Ecosystem services are substantial elements for human society. The central challenge to
meet the human needs from ecosystems while sustain the Earth's life support systems …

The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is a World Heritage Area and contains extensive areas of
coral reef, seagrass meadows and fisheries resources. From adjacent catchments …

Land use/land cover (LULC) dynamics alter ecosystem services values (ESVs), yet
quantitative evaluations of changes in ESVs are seldom attempted. Using Munessa …

Understanding ecosystem service trade-offs and synergies is the foundation to achieve the
efficient management of the ecosystem and improve human well-being. However, the …

As a highly valuable region that provides multiple important ecosystem services, the Qinghai-
Tibetan Plateau is vulnerable to climate change and human activities, which have induced …

Considering the increasing uptake of the concept of “ecosystem services” in landscape
management and environmental policies, it is urgent to establish a consensual framework to …

Abstract The arid southeastern Iberian Peninsula is a unique region in which conservation
and human development have coexisted and coevolved over many decades. However …

One of the main manifestations of the Grain-for-Green Programme (GFGP) is land use
change, which will affect the trade-off of ecosystem services. Since the implementation of the …

The restoration and protection of “blue carbon” ecosystems–mangroves, seagrasses, and
tidal marshes–has potential to offset greenhouse gas emissions and improve coastal …

Watershed-scale nonpoint source (NPS) pollution models have become important tools to
understand, evaluate, and predict the negative impacts of NPS pollution on water quality …