Modeling the ecological niche of long-term land use changes: The role of biophysical factors

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 60, Issue , 2016, Pages 231-236

  Bajocco, S ^a   Ceccarelli, T ^b   Smiraglia, D ^a   Salvati, L ^a   Ricotta, C ^c  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biophysical factors; Ecological niche; Land abandonment; Land use land cover change; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; DECISION MAKING; LAND USE; TRAJECTORIES;

BIOPHYSICAL FACTORS; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; LAND ABANDONMENTS; LAND USE/LAND COVER CHANGE; URBANIZATION;

ECOLOGY;

ANIMAL; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOPHYSICS; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; NICHE; SOIL QUALITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; URBANIZATION;

EMILIA-ROMAGNA; ITALY;

ANIMALIA; EMILIA;

EID: 84937458631     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.06.034     Document Type: Article

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