Climatic and socioeconomic effects on land cover changes across Europe: Does protected area designation matter?

Land cover change is a dynamic phenomenon driven by synergetic biophysical and socioeconomic effects. It involves massive transitions from natural to less natural habitats and thereby threatens ecosystems and the services they provide. To retain intact ecosystems and reduce land cover change to a mi...

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Main Authors: Niels Hellwig, Ariane Walz, Danijela Markovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219374