Estimating total economic value of coral reefs of Kish Island (Persian Gulf)

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-60

  Madani, Sh ^a   Ahmadian, M ^b   Khalili Araghi, M ^b   Rahbar, F ^b  

^a Iranian National Institute for Oceanography   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

CV method; EWTP; Fourier functional form; Iran; Persian gulf; SNPDF estimator; TEV of coral reef

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONTINGENT VALUATION; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PROBABILITY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ARABIAN SEA; HORMOZGAN; INDIAN OCEAN; IRAN; KISH ISLAND; PERSIAN GULF;

ANTHOZOA; TOBACCO ETCH VIRUS;

EID: 84855550705     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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