TY - JOUR
T1 - Determination of Endangered Freshwater Fishes
T2 - Can Value Be Estimated?
AU - Stauffer, Jay Richard
AU - Morgan, Raymond Paul
N1 - Funding Information:
We appreciated partial support for this project from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, under Hatch project #PEN04584 (J.R.S.J.). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funding agency.
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PY - 2022/8
Y1 - 2022/8
N2 - The determination of endangered species is problematic. If one considers a species to be ontological individuals, then if a species goes extinct, it is gone forever. The Brook Trout is used as an example of a “species” which may be comprised of several unique entities that warrant a specific status. In addition to determining the specific status, it is difficult to determine how to place a monetary value on endangered species that do not have a general appeal to the public (e.g., many bird species), a commercial value, no known medical properties (e.g., deep water sponges vs. cancer), or generate monies for recreation. Perhaps if we could identify the unique information carried by a particular species, we could place a value on that information and assess the monetary value of the information lost.
AB - The determination of endangered species is problematic. If one considers a species to be ontological individuals, then if a species goes extinct, it is gone forever. The Brook Trout is used as an example of a “species” which may be comprised of several unique entities that warrant a specific status. In addition to determining the specific status, it is difficult to determine how to place a monetary value on endangered species that do not have a general appeal to the public (e.g., many bird species), a commercial value, no known medical properties (e.g., deep water sponges vs. cancer), or generate monies for recreation. Perhaps if we could identify the unique information carried by a particular species, we could place a value on that information and assess the monetary value of the information lost.
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U2 - 10.3390/w14162524
DO - 10.3390/w14162524
M3 - Comment/debate
AN - SCOPUS:85137391053
SN - 2073-4441
VL - 14
JO - Water (Switzerland)
JF - Water (Switzerland)
IS - 16
M1 - 2524
ER -
