Mining activities can pose negative, sometimes irreversible damage to ecosystems, yet consequences for ecosystem services (ES) and their contribution to human wellbeing are more uncertain. Obtaining a clear understanding of where and how mining impacts ES and the methods used to show this is crucial for determining management approaches to overcome impacts. Here, we review the academic literature examining mining impacts to ES. We found only 60 papers assessed impacts to ES, with the majority focused on coal mining. Regulating services, such as carbon storage and erosion prevention, were most commonly assessed. We observed considerable variation in ES definitions and conceptualisations with no methodological consistency in ES assessments among studies. While we found negative impacts on ES were attributed to active mining operations and some positive impacts were related to restoration activities, our results also highlight major limitations to managing ES in mining regions. Assessing the full extent of impacts to ES from mining requires clear identification of changes in the ES chain – from biophysical supply to benefits and human wellbeing throughout the mining lifecycle. We propose a research agenda to address these knowledge gaps, which will help to improve pre- and post-mining ecosystem management for ES and human wellbeing.

采矿活动可能会对生态系统造成负面影响，有时甚至是不可逆转的破坏，但是对生态系统服务（ES）的后果及其对人类福祉的贡献更加不确定。清楚地了解采矿在何处以及如何影响ES，以及用于证明这一点的方法对于确定克服影响的管理方法至关重要。在这里，我们回顾了有关采矿对ES的影响的学术文献。我们发现只有60篇论文评估了对ES的影响，其中大部分集中在煤矿开采上。调节服务，例如碳储存和侵蚀预防，是最常被评估的。我们观察到ES定义和概念存在很大差异，研究之间在ES评估中没有方法上的一致性。尽管我们发现对ES的负面影响归因于积极的采矿作业，而一些积极影响与恢复活动有关，但我们的结果也凸显了在采矿区管理ES的主要局限性。要全面评估采矿对ES的影响，需要清楚地确定ES链的变化-从生物物理供应到整个采矿生命周期的利益和人类福祉。我们提出了一项研究议程，以解决这些知识空白，这将有助于改善采矿前和采矿后的生态系统管理，以促进ES和人类福祉。要全面评估采矿对ES的影响，需要清楚地确定ES链的变化-从生物物理供应到整个采矿生命周期的利益和人类福祉。我们提出了一项研究议程，以解决这些知识空白，这将有助于改善采矿前和采矿后的生态系统管理，以促进ES和人类福祉。要全面评估采矿对ES的影响，需要清楚地确定ES链的变化-从生物物理供应到整个采矿生命周期的利益和人类福祉。我们提出了一项研究议程，以解决这些知识空白，这将有助于改善采矿前和采矿后的生态系统管理，以促进ES和人类福祉。