Using a new PDP modelling approach for land-use and land-cover change predictions: A case study in the Stubai Valley (Central Alps)

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 322, Issue , 2016, Pages 101-114

  Fondevilla, Cristian ^a   Angels Colomer M ^a   Fillat, Federico ^b   Tappeiner, Ulrike ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^d INSTITUTE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscape; Human environment system; Landscape dynamics; LULC change; PDP models

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; LANDFORMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); REFORESTATION;

AGRICULTURAL ABANDONMENTS; AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES; HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT SYSTEMS; LAND USE AND LAND COVER; LAND USE AND LAND COVER CHANGE; LANDSCAPE DYNAMICS; LULC CHANGE; RESPONSE SURFACE MODELS;

LAND USE;

ABANDONED LAND; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANNUAL VARIATION; CATTLE; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; LAND USE PLANNING; LIVESTOCK; MEADOW; MOUNTAIN REGION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDICTION;

ALPS; AUSTRIA; CENTRAL ALPS; STUBAI VALLEY; TYROL;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84951783536     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2015.11.016     Document Type: Article

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