Improved ecological network analysis for environmental sustainability assessment; a case study on a forest ecosystem

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 247, Issue , 2012, Pages 144-156

  Schaubroeck, Thomas ^a   Staelens, Jeroen ^a   Verheyen, Kris ^a   Muys, Bart ^b   Dewulf, Jo ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ecological network analysis; Flow network; Forest ecosystem; Input output analysis; Life cycle assessment; Sustainability assessment

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL NETWORK ANALYSIS; FLOW NETWORK; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; LIFE CYCLE;

ECOSYSTEMS;

COMPARTMENTALIZATION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NETWORK ANALYSIS; RESOURCE USE; SUSTAINABILITY;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRODUCTS; STEADY STATE; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84866296087     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.08.018     Document Type: Article

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