Forests and water: The value of native temperate forests in supplying water for human consumption

Ecological Economics

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 606-616

  Núñez, Daisy ^a,b   Nahuelhual, Laura ^a,b   Oyarzún, Carlos ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b Forest Ecosystemic Services to Aquatic Systems under Climatic Fluctuations (FORECOS Nucleus Millenn   (Chile)

Author keywords

Change in productivity method; Chilean temperate forest; Drinkable water; Economic value; Ecosystem services; Water supply

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DRINKING WATER; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; TEMPERATE FOREST; WATER SUPPLY;

CHILE; LOS LAGOS; SOUTH AMERICA; VALDIVIA;

EID: 33744550918     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.08.010     Document Type: Article

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