Consequences of spatial heterogeneity for ecosystem services in changing forest landscapes: Priorities for future research

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1081-1097

  Turner, Monica G ^a   Donato, Daniel C ^a   Romme, William H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Bark beetles; Climate change; Fire; Greater Yellowstone ecosystem; Land use; Pacific Northwest; Pinus contorta; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Resilience; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST COVER; HETEROGENEITY; LAND COVER; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE;

UNITED STATES;

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; PINUS CONTORTA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 84884983012     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-012-9741-4     Document Type: Article

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