Mapping cultural ecosystem services with rainforest aboriginal peoples: Integrating biocultural diversity, governance and social variation

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 13, Issue , 2015, Pages 41-56

  Pert, Petina L ^a,b   Hill, Rosemary ^a,b   Maclean, Kirsten ^a   Dale, Allan ^b   Rist, Phil ^c   Schmider, Joann ^f,g,h   Talbot, Leah ^a,e   Tawake, Lavenie ^d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Girringun Aboriginal Corporation   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^e University of Sunshine Coast ^*  (Australia)

^f Central Wet Tropics Institute for Country and Culture Aboriginal Corporation   (Australia)

^g Mamu Traditional Owner   (Australia)

^h Rainforest Aboriginal Peoples' Alliance   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultural ecosystem services; Health rating; Indicator; Indigenous

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930177546     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2014.10.012     Document Type: Article

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