Evaluating conceptual definitions of ecosystem services and their implications

Ecological Economics

Volumn 126, Issue , 2016, Pages 132-138

  Danley, Brian ^a   Widmark, Camilla ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Conservation policy; Ecosystem benefits; Ecosystem services definitions; Environmental policy and management

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS;

EID: 84962856805     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.04.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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