Identifying cost-effective hotspots for restoring natural capital and enhancing landscape multifunctionality

Ecological Economics

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 654-668

  Crossman, Neville D ^a   Bryan, Brett A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscapes; Cost effectiveness; Ecological restoration; Geographic prioritisation; GIS; Landscape multifunctionality; Natural capital

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GIS; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE; NATURAL CAPITAL; NATURAL RESOURCE; NATURE CONSERVATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

EID: 57049153477     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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