Valuing ecosystem services for coastal wetland protection and restoration: Progress and challenges

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Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 213-230

  Barbier, Edward B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal wetlands; Economic valuation; Ecosystem services; Gulf coast; Louisiana

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894070445     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20799276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/resources2030213     Document Type: Review

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