The economics of rural and agricultural ecosystem services: Purism versus practicality

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Bauer, Dana Marie ^a   Johnston, Robert J ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84878827560     PISSN: 10682805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1068280500007589     Document Type: Review

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