Spatially explicit economic assessment of cultural ecosystem services: Non-extractive recreational uses of the coastal environment related to marine biodiversity

Marine Policy

Volumn 38, Issue , 2013, Pages 90-98

  Ruiz Frau, A ^a   Hinz, H ^a   Edwards Jones, G ^a   Kaiser, M J ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mapping; Marine biodiversity; Marine spatial planning; Recreation; Valuation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; MAPPING; MARINE POLICY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL PLANNING; VALUATION;

UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84881004552     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2012.05.023     Document Type: Article

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