Are diverse ecosystems more valuable? Economic value of biodiversity as result of uncertainty and spatial interactions in ecosystem service provision

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 24, Issue , 2017, Pages 50-57

  Bartkowski, Bartosz ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Economic valuation; Ecosystem services; Insurance value; Option value; Stated preference methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013920124     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.02.023     Document Type: Article

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