Variation in ecosystem services across an urbanization gradient: A study of terrestrial carbon stocks from Changzhou, China

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 318, Issue , 2015, Pages 210-216

  Tao, Yu ^a   Li, Feng ^a   Liu, Xusheng ^b   Zhao, Dan ^c   Sun, Xiao ^a   Xu, Lianfang ^d  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^c Beijing Municipal Institute of City Planning and Design   (China)

^d HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon stocks; Ecosystem services; Gradient analysis; Land use and cover change; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; URBAN PLANNING;

CARBON STOCKS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; GRADIENT ANALYSIS; LAND USE AND COVER CHANGE; URBANIZATION;

URBAN GROWTH;

BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GRADIENT ANALYSIS; GREENSPACE; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; SOIL CARBON; TRANSECT; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; URBANIZATION;

CHANGZHOU; CHINA; JIANGSU;

EID: 84947018047     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2015.04.027     Document Type: Article

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