How Much Are Nature's Services Worth?

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• Publication year

  1977

• Venue

  Science

• Publication date

  1977-09-02

• Fields of study

  Geography, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1126/SCIENCE.197.4307.960PMID 17784115
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