Ecosystem services and their values: A case study in the Qinba mountains of China

Ecological Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 597-604

  Li, Jing ^a   Ren, Zhiyuan ^a   Zhou, Zixiang ^a  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological economic value; Green eco account; Qinba mountains; Terrestrial ecosystem services

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIXATION; DATABASE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GIS; OXYGEN; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL FERTILITY; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINBA MOUNTAINS; SHAANXI;

EID: 33746387349     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-006-0148-z     Document Type: Article

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