Oregon's restoration economy: How investing in natural assets benefits communities and the regional economy

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Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Kellon, Cathy P ^a   Hesselgrave, Taylor ^a  

^a Ecotrust   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Habitat; Jobs; Restoration; Salmon; United states

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901768181     PISSN: 19933800     EISSN: 19933819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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