Ecosystem management based on ecosystem services and human activities: A case study in the Yanhe watershed

Sustainability Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-32

  Su, Changhong ^a   Fu, Bojie ^a   Wei, Yongping ^b   Lü, Yihe ^a   Liu, Guohua ^a   Wang, Daolong ^c   Mao, Kebiao ^c   Feng, Xiaoming ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological conservation policy; Ecosystem services; Human activity; Spatial trend; Yanhe watershed

Indexed keywords

EID: 83055180671     PISSN: 18624065     EISSN: 18624057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-011-0145-1     Document Type: Article

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