Multiple ecosystem services of a changing Alpine landscape: Past, present and future

International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 123-135

  Schirpke, Uta ^a   Leitinger, Georg ^b   Tasser, Erich ^a   Schermer, Markus ^b   Steinbacher, Melanie ^b   Tappeiner, Ulrike ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

aesthetic value; carbon sequestration; forage quality; forage quantity; GIS; natural hazard regulation; scenario; soil stability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL MARKET; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE EFFECT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ESTHETICS; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FORAGE; GIS; INCENTIVE; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; LOCAL ECONOMY; MOUNTAIN REGION; NATURAL HAZARD; POLICY APPROACH; REGENERATION; SOIL PROFILE; STAKEHOLDER; TOPOGRAPHY; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

ALPS; AUSTRIA;

EID: 84878943767     PISSN: 21513732     EISSN: 21513740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21513732.2012.751936     Document Type: Article

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