@umn.edu

Graduate Faculty Memberships

Agricultural and Applied Economics; Conservation Biology; Ecology, Evolution and Behavior; Natural Resources Science and Management; Water Resource Science

Research Interests

Ecological/environmental economics, biodiversity conservation and endangered species policy.

Selected Publications

Polasky, S., B. Csuti, C.A. Vosler and S.M. Meyers. A Comparison of taxonomic distinctness versus richness as criteria for setting conservation priorities for North American birds. Biological Conservation, 97(1), November 2000, 99-105.

Polasky, S., J. Camm, A. Solow, B. Csuti, D. White, and R. Ding. 2000. Choosing reserve networks with incomplete species information. Biological Conservation 94:1-10.

Salow, A. and S. Polasky. 1999. A quick estimator for taxonomic surveys. Ecology 80(8):2799-2803.

Innes, R., S. Polasky, J. Tschirhart. Summer 1998. Takings, compensation and endangered species protection on private land. Journal of Economic Perspectives 12(3):35-52.

Ando, A, J. Camm, S. Polasky, and A. Solow. 27 March 1998. Species distributions, land values, and efficient conservation. Science 279:2126-2128.

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