Valuing ecological systems and services
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Valuing ecological systems and services
Making trade-offs between ecological services and other contributors to human well-being is a difficult but critical process that requires valuation. This allows both better recognition of the ecological, social, and economic trade-offs and also allows us to bill those who use up or destroy ecological services and reward those that produce or enhance them. It also aids improved ecosystems polic...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: F1000 Biology Reports
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1757-594X
DOI: 10.3410/b3-14