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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Navigating ecosystem service assessment tool selection for food-energy-water nexus: An interdisciplinary versus intradisciplinary perspective [PDF]
One EcosystemThe interconnected nature of the food-energy-water (FEW) nexus underscores its significant impact on ecosystem services. Despite its importance, limited progress has been made in incorporating ecosystem service assessment tools into FEW nexus analysis ...
Mei Hua Yuan +4 more
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Methodological challenges in assessing the environmental status of a marine ecosystem: Case study of the Baltic Sea [PDF]
, 2011 Assessments of the environmental status of marine ecosystems are increasingly needed to inform management decisions and regulate human pressures to meet the objectives of environmental policies. This paper addresses some generic methodological challenges
Ojaveer, Henn +5 more
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The case for marine ecosystem models of intermediate complexity [PDF]
, 2009 Marine ecosystem models are reasonably proficient at simulating physically-driven features such as spring blooms. However, the demands on these models are shifting to complex biological issues such as functional diversity, and changes in ecosystems and ...
Vezina, Alain +7 more
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Implementing Ecosystem Approaches to Fishery Management: Risk Assessment in the US Mid-Atlantic
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018 Fishery managers worldwide are evaluating methods for incorporating climate, habitat, ecological, social, and economic factors into current operations in order to implement Ecosystem Approaches to Fishery Management (EAFM).
Sarah K. Gaichas +6 more
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Land, 2022 The aim of this study was to investigate the role of the ES assessment within a “place-based policy-mix model” for urban planning testing and integrating three ES assessment methodologies: (1) mapping and assessment, (2) expert-based evaluation and (3 ...
Davide Marino +3 more
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Mapping ecosystem services provided by benthic habitats in the European North Atlantic Ocean [PDF]
, 2014 The mapping and assessment of the ecosystem services provided by benthic habitats is a highly valuable source of information for understanding their current and potential benefits to society.
Ibon eGalparsoro +8 more
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