Bats play crucial ecosystem services as seed dispersers, pollinators, controllers of insects,
and nutrient recyclers. However, there has not been a thorough global review evaluating …

Over the last few years, considerable attention has been devoted in the scientific literature
and in the media to the concept of “ecosystem” services of soils. The monetary valuation of …

Phytoplankton, the ecological group of microalgae adapted to live in apparent suspension in
water masses, is much more than an ecosystem's engineer. In this opinion paper, we use …

The paper seeks to advance our understanding of the extent to which the use of economic
incentives can undermine (“crowd out”) or reinforce (“crowd in”) people's intrinsic …

We describe and reflect on seven recurring critiques of the concept of ecosystem services
and respective counter‐arguments. First, the concept is criticized for being anthropocentric …

This paper explores spiritual and aesthetic cultural values associated with ecosystems. We
argue that these values are not best captured by instrumental or consequentialist thinking …

Researchers working in the field of ecosystem services (ES) have long acknowledged the
importance of recognising multiple values in ecosystems and biodiversity. Yet the …

One of the key challenges for ecosystem services research is to develop a comprehensive
methodological approach in which biophysical, socio-cultural and monetary value-domains …

Highlights•Addressing power relations is required for more sustainable and fair ecosystem
governance.•Power relations influence the production of ecosystem services and distribution …

A major strength of the ecosystem services (ESS) concept is that it allows a succinct
description of how human well-being depends on nature, showing that the neglect of such …