Valuing forest ecosystem services and disservices - Case study of a protected area in India

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 20, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-14

  Ninan, K N ^a   Kontoleon, Andreas ^b  

^a Koramangala ST Bed   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Added value; Disservices; Economic valuation; Forest ecosystem services; Net benefits

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973446565     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.05.001     Document Type: Article

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