Mapping green infrastructure based on ecosystem services and ecological networks: A Pan-European case study

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 54, Issue , 2015, Pages 268-280

  Liquete, Camino ^a,b   Kleeschulte, Stefan ^b   Dige, Gorm ^c   Maes, Joachim ^a   Grizzetti, Bruna ^a   Olah, Branislav ^d   Zulian, Grazia ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b GeoVille Environmental Services   (Luxembourg)

^c EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (Denmark)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN ZVOLEN   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Conservation; Ecosystem service; Europe; Green infrastructure; Habitat modelling; Prioritization; Restoration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTA; CYPRUS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ESTONIA; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; HABITAT; LANDSCAPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILDLIFE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84938400747     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2015.07.009     Document Type: Article

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