Interest in ecosystem services has grown tremendously among a wide range of sectors,
including government agencies, NGO's and the business community. Ecosystem services …

Ecosystem services, the benefits ecosystems provide to people, and hydrologic services, the
subset of terrestrial ecosystem services related to water, appear with increasing frequency in …

What started as a humble metaphor to help us think about our relation to nature has become
integral to how we are addressing the future of humanity and the course of biological …

The ecosystem services concept (ES) is becoming a cornerstone of contemporary
sustainability thought. Challenges with this concept and its applications are well …

What are birds worth—what is their actual dollar value to human society? To most of us in
the ornithological community, birds are invaluable. But in these times we need more specific …

The importance of ecosystem services for human well-being has been highlighted by
several recent environmental studies and assessments. These assessments provide useful …

The concept of ecosystem services is an approach widely discussed to clarify and to assess
the dependence of human society on ecosystems and landscapes. In order to better …

Ecosystem services (ES) analyses are increasingly used to address societal challenges, but
too often are not accompanied by uncertainty assessment. This omission limits the validity of …

This study evaluated the use of an Internet-based public participation geographic
information system (PPGIS) to identify ecosystem services in Grand County, Colorado …

Although frequently referred to in the literature, the concept of cultural ecosystem services
(CES) has so far been limited in its application. Difficulties arise when specifying the nature …