The seagrass Posidonia oceanica: Ecosystem services identification and economic evaluation of goods and benefits

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 391-400

  Campagne, Carole Sylvie ^a   Salles, Jean Michel ^b   Boissery, Pierre ^c   Deter, Julie ^a,d  

^a Andromede Oceanology   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c French Water Agency Rhône Méditerranée Corse RMC   (France)

^d UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Economic valuation; Ecosystem services; Goods and benefits; Marine vegetation; Posidonia oceanica; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ECONOMIC VALUATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; GOODS AND BENEFITS; MARINE VEGETATION; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; SEAGRASSES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; MARINE POLICY; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY MAKING; SEAGRASS; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON STORAGE; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEAD LEAVE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FRANCE; HUMAN; LAW; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; SOCIOECONOMICS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER OXYGENATION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER QUALITY; ALISMATALES; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

ALISMATIDAE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84956593183     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.05.061     Document Type: Article

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