Human-environment dynamics in European treeline ecosystems: A synthesis based on the DPSIR framework

Climate Research

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 2017, Pages 17-29

  Kyriazopoulos, A P ^a   Skre, O ^b   Sarkki, S ^c   Wielgolaski, F E ^d   Abraham, E M ^e   Ficko, A ^f  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b Skre Nature and Environment   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Climate change; Disturbances; DPSIR framework; Ecosystem services; Land use change; Mountain forests

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; LAND USE; LAND USE CHANGE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MONTANE FOREST; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TREELINE;

EUROPE;

LEPIDOPTERA; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 85028921376     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr01454     Document Type: Article

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