Consequences of uncertainty in global-scale land cover maps for mapping ecosystem functions: An analysis of pollination efficiency

Remote Sensing

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2057-2075

  Schulp, Catharina J E ^a   Alkemade, Rob ^a  

^a PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ecosystem functions; Ecosystem services; Geometric uncertainty; Land cover maps; The netherlands; Thematic uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; GEOMETRIC UNCERTAINTIES; LAND COVER MAPS; NETHERLANDS; THEMATIC UNCERTAINTY;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

MAPPING;

EID: 80755182325     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20724292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/rs3092057     Document Type: Article

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