Ecosystem services are the multitude of benefits that people obtain from well-functioning ecosystems, encompassing the provision of food, materials and water; regulation of climate, air quality and ...
Ecosystem services assessment and land use dynamics constitute an integrated field of research that examines how human land-use decisions influence the delivery of benefits arising from natural ...
Trade-offs and synergies between ecosystem services constitutes an important topic in ecosystem management. The value of each service is substantially influenced by human activities, and changes will ...