A method for valuing global ecosystem services

Ecological Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 161-170

  Alexander, Anne M ^a   List, John A ^b   Margolis, Michael ^a   D'Arge, Ralph C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Excess rents; Maximum surplus; Monopolist; Weak complementarity

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 0032430676     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(97)00173-0     Document Type: Article

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