Tropical forests: Much more than stocks of wood

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 209-221

  Myers, Norman ^a  

^a Norman Myers Consultancy Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

economic externalities; environmental services; genetic resources; inter sectoral linkages; minor forest products; tropical forests

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES; FOREST PRODUCTS; TROPICAL FORESTS; WOOD;

EID: 0024159156     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400002728     Document Type: Article

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