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Showing 1 to 20 of 556 for “"Ecosystem Services"”.
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Integrating Ecosystem Services in urban planning
While ecosystem service knowledge has demonstrated to enhance decision-making at different levels, successfully managing the interface between science and policies is still a challenge. The thesis focuses on cities, and aims to explore the integration of ecosystem services in urban planning …
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Multiple ecosystem services in smallholder agriculture
… ecological origins and social implications of ecosystem services, the benefits ecosystems provide to society, is predicated on the downward trends observed for many services. Current work increasingly emphasizes how interactions among ecosystem services (synergies and trade-offs) affect the …
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Tradeoffs among ecosystem services in restored wetlands
… focus and direction by emphasizing the value of ecosystem services to society. Resource management decisions frequently involve choices that reflect tradeoffs among ecosystem services. Tradeoffs occur when one service changes at the expense of another. These tradeoffs are not always explicit, and …
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Hydropeaking in Alpine rivers: an ecosystem services approach
… many important goods and benefits. Some of these ecosystem services depend on the river flow regime, which has been deeply modified by human structures and activities. These alterations have a direct influence on biodiversity, natural habitat and on the supply of river ecosystem services. The …
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Comparative Legal Frameworks for Payments for Ecosystem Services
In recent decades, the concept of ecosystem services has deepened our appreciation of the myriad benefits provided by ecosystems, and the risks to human societies posed by ecosystem degradation. There is a growing realisation that problems traditionally considered to be outside the environmental …
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Development and application of quantitative methods for ecosystem services
<p>Ecosystem services are benefits that people receive from the environment. Despite recent exponential increases in ecosystem service research, the ecosystem service framework has made little impact on policy and land management decisions, especially in the United States. Two of the main …
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The Water/Energy Nexus: Climate, Consumption and Ecosystem Services
… power generation and/or water supply depend on ecosystem services. The ecosystem services and resource trade-offs embedded in provision of a watt of power and an ounce of potable water, however, have yet to be comprehensively enumerated nor have the cost relationships been explicitly quantified …
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Productivity and ecosystem services from purpose-grown energy crops
… purpose-grown energy crops, and (iv) evaluate ecosystem services co-benefits associated with field-scale production of purpose-grown energy crops. Results from two aging miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus) stands (10-year and 16-year old) highlight the significance of N-fertilization strategy …
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Exploring connections between seagrass ecosystem services and meadow hydrodynamics
… by a seagrass meadow contributes to the numerous ecosystem services it provides, which includes quiescent habitat for other species, wave damping, water quality enhancement, and carbon sequestration. This thesis reports on a series of studies using physical experiments, simulations, and field …
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Non-market valuation of urban ecosystem services in Penang, Malaysia
This thesis explores the non-market values of ecosystem services in Penang's urban green spaces, addressing threats posed by urbanization. Utilizing non-market valuation techniques, this study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the contributions of urban green spaces to the local …
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Spatial assessment of multiple ecosystem services in an Alpine region
Ecosystem Services (ESs) are the goods and services supplied by ecosystems. In order to fully understand their contribution to human wellbeing, there is a need to identify them, assess their supply, recognise areas where they appear together repeatedly and analyse the interactions that may exist …
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Computer-based decision-support methods for hydrological ecosystem services management
… life's most vital resources, water. Hydrological ecosystem services are goods and benefits derived from freshwater that include flood damage mitigation, water for agricultural and commercial use, swimmable and navigable waters, and healthy aquatic habitats. Using computer algorithms inspired by …
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Using ecosystem services mapping in deep-sea Marine Spatial Planning
Assessing and mapping ecosystem services (ES) has emerged as an important practice to support natural resource management and set conservation priorities. This is recognised as useful in enabling simultaneous attainment of socio-economic and ecological goals. Yet there exists a bias towards …
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Ecosystem services provided by native New Zealand plants in vineyards
… New Zealand with regards to their provision of ecosystem services (ES). ES have undergone extensive study with the conclusion that they are vital to maintain and improve the productivity of agricultural systems. Today, as concerns about the continued loss of biodiversity caused by agriculture …
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Coastal wetlands food provisioning ecosystem services under a changing climate
… processes, and functions. However, society and ecosystems are deeply interconnected, since humans depend on ecosystems to live, while at the same time shaping and transforming ecosystems and their dynamics. The concept of socio-ecological systems (SESs), captures this complex interdependence, …
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Evaluating the ecosystem services and disservices provided by Mediterranean woodlands
… to exploited landscapes. However, the regulating services that forests provide are not limited to the carbon cycle, and the effects of forest growth on water resources will be critical for the long-term success of restoration programmes, particularly in arid catchments. The Mediterranean is …
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Cultural ecosystem services of the Diep River corridor: community perceptions
… purpose of the study was to examine the cultural ecosystem service and the community perceptions of the Diep River Corridor that connects the Table Mountain National Park, Little Princess Vlei, Zandvlei Estuary, and finally feeds to the sea of the Atlantic Ocean. Constructed interview questions …
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Valuing the ecosystem services provided by UK bats under climate change
… change are rapidly reshaping biodiversity and ecosystem functioning worldwide. Insectivorous bats are recognised as important regulators of agricultural pests populations, yet the ecological mechanisms linking bat biodiversity to potential pest suppression, and the economic value of this …
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