Ecosystem services and main environmental risks in a coastal lagoon (Mar Menor, Murcia, SE Spain): The public perception

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 43, Issue , 2018, Pages 180-189

  Velasco, Ana María ^a   Pérez Ruzafa, Angel ^a   Martínez Paz, José Miguel ^a   Marcos, Concepción ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coastal lagoons; Contingent valuation; Environmental risks; Goods and services; Mar Menor

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL LAGOON; CONTINGENT VALUATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; PERCEPTION; STAKEHOLDER;

MAR MENOR; MURCIA [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 85035127964     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2017.11.002     Document Type: Article

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