Farmer typology, future scenarios and the implications for ecosystem service provision: A case study from south-eastern Spain

Regional Environmental Change

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 601-614

  Nainggolan, Doan ^a   Termansen, Mette ^a,e   Reed, Mark S ^b   Cebollero, Esther D ^c   Hubacek, Klaus ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Maryland ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Farmer typology; Future scenarios; Land use; Mediterranean agro ecosystems; Multivariate analysis

Indexed keywords

VITACEAE;

EID: 84878568858     PISSN: 14363798     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10113-011-0261-6     Document Type: Article

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