Enhancing the reliability of benefit transfer over heterogeneous sites: A meta-analysis of international coral reef values

Ecological Economics

Volumn 78, Issue , 2012, Pages 80-89

  Londoño, Luz M ^a   Johnston, Robert J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS Y COSTERAS INVEMAR   (Colombia)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit transfer; Coral reefs; Meta analysis; Meta regression; Multilevel models; Valuation; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; HETEROGENEITY; META-ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84861460803     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.03.016     Document Type: Article

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