Elasticity in ecosystem services: Exploring the variable relationship between ecosystems and human well-being

Ecology and Society

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Daw, Tim M ^a   Hicks, Christina C ^b,c,d   Brown, Katrina ^e   Chaigneau, Tomas ^e   Januchowski Hartley, Fraser A ^e   Cheung, William W L ^f   Rosendo, Sérgio ^g,h   Crona, Beatrice ^a,i   Coulthard, Sarah ^j   Sandbrook, Chris ^k,l   Perry, Chris ^e   Bandeira, Salomão ^m   Muthiga, Nyawira A ^n,o   Schulte Herbrüggen, Björn ^a   Bosire, Jared ^p   McClanahan, Tim R ⁿ  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

ⁱ ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^j NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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

^l UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^m EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

ⁿ WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^o Wildlife Conservition Society   (Kenya)

^p WWF Kenya   (Kenya)

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Author keywords

Coastal ecosystems; Conceptual framework; East Africa; Environmentalists ; Fisheries; Mangroves; Paradox

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTALISM; FISHERY; MANGROVE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EAST AFRICA;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84976598804     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-08173-210211     Document Type: Article

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