The study of ecosystem services enables the understanding of the services that ecosystems provide at the landscape level by explaining the relationship between natural capital, ecosystem services, and human wellbeing. The limited number of studies summarizing important themes and approaches used in this area constrain the ability of scholars and practitioners to initiate or incorporate ecosystem services in their own domains of research. This paper develops a structured process that traces efforts in this domain of knowledge and proposes a systematic review of key themes and approaches that have developed over the last 40 years. Further, this study identifies emerging and dominant areas of interest in the field. Key themes represent underlying meanings or ideas widely used in the ecosystem services field and includes trending or rising topics. Approaches include tools, frameworks, perspectives and management strategies to analyze, assess, and quantify ecosystem services. Analyses showed that, among key themes, conservation of biodiversity and landscape planning had the most activity and interest. Among approaches, economic valuation showed the highest levels of activity, while conceptual framework was the most cited. This review paper contributes a guide to progress in ecosystem service research and provides a comprehensive understanding of its evolution and development.

通过解释自然资本，生态系统服务和人类福祉之间的关系，对生态系统服务的研究使人们能够了解生态系统在景观水平上提供的服务。总结该领域使用的重要主题和方法的研究数量有限，这限制了学者和实践者在自己的研究领域中发起或纳入生态系统服务的能力。本文开发了一个结构化的过程，该过程可追溯该知识领域的工作，并提出对过去40年中发展的关键主题和方法的系统评价。此外，本研究还确定了该领域新兴的和占主导地位的领域。关键主题代表了在生态系统服务领域广泛使用的基本含义或思想，并且包括趋势或上升主题。方法包括分析，评估和量化生态系统服务的工具，框架，观点和管理策略。分析表明，在关键主题中，生物多样性保护和景观规划最为活跃和感兴趣。在各种方法中，经济估值显示出最高水平的活动，而概念框架则被引用最多。这篇综述文章为生态系统服务研究的进展提供了指南，并提供了对其发展和发展的全面理解。经济估价显示出最高水平的活动，而概念框架则被引用最多。这篇综述文章为生态系统服务研究的进展提供了指南，并提供了对其发展和发展的全面理解。经济估价显示出最高水平的活动，而概念框架则被引用最多。这篇综述文章为生态系统服务研究的进展提供了指南，并提供了对其发展和发展的全面理解。