Mapping and modelling trade-offs and synergies between grazing intensity and ecosystem services in rangelands using global-scale datasets and models

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 29, Issue , 2014, Pages 223-234

  Petz, Katalin ^a,b   Alkemade, Rob ^a,b   Bakkenes, Michel ^a   Schulp, Catharina J E ^c   van der Velde, Marijn ^d,e   Leemans, Rik ^b  

^a PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^d JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^e INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Carbon sequestration; Erosion prevention; Livestock production; Net primary production; Rangeland

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; EROSION CONTROL; FORAGE; GRAZING PRESSURE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RANGELAND; SYNERGISM; TRADE-OFF;

BRAZIL; INDIA; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AFRICA; PAKISTAN; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA];

EID: 84923309009     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.08.007     Document Type: Article

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