Perception and attitudes of local people concerning ecosystem services of culturally protected forests

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 756-763

  Gao, Hong ^a   Ouyang, Zhiyun ^a   Zheng, Hua ^a   Bluemling, Bettina ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attitude; Culturally protected forests; Ecosystem services; WTM; WTP

Indexed keywords

AGE; BIODIVERSITY; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ECOTOURISM; ESTHETICS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; PERCEPTION; PROTECTED AREA; RURAL AREA; STATE ROLE; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

CHINA;

EID: 84874607980     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5846/stxb201203260412     Document Type: Article

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