Mapping the hotspots and coldspots of ecosystem services in conservation priority setting

Journal of Geographical Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 681-696

  Li, Yingjie ^a   Zhang, Liwei ^a   Yan, Junping ^a   Wang, Pengtao ^a   Hu, Ningke ^a   Cheng, Wei ^b   Fu, Bojie ^b  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

ecosystem services mapping; Getis Ord Gi* statistics; Shaanxi Province; soil conservation; spatial clustering

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015611299     PISSN: 1009637X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11442-017-1400-x     Document Type: Article

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