Why the measurement of species diversity requires prior value judgements

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Why the measurement of species diversity requires prior value judgements. / Baumgärtner, Stefan.
Biodiversity economics: Principles, Methods and Applications. Hrsg. / Andreas Kontoleon; Unai Pascual; Timothy M. Swanson. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. S. 293-310.

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Baumgärtner, S 2007, Why the measurement of species diversity requires prior value judgements. in A Kontoleon, U Pascual & TM Swanson (Hrsg.), Biodiversity economics: Principles, Methods and Applications. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, S. 293-310. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511551079.013

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Baumgärtner, S. (2007). Why the measurement of species diversity requires prior value judgements. In A. Kontoleon, U. Pascual, & T. M. Swanson (Hrsg.), Biodiversity economics: Principles, Methods and Applications (S. 293-310). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511551079.013

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Baumgärtner S. Why the measurement of species diversity requires prior value judgements. in Kontoleon A, Pascual U, Swanson TM, Hrsg., Biodiversity economics: Principles, Methods and Applications. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2007. S. 293-310 doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511551079.013

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