User fees across ecosystem boundaries: Are SCUBA divers willing to pay for terrestrial biodiversity conservation?
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Environmental Management
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0301-4797
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.05.070