A global map of the functionality of terrestrial ecosystems

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages 13-22

  Freudenberger, Lisa ^a,c   Hobson, Peter R ^b,c   Schluck, Martin ^a,c   Ibisch, Pierre L ^a,c  

^a Fachhochschule Eberswalde   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c Centre for Econics and Ecosystem Management   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptive capacity; Buffer capacity; Climate change; Ecological complexity; Ecosystem functionality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869083268     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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