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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Disservices"”.
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Evaluating the ecosystem services and disservices provided by Mediterranean woodlands
Forest regeneration and tree planting have been promoted as means to mitigate climate change through carbon fixation, and as options to restore biodiversity to exploited landscapes. However, the regulating services that forests provide are not limited to the carbon cycle, and the effects of forest …
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Linking sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) together with ecosystem services and disservices : new connections in urban ecology
… the Ecosystem Approach, ecosystem services and disservices enabled an innovative SuDS Communication and Planning Framework to be created. The framework highlights key amenity and biodiversity related ecosystem services and disservices produced by vegetated SuDS systems, coupled with drivers …
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How vertebrate communities affect quality and yield of macadamia farms in Levubu, South Africa
Ecosystem services and disservices are important features in agro-ecosystems and both can have relevant economic impacts on farmers. While there has been much research on the value of ecosystem services, especially that of pest control by bats and birds, ecosystem disservices are often overlooked …
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Pollen allergy in the Icelandic urban landscape
… well-being, except if they provide environmental disservices, such as sensitizations to local pollen grains. Urban spaces are created to provide an area of residence for the majority of the world‘s population, yet most urban green spaces are not designed taking allergic rhinitis and asthma into …
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Environmental policy implementation networks : who are the movers and shakers?
… goals against ecosystem services and disservices formed an important facet of the research, established by novel analysis of historical, narrative records and contemporary reports. Both quantitative and qualitative measures were used in the evaluation. Powerful stakeholders, including …
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The effects of wildflower plots and diverse landscapes on ecosystem services, bee communities, and on-farm tick abundance
… tactics may inadvertently perform ecosystem disservices, like increasing crop pests or creating habitat for disease vectors. In this study, we evaluated the effects of natural habit and wildflower plots on biological control, pollination services, bee communities, and tick populations in …
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Synergies and Trade-offs in Urban Green Infrastructure
… only on benefits risks overlooking Ecosystem Disservices (EDs) and the trade-offs from competing goals. This thesis advances a multidimensional, causally informed understanding of how synergies and trade-offs in UGI are conceptualised in research and practice. It addresses four questions: how …
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Synergies and Trade-offs in Urban Green Infrastructure
… only on benefits risks overlooking Ecosystem Disservices (EDs) and the trade-offs from competing goals. This thesis advances a multidimensional, causally informed understanding of how synergies and trade-offs in UGI are conceptualised in research and practice. It addresses four questions: how …
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Social and ecological dimensions of non-native grass management in working landscapes
… history, prevalence, and ecosystem services and disservices. I follow this review with three studies conducted in the Grand River Grasslands of southern Iowa and northern Missouri, a region in the Great Plains where non-native grasses are widespread on both nature reserves and private lands. …
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Landscape-scale mechanisms of biological pest control in a South Korean agricultural landscape
… may promote ecosystem services as well as disservices. In contrast, despite a range of positive and negative interactions between enemies, landscape complexity positively impacted total pest control of aphids. Similarly to Lepidoptera, aphids were best suppressed by the guild of flying …
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A critical analysis of the effectiveness of the United Kingdom soil protection legislation from an ecosystem services perspective.
… criticism towards ES, the concept of ecosystem disservices, how these concepts are interrelated to soil and soil research. Following this, the second chapter will discuss the need for multidisciplinary research and introduce the Environmental Law Methodology. This research will use a modified …
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Assessing the relationships between pollinator-friendly plantings and birds, bats and white-tailed deer on farms in the Coastal Plain of Virginia and Maryland
… potential ecosystem service benefits, or even disservices, of pollinator-friendly plantings relative to wildlife, such as resident, migratory, and nesting birds (e.g., wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)), resident and migratory bats, and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are of interest …
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The influence of anthropogenic food on bird behaviour and community structure in urban environments
… for the delivery of ecosystem services and disservices to urban residents. Under adverse natural food conditions, the abundance of anthropogenic food can compensate for natural food scarcity, thereby improving survival. The most notable evidence for this comes from the effects of …