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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. Evaluation of cultural ecosystem services: A review of methods

Author:
Cheng, Xin; Van Damme, Sylvie; Li, Luyuan; Uyttenhove, Pieter
Source:
Ecosystem services 2019 v.37 pp. 100925
ISSN:
2212-0416
Subject:
ecosystem services; ecosystems,   etc   ; quality of life;     Show all 3 Subject
Abstract:
... Cultural ecosystem services (CES) refer to the nonmaterial benefits people obtain from ecosystems, and they have direct influence on quality of life. Although the concept of CES has been well accepted, they are rarely fully investigated. A significant barrier is the method for evaluating CES. This paper conducts a literature review of CES evaluation methods. Our aims are the following: to provide ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100925

3. 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

4. Beyond Migration: Causes and Consequences of Nomadic Animal Movements

Author:
Teitelbaum, Claire S.; Mueller, Thomas
Source:
Trends in ecology & evolution 2019 v.34 no.6 pp. 569-581
ISSN:
0169-5347
Subject:
ecosystems,   etc   ; animals; migratory behavior;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Recent advances in animal tracking reveal that many species display irregular movements that do not fall into classical categories of movement patterns such as range residency or migration. Here, we develop a unifying framework that distinguishes these nomadic movements based on their patterns, drivers, and mechanisms. Though they occur in diverse taxa and geographic regions, nomadic movements are ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.tree.2019.02.005

5. Beware greedy algorithms

Author:
Simmons, Benno I.; Hoeppke, Christoph; Sutherland, William J.
Source:
The journal of animal ecology 2019 v.88 no.5 pp. 804-807
ISSN:
0021-8790
Subject:
ecosystems,   etc   ; algorithms; nestedness;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... To fairly compare the nestedness of ecological networks, a network's observed nestedness can be divided by its maximum nestedness. The authors show that a greedy algorithm does not find networks’ maximum nestedness values. Simulated annealing achieved much better results, laying the foundation for future development of even more sophisticated algorithms. ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2656.12963

6. Ecosystem spatial self-organization: Free order for nothing?

Author:
Dong, Xiaoli; Fisher, Stuart G.
Source:
Ecological complexity 2019 v.38 pp. 24-30
ISSN:
1476-945X
Subject:
ecosystems,   etc   ; landscapes; spatial variation;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Ecosystems are complex adaptive systems (CAS) by nature, which means that macroscopic patterns and properties emerge from, and feed back to affect, the interactions among adaptive individual ecological agents. These agents then further adapt (genetically) to the outcomes of those interactions. The concept of self-organization has become increasingly important for understanding ecosystem spatial he ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecocom.2019.01.002

7. 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

8. Functional Structure of River Ecosystems: Retrospective of the Development of Contemporary Concepts (Review)

Author:
Baturina, N. S.
Source:
Inland water biology 2019 v.12 no.1 pp. 1-9
ISSN:
1995-0829
Subject:
ecosystems,   etc   ; models; rivers;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper presents a review of the development of basic concepts that describe the organization of river ecosystems. The first zonal models of river description, as well as the transition to continuum concepts and their further criticism and the development of discontinuum models, are considered. The main discrete models are given as the best alternative approaches to describing the organization ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1995082919010048

9. 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

10. Breaking the Habit(at)

Author:
Coops, Nicholas C.; Wulder, Michael A.
Source:
Trends in ecology & evolution 2019
ISSN:
0169-5347
Subject:
ecosystems,   etc   ; biogeography; habitats;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Earth Observation has revolutionised the mapping of species; however, habitat maps are often categorical, static representations of reality that result in issues relating to accurate change estimation and application to multiple species. We must break the habit of simplistic discrete classes of habitat and derive continuous, interval value, change-sensitive, habitat descriptions with an ability to ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.tree.2019.04.013

11. The Macroalgal Holobiont in a Changing Sea

Author:
van der Loos, Luna M.; Eriksson, Britas Klemens; Falcão Salles, Joana
Source:
Trends in microbiology 2019 v.27 no.7 pp. 635-650
ISSN:
0966-842X
Subject:
coastal ecosystems; ecosystem services,   etc   ; climate change; guidelines; hosts; macroalgae; microorganisms;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... When studying the effects of climate change on eukaryotic organisms we often oversee a major ecological process: the interaction with microbes. Eukaryotic hosts and microbes form functional units, termed holobionts, where microbes play crucial roles in host functioning. Environmental stress may disturb these complex mutualistic relations. Macroalgae form the foundation of coastal ecosystems worldw ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.tim.2019.03.002

12. 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

13. Are ecosystem services provided by insects “bugged” by micro (nano)plastics?

Author:
Oliveira, Miguel; Ameixa, Olga M.C.C.; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.
Source:
Trends in analytical chemistry 2019 v.113 pp. 317-320
ISSN:
0165-9936
Subject:
ecosystem services; terrestrial ecosystems,   etc   ; animals; habitats; insects; microplastics; trees;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Although the study of the effects of microplastics increased in the last years, terrestrial ecosystems remain less studied. In fact, the effects of microplastics in insects, the most abundant group of animals and major providers of key Ecosystem Services, are not well known despite the potential cascading negative effects on the ecosystems functioning in the habitats where they occur.In this paper ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.trac.2019.02.018

14. Conceptualizing ‘sense of place’ in cultural ecosystem services: A framework for interdisciplinary research

Author:
Ryfield, Frances; Cabana, David; Brannigan, John; Crowe, Tasman
Source:
Ecosystem services 2019 v.36 pp. 100907
ISSN:
2212-0416
Subject:
ecosystem services; ecosystems,   etc   ; coasts; human settlements; interdisciplinary research; Irish Sea;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... In this paper we aim to establish a conceptual and practical framework for investigating sense of place as a category of cultural ecosystem services, drawing upon transdisciplinary research on assessing cultural value and ecosystem change in the Irish Sea. We examine sense of place as a material phenomenon, embedded in and expressive of the relationship between determining ecological conditions of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100907

15. Untangling the motivations of different stakeholders for urban greenspace conservation in sub-Saharan Africa

Author:
Guenat, Solène; Dougill, Andrew J.; Kunin, William E.; Dallimer, Martin
Source:
Ecosystem services 2019 v.36 pp. 100904
ISSN:
2212-0416
Subject:
ecosystem services; ecosystems,   etc   ; cities; green infrastructure; motivation; stakeholders; urbanization; Ghana;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Urban expansion is threatening ecosystem service delivery, especially in sub-Saharan Africa where urbanisation rates are among the fastest globally. Greenspaces offer opportunities to prioritise ecosystem services for city residents. However, the success of greenspace conservation is more often driven by their acceptability to a range of stakeholders than by scientific evidence, highlighting the n ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100904

16. Why we should let rewilding be wild and biodiverse

Author:
Genes, Luísa; Svenning, Jens-Christian; Pires, Alexandra S.; Fernandez, Fernando A. S.
Source:
Biodiversity and conservation 2019 v.28 no.5 pp. 1285-1289
ISSN:
0960-3115
Subject:
ecosystem services; ecosystems,   etc   ; biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; ethics; motivation; risk; socioeconomics;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Rewilding has been intensely debated among conservationists and ecologists. Multiple definitions and conceptual frameworks have been proposed for rewilding programmes, but hitherto all with a focus on promoting biodiversity conservation via restoration of ecological processes. Recently, however, it has been proposed to instead focus rewilding on the promotion of self-sustaining provisioning of pre ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10531-019-01707-w

17. Linking biodiversity, ecosystem services, and beneficiaries of tropical dry forests of Latin America: review and new perspectives

Author:
Quijas, Sandra; Romero-Duque, Luz Piedad; Trilleras, Jenny M.; Conti, Georgina; Kolb, Melanie; Brignone, Elisa; Dellafiore, Claudia
Source:
Ecosystem services 2019 pp. 100909
ISSN:
2212-0416
Subject:
ecosystem services; ecosystems,   etc   ; biodiversity; mammals; tropical dry forests; Latin America;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... We conducted a systematic literature review to identify and analyze research linking biodiversity, ecosystem services and their beneficiaries in tropical dry forests of Latin America. By assessing 71 studies published in the last 20 years, we addressed two questions: i) when research on links between biodiversity, ecosystem services and beneficiaries began and which of these links have been addres ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100909

18. A critical assessment of available ecosystem services data according to the Final Ecosystem Goods and Services framework

Author:
Tashie, Arik; Ringold, Paul
Source:
Ecosphere 2019 v.10 no.3 pp. e02665
ISSN:
2150-8925
Subject:
ecosystem services; ecosystems,   etc   ; databases; land cover; land use; United States;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... The last decade has seen a proliferation of studies describing the benefits people accrue from natural processes by translation of spatially explicit land use and landcover data to ecosystem service provision. Yet, critical assessment of systemic bias resulting from reliance on land use and landcover data is limited. Here, we evaluate an extensive collection of ecosystem service‐related data based ...
DOI:
10.1002/ecs2.2665

19. 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

20. 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