Water Ecosystem Services in Northern Australia-How Much Are They Worth and Who Should Pay for Their Provision?

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Zander, Kerstin K ^a   Parkes, Rowena ^b   Straton, Anna ^c   Garnett, Stephen T ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BATCHELOR INSTITUTE OF INDIGENOUS TERTIARY EDUCATION   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; CATCHMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL VALUE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FISHING; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MALE; QUALITY CONTROL; RECREATION; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RIVER; STATISTICAL MODEL;

WATER;

AUSTRALIA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RIVERS; WATER;

EID: 84878164421     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064411     Document Type: Article

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