Mapping ecological vulnerability to fire for effective conservation management of natural protected areas

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 295, Issue , 2015, Pages 163-175

  Aretano, Roberta ^a   Semeraro, Teodoro ^a   Petrosillo, Irene ^a   De Marco, Antonella ^a   Pasimeni, Maria Rita ^a   Zurlini, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Environmental sensitivity indicators; Environmental stressors indicators; GIS based dss; Vulnerability linear conceptual model

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS; GIS-BASED;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DUNE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; GIS; PROTECTED AREA; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY;

BRINDISI; ITALY; PUGLIA; TORRE GUACETO MARINE RESERVE;

EID: 84910061198     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.09.017     Document Type: Article

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