Economic valuation of ecosystem services from coral reefs in the South Pacific: Taking stock of recent experience

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 116, Issue , 2013, Pages 135-144

  Laurans, Yann ^a   Pascal, Nicolas ^b   Binet, Thomas ^c   Brander, Luke ^d   Clua, Eric ^e   David, Gilbert ^f   Rojat, Dominique ^g   Seidl, Andrew ^h,i  

^a Institut du Développement Durable et Relations Internationales   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY   (New Caledonia)

^f IRD   (France)

^g Les Docks Atrium 103 10   (France)

^h IUCN   (Switzerland)

ⁱ Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Decision making; Ecosystem services; South Pacific; Valuation

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CORAL REEF; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; POLICY MAKING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VALUATION;

ARTICLE; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; CORAL REEF; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FIJI; FOLLOW UP; NEW CALEDONIA; NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH); UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84871985695     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.11.031     Document Type: Article

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