Combining ecosystem service and critical load concepts for resource management and public policy

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 905-913

  Sullivan, Timothy J ^a  

^a E and S Environmental Chemistry Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Environmental science; Land use management; Natural resource; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LAND-USE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

ACIDIFICATION; DECISION MAKING; LAND USE; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; NATURAL RESOURCES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PUBLIC POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

ACIDIFICATION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LAND MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCE; NITROGEN; POLLUTION EFFECT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SULFUR; SUSTAINABILITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878742869     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w4040905     Document Type: Article

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