The value of the flood control service of tropical forests: A case study for Trinidad

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 62, Issue , 2016, Pages 118-124

  Brookhuis, B J ^a   Hein, L G ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Flood risk; Forest cover; Hydrological service; Trinidad; Valuation

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; FLOOD CONTROL; FORESTRY; RESOURCE VALUATION; RUNOFF;

CASE-STUDIES; CONTROL SERVICES; FLOOD RISKS; FOREST COVER; HYDROLOGICAL SERVICES; NON-LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; TRINIDAD; TROPICAL FOREST;

FLOODS;

EID: 84947763901     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2015.10.002     Document Type: Article

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