Valuing the ecosystem service changes from catchment restoration: A practical example from upland England

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 15, Issue , 2015, Pages 93-102

  Clarke, Stewart J ^a   Harlow, Julian ^a   Scott, Alexandra ^b   Phillips, Mark ^a  

^a NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Yorkshire Water   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catchment; Ecosystem services; Value transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940045273     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2015.08.004     Document Type: Article

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