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Environmental and economic consequences of the overexploitation of natural capital and ecosystem services in Xilinguole League, China

Dong, X.B.; Yu, B.H.; Brown, M.T.; Zhang, Y.S.; Kang, M.Y. - In: Energy Policy 67 (2014) C, pp. 767-780

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