Comparing strengths and weaknesses of three ecosystem services modelling tools in a diverse UK river catchment

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 584-585, Issue , 2017, Pages 118-130

  Jackson, Bethanna ^a,c   Masante, Dario ^a   Thomas, Amy ^a   Cosby, Bernard ^a   Emmett, Bridget ^a   Jones, Laurence ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

ARIES; Carbon; InVEST; LUCI; Nutrient retention; Water supply

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DIGITAL STORAGE; FORESTRY; LAND USE; NUTRIENTS; RUNOFF; WATER SUPPLY;

ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT; ARIES; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES MODELLING; INVEST; LUCI; NUTRIENT RETENTION; VALUATION OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

CARBON;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; NUTRIENT; RETENTION; STRENGTH; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; CATCHMENT; ECOSYSTEM; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOREST; GRASSLAND; HABITAT; INTEGRATED VALUATION OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAND USE; LAND UTILISATION AND CAPABILITY INDICATOR; NUTRIENT; RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER SUPPLY;

NORTH WALES; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 85010661774     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.160     Document Type: Article

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