Effects of riverine landscape changes on pollination services: A case study on the River Minho, Portugal

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 89, Issue , 2018, Pages 656-666

  Santos, Artur ^a   Fernandes, Maria Rosário ^a   Aguiar, Francisca C ^a   Branco, Manuela R ^a   Ferreira, M Teresa ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Historical cartography; Insect pollination; LULC change; Pollination Suitability Index; Riverscapes

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; LAND USE; MAPS; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; INSECT POLLINATION; LULC CHANGE; RIVERSCAPES; SUITABILITY INDEX;

RIVERS;

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FLORAL TRAIT; HISTORICAL CARTOGRAPHY; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POLLINATION; RIVER SYSTEM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

MINHO RIVER;

EUCALYPTUS; HEXAPODA; PINUS PINASTER;

EID: 85042715567     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.02.036     Document Type: Article

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