Local identification and valuation of ecosystem goods and services from Opuntia scrublands of Ayacucho, Peru

Ecological Economics

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 30-44

  Rodríguez, Luis C ^a   Pascual, Unai ^b   Niemeyer, Hermann M ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cochineal; Cultural domain; Ecosystem services; Peru; Valuation

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SOIL EROSION;

AYACUCHO; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; DACTYLOPIIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; OPUNTIA;

EID: 33645411422     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.03.022     Document Type: Article

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