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Table 1

Attributes and their levels used in choice experiment, Status quo (sq) levels are the highest levels and bold.

Attribute Description given to the respondents Attribute levels
Recreational opportunities Possibility of taking tourists for Hara
forest visiting by boat
you can go with boat to take tourist there
you cannot go with boat to take tourist there

Cutting Hara The average of Hara bundle you cut for feeding
your livestock per marine trip
collecting 10 bundles Hara.trip-1
collecting 5 bundles Hara.trip-1
collecting 3 bundles Hara.trip-1

Fishing The average amount of fish you catch per day catching 15 kg fish.day-1
catching 5–15 kg fish.day-1
catching less than 5 kg fish.day-1

Compensation payment The amount of money you receive as a
compensation per day (in ten thousand Rials)
0
15
20
25
30
35

Iranin Rial (IRR) = 3.64E-05 United States Dollar (USD).

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