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The coastal conservation narrative is shifting from crisis to ecosystem services
Conservation biology emerged as a crisis discipline in the twentieth century amongst an increasing awareness of pollution and habitat loss. Since the...
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Identifying conservation priority zones and their driving factors regarding regional ecosystem services
Conservation priority zones (CPZs) are the most valuable critical areas for maintaining functions of ecosystem. Identifying CPZs and their driving...
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How does payment for watershed ecosystem services alleviate farmer poverty in conservation intervention areas? Evidence from China
Payment for watershed ecosystem services (PES) has been applied to water conservation and poverty reduction in an increasing number of develo**...
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Identification of priority conservation areas based on ecosystem services and systematic conservation planning analysis
In order to reverse the trend of ecological deterioration and resolve the conflict between ecological conservation and economic development, it is...
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Effects of conservation farming practices on agro-ecosystem services for sustainable food security in Bangladesh
In South Asia, the long-term provision of agro-ecosystem services is threatened by accelerating climate change and undesirable farming practices....
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Identifying priority areas for conservation: using ecosystem services hotspot map** for land-use/land-cover planning in central of Iran
The modeling and map** of hotspots and coldspots ecosystem services (ESs) is an essential factor in the decision-making process for ESs...
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“Land-sparing benefits biodiversity while land-sharing benefits ecosystem services”: Stakeholders’ perspectives on biodiversity conservation strategies in boreal forests
Biodiversity conservation and economic profit from forests can be combined by various land-sparing and land-sharing approaches. Using a...
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On conservation of world heritage Bei**g-Hangzhou grand canal for enhancing cultural ecosystem services
The Bei**g-Hangzhou Grand Canal carries unique social and cultural significance as a world cultural heritage, but with the acceleration of global...
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Priority areas to protect mangroves and maximise ecosystem services
Anthropogenic activities threaten global biodiversity and ecosystem services. Yet, area-based conservation efforts typically target biodiversity...
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Economic valuation of ecosystem services in canola agroecosystems
Ecosystem service values are divided into three categories: direct use values, indirect use values, and non-use values. In this research, the...
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Ecosystem Services
The ecosystem services concept represents the benefits provided by nature to people. This concept has been increasingly applied through the past two...
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Assessment of coral-reef ecosystem services in West Buleleng Conservation Zone, Bali, Indonesia
Bali provides many potential coral-reef ecosystems as part of the coral triangle, such as the one in the Buleleng Regency. Coral reefs are essential...
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Ecosystem services valuation: a review of concepts, systems, new issues, and considerations about pollution in ecosystem services
Managers can determine the function of ecosystem services in decision-making processes through valuation. Ecological functions and processes that...
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Identifying synergies and hotspots of ecosystem services for the conservation priorities in the Asian Water Tower region
The importance of ecosystem services (ESs) has been widely recognized and studied since 2000. However, research on the interactions (synergies and...
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Risks posed by invasive species to the provision of ecosystem services in Europe
Invasive species significantly impact biodiversity and ecosystem services, yet understanding these effects at large spatial scales remains a...
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Land use intensification causes the spatial contraction of woody-plant based ecosystem services in southwestern Ethiopia
Integrating biodiversity conservation and food production is vital, particularly in the tropics where many landscapes are highly biodiverse, and...
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Evaluation of restoration success in arid rangelands of Iran based on the variation of ecosystem services
The plantation of non-native species is one of the most expensive ecological restoration measures in arid and semi-arid areas, while its impacts on...
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Peatlands in Chilean Patagonia: Distribution, Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, and Conservation
Peatlands are wetland ecosystems characterized by the accumulation of large amounts of organic matter over centuries and millennia; they are the most...
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Contributions of human cultures to biodiversity and ecosystem conservation
The expansion of globalized industrial societies is causing global warming, ecosystem degradation, and species and language extinctions worldwide....
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Supplying ecosystem services on US rangelands
Rangelands comprise 40% of the conterminous United States and they supply essential ecosystem services to society. A scenario assessment was...
