Assessing ecological and social uncertainty in the evaluation of land-use impacts on ecosystem services

Journal of Land Use Science

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 173-199

  Quétier, Fabien ^a,b,c   Lavorel, Sandra ^a,b   Daigney, Sophie ^a,b,d   de Chazal, Jacqueline ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^d ADEME Limousin   (France)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central French Alps; Complexity; Ecosystem services; Evaluation; Festuca paniculata grasslands; Modelling; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; COMPLEXITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LAND USE CHANGE; MODELING; SERVICE PROVISION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY;

ALPS; CENTRAL ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

FESTUCA PANICULATA;

EID: 70449637470     PISSN: 1747423X     EISSN: 17474248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17474230903036667     Document Type: Article

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