Structure and Species Composition of Primary and Secondary Tropical Forest in Costa Rica: A Case Study Using Ecosystem Service Payments for Conservation of Biodiversity

When making policy decisions regarding ecosystem management, human well being, economic gain, and proper price of natural capital must be weighed and determined. Many nations are starting to explore avenues to use ecosystem services to raise capital and aid in conservation. Payments for Ecosystem Se...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ozenick, Kim Mischelle
Other Authors: Michael Slattery
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Texas Christian University 2010
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Online Access:http://etd.tcu.edu/etdfiles/available/etd-04262010-110142/