Cost-Effectiveness of On-Farm Conservation Practices to Protect Playa Lake Hydroperiod in the Texas High Plains

Abstract

Estimating the agricultural cost of using buffer strips and/or furrow dikes as on-farm control measures to reduce sedimentation run-off from agricultural cropland into the playa wetlands of the Texas High Plains (THP) for the purpose of increasing/preserving playa hydroperiod and protect the unique playa lake wetland systems in the THP.Land Economics/Use, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,