Validating a method for transferring social values of ecosystem services between public lands in the Rocky Mountain region

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 8, Issue , 2014, Pages 166-177

  Sherrouse, Benson C ^a   Semmens, Darius J ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit transfer; Cultural ecosystem services; Geographic information system; National forests; Social ecological systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902132043     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2014.03.008     Document Type: Article

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