Valuing the storm protection service of estuarine and coastal ecosystems

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 11, Issue , 2015, Pages 32-38

  Barbier, Edward B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic valuation; Estuarine and coastal ecosystems; Mangroves; Marsh; Storm protection service; Wave attenuation

Indexed keywords

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 85027954026     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2014.06.010     Document Type: Article

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