A visualization and data-sharing tool for ecosystem service maps: Lessons learnt, challenges and the way forward

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 13, Issue , 2015, Pages 134-140

  Drakou, E G ^a   Crossman, N D ^b   Willemen, L ^c,d   Burkhard, B ^e,f   Palomo, I ^g,h   Maes, J ^a   Peedell, S ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

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

^g BASQUE CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE BC3   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blueprint; Classification systems; Data catalogue; Data standards; Open access; Web services

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930181952     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2014.12.002     Document Type: Article

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