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Aligning nature-based solutions with ecosystem services in the urban century Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Roy P. Remme, Megan Meacham, Kara E. Pellowe, Erik Andersson, Anne D. Guerry, Benjamin Janke, Lingling Liu, Eric Lonsdorf, Meng Li, Yuanyuan Mao, Christopher Nootenboom, Tong Wu, Alexander P.E. van Oudenhoven
In an increasingly urbanized world, the concepts of ecosystem services and nature-based solutions can help tackle grand challenges. However, ambiguity in their definitions and in the relationship between the two concepts complicates comprehensive research efforts as well as their effective application in policy and planning in urban systems. This paper presents a framework to clarify and explicitly
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Tradeoffs in people’s perceptions about ecosystem services and disservices related to bats: Implications for managing agroecosystems and conserving bats Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Paula Meli, Juan Carlos Imio, Fulgencio Lisón
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Economic values for ecosystem services: A global synthesis and way forward Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 L.M. Brander, R. de Groot, J.P. Schägner, V. Guisado-Goñi, V. van 't Hoff, S. Solomonides, A. McVittie, F. Eppink, M. Sposato, L. Do, A. Ghermandi, M. Sinclair, R. Thomas
This paper presents a global synthesis of economic values for ecosystem services provided by 15 terrestrial and marine biomes. Information from over 1,300 studies, yielding over 9,400 value estimates in monetary units, has been collected and organised in the Ecosystem Services Valuation Database (ESVD). This is a substantial expansion of data since the de Groot et al. (2012) description of the ESVD
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Valuation and management of desert ecosystems and their services Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Haojie Chen, Robert Costanza
Based on different definitions, deserts may constitute 13% to 33% of the global terrestrial surface. This is larger than the area of tropical forests and all types of wetlands combined. However, desert ecosystems are among the least studied in terms of their ecosystem services (ES), especially those that arise from species and processes unique to deserts. There are numerous research gaps that need
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Mapping ecosystem services in Colombia: Analysis of synergies, trade-offs and bundles in environmental management Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Aracely Burgos-Ayala, Amanda Jiménez-Aceituno, Megan Meacham, Daniel Rozas-Vásquez, María Mancilla García, Juan Rocha, Alexander Rincón-Ruíz
Ecosystem services (ES) have gained significant attention in recent years from the global environmental initiatives that involve science and policy. Multiple scholars have analyzed how ES are integrated with environmental policies, plans, and strategic assessments. However, there is a lack of information on how countries translate these policies, plans and assessments into concrete environmental management
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Use of ecosystem services and land ownership to prioritize conservation areas on Jeju Island, Republic of Korea Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Jihwan Kim, Wonhyeop Shin, Seunguk Kim, Hyeyeong Choe, Toshinori Tanaka, Youngkeun Song
In the face of ecological challenges, sustainable implementation of conservation strategies necessitates a delicate balance between ecosystem services, biodiversity, land ownership, and cost considerations. This study presents a conservation strategy for Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, an area renowned for its unique ecological features. We developed the strategy by evaluating 12 scenarios involving
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The application of ecosystem accounting principles at the local scale for a protected landscape: A case study of the Sleza Landscape Park in Poland Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Marta Sylla
This paper presents the application of the ecosystem service assessment and valuation of three ecosystem services to the local municipalities, which host the protected area. The protected area in this study is a -urban Sleza mountain providing perfect opportunities for one-day hiking for families. The case study area represents five municipalities that are part of the Sleza Landscape Park in Poland
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Bats and rice: Quantifying the role of insectivorous bats as agricultural pest suppressors in rice fields Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Carme Tuneu-Corral, Xavier Puig-Montserrat, Carles Flaquer, Vanessa A. Mata, Hugo Rebelo, Mar Cabeza, Adrià López-Baucells
Rice represents the main staple food for more than half of the world’s population, playing an essential role in food security and economic growth. One of the major pests affecting this crop is the striped rice stem borer moth (), a widespread species found in Australasia, Asia and southern Europe. Bats are paramount insect consumers and their role as natural pest controllers in agriculture has been
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Dealing with negative monetary ecosystem services values in environmental and economic accounting Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Astrid Zabel, Raushan Bokusheva, Martina Bozzola
The concept of exchange values refers to the theoretical notion of an exchange happening for ecosystem services between an ecosystem asset and an economic agent. The United Nations System of Environmental Economic Accounting recommends using market prices as exchange values whenever possible, or otherwise, exchange value estimates that conceptually come close to market prices. However, in countries
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Payments for Ecosystem Services opportunities for emerging Nature-based Solutions: Integrating Indigenous perspectives from Australia Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Kamaljit K Sangha, Ronju Ahammad, Jeremy Russell-Smith, Robert Costanza
With recent growing interest and potential investment in nature-based solutions (NbS), a local, regional and global level understanding of what kinds of mechanisms or arrangements work effectively to deliver the required biodiversity and climate change outcomes is essential. This paper presents the status and opportunities for Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) arrangements in Australia, with a focus
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Using the ecosystem serviceshed concept in conservation planning for more equitable outcomes Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-03 Jean-Olivier Goyette, Poliana Mendes, Jérôme Cimon-Morin, Jérôme Dupras, Stéphanie Pellerin, Alain N. Rousseau, Monique Poulin
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Investing in the wealth of nature through biodiversity and ecosystem service finance solutions Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-03 Andrew Seidl, Tracey Cumming, Marco Arlaud, Cole Crossett, Onno van den Heuvel
The last fifteen years have been transformative in the field of biodiversity and ecosystem services finance. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) articulated a pathway to achieve the global vision of “living in harmony with nature” by 2050, with four goals and 23 targets to be met by 2030. Published reports indicate biodiversity finance needs are on the order of seven times current
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‘Uncertainty audit’ for ecosystem accounting: Satellite-based ecosystem extent is biased without design-based area estimation and accuracy assessment Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Zander S. Venter, Bálint Czúcz, Erik Stange, Megan S. Nowell, Trond Simensen, Bart Immerzeel, David N. Barton
There are currently no guidelines in the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA) for quantifying and disclosing uncertainty. However, without quantifying uncertainty, it is unclear whether or not accounting tables contain biased (erroneous) area estimates which do not reflect real land cover changes. We use Oslo municipality in Norway as a case study to illustrate
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Unequal access to cultural ecosystem services of green spaces within the city of Rome – A spatial social media-based analysis Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Giulia Benati, Fulvia Calcagni, Federico Matellozzo, Andrea Ghermandi, Johannes Langemeyer
This groundbreaking study sheds new light on the unequal distribution of cultural ecosystem services (CES) within Rome's urban green spaces (UGS). Employing a novel methodology, we assess UGS quality through georeferenced social media data from Twitter, evaluate the green cover of UGS, and assess accessibility to these spaces using network analysis in a GIS environment. This unique methodology allows
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Consistent ecosystem service bundles emerge across global mountain, island and delta systems Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-20 M. Oliver Reader, Maarten B. Eppinga, Hugo J. de Boer, Owen L. Petchey, Maria J. Santos
Ecosystem services are often analysed individually, but are intertwined with one another and the social-ecological systems they occur in. As a response, ecosystem service bundles, i.e. co-occurring sets of ecosystem services, can be used to simplify complex relationships between nature and society, and in turn aid understanding. Typically bundles are studied on the local to regional scale, given the
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The impact of payment for ecosystem service schemes on participants’ motivation: A global assessment Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-14 Yali Huang, Xiaoling Zhang, Xushan Sheng, Yue Wang, Kenneth Mei Yee Leung
Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) is a commonly used policy tool to fund nature conservation efforts. However, the implementation of financial incentives may have unintended consequences on intrinsic motivations, such as attitudes and environmental values, resulting in reduced levels of pro-environmental behaviors after PES compared to those observed before PES. The effect of PES schemes on participants’
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Analysis of the potential value of cultural ecosystem services: A case study of Busan City, Republic of Korea Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Dong-Kyu Lee
Although the importance of ecosystem services (ES) as a result of urbanization continues to be emphasized, their economic value to cities as a whole has not been widely explored. This study aimed to provide basic data to respond to the continuously increasing demand for ESs by analyzing the potential value of cultural ecosystem services (CESs). These services are among the most important ESs and represent
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Opportunities for improved consideration of cultural benefits in environmental decision-Making Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Kristin R. Hoelting, Joshua W. Morse, Rachelle K. Gould, Doreen E. Martinez, Rina S. Hauptfeld, Amanda E. Cravens, Sara J. Breslow, Lucas S. Bair, Rudy M. Schuster, Michael C. Gavin
Many cultural benefits of ecosystem services (ES) are difficult to capture in standard ES assessments. Scholars and practitioners often respond to this gap by seeking to develop new scientific methods to capture and integrate the plural values associated with diverse cultural benefits categories. This increasing emphasis on value pluralism represents an essential step toward recognitional justice within
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Advancing knowledge pluralism and cultural benefits in ecosystem services theory and application Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Kristin R. Hoelting, Doreen E. Martinez, Rudy M. Schuster, Michael C. Gavin
Improved consideration of the cultural benefits of ecosystem services (ES) requires attention to knowledge pluralism in addition to value pluralism. Theorists have increasingly argued that meaningful inclusion of cultural benefits of ES requires attention to plural values, beyond the individual, instrumental values associated with ecosystems. However, there has been little engagement around the role
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National mapping and assessment of ecosystem services projects in Europe – Participants’ experiences, state of the art and lessons learned Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Ágnes Vári, Cristian Mihai Adamescu, Mario Balzan, Kremena Gocheva, Martin Götzl, Karsten Grunewald, Miguel Inácio, Madli Linder, Grégory Obiang-Ndong, Paulo Pereira, Fernando Santos-Martin, Ina Sieber, Małgorzata Stępniewska, Eszter Tanács, Mette Termansen, Eric Tromeur, Davina Vačkářová, Bálint Czúcz
Backed by the Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 and 2030, numerous ‘Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystem Services’ (MAES) projects have been completed in recent years in the member states of the European Union, with substantial results and insights accumulated. The experience from the different approaches is a valuable source of information for developing assessment processes further, especially with regard
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Assessment of the effectiveness of China’s protected areas in enhancing ecosystem services Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-31 Chaoyue Yu, Zhonghao Zhang, Erik Jeppesen, Yang Gao, Yuexin Liu, Yongjie Liu, Qingling Lu, Chenxu Wang, Ximan Sun
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A farming systems approach to assess synergies and trade-offs among ecosystem services Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 J.F. Silva, J.L. Santos, P.F. Ribeiro, C. Marta-Pedroso, M.R. Magalhães, F. Moreira
Agricultural landscapes are linked to many functions that benefit human well-being, with a focus on food production. These functions are intrinsically linked with the management choices made by farmers, which are reflected in different farming systems (FS) and their shares in the landscape. However, there is a mismatch between the level where these decisions are taken – farm level – and the landscape
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Ecosystem accounting for water resources at the catchment scale, a case study for the Peloponnisos, Greece Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Eleni S. Bekri, Ioannis P. Kokkoris, Dimitrios Skuras, Lars Hein, Panayotis Dimopoulos
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Examining weak sustainability for storm protection by mangroves Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Saudamini Das
Although the body of scientific evidence supports that mangroves provide storm protection and save lives during cyclones, coastal planners have been prioritizing the adoption of technological alternatives, for example, early warnings, evacuation training, and storm shelters—over mangrove conservation, to manage storm risks. Such policy has the underlying assumption that mangroves and technological
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Linking natural capital stocks with ecosystem services in the Northern Baltic Sea Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Susanna Jernberg, Harri Kuosa, Christoffer Boström, Daryl Burdon, Fiia Haavisto, Anna-Stiina Heiskanen, Suvi Kiviluoto, Sanna Kuningas, Mervi Kunnasranta, Laura Uusitalo, Anna Villnäs, Mats Westerbom, Kirsi Kostamo
The Baltic Sea is a heavily used marine area in Northern Europe delivering valuable services to the inhabitants of its surrounding countries. Understanding how the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems deliver ecosystem services is still limited. However, this information is increasingly needed for ecosystem accounting, marine spatial planning and managing natural resources sustainably. In
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Mapping and assessment of lake ecosystem services in Lithuania Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Miguel Inácio, Manob Das, Benjamin Burkhard, Damià Barceló, Paulo Pereira
Lakes provide essential Ecosystem Services (ES) that support human well-being. However, due to anthropogenic environmental degradation, lake ecosystem conditions and related ES supply are affected. To assess these impacts and ES supply alterations, mapping and assessing lake ES is key. Spatiotemporal lake ES studies are lacking, especially at the national scale. In this study, we mapped and assessed
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A process perspective of conceptual innovation: Integrating equity in applications of the ecosystem services concept in Ireland Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-16 Kate Flood, Marie Mahon, John McDonagh
The ecosystem services (ES) concept emerged as a metaphor to demonstrate humanity’s dependence on the natural environment and is increasingly applied to frame human-nature relationships in conservation science, policy and practice. This paper aims to enhance understanding of how the ES concept is applied for ecosystem management and biodiversity conservation in the Irish context, with further applicability
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Mapping cultural ecosystem services of the urban riverscapes: the case of the Vistula River in Warsaw, Poland Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Tomasz Grzyb
Urban green and blue spaces play a key role in strengthening human-nature bonds as they offer a variety of opportunities to directly contact nature. They are robust providers of cultural ecosystem services (CES), non-material benefits arising from the interaction between people and nature. Recreation in green and blue spaces beneficially contributes to the well-being of urban dwellers in multiple ways
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Understanding the sentiment associated with cultural ecosystem services using images and text from social media Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Ilan Havinga, Diego Marcos, Patrick Bogaart, Devis Tuia, Lars Hein
Social media is increasingly being employed to develop Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES) indicators. The image-sharing platform Flickr has been one of the most popular sources of data. Most large-scale studies, however, tend to only use the number of images as a proxy for CES due to the challenges associated with processing large amounts of this data but this does not fully represent the benefit generated
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Building the case for protecting urban nature: How urban planners use the ideas, rhetoric, and tools of ecosystem services science Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-09 Kate Thompson, Kate Sherren, Peter N. Duinker, Mikiko Terashima, Anders Hayden
Ecosystem services (ES) researchers have recognized the important role of urban planning decisions in influencing the quantity and distribution of ES in cities. However, knowledge about ES among planners is still modest, and more research is needed about planners’ experiences with ES. For this qualitative study, interviews and focus groups were conducted with actors with roles in urban planning in
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Perceived urban ecosystem services and disservices in gentrifying neighborhoods: Contrasting views between community members and state informants Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-08 Mary Kathryn Rodgman, Isabelle Anguelovski, Carmen Pérez-del-Pulgar, Galia Shokry, Melissa Garcia-Lamarca, James J.T. Connolly, Francesc Baró, Margarita Triguero-Mas
As assessing urban ecosystem services and disservices is of rapidly growing interest in a context of increasingly urbanized environments, greater scholarly attention needs to be placed on how different informants perceive these services and disservices. Previous research in urban geography and planning has already pointed at the challenges of building inclusive natural outdoor environments such as
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Co-creating urban ecosystem accounting: Physical and monetary accounts of runoff retention service provided by urban green spaces Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Laura Costadone, Tin-Yu Lai, Pekka Hurskainen, Leena Kopperoinen
Urban ecosystem accounting can provide the structure for systematically integrating the value of urban green spaces into management and decision making to support urban resilience and sustainability. However, there are very few instructive examples of urban ecosystem accounting, particularly those created collaboratively with a municipality. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop co-created
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Changes in the value of ecosystem services due to watershed development in India’s Eastern Ghats and incentives for better stewardship Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Suresh Kumar, M Madhu, Ranjay K Singh, Rajesh Kaushal, Ch. Jyotiprava Dash, Hombe H.C. Gowda, GW Barla
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Spatially explicit ecosystem accounts for coastal wetland restoration Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Micheli D. P. Costa, Melissa Wartman, Peter I. Macreadie, Lawrance W. Ferns, Rhiannon L. Holden, Daniel Ierodiaconou, Kimberley J. MacDonald, Tessa K. Mazor, Rebecca Morris, Emily Nicholson, Andrew Pomeroy, Elisa A. Zavadil, Mary Young, Rohan Snartt, Paul Carnell
Coastal wetlands (i.e., mangroves, saltmarshes, and seagrasses) have been recognised as an efficient natural climate solution to help mitigate and adapt to climate change. These ecosystems are also known to provide additional ecosystem services to coastal communities (e.g., fisheries and biodiversity enhancement, nutrient removal). Despite their importance to coasts and coastal communities, we lack
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Animal-named businesses are low-cost, accessible indicators of wildlife socio-cultural value Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Trevyn A. Toone
Wildlife not only play a pivotal role in providing irreplaceable ecosystem services but also hold immense socio-cultural value for communities by shaping cultural identities and fostering human connections with the natural world. However, quantifying the socio-cultural value of wildlife is challenging and typically relies on targeted participant-based interviews or questionnaires. This study explores
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Adverse effects of air pollution on human health predicted from tree-ring reductions – A conceptualization of a new ecosystem service Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-11-19 Ireneusz Malik, Małgorzata Wistuba, Lingxiao Sun, Jing He, Chunlan Li, Yang Yu, Riude Yu, Katarzyna Sitko
Air pollution adversely affects human health, while trees, conifers in particular, growing in areas affected by air pollution, immediately register pollution by developing rings with decreased width. Some diseases in human population, e.g. lung cancer, develop and are diagnosed with a certain delay in relation to the exposure to air pollution, thus, with a certain delay to ring reductions in trees
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What drives forest multifunctionality in central and northern Europe? Exploring the interplay of management, climate, and policies Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-11-18 Astor Toraño Caicoya, Marta Vergarechea, Clemens Blattert, Julian Klein, Kyle Eyvindson, Daniel Burgas, Tord Snäll, Mikko Mönkkönen, Rasmus Astrup, Fulvio Di Fulvio, Niklas Forsell, Markus Hartikainen, Enno Uhl, Werner Poschenrieder, Clara Antón-Fernández
Forests provide a range of vital services to society and are critical habitats for biodiversity, holding inherent multifunctionality. While traditionally viewed as a byproduct of production-focused forestry, today's forest ecosystem services and biodiversity (FESB) play an essential role in several sectoral policies’ needs. Achieving policy objectives requires careful management considering the interplay
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Trends in valuation approaches for cultural ecosystem services: A systematic literature review Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Laura Andreina Matos Márquez, Eva Caroline Nunes Rezende, Karine Borges Machado, Emilly Layne Martins do Nascimento, Joana D'arc Bardella Castro, João Carlos Nabout
Cultural ecosystem services constitute a field of research characterised by a growing number of publications from various academic disciplines. We carried out a systematic review of the literature that explicitly assessed with the valuation of cultural ecosystem services (CES). We used the review to identify, evaluate and interpret globally available research on the valuation of CES through the Web
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Valuation and mapping of the recreational diving ecosystem service of the Aegean Sea Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 Valentini Stamatiadou, Antonios Mazaris, Zisis Mallios, Stelios Katsanevakis
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The Navigate framework: How the ecosystem services and resilience concepts can help us navigate in the current crises Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-10-23 Laura Maebe, Marc Dufrêne, Hugues Claessens, Kevin Maréchal, Gauthier Ligot, Christian Messier
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Sustainability threshold for multiple ecosystem services in the Venice lagoon, Italy Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Silvia Rova, Alice Stocco, Fabio Pranovi
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Advancing spatial decision-making in a transboundary catchment through multidimensional ecosystem services assessment Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Alicia Correa, Jorge Forero, Jorge Marco Renau, Ivan Lizarazo, Mark Mulligan, Daniele Codato
Global change has led to significant impacts on ecosystem services, posing a threat to the livelihoods of local communities worldwide. It is essential to assess these services to integrate them into regional planning, and policy design. We conduct ecosystem services assessments to inform spatial decision-making in a transboundary catchment. We focus on Mira-Mataje (11617 km2) transboundary catchment
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Profit-efficiency analysis of forest ecosystem services in the southeastern US Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-10-10 Andres Susaeta, Ester Gutiérrez, Sebastián Lozano
Technical, allocative, and profit efficiency of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris. Mill) forests in the southeastern United States, producing ecosystem services such as timber, tree biodiversity, water, and carbon sequestration, were estimated. This study employed a non-parametric two-stage approach involving data envelopment analysis (DEA) and robust linear regression. Utilizing data from the Forest
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How remote sensing choices influence ecosystem services monitoring and evaluation results of ecological restoration interventions Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Trinidad del Río-Mena, Louise Willemen, Anton Vrieling, Andy Nelson
Large-scale ecological restorations are recognized worldwide as an effective strategy to combat environmental degradation and promote sustainability. Remote sensing (RS) imagery, such as obtained from Landsat and Sentinel-2 satellites, can provide spatial, spectral, and temporal information on ecosystem service supply to support monitoring and evaluation of restoration interventions. However, because
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Stakeholder perceptions of agricultural landscape services, biodiversity, and drivers of change in four European case studies Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-10-06 Monika Suškevičs, Katrin Karner, Claudia Bethwell, Florian Danzinger, Sonja Kay, Takamasa Nishizawa, Johannes Schuler, Kalev Sepp, Rando Värnik, Michael Glemnitz, Maaria Semm, Christina Umstätter, Tobias Conradt, Felix Herzog, Noëlle Klein, Thomas Wrbka, Peter Zander, Martin Schönhart
Many studies have explored farmers’ perspectives on biodiversity and ecosystem services, but fewer qualitative and cross-country comparisons exist. We develop a socio-ecological system to analyse agricultural landscape services, biodiversity, and drivers that have affected these services in recent decades. Via a systematic stakeholder mapping and 49 semi-structured interviews, we identify stakeholder
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Implications of changes in land use for ecosystem service values of two highly eroded watersheds in Lake Abaya Chamo sub-basin, Ethiopia Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-10-01 Wolde Mekuria, Assefa Gedle, Yitna Tesfaye, Euan Phimister
Ecosystems provide a variety of ecosystem services and functions for mankind, and their sustainable use plays an important role in livelihoods. However, the resulting land degradation due to land use and land cover changes leads to loss of valuable ecosystems and associated ecosystem functions and services. This study takes two highly degraded watersheds, Aba-Bora and Guder, in Ethiopia and uses the
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Crowdsourcing social values data: Flickr and public participation GIS provide different perspectives of ecosystem services in a remote coastal region Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-30 Tahlia Daymond, Margaret E. Andrew, Halina T. Kobryn
Spatial planning and environmental management are expected to adopt participatory processes. However, the needed spatial data on social values of ecosystem services are limited, especially for marine spatial planning for large, remote coastal areas, and the collection of such information can be time and resource intensive. Crowdsourcing techniques are cost efficient sources of social values data, but
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An evidence base of ecosystems services provided by diadromous fish in the European Atlantic Area Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Matthew Ashley, Arantza Murillas, Angela Muench, Cristina Marta-Pedroso, Lynda Rodwell, Sian Rees, Emma Rendle, Tea Bašić, Gordon H. Copp, Estibaliz Díaz, David J. Nachón, Patrick Lambert, Geraldine Lassalle
Historical and existing environmental and human induced pressures have negatively impacted diadromous species, as well as benefits to humans, derived from the ecosystem services these species contribute to. As species move across national boundaries, successful management is rendered a complex process. Future climate change scenarios are likely to change species distributions, further impacting management
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Landscape features shape people’s perception of ecosystem service supply areas Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-16 Garau Enrica, Pueyo-Ros Josep, Jiménez-Aceituno Amanda, Peterson Garry, Norström Albert, Ribas Palom Anna, Vila-Subirós Josep
Landscapes have typically been produced by varied, diverse, and long-term interactions between people and nature. However, most landscape planning and ecosystem service mapping approaches focus on the biophysical aspects of landscapes rather the social. Spatial representations of people’s perceptions, mental models, and local knowledge of ecosystem services can be created using participatory mapping
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Ecosystem services footprint of international trade: Economic value of ecosystem services lost due to crop production Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-16 Davina Vačkářová, Helena Medková, Petr Krpec, Jan Weinzettel
Agricultural activities utilize provisioning ecosystem services while degrading nature’s contributions to people of natural ecosystems. These impacts are partly driven by international trade and consumption abroad. The objective of this Communication is to introduce the concept of the ecosystem services footprint and provide a pilot calculation of the economic value of ecosystem services lost due to
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Emerging technologies for assessing ecosystem services: A synthesis of opportunities and challenges Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-04 Uta Schirpke, Andrea Ghermandi, Michael Sinclair, Derek Van Berkel, Nathan Fox, Leonardo Vargas, Louise Willemen
Rapid technological development opens up new opportunities for assessing ecosystem services (ES), which may help to overcome current knowledge gaps and limitations in data availability. At the same time, emerging technologies, such as mobile devices, social media platforms, and artificial intelligence, give rise to a series of challenges and limitations. This study provides a comprehensive overview
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Basin-scale riverine ecosystem services vary with network geometry Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-04 Seema Karki, J Angus Webb, Michael J. Stewardson, Keirnan Fowler, Giri Raj Kattel
Riverine ecosystems provide a variety of services supporting biodiversity, human livelihoods, and the maintenance of river health. Multiple anthropogenic threats to riverine ecosystem services (RES) have been identified and considered in river management strategies. However, the way in which the river network is spatially arranged across the landscape – river network geometry – may also play a role
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Comparison of Ecosystem Services and Replacement Value calculations performed for urban trees Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-02 Marzena Suchocka, Jakub Heciak, Magdalena Błaszczyk, Joanna Adamczyk, Marek Gaworski, Agnieszka Gawłowska, Jacek Mojski, Hazem M. Kalaji, Karolina Kais, Joanna Kosno-Jończy, Magdalena Wojnowska Heciak
Trees provide ecosystem services such as improvements to air and water quality, landscaping, and thermal comfort, energy conservation or carbon sequestration. To find a financial value to urban trees, an assessment of 1,099 trees in Warsaw, Poland, was performed based on the Ecosystem Services (ES) in I-Tree Eco and the Replacement Value (RV) Calculations. An indicator, the Degree of Duplication (DDC)
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Network analysis of water-related ecosystem services in search of solutions for sustainable catchment management: A case study in Sutlej-Beas River systems, India Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Shuying Yu, Jian Peng, Pei Xia, Qi Wang, Robert C Grabowski, Adani Azhoni, Brij Bala, Vijay Shankar, Jeroen Meersmans
Hydrological processes and ecosystem interactions are instrumental in sustaining local populations by providing various water-related ecosystem services (ES). Numerous studies gave priority to the theories and methods of building networks that emphasized different stakeholders. However, little study has examined the complex relationships among water-related ES themselves and how relevant human activities
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The usefulness of food web models in the ecosystem services framework: Quantifying, mapping, and linking services supply Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Quentin Nogues, Yoann Baulaz, Joanne Clavel, Emma Araignous, Pierre Bourdaud, Frida Ben Rais Lasram, Jean-Claude Dauvin, Valérie Girardin, Ghassen Halouani, François Le Loc'h, Frédérique Loew-Turbout, Aurore Raoux, Nathalie Niquil
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Integrating local and ecological knowledge to assess the benefits of trees for ecosystem services: A holistic process-based methodology Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Tainan Messina, Rui Figueira, José M.L. Santos
Management decisions in agriculture regarding landscape structure, biodiversity conservation, food production, climate adaptation and other planetary issues need to be supported by sound data and innovative solutions. The food system can and must become a part of the solution, particularly if it integrates nature-based solutions promoting biodiversity as services, such as pest control provided by local
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The role of ecosystem services in the doughnut economy – The example of whale ecosystem services in Disko Bay, Greenland Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-08-14 David Cook, Brynhildur Davíðsdóttir, Laura Malinauskaite
The doughnut economy framework has been increasingly advocated by academics, governance institutions and policy-makers as a tool for delivering economies that provide a social foundation for all people, are safe and socially just, and respect planetary boundaries. Thus far, the role of ecosystem services (ES) in contributing to the doughnut economy’s ambitions has been underexplored. This is surprising
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An assessment of the ecosystem services of marine zooplankton and the key threats to their provision Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-08-15 Zara L.R. Botterell, Penelope K. Lindeque, Richard C. Thompson, Nicola J. Beaumont
Zooplankton are a key group of organisms at the base of the marine food web and are fundamental to providing a broad range of societal and economic benefits which have previously remained poorly defined. This research addresses this knowledge gap through the provision of a first full assessment of zooplankton ecosystem services and disservices. Anthropogenic stressors such as microplastic pollution
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Participatory research on ecosystem services in the face of disputed values and other uncertainties: A review Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-08-12 Cécile Barnaud, Florence De Longueville, Gabriel Gonella, Martine Antona, Nicolas Dendoncker, Kerry A Waylen
Participatory approaches are widely used in ecosystem services (ES) research. They are particularly advocated for situations characterized by complexity, uncertainties and multiple values. However, behind the intention to do participatory research on ES, there is likely a wide range of practices. In this paper, we undertook a systematic literature review to examine how participatory ES research is
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MARCHI: A serious game for participatory governance of ecosystem services in multiple-use protected areas Ecosyst. Serv. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-07-28 Pedro Laterra, Federico Weyland, Alejandra Auer, Paula Barral, Aira González, Matías Mastrángelo, Florencia Rositano, Ximena Sirimarco