Changing conservation strategies in Europe: a framework integrating ecosystem services and dynamics by Haslett, J, Berry, P, Bela, G, Jongman, R, Pataki, G, Samways, M, Zobel, M

“…Recent awareness of the importance of ecosystem dynamics in changing environments and of human needs for the sustainable provision of ecosystem service expose potential weaknesses in current European conservation management strategies and policy. …”

Integrating methods for ecosystem service assessment: Experiences from real world situations by Dunford, R, Harrison, P, Smith, A, Dick, J, Barton, D, Martin-Lopez, B, Kelemen, E, Jacobs, S, Saarikoski, H, Turkelboom, F, Verheyden, W, Hauck, J, Antunes, P, Aszalós, R, Badea, O, Baró, F, Berry, P, Carvalho, L, Conte, G, Czúcz, B, Garcia Blanco, G, Howard, D, Giuca, R, Gomez-Baggethun, E, Grizetti, B, Izakovicova, Z, Kopperoinen, L, Langemeyer, J, Luque, S, Lapola, D, Martinez-Pastur, G, Mukhopadhyay, R, Roy, S, Niemelä, J, Norton, L, Ochieng, J, Odee, D, Palomo, I, Pinho, P, Priess, J, Rusch, G, Saarela, S, Santos, R, van der Wal, J, Vadineanu, A, Vári, Á, Woods, H, Yli-Pelkonen, V

“…The Ecosystem Services (ES) concept highlights the varied contributions the environment provides to humans and there are a wide range of methods/tools available to assess ES. …”

How soil biodiversity can strengthen resilience and ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes by Head, J, Crockatt, M

“…The policy brief on “How soil biodiversity can strengthen resilience and ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes” presents information on how soil biodiversity supports a wide range of ecosystem services, and influences crop properties beyond productivity, but that its benefits are often not well-known or underestimated. …”

Identifying governance strategies that effectively support ecosystem services, resource sustainability, and biodiversity. by Kenward, R, Whittingham, M, Arampatzis, S, Manos, B, Hahn, T, Terry, A, Simoncini, R, Alcorn, J, Bastian, O, Donlan, M, Elowe, K, Franzén, F, Karacsonyi, Z, Larsson, M, Manou, D, Navodaru, I, Papadopoulou, O, Papathanasiou, J, von Raggamby, A, Sharp, R, Söderqvist, T, Soutukorva, A, Vavrova, L, Aebischer, N, Leader-Williams, N

“…Here, we use a newly-developed analytic framework to conduct analyses of a suite of case studies, linking different governance strategies to standardized scores for delivering ecosystem services, achieving sustainable use of natural resources, and conserving biodiversity, at both local and international levels. …”

The value of logged tropical forests: A study of ecosystem services in Sabah, Borneo by Nastasia Boul Lefeuvre, Nadine Keller, Pauline Plagnat-Cantoreggi, Elia Godoong, Anne Dray, Christopher David Philipson

“…We investigated how community members value ecosystem services (ES) in terms of importance for their lives, and explored factors influencing their valuation. …”
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Economic value of recreation as an ecosystem service in Ayer Keroh Recreational Forest, Malaysia by Matthew, Nitanan Koshy, Ahmad Shuib, Raja Gopal, Nitya Ganeshwaari, Goh, Ie Zheng

“…Economic values of various ecosystem services of recreational forests are not well understood in many countries, including Malaysia. …”

Assessment of the Selected Regulating Ecosystem Services Using Ecosystem Services Matrix in Two Model Areas: Special Nature Reserve Obedska Bara (Serbia) and Protected Landscape Area Dunajske Luhy (Slovakia) by Ivan Laco

“…In this paper we are analyzing the potential of land cover features to provide three regulating ecosystem services (ESs), ES Local climate regulation, ES Water quality regulation and ES Biodiversity promotion, in two case study areas: Special nature reserve (SNR) Obedska bara (Serbia) and Protected landscape area (PLA) Dunajske luhy (Slovakia). …”
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From City- to Site-Dimension: Assessing the Urban Ecosystem Services of Different Types of Green Infrastructure by Patrycia Brzoska, Aiga Spāģe

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Characteristics of urban expansion in megacities and its impact on water-related ecosystem services: A comparative study of Chengdu and Wuhan, China by Di Wu, Liang Zheng, Ying Wang, Jian Gong, Jiangfeng Li, Qian Chen

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Vulnerability assessment of urban remnant mountain ecosystems based on ecological sensitivity and ecosystem services by Qiuyu Luo, Yu Bao, Zhitai Wang, Xintong Chen, Wenfei Wei, Zhouyi Fang

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Effects of land use change and crop rotation practices on farmland ecosystem service valuation by Hsiu-Wan Tsai, Ying-Chieh Lee

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The Response of Composite Ecosystem Services to Urbanization: From the Perspective of Spatial Relevance and Spatial Spillover by Zhenyue Liu, Pengyan Zhang, Guanghui Li, Dan Yang, Mingzhou Qin

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Ecosystem services produced by groundwater dependent ecosystems: a framework and case study in California by Jeanette K. Howard, Katherine Dooley, Kate A. Brauman, Kirk R. Klausmeyer, Melissa M. Rohde

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Extending the production boundary of the System of National Accounts (SNA) to classify and account for ecosystem services by Mark Eigenraam, Carl Obst

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Nature-Based Solutions for Disaster Reduction and Improving Ecosystem Services in the Hutoubi Watershed, Taiwan by Yen-Yu Chiu, Yi-Hung Wu, Kuei-Lin Fu, Tsung-Cheng Lai, Hung-En Chen, Su-Chin Chen

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Landscape Fragmentation, Ecosystem Services, and Local Knowledge in the Baroro River Watershed, Northern Philippines by Mark Anthony M. Ramirez, Juan M. Pulhin, Josephine E. Garcia, Maricel A. Tapia, Florencia B. Pulhin, Rex Victor O. Cruz, Catherine C. De Luna, Makoto Inoue

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Biophysical and sociocultural factors underlying spatial trade-offs of ecosystem services in semiarid watersheds by Marina García-Llorente, Irene Iniesta-Arandia, Bárbara A. Willaarts, Paula A Harrison, Pam Berry, María del Mar Bayo, Antonio J Castro, Carlos Montes, Berta Martín-López

“…The study also highlights the complex trade-offs that occur because of the spatial mismatch between ecosystem service supply (upstream) and ecosystem service demand (downstream) in watersheds. …”
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Effects of Urbanization-Induced Cultivated Land Loss on Ecosystem Services in the North China Plain by Wei Song, Xiangzheng Deng

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Ecosystem services delivered by Brazilian mammals: spatial and taxonomic patterns and comprehensive list of species by Mariana M. Vale, Marcus Vinícius Vieira, Carlos Eduardo V. Grelle, Stella Manes, Aliny P.F. Pires, Rodrigo H. Tardin, Marcelo M. Weber, Marcio Argollo de Menezes, Louise O’Connor, Wilfried Thuiller, Luara Tourinho

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Editorial: Soil health, functions, and ecosystem services: insights into soil parameters and methods of integration by Jeroen Meersmans, Gilles Colinet, Wakene Negassa

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