Linking Landscape Connectivity and Ecosystem Service Provision: Current Knowledge and Research Gaps

Ecosystems

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 894-908

  Mitchell, Matthew G E ^a   Bennett, Elena M ^a   Gonzalez, Andrew ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

biodiversity; connectivity; dispersal; ecosystem management; ecosystem services; fragmentation; landscape

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONNECTIVITY; DISPERSAL; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; KNOWLEDGE; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; PEST CONTROL; POLLINATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

EID: 84880272644     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-013-9647-2     Document Type: Review

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