Double counting in ecosystem services valuation: Causes and countermeasures

Ecological Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-14

  Fu, Bo Jie ^a   Su, Chang Hong ^a   Wei, Yong Ping ^b   Willett, Ian R ^b   Lü, Yi He ^a   Liu, Guo Hua ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Classification; Double counting; Ecosystem function; Ecosystem services; Valuation

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; COMPLEMENTARITY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VALUATION;

EID: 78751578951     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-010-0766-3     Document Type: Review

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