Variations in ecosystem service value in response to land use changes in the loess plateau in northern shaanxi province, china

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 109-118

  Jing, L ^a   Zhiyuan, R ^a  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Conservation; Ecosystem services; Environment; Landuse; Value

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; RECLAIMED LAND; SATELLITE DATA;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU; SHAANXI;

EID: 79960304836     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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