Balancing state and volunteer investment in biodiversity monitoring for the implementation of CBD indicators: A French example

Ecological Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1580-1586

  Levrel, Harold ^a   Fontaine, Benoît ^b   Henry, Pierre Yves ^b   Jiguet, Frédéric ^b   Julliard, Romain ^b   Kerbiriou, Christian ^b   Couvet, Denis ^b  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Biodiversity monitoring; CBD indicators; Citizen science; Replacement cost

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOINDICATOR; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT LOSS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REPLACEMENT; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

EID: 77953321643     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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