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Forest and water: The value of native temperate forests in supplying water for human consumption: A comment |
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| Authors: | Eugenio Figueroa Roberto Pasten |
| Affiliation: | a Department of Economics, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile b National Center for the Environment (CENMA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile c The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA d Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, Santiago, Chile |
| Abstract: | In a recent paper in this journal Nuñez et al. [Nuñez, D., L. Nahuelhual, and C. Oyarzun, 2005. Forest and water: the value of native temperate forests in supplying water for human consumption. Ecological Economics 58: 606-616] presented a model to estimate the economic value of Chilean temperate forests in their function to contribute to maintain fresh water supply. We discuss and correct the estimated values of ecosystem services per household and per hectare. |
| Keywords: | Ecosystem services Water supply Economic value Chilean temperate forest Drinkable water Change in productivity method |
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