In the end, land use is not the most important component, according to Plantinga. "The point is to identify which types of ecosystem services are provided as land use changes," he concluded.

Importance of marine, coastal cultural ecosystem services Date: May 15, 2017 Source: Pensoft Publishers Summary: Cultural ecosystem services reflect physical and cognitive interactions between ...

Nature’s ability to provide services like clean water and food security is in jeopardy, threatening the very existence of human life. Nearly one million animal and plant species (out of an estimated ...

High landscape diversity is assumed to increase the number and level of ecosystem services. However, the interactions between ecosystem service provision, disturbance and landscape composition are ...

This year’s World Environment Day theme ‘Ecosystem Restoration’ highlights the importance of protecting and reviving the natural habitats of living beings to restore our ecosystems. This year, 5 June ...

(IDC #US46828520), analyzes the need and opportunity for an extended approach to industry ecosystems, one of the multiple types of ecosystems that companies will employ today to remain competitive ...

Natural processes and ecosystems underpinning economies and public health provide services worth trillions of dollars annually. Investing in them should be a no-brainer.

Ecosystem services delivered by Brazilian mammals: Spatial and taxonomic patterns and comprehensive list of species. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation , 21 (4), 302-310. doi: 10.1016/j ...