Uncertainties in landscape analysis and ecosystem service assessment

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 127, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Hou, Y ^a   Burkhard, B ^a   Muller F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complexity; Ecosystem service assessment; Landscape management; Model; Scale; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

COMPLEXITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE ASSESSMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; EVALUATION METHODS; LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS; LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE SCALE; RESEARCH AND APPLICATION; SCALE; UNCERTAINTY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; LAND MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; OPTIMIZATION; SIMULATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; LANDSCAPE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY;

COMPLEXITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE ASSESSMENT; LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT; MODEL; SCALE; UNCERTAINTY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84881664015     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.12.002     Document Type: Article

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