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Remote Sensing, 2021 Anthropogenic and natural disturbances can cause degradation of ecosystems, reducing their capacity to sustain biodiversity and provide ecosystem services.
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Conserving Ecosystem Diversity in the Tropical Andes
Remote Sensing, 2022 Documenting temporal trends in the extent of ecosystems is essential to monitoring their status but combining this information with the degree of protection helps us assess the effectiveness of societal actions for conserving ecosystem diversity and ...
Patrick J. Comer +23 more
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ExActR: A Shiny app for creating ecosystem extent accounts
Ecological InformaticsEcosystem accounting is a structured way to integrate nature into sustainable decision-making. The System of Environmental Economic Accounting-Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA-EA) was adopted by the United Nations as a set of international standards for the ...
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Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2014 The distribution of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) population has expanded into areas unoccupied since the early 20th century. Up‐to‐date information on the area and extent of this distribution is crucial for federal, state,
Daniel D. Bjornlie +8 more
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How spatial scale shapes the generation and management of multiple ecosystem services
Ecosphere, 2017 The spatial extent of ecological processes has consequences for the generation of ecosystem services related to them. However, management often fails to consider issues of scale when targeting ecological processes underpinning ecosystem services ...
Regina Lindborg +9 more
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Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2014 Study region: India. Study focus: India has a wealth of wetland ecosystems that support diverse and unique habitats. These wetlands provide numerous ecological goods and services but are under tremendous stress due to rapid urbanization ...
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Utilizing LiDAR data to map tree canopy for urban ecosystem extent and condition accounts in Oslo
Ecological Indicators, 2021 LiDAR-based segmentation of urban tree canopies and their physical properties (canopy height, canopy diameter, 3D surface and volume) is a replicable, complementary and useful information source for urban ecosystem condition accounts, and an important ...
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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.
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Developing peatland ecosystem accounts to guide targets for restoration [PDF]
One Ecosystem, 2021 The United Nations System of Environmental and Economic Accounting - Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA) is a geospatial approach, whereby existing data on ecosystem stocks and flows are collated to show changes over time. The framework has been proposed as a
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Ecological Indicators, 2023 Biodiversity and ecosystem functions are deteriorating worldwide, and there is an urgent need to reverse these declines and set ecosystems on a path to recovery. Effective monitoring, including a fit for purpose indicator framework, is essential to track
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