Valuing mangrove resources in Kosrae, Micronesia

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 471-490

  Naylor, Rosamond ^a   Drew, Mark ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Ecosystem services; Income distribution; Mangroves; Public goods

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000225168     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X98000242     Document Type: Article

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