The impact of human activities on natural capital and ecosystem services of natural pastures in North Xinjiang, China

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 225, Issue , 2012, Pages 28-39

  Dong, Xiaobin ^a   Yang, Weikun ^b   Ulgiati, Sergio ^c   Yan, Maochao ^d   Zhang, Xinshi ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HEBEI FINANCE UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Emergy; Grassland ecosystem; Natural capital; Xinjiang

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; EMERGY; GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEMS; NATURAL CAPITAL; XINJIANG;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMICS; FOOD SUPPLY; FORESTRY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MOISTURE;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EMERGY; FARMING SYSTEM; FOOD SUPPLY; GRASSLAND; GRAZING PRESSURE; NATURAL CAPITAL; PASTURE;

CHINA; XINJIANG UYGUR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 83455235372     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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