The Natural Relation between Biodiversity and Public Health: An Ecosystem Services Perspective

Ecosystem Services: Global Issues, Local Practices

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 181-189

  Keune, Hans ^a,b,c,d   Martens, Pim ^e   Kretsch, Conor ^f   Prieur Richard, Anne hélène ^a,b,c,d,g  

^a Belgian Biodiversity Platform   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d University of Namur   (Belgium)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f COHAB ^*  (United States)

^g DIVERSITAS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecosystem services and disservices; Public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902041034     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-419964-4.00016-0     Document Type: Chapter

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