Ethnic and locational differences in ecosystem service values: Insights from the communities in forest islands in the desert

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 19, Issue , 2016, Pages 42-50

  Cuni Sanchez, Aida ^a   Pfeifer, Marion ^b   Marchant, Rob ^c   Burgess, Neil D ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME WORLD CONSERVATION MONITORING CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Northern Kenya; Plant use; Remnant forests; Socio cultural assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964955467     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.04.004     Document Type: Article

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