Economic valuation of ecosystem services in Mexico: Current status and trends

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 21, Issue , 2016, Pages 6-19

  Perez Verdin, Gustavo ^a   Sanjurjo Rivera, Enrique ^b   Galicia, Leopoldo ^c   Hernandez Diaz, Jose Ciro ^d   Hernandez Trejo, Victor ^e   Marquez Linares, Marco Antonio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b Gulf of California Program   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD JUÁREZ DEL ESTADO DE DURANGO   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Non market methods; Passive use values; Recreation; Validity tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979545282     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.07.003     Document Type: Review

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