Protecting our life support systems: An inventory of U.S. federal research on ecosystem services

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 5, Issue , 2013, Pages 163-169

  Cox, Llael M ^a   Almeter, Andrew L ^a   Saterson, Kathryn A ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Federal government; Inventory; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884586998     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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