Capturing the complexity of biodiversity: A critical review of economic valuation studies of biological diversity

Ecological Economics

Volumn 113, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-14

  Bartkowski, Bartosz ^a   Lienhoop, Nele ^a   Hansjürgens, Bernd ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biodiversity proxies; Economic valuation; Literature review; Multi attribute valuation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPLEXITY; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LITERATURE REVIEW; VALUATION;

EID: 84923864406     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.02.023     Document Type: Article

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