Locally assessing the economic viability of blue carbon: A case study from Panay Island, the Philippines

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 8, Issue , 2014, Pages 128-140

  Thompson, Benjamin S ^a   Clubbe, Colin P ^b   Primavera, Jurgenne H ^a,c   Curnick, David ^a   Koldewey, Heather J ^a  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^c Community Based Mangrove Rehabilitation Project Zoological Society of London ^*  (Philippines)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Carbon; Mangrove; Opportunity costs; Payments for ecosystem services; Philippines

Indexed keywords

CHANOS CHANOS; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84902261868     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2014.03.004     Document Type: Article

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