Ecosystem services—current challenges and opportunities for ecological research
K Birkhofer, E Diehl, J Andersson, J Ekroos… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The concept of ecosystem services was originally developed to illustrate the benefits that
natural ecosystems generate for society and to raise awareness for biodiversity and …
natural ecosystems generate for society and to raise awareness for biodiversity and …
Why socio-political borders and boundaries matter in conservation
M Dallimer, N Strange - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2015 - cell.com
Acting to demarcate the spatial limits of decision-making processes, socio-political
boundaries are an inevitable part of a human-dominated world. Rarely coincident with …
boundaries are an inevitable part of a human-dominated world. Rarely coincident with …
Economic factors affecting diversified farming systems
MS Bowman, D Zilberman - Ecology and society, 2013 - JSTOR
In response to a shift toward specialization and mechanization during the 20th century, there
has been momentum on the part of a vocal contingent of consumers, producers …
has been momentum on the part of a vocal contingent of consumers, producers …
Improving the link between payments and the provision of ecosystem services in agri-environment schemes
This paper considers how agri-environment schemes under the Common Agricultural Policy
could be adapted to derive a higher return of ecosystem services, by spatially targeting the …
could be adapted to derive a higher return of ecosystem services, by spatially targeting the …
Payment for ecosystem services from forests
J Alix-Garcia, H Wolff - Annu. Rev. Resour. Econ., 2014 - annualreviews.org
Every year from 2000 to 2010, our planet lost native forests roughly the size of Costa Rica.
This rapid deforestation has dramatically changed the chemical composition of the world's …
This rapid deforestation has dramatically changed the chemical composition of the world's …
[HTML][HTML] Spatial Coordination Incentives for landscape-scale environmental management: A systematic review
Conventional agri-environmental schemes (AES) have been criticized for failing to exploit
conservation synergies that could be obtained from spatial coordination of conservation …
conservation synergies that could be obtained from spatial coordination of conservation …
Early adoption of conservation agriculture practices: Understanding partial compliance in programs with multiple adoption decisions
Land degradation and soil erosion have emerged as serious challenges to smallholder
farmers throughout Southern Africa. To combat these challenges, conservation agriculture …
farmers throughout Southern Africa. To combat these challenges, conservation agriculture …
Bringing the neighbors in: A choice experiment on the influence of coordination and social norms on farmers' willingness to accept agro-environmental schemes …
This paper aims to shed light on the challenges and opportunities of promoting farmers'
participation in agro-environmental programs at reasonable monetary cost in intensively …
participation in agro-environmental programs at reasonable monetary cost in intensively …
Implementing the optimal provision of ecosystem services
Many ecosystem services are public goods whose provision depends on the spatial pattern
of land use. The pattern of land use is often determined by the decisions of multiple private …
of land use. The pattern of land use is often determined by the decisions of multiple private …
Managing ecosystem services for agriculture: Will landscape-scale management pay?
Agriculture's reliance on ecosystem services creates economic and ecological
interdependencies between crop production and biodiversity. Interactions with mobile …
interdependencies between crop production and biodiversity. Interactions with mobile …