Why the measurement of species diversity requires prior value judgements

Biodiversity Economics

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 293-313

  Baumgärtner, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 84926978145     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511551079.013     Document Type: Chapter

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