An integrated approach to understanding the linkages between ecosystem services and human well‐being

Ecosystem Health and Sustainability

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1-12

  Yang, Wu ^a   Dietz, Thomas ^a   Kramer, Daniel Boyd ^a   Ouyang, Zhiyun ^b   Liu, Jianguo ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

biodiversity conservation; China; conservation planning; Millennium Ecosystem Assessment; natural disaster; vulnerability; Wenchuan Earthquake; Wolong Nature Reserve

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943171337     PISSN: 20964129     EISSN: 23328878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/EHS15-0001.1     Document Type: Article

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