Recognizing ecosystem services from wetlands of international importance: An example from Sussex, UK

Wetlands

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1001-1017

  McInnes, R J ^a  

^a RM Wetlands and Environment Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Ramsar sites; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; WETLAND;

ENGLAND; SUSSEX; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84890556427     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-013-0458-1     Document Type: Article

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