Developing a dataset to assess ecosystem services in the Midwest United States
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Developing a dataset to assess ecosystem services in the Midwest United States Megan Mehaffey a , Rick Van Remortel b , Elizabeth Smith a & Randy Bruins c a Environmental Sciences Division, National Exposure Research Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency, Durham, NC, USA b Information Technology RSSS, Lockheed Martin, Las Vegas, NV, USA c Ecological Exposure Research Division, National Exposure Research Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH, USA Version of record first published: 09 Nov 2010.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- International Journal of Geographical Information Science
دوره 25 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011