Integrating ecosystem services into conservation assessments: A review

Ecological Economics

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 714-721

  Egoh, Benis ^a   Rouget, Mathieu ^b   Reyers, Belinda ^c   Knight, Andrew T ^d   Cowling, Richard M ^d   van Jaarsveld, Albert S ^a   Welz, Adam ^e  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^d NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Area selection; Biodiversity conservation; Conservation planning; Ecological processes; Ecosystem functions; Ecosystem services

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE;

EID: 34447096659     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.04.007     Document Type: Short Survey

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