Error propagation associated with benefits transfer-based mapping of ecosystem services

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2487-2493

  Eigenbrod, Felix ^a,f   Armsworth, Paul R ^a,b   Anderson, Barbara J ^c   Heinemeyer, Andreas ^c   Gillings, S ^d   Roy, David B ^e   Thomas, Chris D ^c   Gaston, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^e CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Britain; Carbon; Natural capital; Spatial value transfer; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ERROR ANALYSIS; LAND COVER; MAPPING; NATURAL CAPITAL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUSTAINABILITY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77956873707     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.06.015     Document Type: Article

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