EcoCondition Toolset – A QGIS plugin for ecosystem condition assessments [PDF]
MethodsXEcosystem condition can be understood as the quality of an ecosystem in terms of its abiotic, biotic, and landscape characteristics. It is a measure of structural integrity, functional capacity, and resilience of any given ecological system.
Luís Valença Pinto +4 more
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Assessing ecosystem condition at the national level in Hungary - indicators, approaches, challenges [PDF]
One Ecosystem, 2022 The availability of robust and reliable spatial information on ecosystem condition is of increasing importance in informing conservation policy. Recent policy requirements have sparked a renewed interest in conceptual questions related to ecosystem ...
Eszter Tanács +9 more
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Ecosystem condition underpins the generation of ecosystem services: an accounting perspective [PDF]
One Ecosystem, 2022 There is a linkage between the condition of ecosystems and the services they provide. In the accounting framework set by the United Nations System of integrated Environmental Economic Accounting – Ecosystem Accounts (SEEA EA), two different sets of ...
Alessandra La Notte +4 more
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Accounting of marine and coastal ecosystems at the Ramsar Site, Estuarine Delta System of the Magdalena River, Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombia [PDF]
One Ecosystem, 2023 The Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta Ramsar Site (CGSM) is the most important Caribbean estuarine wetland in Colombia. The site represents a strategically important ecosystem supporting the national and local economy.
Camilo Gomez Cardona +7 more
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A review of ecosystem condition accounts: lessons learned and options for further development [PDF]
One Ecosystem, 2020 Ecosystem condition accounts are part of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting – Experimental Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EEA). An ecosystem condition account contains aggregated statistical information about the overall abiotic and biotic ...
Joachim Maes +6 more
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Defining ecological liabilities and structuring ecosystem accounts to support the transition to sustainable societies [PDF]
One Ecosystem, 2023 Harnessing reliable and relevant information on ecosystems requires focusing and prioritising information acquisition on dimensions of interest. As a boundary object between ecosystem monitoring, research and public decision-making, ecosystem accounting ...
Yann Kervinio +3 more
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Remote Sensing, 2023 Vegetation is an essential component of the terrestrial ecosystem and has changed significantly over the last two decades in the Northwestern Highlands of Ethiopia.
Bireda Alemayehu +3 more
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Diversity, 2022 To study climate impacts, data integration from heterogeneous sources is imperative for long-term monitoring in data sparse areas such as the High Mountain Ecosystems in the Rila Mountain, Bulgaria—difficult to both access and observe remotely due to ...
Kostadin Katrandzhiev +2 more
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A common typology for ecosystem characteristics and ecosystem condition variables [PDF]
One Ecosystem, 2021 The UN System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Experimental Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EEA) aims at regular and standardised stocktaking on the extent of ecosystems, their condition and the services they provide to society. Recording the condition of
Bálint Czúcz +5 more
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MAES_GR: A Web-Based, Spatially Enabled Field Survey Platform for the MAES Implementation in Greece
Land, 2021 This study presents a standardized approach to collecting, registering, and reporting field-survey data for baseline MAES (Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services) information in Greece.
Ioannis P. Kokkoris +10 more
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