Natural capital : theory & practice of mapping ecosystem services

Natural capital : theory & practice of mapping ecosystem services / edited by Peter Kareiva [and others].

"In 2005, The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) provided the first global assessment of the world's ecosystems and ecosystem services. It concluded that recent trends in ecosystem change threatened human wellbeing due to declining ecosystem services. This bleak prophecy has galvanized c...

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Other Authors: Kareiva, Peter M., 1951-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Series:Oxford biology.
Subjects:
Ecosystem services.
Natural resources > Management.
Ecosystem management > Economic aspects.
Environmental policy.
Human ecology.
Biodiversity conservation.
environmental policy.
human ecology.
NATURE > Animals > Wildlife.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biological Diversity.
Biodiversity conservation
Ecosystem management > Economic aspects
Ecosystem services
Environmental policy
Human ecology
Natural resources > Management
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • A vision for ecosystem services in decisions: Mainstreaming natural capital into decisions / Gretchen C. Daily [and others]. Interpreting and estimating the value of ecosystem services / Lawrence H. Goulder and Donald Kennedy. Assessing multiple ecosystem services: an integrated tool for the real world / Heather Tallis and Stephen
  • Multi-tiered models for ecosystem services: Water supply as an ecosystem service for hydropower and irrigation / Guillermo Mendoza [and others]. Valuing land cover impact on storm peak mitigation / Driss Ennaanay [and others]. Retention of nutrients and sediment by vegetation / Marc Conte [and others]. Terrestrial carbon sequestration and storage / Marc Conte [and others]. The provisioning value of timber and non-timber forest products / Erik Nelson [and others]. Provisioning and regulatory ecosystem service values in agriculture / Erik Nelson [and others]. Crop pollination services / Eric Lonsdorf [and others]. Nature-based tourism and recreation / W.L. (Vic) Adamowicz [and others]. Cultural services and non-use values / Kai M.A. Chan [and others]. Terrestrial biodiversity / Erik Nelson [and others]
  • Extensions, applications, and the next generation of ecosystem service assessments: Putting ecosystem service models to work : conservation, management, and trade-offs
  • Stephen Polasky [and others]. How much information do managers need? : the sensitivity of ecosystem service decisions to model complexity / Heather Tallis and Stephen . Poverty and the distribution of ecosystem services / Heather Tallis [and others]. Ecosystem service assessments for marine conservation / Anne D. Guerry [and others]. Modeling the impacts of climate change on ecosystem services / Joshua J. Lawler [and others]. Incorporating ecosystem services in decisions / Emily McKenzie [and others].

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