Surface modeling of human carrying capacity of terrestrial ecosystems in China

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 214, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 168-180

  Yue, Tian Xiang ^a   Tian, Yong Zhong ^b   Liu, Ji Yuan ^a   Fan, Ze Meng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological threshold; Food provision; Human carrying capacity; Surface modeling; Terrestrial ecosystems

Indexed keywords

CROPS; NUTRITION; SURFACE ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ECOLOGICAL THRESHOLD; FOOD PROVISION; HUMAN CARRYING CAPACITY; SURFACE MODELING; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CARRYING CAPACITY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SUPPLY; MODELING; NATURAL DISASTER; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 43349108744     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.01.025     Document Type: Article

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