The value of biodiversity: Where ecology and economy blend

Biological Conservation

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 239-246

  Edwards, Peter J ^a   Abivardi, Cyrus ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biological conservation and biodiversity; Ecological economics; Economic valuation; Ecosystem services

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031104150     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(97)00141-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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