Introducing individual transferable quotas on nitrogen in Danish fresh water aquaculture: production and profitability gains

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Introducing individual transferable quotas on nitrogen in Danish fresh water aquaculture : production and profitability gains. / Nielsen, Rasmus.

In: Ecological Economics, Vol. 75, 2012, p. 83-90.

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Nielsen, R 2012, 'Introducing individual transferable quotas on nitrogen in Danish fresh water aquaculture: production and profitability gains', Ecological Economics, vol. 75, pp. 83-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.01.002

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Nielsen, R. (2012). Introducing individual transferable quotas on nitrogen in Danish fresh water aquaculture: production and profitability gains. Ecological Economics, 75, 83-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.01.002

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Nielsen R. Introducing individual transferable quotas on nitrogen in Danish fresh water aquaculture: production and profitability gains. Ecological Economics. 2012;75:83-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.01.002

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Nielsen, Rasmus. / Introducing individual transferable quotas on nitrogen in Danish fresh water aquaculture : production and profitability gains. In: Ecological Economics. 2012 ; Vol. 75. pp. 83-90.

Bibtex

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