Empirical PPGIS/PGIS mapping of ecosystem services: A review and evaluation

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Empirical PPGIS/PGIS mapping of ecosystem services : A review and evaluation. / Brown, Gregory G; Fagerholm, Nora.

I: Ecosystem Services, Bind 13, 2015, s. 119-133.

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Brown, GG & Fagerholm, N 2015, 'Empirical PPGIS/PGIS mapping of ecosystem services: A review and evaluation', Ecosystem Services, bind 13, s. 119-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2014.10.007

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Brown, G. G., & Fagerholm, N. (2015). Empirical PPGIS/PGIS mapping of ecosystem services: A review and evaluation. Ecosystem Services, 13, 119-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2014.10.007

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Brown GG, Fagerholm N. Empirical PPGIS/PGIS mapping of ecosystem services: A review and evaluation. Ecosystem Services. 2015;13:119-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2014.10.007

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Brown, Gregory G ; Fagerholm, Nora. / Empirical PPGIS/PGIS mapping of ecosystem services : A review and evaluation. I: Ecosystem Services. 2015 ; Bind 13. s. 119-133.

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