Spatial indicators for the assessment of ecosystem services: Providing, benefiting and connecting areas and landscape metrics

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 21, Issue , 2012, Pages 80-88

  Syrbe, Ralf Uwe ^a   Walz, Ulrich ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGICAL URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Landscape metrics; Landscape services; Landscape structure; Service benefiting area (SBA); Service connecting area (SCA); Service providing area (SPA); Spatial characteristics

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; LANDSCAPE METRICS; LANDSCAPE SERVICES; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURES; SERVICE BENEFITING AREA (SBA); SERVICE CONNECTING AREA (SCA); SERVICE PROVIDING AREA (SPA); SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS;

BIODIVERSITY; COMMERCE; FORESTRY; RATING;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIODIVERSITY; CONNECTIVITY; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; METAPOPULATION; PROFITABILITY; SERVICE PROVISION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 84860264458     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.02.013     Document Type: Article

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