Assessing and Governing Ecosystem Services Trade-Offs in Agrarian Landscapes: The Case of Biogas

Assessing and Governing Ecosystem Services Trade-Offs in Agrarian Landscapes: The Case of Biogas

This paper develops a method to explore how alternative scenarios of the expansion of maize production for biogas generation affect biodiversity and ecosystem services (ES). Our approach consists of four steps: (i) defining scenario targets and implementation of assumptions; (ii) simulating crop dis...

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Main Authors: Christian Albert, Johannes Hermes, Felix Neuendorf, Christina von Haaren, Michael Rode
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-01-01
Series:Land
Subjects:
landscape planning
ecosystem services
landscape services
landscape functions
trade-offs
biogas
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/5/1/1

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