Application of payment for ecosystem services in China's rangeland conservation initiatives: A social-ecological system perspective

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 285-296

  Li, Yanbo ^a,b   Fan, Mingming ^b   Li, Wenjun ^b  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Inner Mongolia; payment for ecosystem services; rangeland conservation; social ecological system

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929896835     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ14014     Document Type: Review

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