An African account of ecosystem service provision : use, threats and policy options for sustainable livelihoods

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  2012

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  Ecosystem services

• Publication date

  2012-12-01

• Fields of study

  Business, Economics, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.ECOSER.2012.09.004
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