Economic valuation for the conservation of marine biodiversity

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 386-396

  Beaumont, N J ^a   Austen, M C ^a   Mangi, S C ^a   Townsend, M ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural services; Environmental management; Goods and services; Production services; Regulation services; Supporting services

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MARINE BIOLOGY;

ECONOMIC VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLICY MAKING; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; AWARENESS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; CULTURAL VALUE; DISASTER; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLOODING; FOOD INDUSTRY; INHERITANCE; LEISURE; MANAGEMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MATERIALS; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PROTECTION; RECREATION; WASTE;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FISHERIES; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MARINE BIOLOGY; RECREATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 40849126609     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.11.013     Document Type: Article

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