The role of benefit transfer in ecosystem service valuation

Ecological Economics

Volumn 115, Issue , 2015, Pages 51-58

  Richardson, Leslie ^a   Loomis, John ^b   Kroeger, Timm ^c   Casey, Frank ^d  

^a FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit transfer; Ecosystem services; Nonmarket; Valuation methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896561518     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.02.018     Document Type: Article

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