Changes in nature's balance sheet: Model-based estimates of future worldwide ecosystem services

Ecology and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Alcamo, Joseph ^a   van Vuuren, Detlef ^b   Ringler, Claudia ^c   Cramer, Wolfgang ^d   Masui, Toshihiko ^e   Alder, Jacqueline ^f   Schulze, Kerstin ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^c INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^g Center for Environmental Systems Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ecosysytem services; Environmental scenario analysis; Global ecosystems; Global environment; Global natural resources; Global scenarios; Integrated assessment

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GLOBAL CHANGE; NATURAL RESOURCE;

EID: 31544464119     PISSN: 17083087     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-01551-100219     Document Type: Article

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