Challenges for valuing ecosystem services from an Indigenous estate in northern Australia

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 25, Issue , 2017, Pages 167-178

  Sangha, Kamaljit K ^a   Russell Smith, Jeremy ^a   Morrison, Scott C ^b   Costanza, Robert ^c   Edwards, Andrew ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Ewamian Aboriginal Corporation   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Fish River Station; Indigenous capabilities; Indigenous values; Northern Australia; Savanna ecosystems

Indexed keywords

EID: 85018739093     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.04.013     Document Type: Article

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