Trade-off and synergy among ecosystem services in the Guanzhong-Tianshui economic region of China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 14094-14113

  Qin, Keyu ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Yang, Xiaonan ^a  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecosystem service; Guanzhong Tianshui economic region; Synergy; Trade off

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; LAND USE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRADE-OFF;

ARTICLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAND USE; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY; WATER AND WATER RELATED PHENOMENA; WATER INTERCEPTION; WATER YIELD; AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CHINA; GANSU; GUANZHONG PLAIN; SHAANXI; TIANSHUI;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84946615393     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph121114094     Document Type: Article

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