Mapping ecosystem services for China's ecoregions with a biophysical surrogate approach

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 161, Issue , 2017, Pages 22-31

  Zhang, Liwei ^a   Lü, Yihe ^b   Fu, Bojie ^b   Dong, Zhibao ^a,c   Zeng, Yuan ^d   Wu, Bingfang ^d  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Biophysical indicator; China; Ecoregions; Ecosystem services mapping; Spatial pattern; Temporal trends

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; LAND USE; MAPPING; SOIL CONSERVATION;

BIOPHYSICAL INDICATORS; CHINA; ECOREGIONS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; SPATIAL PATTERNS; TEMPORAL TRENDS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOINDICATOR; BIOPHYSICS; ECOREGION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LAND USE PLANNING; NATURE CONSERVATION; PURIFICATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURROGATE METHOD; SUSTAINABILITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRADE-OFF;

CHINA; YANGTZE RIVER; YUNNAN-GUIZHOU PLATEAU;

EID: 85010674333     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.12.015     Document Type: Article

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