'The Matrix Reloaded': A review of expert knowledge use for mapping ecosystem services

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 295, Issue , 2015, Pages 21-30

  Jacobs, Sander ^a   Burkhard, Benjamin ^b,c   Van Daele, Toon ^a   Staes, Jan ^d   Schneiders, Anik ^a  

^a Research Institute of Nature and Forest (INBO)   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Confidence; Decision support; Ecosystem services; Expert judgment; Reliability

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; LAND USE; RELIABILITY;

COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONFIDENCE; DECISION SUPPORTS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; EXPERT ESTIMATION; EXPERT JUDGMENT; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

ECOSYSTEMS;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EXPERT SYSTEM; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 84910060302     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.08.024     Document Type: Review

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