Precisely incorrect? Monetising the value of ecosystem services

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 327-337

  Spangenberg, Joachim H ^a,b   Settele, Josef ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b Sustainable Europe Research Institute SERI Germany EV   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Economics; Ecosystem management; Ecosystem services; Monetisation; Non market valuation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955407682     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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