Total economic valuation of endangered species: A summary and comparison of United States and rest of the world estimates

Conserving and Valuing Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity: Economic, Institutional and Social Challenges

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 25-46

  Loomis, John ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

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EID: 77957755291     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849770859     Document Type: Chapter

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