Estimating multiple benefits from vegetation in mediterranean ecosystems

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 3483-3501

  Koniak, Gili ^a   Noy Meir, Imanuel ^a   Perevolotsky, Avi ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Fleshy fruits; Geophytes; Honey flowers; Management; Multiple use; Plant functional types; Valuation

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 84856555668     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9656-9     Document Type: Article

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