Capturing the complexity of biodiversity: A critical review of economic valuation studies of biological diversity

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  2015

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  Ecological Economics

• Publication date

  2015-05-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Business, Economics, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.ECOLECON.2015.02.023
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