Ecosystems functions and genetic diversity: TEEB raises challenges for the economics discipline

Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 14-20

  Tisdell, Clem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity economics; Ecosystem services; Genetic diversity; Natural capital; Payment for ecological services (PES); TEEB (The economics of ecosystems and biodiversity) project

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899146601     PISSN: 03135926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eap.2014.02.004     Document Type: Article

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