Economic and demographic factors affecting mangrove loss in the coastal provinces of Thailand, 1979-1996.

Paper looks at the determinants of mangrove conversion to fish farming in Thailand over a 20 year period. The authors find that the price of shrimp, minimum wage, distance from market, feed price, population growth, income per capita, and shrimp-farm density are all signicicant determinants of the rising shrimp farming trend.