Ecosystem functions connecting contributions from ecosystem services to human wellbeing in a mangrove system in Northern Taiwan

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 6542-6560

  Hsieh, Hwey Lian ^a   Lin, Hsing Juh ^a,b   Shih, Shang Shu ^c   Chen, Chang Po ^a  

^a BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Component connection network; Ecosystem functions; Ecosystem services; Human wellbeing; Mangrove ecosystem

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; MANGROVE; MENTAL HEALTH;

AIR QUALITY; ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LANDSCAPE; MANGROVE; MENTAL HEALTH; RECREATION; SPECIES HABITAT; TAIWAN; WATER QUALITY; WELFARE; WELLBEING; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PROCEDURES; WETLAND;

TAIWAN;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; HUMANS; TAIWAN; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

EID: 84934915065     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120606542     Document Type: Article

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