Mechanisms to capture economic values of marine biodiversity: The case of Tubbataha Reefs UNESCO World Heritage Site, Philippines

Marine Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-142

  Subade, Rodelio F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES VISAYAS   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Economic values; Marine biodiversity; Tubbataha reefs

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CORAL REEF; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION; WORLD HERITAGE SITE;

ASIA; EURASIA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SULU SEA; TUBBATAHA REEF;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 33845326366     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2006.05.012     Document Type: Article

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