Can ecosystem properties be fully translated into service values? an economic valuation of aquatic plant services

Ecological Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3083-3103

  GarcíA Llorente, Marina ^a   MartíN López, Berta ^a   Díaz, Sandra ^b   Montes, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ana social ecological system; Aquatic vegetation; Beneficiaries; Contingent valuation; Do ; Ecosystem services; Functional diversity; Providers.

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; AQUATIC PLANT; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; CONTINGENT VALUATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORDINATION; STAKEHOLDER;

ANDALUCIA; DONANA; SPAIN;

EID: 84555205650     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/10-1744.1     Document Type: Article

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