Mapping and modelling of changes in agricultural intensity in Europe

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 46-56

  Temme, A J A M ^a   Verburg, P H ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agricultural intensity; Biodiversity; Land use; LUCAS; Spatial variation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; GRASSLAND; HETEROGENEITY; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; LIVESTOCK; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION MAPPING;

EUROPE;

EID: 79151471388     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.11.010     Document Type: Article

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