Can environment economic valuation techniques aid ecological economics and wildlife conservation?

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 52-60

  Loomis, John B ^a,b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Ecosystem services; Passive use value; Valuation techniques

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; NATURE CONSERVATION;

EID: 0034057637     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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