Estimating the size and impact of the ecological restoration economy

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Bendor, Todd ^a   Lester, T William ^a   Livengood, Avery ^a   Davis, Adam ^b   Yonavjak, Logan ^c  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b Ecosystem Investment Partners   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINANCE; HOUSEHOLD; INDUSTRY; MARKETING; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN;

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS;

EID: 84939226995     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128339     Document Type: Article

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