Enhancing ecosystem services through afforestation: How policy can help

Land Use Policy

Volumn 39, Issue , 2014, Pages 135-145

  Barry, Luke E ^a   Yao, Richard T ^a   Harrison, Duncan R ^a   Paragahawewa, Upananda Herath ^b   Pannell, David J ^c  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Avoided erosion; Ecosystem services; Marginal land

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901060662     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.03.012     Document Type: Article

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