Benefit relevant indicators: Ecosystem services measures that link ecological and social outcomes

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 85, Issue , 2018, Pages 1262-1272

  Olander, Lydia P ^a   Johnston, Robert J ^b   Tallis, Heather ^c   Kagan, James ^d   Maguire, Lynn A ^a   Polasky, Stephen ^e   Urban, Dean ^a   Boyd, James ^f   Wainger, Lisa ^g   Palmer, Margaret ^h  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^f RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem service valuation; Environmental accounting; Indicators; Natural capital; Socio ecological systems

Indexed keywords

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMMERCE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOODS;

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE VALUATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTINGS; FLOOD PLAINS; FLOODINGS; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; NATURAL CAPITAL; SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; VALUATION METHODS; WELL BEING;

WETLANDS;

ACCOUNTABILITY; CONTINGENT VALUATION; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; GOVERNMENT; NATURAL CAPITAL; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PRIVATE SECTOR; STAKEHOLDER; TRADE-OFF; VALUATION; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85037586352     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.12.001     Document Type: Article

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