How do we value our reefs? Risks and tradeoffs across scales in "biomass-based" economies

Coastal Management

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 358-376

  Hicks, Christina C ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Cross scale; Economic valuation; Ecosystem services

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE VALUES; CORAL REEF; CROSS SCALE; ECONOMIC VALUATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; GLOBAL SCALE; INDIAN OCEAN; LOCAL SCALE; NUMBER OF SERVICES; ON CURRENTS; SOCIAL CONTEXT; STANDARDIZED METHODS;

REEFS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOMASS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CORAL REEF; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; TRADE-OFF; VALUATION;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (WEST);

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 79960732048     PISSN: 08920753     EISSN: 15210421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08920753.2011.589219     Document Type: Review

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