The importance of climate variability changes for future levels of tree-based forest ecosystem services

International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 187-197

  Rasche, Livia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

environmental gradient; monoculture; sensitivity study; structural diversity; temperate forest

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MONOCULTURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATE FOREST;

EUROPE;

EID: 84906317551     PISSN: 21513732     EISSN: 21513740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21513732.2014.939719     Document Type: Article

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