Awareness and perceptions of ecosystem services in relation to land use types: Evidence from rural communities in Nigeria

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 22, Issue , 2016, Pages 150-160

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Kato, Edward ^a   Bhandary, Prapti ^a   Nkonya, Ephraim ^a   Ibrahim, Hassan Ishaq ^b   Agbonlahor, Mure ^c   Ibrahim, Hussaini Yusuf ^b   Cox, Cindy ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY DUTSIN MA   (Nigeria)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Awareness; Ecosystem services; Farmers; Land use; Nigeria; Perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84995483135     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.10.011     Document Type: Article

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