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Key questions for understanding drivers of biodiversity-ecosystem service relationships across spatial scales
ContextBiodiversity loss is predicted to have significant impacts on ecosystem services based on previous ecological work at small spatial and...
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Spatiotemporal heterogeneity in ecosystem service trade-offs and their drivers in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain, China
ContextUncovering the trade-offs among ecosystem services (ESs) is crucial for enhancing overall ES benefits and human well-being, as well as for...
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Ecosystem services provided by dry river socio-ecological systems and their drivers of change
Dry rivers are a type of non-perennial river characterized by extreme dry conditions and dominance of terrestrial habitats. They are present in all...
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Identifying Internal Distributions and Multi-Scenario Simulation of Ecosystem Service Value in Liaohe Basin Based on Geodetector and PLUS Model
Ecosystem services value (ESV) can assess the level of basin ecological restoration and provide a basis for ecological management decision-making....
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On the relative importance of land use, landscape characteristics, bird and plant assemblages as drivers of Mediterranean ecosystem functioning
ContextMediterranean landscapes are undergoing severe transformations (land-use change and homogenization) that threatens biodiversity and the...
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Assessing Temporal Changes in Ecosystem Service Provisions: Conceiving Future Pathways
Due to the close interrelation between humans and the environment, social-ecological issues are of great importance for environmental science and...
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How do ecosystem services evolve across urban–rural transitional landscapes of Bei**g–Tian**–Hebei region in China: patterns, trade-offs, and drivers
ContextUrbanization process has greatly changed urban–rural landscape patterns and the ecosystem services (ESs) they provide. Understanding how ESs...
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Temporal Reduction of Forest Ecosystem Services and Drivers of Deforestation
The tangible and intangible benefits of the forest ecosystem need to be preserved, assessed and seriously considered by policymakers especially under...
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An assessment framework for landscape sustainability based on ecosystem service supply-flow-demand
ContextThe study of landscape sustainability plays an important role in the development of sustainability science. Landscape sustainability...
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Ecosystem Service Assessment in European Coastal and Marine Policies
We provide an overview about the present state of the art and discuss the possibilities and limits of ecosystem service assessments in the...
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The ESSU concept for designing, modeling and auditing ecosystem service provision in intercrop** and agroforestry systems. A review
Duru et al. (Agron Sustain Dev 35:1259-1281, 2015) highlighted a missing tool for studying and improving the performance of crop** systems in the...
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Handling ecosystem service trade-offs: the importance of the spatial scale at which no-loss constraints are posed
ContextManaging land use to promote an ecosystem service (ES) without reducing others is challenging. The spatial scale at which no-loss constraints...
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Trade-offs in biodiversity and ecosystem services between edges and interiors in European forests
Forest biodiversity and ecosystem services are hitherto predominantly quantified in forest interiors, well away from edges. However, these edges also...
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Paddy Fields as Green Infrastructure: Their Ecosystem Services and Threatening Drivers
The paddy field is a typical ecosystem in monsoon Asia. The main purpose of a paddy field is food production (i.e., a provisioning ecosystem...
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The Missing Links in Ecosystem Service Research
The marine and coastal ecosystems of the Baltic Sea are exposed to an intensification and diversification of anthropogenic activities and related...
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The supply of multiple ecosystem services requires biodiversity across spatial scales
The impact of local biodiversity loss on ecosystem functioning is well established, but the role of larger-scale biodiversity dynamics in the...
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Local farmers shape ecosystem service provisioning in West African cocoa agroforests
1.In many tropical areas, forests have almost undergone complete decline. In this context, agroforestry has often been acknowledged as fostering...
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Ecosystem Service of Tropical Flooded Forests and its Relation to Characteristics of Local Communities
Flooded forests are unique ecosystems necessary for humans through their services. However, little is known about their ecosystem services (ES) in...
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Macroecological processes drive spiritual ecosystem services obtained from giant trees
Giant trees that have acquired their own unique identities are often named by local people and can inspire a sense of awe and become objects of...
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Invasive consumers provoke ecosystem-wide disruption of salt marsh functions by dismantling a keystone mutualism
Mutualisms enhance ecosystem biodiversity, functioning, and service provisioning through direct and indirect positive interactions. However, invasive...
