Developing a methodology for a species-based and spatially explicit indicator for biodiversity on agricultural land in the EU

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 37, Issue PART A, 2014, Pages 186-198

  Overmars, Koen P ^a,e   Schulp, Catharina J E ^a,b   Alkemade, Rob ^a   Verburg, Peter H ^b   Temme, Arnaud J A M ^c   Omtzigt, Nancy ^b   Schaminée, Joop H J ^c,d  

^a PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^e Koen Overmars Consultancy   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Biodiversity indicator; Common Agricultural Policy; European Union; Land use intensity; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY INDICATORS; COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; LAND-USE INTENSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION; FARMS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIODIVERSITY;

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EUROPEAN UNION; LAND USE CHANGE; POLICY APPROACH; PUBLIC GOODS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AVES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84890052765     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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