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1. Going Upstream — How the Purpose of a Conceptual Framework for Ecosystem Services Determines Its Structure

Author:
Heink, Ulrich; Jax, Kurt
Source:
Ecological economics 2019 v.156 pp. 264-271
ISSN:
0921-8009
Subject:
ecosystem services; ecosystems,   etc   ; humans; models;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Conceptual frameworks for ecosystem services of (ESCF), such as the cascade framework, have been used for various purposes. In this paper we demonstrate that the structure and content of ESCF are tailored to the user's specific concerns. We discuss which requirements an ESCF needs to fulfil in relation to two cases: when it acts as an organizing structure and when it serves as a model for the valu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.10.009

2. A niche for ecosystem multifunctionality in global change research

Author:
Giling, Darren P.; Beaumelle, Léa; Phillips, Helen R. P.; Cesarz, Simone; Eisenhauer, Nico; Ferlian, Olga; Gottschall, Felix; Guerra, Carlos; Hines, Jes; Sendek, Agnieszka; Siebert, Julia; Thakur, Madhav P.; Barnes, Andrew D.
Source:
Global change biology 2019 v.25 no.3 pp. 763-774
ISSN:
1354-1013
Subject:
ecosystem services; ecosystems,   etc   ; biodiversity; global change; humans;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Concern about human modification of Earth's ecosystems has recently motivated ecologists to address how global change drivers will impact the simultaneous provisioning of multiple functions, termed ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF). However, metrics of EMF have often been applied in global change studies with little consideration of the information they provide beyond single functions, or how and ...
DOI:
10.1111/gcb.14528

3. The Future of Complementarity: Disentangling Causes from Consequences

Author:
Barry, Kathryn E.; Mommer, Liesje; van Ruijven, Jasper; Wirth, Christian; Wright, Alexandra J.; Bai, Yongfei; Connolly, John; De Deyn, Gerlinde B.; de Kroon, Hans; Isbell, Forest; Milcu, Alexandru; Roscher, Christiane; Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael; Schmid, Bernhard; Weigelt, Alexandra
Source:
Trends in ecology & evolution 2019 v.34 no.2 pp. 167-180
ISSN:
0169-5347
Subject:
ecosystems,   etc   ; interspecific variation; prediction;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Evidence suggests that biodiversity supports ecosystem functioning. Yet, the mechanisms driving this relationship remain unclear. Complementarity is one common explanation for these positive biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationships. Yet, complementarity is often indirectly quantified as overperformance in mixture relative to monoculture (e.g., ‘complementarity effect’). This overperformanc ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.tree.2018.10.013

4. The what, how and why of doing macroecology

Author:
McGill, Brian J.
Source:
Global ecology and biogeography 2019 v.28 no.1 pp. 6-17
ISSN:
1466-822X
Subject:
ecosystems,   etc   ; literature; terminology;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Macroecology is a growing and important subdiscipline of ecology, but it is becoming increasingly diffuse, without an organizing principle that is widely agreed upon. I highlight two main current views of macroecology: as the study of large‐scale systems and as the study of emergent systems. I trace the history of both these views through the writings of the founders of macroecology. I also highli ...
DOI:
10.1111/geb.12855

5. Ecosystem service decline in response to wetland loss in the Sanjiang Plain, Northeast China

Author:
Yan, Fengqin; Zhang, Shuwen
Source:
Ecological engineering 2019 v.130 pp. 117-121
ISSN:
0925-8574
Subject:
ecosystem services; ecosystems,   etc   ; agricultural land; sustainable development; wetlands; China;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... In the last six decades, natural ecosystems in the Sanjiang Plain have undergone significant disturbance. Our study investigated wetland loss history and revealed the ecosystem service decline caused by wetland loss in this area. Based on multi-source data, we obtained wetland loss history since the mid-1950s. Then ecosystem service value (ESV) changes in response to wetland loss were estimated qu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoleng.2019.02.009

6. Capacity as “virtual stock” in ecosystem services accounting

Author:
La Notte, Alessandra; Vallecillo, Sara; Maes, Joachim
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.98 pp. 158-163
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
ecosystem services; ecosystems,   etc   ; assets; environmental indicators; guidelines; natural resources;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Interest in ecosystem services accounting is growing exponentially. There are many un-solved issues that need to be addressed, the notion of capacity is among them. International guidelines suggest that capacity should constitute the link between the ecosystem assets accounts and the ecosystem services accounts. In order to address this issue, the authors use Supply and Use table for ecosystem ser ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.10.066

7. The multifunctionality of the natural environment through the basic ecosystem services in the Florina region, Greece

Author:
Kalfas, D. G.; Zagkas, D. T.; Raptis, D. I.; Zagkas, T. D.
Source:
Theinternational journal of sustainable development and world ecology 2019 v.26 no.1 pp. 57-68
ISSN:
1745-2627
Subject:
ecosystem services; ecosystems,   etc   ; environmental protection; humans; land use; Greece;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Until the last decade, protecting the environment was seen as a factor contributing to human well-being, and conservation of natural ecosystems was considered to be one of the most important factors of environmental protection. Numerous studies have dealt with the benefits of natural ecosystems and in recent years even more so with ecosystem services, as well as interactions of ecosystem services ...
DOI:
10.1080/13504509.2018.1489910

8. How to combine two methods to restore populations cost effectively

Author:
Lampert, Adam; Hastings, Alan
Source:
Ecosphere 2019 v.10 no.1 pp. e02552
ISSN:
2150-8925
Subject:
ecosystem services; ecosystems,   etc   ; cost effectiveness; global change; habitats; invasive species;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Ecosystems worldwide have become degraded due to global change, and therefore, restoration of these ecosystems is critical for the prolonged provision of ecosystem services. Specifically, major restoration efforts are directed toward the restoration of key species that provide important services and functions. There are often several alternative methods to restore a species population, such as the ...
DOI:
10.1002/ecs2.2552

9. Phylogenetic clustering in beneficial attributes of tree species directly linked to provisioning, regulating and cultural ecosystem services

Author:
Oka, Chihiro; Aiba, Masahiro; Nakashizuka, Tohru
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.96 pp. 477-495
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
ecosystem services; ecosystems,   etc   ; cluster analysis; environmental indicators; phylogeny; trees; Japan;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Phylogenetic diversity is expected to be an important predictor of ecosystem multifunctionality because distant relatives are often more functionally different than close relatives. However, the general extent of non-random linkages between phylogeny and ecosystem services remains unclear. In this study, we examined phylogenetic clustering and associations of beneficial attributes of tree species ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.09.035

10. An assessment framework for climate-proof nature-based solutions

Author:
Calliari, Elisa; Staccione, Andrea; Mysiak, Jaroslav
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.656 pp. 691-700
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
ecosystems,   etc   ; European Union; climate change;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Raising interest in ‘nature-based solutions’ (NBS) has inspired attempts to organise their principles and qualities within comprehensive and internally consistent evaluation frameworks, so as to demonstrate the superior performance of ‘working with nature’. However, the proposed frameworks stop short of taking into account the changing conditions in which NBS are set to operate. Climate change, in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.341

11. The SER Standards, cultural ecosystems, and the nature‐culture nexus—a reply to Evans and Davis

Author:
McDonald, Tein; Aronson, James; Eisenberg, Cristina; Gann, George D.; Dixon, Kingsley W.; Hallett, James G.
Source:
Restoration ecology 2019 v.27 no.2 pp. 243-246
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
ecosystems,   etc   ; ecological restoration; humans; models;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Evans and Davis claim the SER Standards use a “pure naturalness” model for restoration baselines and exclude most cultural ecosystems from the ecological restoration paradigm. The SER Standards do neither. The SER Standards consider both “natural” ecosystems (that are unequivocally not cultural) and “similar” cultural ecosystems as suitable reference models. Furthermore, Evans and Davis propose as ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.12913

12. Establishing causal links between aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: Status and research needs

Author:
Daam, Michiel A.; Teixeira, Heliana; Lillebø, Ana I.; Nogueira, António J.A.
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.656 pp. 1145-1156
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
aquatic ecosystems; ecosystem management; terrestrial ecosystems,   etc   ; biodiversity; environmental degradation; freshwater; global change; phylogeny; rare species;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Understanding how changes in biodiversity affects ecosystem functioning is imperative in allowing Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM), especially when addressing global change and environmental degradation. Research into the link between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF) has indeed increased considerably over the past decades. BEF research has focussed on terrestrial ecosystems and aquatic ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.413

13. Quantifying uncertainties in earth observation-based ecosystem service assessments

Author:
Stritih, Ana; Bebi, Peter; Grêt-Regamey, Adrienne
Source:
Environmental modelling & software 2019 v.111 pp. 300-310
ISSN:
1364-8152
Subject:
ecosystem management; ecosystem services; ecosystems,   etc   ; decision making; expert opinion; models; probability analysis; spatial data; uncertainty;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Ecosystem service (ES) assessments are widely promoted as a tool to support decision-makers in ecosystem management, and the mapping of ES is increasingly supported by the spatial data on ecosystem properties provided by Earth Observation (EO). However, ES assessments are often associated with high levels of uncertainty, which affects their credibility. We demonstrate how different types of inform ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsoft.2018.09.005

14. Demystifying the marine‐terrestrial biodiversity gradient: response to Vermeij et al.

Author:
Miller, Elizabeth C.; Wiens, John J.
Source:
Ecology letters 2018 v.21 no.6 pp. 940-941
ISSN:
1461-023X
Subject:
marine ecosystems; terrestrial ecosystems,   etc   ; biodiversity;     Show all 3 Subject
Abstract:
... We respond to seven criticisms made by Vermeij et al. () regarding Miller & Wiens (). Their criticisms generally reflect misunderstandings, unsupported speculations, and topics that were explicitly addressed in our paper. ...
DOI:
10.1111/ele.12950

15. An embodied perspective on the co-production of cultural ecosystem services: toward embodied ecosystems

Author:
Raymond, Christopher M.; Giusti, Matteo; Barthel, Stephan
Source:
Journal of environmental planning and management 2018 v.61 no.5-6 pp. 778-799
ISSN:
1360-0559
Subject:
ecosystem services; ecosystems,   etc   ; cognition; humans;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Despite arguments justifying the need to consider how cultural ecosystem services are coproduced by humans and nature, there are currently few approaches for explaining the relationships between humans and ecosystems through embodied scientific realism. This realism recognises that human–environment connections are not solely produced in the mind, but through relations between mind, body, culture ...
DOI:
10.1080/09640568.2017.1312300

16. Legal aspects of ecosystem services: An introduction and an overview

Author:
Mauerhofer, Volker
Source:
Ecosystem services 2018 v.29 pp. 185-189
ISSN:
2212-0416
Subject:
ecosystem services; ecosystems,   etc   ; human behavior;     Show all 3 Subject
Abstract:
... This introductory contribution to a Special Issue (SI) titled “Legal Aspects of Ecosystem Services” intends to provide both a short introduction on the SI-topic as well as a brief overview on the content of each paper therein. The introduction aims to provide an overall entry point into the topic from a legal as well as an interdisciplinary perspective. It first offers initial insights into the re ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.11.002

17. Role of substrate properties in the provision of multifunctional green roof ecosystem services

Author:
Lata, J.-C.; Dusza, Y.; Abbadie, L.; Barot, S.; Carmignac, D.; Gendreau, E.; Kraepiel, Y.; Mériguet, J.; Motard, E.; Raynaud, X.
Source:
Applied soil ecology 2018 v.123 pp. 464-468
ISSN:
0929-1393
Subject:
ecosystem services; ecosystems,   etc   ; green roofs;     Show all 3 Subject
Abstract:
... Urban ecosystems are increasingly recognized as key providers of ecosystem services. Among them, green roofs are particularly fashionable, and are in high demand by citizens, politicians, urban planners and architects. Surprisingly, the functioning of green roofs and the impact of substrate type have been so far poorly studied and impede to optimize a green roof and its substrate to provide target ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apsoil.2017.09.012

18. Linking biodiversity to ecosystem services supply: Patterns across aquatic ecosystems

Author:
Teixeira, Heliana; Lillebø, Ana I.; Culhane, Fiona; Robinson, Leonie; Trauner, Daniel; Borgwardt, Florian; Kuemmerlen, Mathias; Barbosa, Ana; McDonald, Hugh; Funk, Andrea; O'Higgins, Tim; Van der Wal, Jan Tjalling; Piet, Gerjan; Hein, Thomas; Arévalo-Torres, Juan; Iglesias-Campos, Alejandro; Barbière, Julian; Nogueira, António J.A.
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.657 pp. 517-534
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
aquatic ecosystems; ecosystem management; ecosystem services,   etc   ; biodiversity; case studies; decision making; freshwater; habitats; planning; social environment; society; statistical analysis;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Global initiatives have been increasingly focusing on mainstreaming the values of biodiversity and ecosystem services into decision-making at all levels. Due to the accelerated rate at which biodiversity is declining and its consequences for the functioning of ecosystems and subsequently, the services they provide, there is need to develop comprehensive assessments of the services and the benefits ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.440

19. China’s ecological civilization program–Implementing ecological redline policy

Author:
Jiang, Bo; Bai, Yang; Wong, Christina P.; Xu, Xibao; Alatalo, Juha M.
Source:
Land use policy 2019 v.81 pp. 111-114
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
ecosystem management; ecosystem services; ecosystems,   etc   ; biodiversity; economists; guidelines; issues and policy; landscapes; monitoring; planning; production functions; sustainable development; China;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... China is one of the first countries to explicitly attempt to institute coordinated, ecosystem-based management across local, regional, and national scales. Chinese scientists have been urging policymakers to manage landscapes using the ecosystem services (ESs) approach. However, substantive progress remains elusive due to lack of coordination, weak monitoring, and poor enforcement. China’s new eco ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.10.031

20. Considering Economic Efficiency in Ecosystem-Based Management: The Case of Horseshoe Crabs in Delaware Bay

Author:
Tan, Yue; Jardine, Sunny L.
Source:
Environmental and resource economics 2019 v.72 no.2 pp. 511-538
ISSN:
0924-6460
Subject:
ecosystem management; ecosystem services; ecosystems,   etc   ; Calidris canutus; Merostomata; bioeconomic models; ecological value; fisheries; fisheries management; Delaware Bay;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The welfare gains from incorporating ecosystem considerations into fisheries management are unclear and can vary widely between systems. Additionally, welfare gains depend on how ecosystem considerations are adopted. This paper uses an empirically parameterized bioeconomic model to explore the welfare implications of two definitions of ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM). We first define E ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10640-017-0204-x