Temporal stability in estuarine systems: Implications for ecosystem services provision

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 24, Issue , 2013, Pages 246-253

  Pinto, R ^a   De Jonge, V N ^b   Marques, J C ^a   Chainho, P ^c   Medeiros, J P ^c   Patricio J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Disturbance; Ecosystem services; Estuary; Habitats; Temporal stability

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ESTUARINE SYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES; MAXIMUM VALUES; SPECIES ABUNDANCE; SPECIES NUMBER; SPECIES RICHNESS; STABILITY CONCEPTS; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; SYSTEM PROPERTY; TEMPORAL STABILITY;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; ESTUARIES; FORESTRY; OCEAN HABITATS;

SYSTEM STABILITY;

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; GRASSLAND; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; STABILIZATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84864045858     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.06.022     Document Type: Article

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