Ecosystem Services and Global Ecology最新文献

Urban and Industrial Habitats: How Important They Are for Ecosystem Services 城市和工业栖息地:它们对生态系统服务的重要性

Ecosystem Services and Global Ecology Pub Date : 2018-09-19 DOI: 10.5772/INTECHOPEN.75723

Gabriela Woźniak, E. Sierka, A. Wheeler

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引用次数: 10

Ecosystem Services across US Watersheds: A Meta-Analysis of Studies 2000–2014 美国流域生态系统服务:2000-2014年研究荟萃分析

Ecosystem Services and Global Ecology Pub Date : 2018-09-19 DOI: 10.5772/INTECHOPEN.76650

A. Castro, J. P. Julian, C. Vaughn, Chelsea JMartin-Mikle, C. Quintas-Soriano

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引用次数: 3

Introductory Chapter: Evaluation Methods of Ecosystem Services and Their Scientific and Societal Importance in Service of Solving the Global Problems of the Humankind 导论:生态系统服务的评价方法及其在解决人类全球性问题中的科学和社会意义

Ecosystem Services and Global Ecology Pub Date : 2018-09-19 DOI: 10.5772/INTECHOPEN.80227

L. Hufnagel, Ferenc Mics, Réka Homoródi

引用次数: 2

The Role of Ecosystem Services in Community Well-Being 生态系统服务在社区福祉中的作用

Ecosystem Services and Global Ecology Pub Date : 2018-09-19 DOI: 10.5772/INTECHOPEN.74068

J. Summers, Lisa M. Smith, R. Fulford, Rebeca de Jesus Crespo

引用次数: 13

Non-Native Invasive Species as Ecosystem Service Providers 非本地入侵物种作为生态系统服务提供者

Ecosystem Services and Global Ecology Pub Date : 2018-09-19 DOI: 10.5772/INTECHOPEN.75057

Barbara Sladonja, D. Poljuha, Mirela Uzelac

引用次数: 11

Ecosystem Service Mapping: A Management-Oriented Approach to Support Environmental Planning Process 生态系统服务制图:支持环境规划过程的管理导向方法

Ecosystem Services and Global Ecology Pub Date : 2018-09-19 DOI: 10.5772/INTECHOPEN.74913

L. Sousa, A. Lillebø, F. Alves

{"title":"Ecosystem Service Mapping: A Management-Oriented Approach to Support Environmental Planning Process","authors":"L. Sousa, A. Lillebø, F. Alves","doi":"10.5772/INTECHOPEN.74913","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5772/INTECHOPEN.74913","url":null,"abstract":"Effective integration of ecosystem services (ESs) into spatial planning and decision-making processes has been advocated as an opportunity to improve current practices and to promote sustainable development. However, the actual uptake of ecosystem services is still challenging, in part due to the complexity of ES studies, data scarcity, and ES compartmentalization, and so on. This chapter presents a case of mapping and characterizing coastal ecosystem services in a way that deals with these issues in order to facilitate its integration in the decision-making and planning process. It gives an insight into which ESs are currently provided in Ria de Aveiro coastal region (Portugal), how are they distributed in space, and identifies multifunctional areas. We argue that the use of existing and available data, as well as tools and approaches that are similar to those used in spatial planning, notwithstanding its limitations, has the potential for bridging science and decision-making spheres. ES-related information could be thus gradually incorporated in the design of local strategies towards sustainable and transparent planning and management processes.","PeriodicalId":256286,"journal":{"name":"Ecosystem Services and Global Ecology","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131060605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 3

Characteristics of Collapsing Ecosystems and Main Factors of Collapses 崩塌生态系统特征及崩塌的主要因素

Ecosystem Services and Global Ecology Pub Date : 2018-09-19 DOI: 10.5772/INTECHOPEN.75124

Melinda Pálinkás

引用次数: 1

Laticifers and Secretory Ducts: Similarities and Differences 乳汁管与分泌管:异同

Ecosystem Services and Global Ecology Pub Date : 2018-09-19 DOI: 10.5772/INTECHOPEN.75705

E. Prado, D. Demarco

引用次数: 28

Integrating Ecosystem Services in Historically Polluted Areas: Bioremediation Techniques for Soils Contaminated by Heavy Metals 整合历史污染地区的生态系统服务:重金属污染土壤的生物修复技术

Ecosystem Services and Global Ecology Pub Date : 2018-03-12 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.75054

Mirela Nedelescu, D. Baconi, M. Stan, A. Vlăsceanu, A. Ciobanu

引用次数: 1

Ecosystem Services Provided by Benthic Macroinvertebrate Assemblages in Marine Coastal Zones 海洋海岸带底栖大型无脊椎动物群落提供的生态系统服务

Ecosystem Services and Global Ecology Pub Date : 2018-01-26 DOI: 10.5772/INTECHOPEN.73150

G. Rife

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引用次数: 2