Ensuring planetary survival: the centrality of organic carbon in balancing the multifunctional nature of soils
Not only do soils provide 98.7% of the calories consumed by humans, they also provide
numerous other functions upon which planetary survivability closely depends. However, our …
numerous other functions upon which planetary survivability closely depends. However, our …
A quantitative review of ecosystem service studies: approaches, shortcomings and the road ahead
Ecosystem services are defined as the benefits that humans obtain from ecosystems.
Employing the ecosystem service concept is intended to support the development of policies …
Employing the ecosystem service concept is intended to support the development of policies …
Sustainability in global agriculture driven by organic farming
Agricultural practices need to change to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals by 2030. How to achieve the SDGs is heavily contested. Here we propose a policy …
Goals by 2030. How to achieve the SDGs is heavily contested. Here we propose a policy …
A blueprint for map** and modelling ecosystem services
The inconsistency in methods to quantify and map ecosystem services challenges the
development of robust values of ecosystem services in national accounts and broader policy …
development of robust values of ecosystem services in national accounts and broader policy …
Pollinator habitat enhancement: benefits to other ecosystem services
A range of policy initiatives have been promoted in recent years to address the decline of
bee populations in Europe and North America. Among these has been the establishment of …
bee populations in Europe and North America. Among these has been the establishment of …
A framework for classifying and quantifying the natural capital and ecosystem services of soils
The ecosystem services and natural capital of soils are often not recognised and generally
not well understood. This paper addresses this issue by drawing on scientific understanding …
not well understood. This paper addresses this issue by drawing on scientific understanding …
The robustness and restoration of a network of ecological networks
Understanding species' interactions and the robustness of interaction networks to species
loss is essential to understand the effects of species' declines and extinctions. In most …
loss is essential to understand the effects of species' declines and extinctions. In most …
A review of the elements of human well-being with an emphasis on the contribution of ecosystem services
JK Summers, LM Smith, JL Case, RA Linthurst - Ambio, 2012 - Springer
Natural ecosystems perform fundamental life-support services upon which human
civilization depends. However, many people believe that nature provides these services for …
civilization depends. However, many people believe that nature provides these services for …
A multi-criteria approach for an integrated land-cover-based assessment of ecosystem services provision to support landscape planning
L Koschke, C Fürst, S Frank, F Makeschin - Ecological indicators, 2012 - Elsevier
The article presents a multicriteria assessment framework for the qualitative estimation of
regional potentials to provide ecosystem services as a prerequisite to support regional …
regional potentials to provide ecosystem services as a prerequisite to support regional …