Land-use impacts on water resources and protected areas: applications of state-and-transition simulation modeling of future scenarios
Human land use will increasingly contribute to habitat loss and water shortages in California, given future population projections and associated land-use demand. Understanding how land-use change may impact future water use and where existing protected areas may be threatened by land-use conversion...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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AIMS Press
2015-04-01
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| Series: | AIMS Environmental Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/environsci.2015.2.282/fulltext.html |