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Ecological IndicatorsThis study presents a cross-sectoral Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) for the Azores archipelago, a remote mid-North Atlantic oceanic region. It identifies the diversity, interconnectedness, and implications of anthropogenic pressures on marine ...
Inês Gomes +3 more
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Overview of integrative assessment of marine systems: the Ecosystem Approach in practice [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2016 Traditional and emerging human activities are increasingly putting pressures on marine ecosystems and impacting their ability to sustain ecological and human communities.
Angel eBorja +10 more
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Discrete-event models for conservation assessment of integrated ecosystems [PDF]
Ecological Informatics, 2021 Ecosystems are complex and data-intensive systems, and the ecologists still struggle to understand them in an integrated manner. Models that miss key dynamics can possibly lead to fallacious conclusions about the ecosystem fate. To address these limits and encompass whole and realistic ecosystems, we develop here a qualitative model with the help of ...
Gaucherel, Cédric +4 more
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Integrated assessments of payments for ecosystem services programs [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2013 Ecosystems provide crucial services such as clean water to humans. Numerous payments for ecosystem services (PES) programs have been implemented around the world. However, their socioeconomic and environmental consequences are rarely quantified simultaneously. In PNAS, Zheng et al.
Jianguo, Liu, Wu, Yang
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Ecotoxicological Assessment of “Glitter” Leachates in Aquatic Ecosystems: An Integrated Approach
Toxics, 2022 The most worrisome fraction within plastic pollution is that of microplastics (MP). A category of MP almost completely ignored is that of glitter. The objective of this study is to test the toxicity of nine types of glitter leachate (3 soak times: 3, 90 and 180 days) on model organisms in freshwater (Allivibrio fischeri, Raphidocelis subcapitata ...
Piccardo, Manuela +3 more
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The Role of Regional Ecological Assessment in Quantifying Ecosystem Services for Forest Management
Land, 2021 Regional ecological assessments evaluate sustainability as an interaction among ecosystem services and stressors across changing landscapes. Using ecological assessments to inform ecosystem management activities relies on assessing functional linkages ...
Lars Y. Pomara, Danny C. Lee
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Advances in Meteorology, 2014 Global changes are driving ecosystem alterations, and the effects are becoming more and more obvious. Ecosystem management clarifies the fundamental supporting functions of ecosystems for human survival and sustainable development.
Qiao Wang +3 more
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Towards integrated mapping and assessment of ecosystems and their services in Bulgaria: The Central Balkan case study [PDF]
One Ecosystem, 2018 The aim of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 isto maintain and enhance ecosystem services (ES) in Europe and requires all Member States to map and assess the state of ecosystems and their services in the respective national territories.
Stoyan Nedkov +6 more
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Forest Inventory Data Provide Useful Information for Mapping Ecosystem Services Potential
Land, 2023 The ecosystem services framework is a convenient approach for identifying and mapping nature’s contributions to people, and an accurate assessment of ecosystem services potential is the first step in the decision support process of well-informed land ...
Edgars Jūrmalis +4 more
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Mapping and assessment of urban ecosystem condition and services using integrated index of spatial structure [PDF]
One Ecosystem, 2017 Urban ecosystems are the areas where built infrastructure covers a large proportion of the land surface but the main source of ecosystem services provision is the green infrastructure.
Stoyan Nedkov +8 more
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