Analysis of spatial scales for ecosystem services: Application of the lacunarity concept at landscape level in Galicia (NW Spain)

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 36, Issue , 2014, Pages 495-507

  Roces Díaz, Jose V ^a,b   Díaz Varela, Emilio R ^b   Álvarez Álvarez, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecosystem service providers; Geographic information systems; Landscape metrics; Landscape pattern; Multiscale analysis

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTIONS; ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; LAND USE/LAND COVER; LANDSCAPE METRICS; LANDSCAPE PATTERN; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURES; MULTI SCALE ANALYSIS;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

CARTOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GIS; LAND COVER; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

GALICIA [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 84885158473     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.09.010     Document Type: Article

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