Significant trade-off for the impact of Grain-for-Green Programme on ecosystem services in North-western Yunnan, China

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 574, Issue , 2017, Pages 57-64

  Wang, Jitao ^a   Peng, Jian ^a   Zhao, Mingyue ^a   Liu, Yanxu ^a   Chen, Yunqian ^a  

^a Peking University   (China)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Grain for Green Programme; North western Yunnan, China; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FORESTRY; LAND USE; REMOTE SENSING; RESTORATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATERSHEDS;

ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; GRAIN FOR GREENS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SUSTAINABLE PROVISION; TRADE OFF; WESTERN YUNNAN;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; RESEARCH PROGRAM; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL CONSERVATION; TRADE-OFF;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FOREST; LAND USE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; WATERSHED;

CHINA; YANGTZE RIVER; YUNNAN;

EID: 84986570934     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.09.026     Document Type: Article

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