Ecosystem functioning of protected and altered Mediterranean environments a remote sensing classification in Doñana, Spain

Spatial heterogeneity in ecosystem functioning is a key component of ecological variability requiring special attention in the context of global change. A large history of human use has produced high physiognomic heterogeneity in Mediterranean ecosystems. However, the consequences for ecosystem func...

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Autor principal: Fernández, Néstor
Otros Autores: Paruelo, José María, Delibes, Miguel
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