The impact of projected increases in urbanization on ecosystem services

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 278, Issue 1722, 2011, Pages 3201-3208

  Eigenbrod, F ^a,e   Bell, V A ^b   Davies, H N ^b   Heinemeyer, A ^c   Armsworth, P R ^d   Gaston, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural production; Carbon storage; Densification; Flood risk; Natural capital; Urban ecology

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FLOODING; FUTURE PROSPECT; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; MITIGATION; NATURAL CAPITAL; PEAK FLOW; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBANIZATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 80053201303     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.2754     Document Type: Article

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