Ecosystem services and food security: Economic perspectives on environmental sustainability

Sustainability

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3520-3548

  Richardson, Robert B ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Environmental sustainability; Food security; International development

Indexed keywords

EID: 80855165415     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su2113520     Document Type: Article

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