Impact of climate extremes on hydrological ecosystem services in a heavily humanized Mediterranean basin

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 37, Issue PART A, 2014, Pages 199-209

  Terrado, M ^a   Acuna V ^a   Ennaanay, D ^b,c   Tallis, H ^c   Sabater, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b RIVERSIDE TECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Ecosystem services; Semi arid basin; Water quality; Water scarcity

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; HYDRO POWER PRODUCTION; MEDITERRANEAN BASIN; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SEMI ARID; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER SCARCITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WATER SUPPLY;

BASIN MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SEMIARID REGION; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CATALONIA; LLOBREGAT BASIN; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

EID: 84890013582     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.01.016     Document Type: Article

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