Biodiversity as the source of biological resources: A new look at biodiversity values

Environmental Values

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 251-268

  Wood, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biological diversity; Biological resources; Conservation policy; Future generations; Public interest; Sustainability; Tyranny of the majority

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 0031428112     PISSN: 09632719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3197/096327197776679077     Document Type: Article

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