Spatial Pattern of Ecosystem Function and Ecosystem Conservation

Environmental Management

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 682-692

  Guo, Zhongwei ^a   Gan, Yaling ^a   Li, Yiming ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Conservation; Ecosystem; Function; Spatial pattern; Variation position effect; Water retention

Indexed keywords

SOILS; VEGETATION; WATERSHEDS;

ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION; WATER RETENTION CAPACITY;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; NATURE CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RETENTION; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FOREST; PHENOMENOLOGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SPATIAL SUMMATION; VEGETATION; WATER RETENTION; WATERSHED;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FORESTRY; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 1642395119     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-003-2911-z     Document Type: Article

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