Science for the sustainable use of ecosystem services [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

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Elena M. Bennett¹  Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer² 

[1] Department of Natural Resource Sciences and McGill School of Environment, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Canada;Natural Capital Project, Stanford University, Stanford, USA;

关键词: Community Ecology & Biodiversity;    Conservation & Restoration Ecology;    Ecosystem Ecology;    Population Ecology;    Spatial & Landscape Ecology;    Theoretical Ecology;   

DOI  :  10.12688/f1000research.9470.1

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Sustainability is a key challenge for humanity in the 21st century. Ecosystem services—the benefits that people derive from nature and natural capital—is a concept often used to help explain human reliance on nature and frame the decisions we make in terms of the ongoing value of nature to human wellbeing. Yet ecosystem service science has not always lived up to the promise of its potential. Despite advances in the scientific literature, ecosystem service science has not yet answered some of the most critical questions posed by decision-makers in the realm of sustainability. Here, we explore the history of ecosystem service science, discuss advances in conceptualization and measurement, and point toward further work needed to improve the use of ecosystem service in decisions about sustainable development.

【 授权许可】

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