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Mapping ecosystem service temporal trends: a case study of European wood potential, supply and demand between 2008 and …
Wood is one of the key forest Ecosystem Services (ES) of growing ecological, social and economic importance; therefore, we need more precise information about its long-term usage.…
A map of pollinator floral resource habitats in the agricultural landscape of Central New York
We created a spatially and temporally-explicit model of floral area in Central New York State, USA, using public data from federal and state governmental agencies and non-governme…
What we really know about the dormancy, reproduction, germination and cultivation of charophytes (Characeae)
This expanded review aims to provide information on previous basic research by charophyte experts in the areas of reproduction, dormancy, germination of oospores and cultivation. …
Bird richness and Ecosystems Services across an urban to natural gradient in south-eastern Brazil: implications for lan…
In natural and altered environments, the Ecosystem Services (ES) provided by the presence of vegetation, especially regulating ES such as climate regulation and air pollutant remo…
CH4 and N2O emissions and their potential control by rice biomass biochar: The case of continuously flooded paddy field…
Methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) are the two most important greenhouse gases (GHG) from flooded paddy fields in Indonesia. This review aims to characterise CH4 and N2O emissi…
The influence of naturalness of the landscape structure on children’s connectedness to Nature in north-eastern Italy
Connectedness to Nature and the ability to perceive the restorative value of places characterised by the presence of natural elements are personal characteristics that, when appro…
Historical reconstruction of the invasions of four non-native tree species at local scale: a detective work on Ailanthu…
Reconstructing the history (spatio-temporal patterns) of biological invasions at a small spatial scale is challenging, notably because the required data are often not available in…
As green infrastructure, linear semi-natural habitats boost regulating ecosystem services supply in agriculturally-domi…
Semi-natural linear landscape elements, such as hedgerows, are vital structures within agricultural landscapes that have an impact on ecosystem processes and support biodiversity.…
Practical framework for cultural ecosystem service in urban landscape design
The cultural ecosystem service (CES) has been rarely expressed in the area of urban landscape and design. This study tries to find a framework to apply the CES usage in the litera…
Compiling preliminary SEEA Ecosystem Accounts for the OSPAR regional sea: experimental findings and lessons learned
Ecosystem Accounting provides a framework to measure and value relationships amongst ecosystems, society and the economy. The accounts measure ecosystem extent, condition and serv…
Application of multispectral UAV to estimate mangrove biomass in Vietnam: A case study in Dong Rui commune, Quang Ninh …
Mangroves play an important role in coastal estuarine areas with different ecological functions, such as reducing the impact of waves and currents, accumulating biomass and seques…
Evaluation and mapping of the positive and negative social values for the urban river ecosystem
Urban rivers play a crucial role in providing ecosystem services (ES) that contribute to the social well-being and quality of life of urban inhabitants. However, rapid urbanisatio…
Defining ecological liabilities and structuring ecosystem accounts to support the transition to sustainable societies
Harnessing reliable and relevant information on ecosystems requires focusing and prioritising information acquisition on dimensions of interest. As a boundary object between ecosy…
Accounting of marine and coastal ecosystems at the Ramsar Site, Estuarine Delta System of the Magdalena River, Ciénaga …
The Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta Ramsar Site (CGSM) is the most important Caribbean estuarine wetland in Colombia. The site represents a strategically important ecosystem support…
Study on soil quality in different functional zones of Sofia region
The present study deals with examining the condition of urban soils and their potential to deliver soil-related regulating ecosystem services concerning the level of anthropogenic…
Valuation of health benefits of green-blue areas for the purpose of ecosystem accounting: a pilot in Flanders, Belgium
In recent years, a vast amount of scientific literature has highlighted the benefits of nearby green space for physical and mental health, but the large variation in scope, method…
Value ‘generalisation’ in ecosystem accounting - using Bayesian networks to infer the asset value of regulating service…
In this paper, we demonstrate value generalisation from a sample of ecosystem assets – municipally managed trees - to all tree assets within an urban ecosystem accounting area. A …
Spatial analysis of cultural ecosystem services using data from social media: A guide to model selection for research a…
Experiences gained through in person (in-situ) interactions with ecosystems provide cultural ecosystem services. These services are difficult to assess because they are non-materi…
Investigation of cultural ecosystem services supply in a river landscape: a case study in the Lower Rhine area using so…
River landscapes have an important function in the landscape in terms of coastal use and the opportunities they provide and they offer different cultural ecosystem services (CES).…
Supporting site planning through monetary values for biomass and nature conservation services from ecosystem accounts
Ecosystem services can be measured physically, but also valued in monetary terms. In public planning and decision-making in Germany, multi-criteria analysis is usually used to inf…
Setting priorities for greening cities with monetary accounting values for amenity services of urban green
Life Satisfaction Analyses in Germany reveal a significant positive correlation between the amount of green space within 1 km of residence and well-being. The comparison of the ef…
Accounting for ecosystem services and asset value: pilot accounts for KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Pilot monetary ecosystem accounts were compiled for KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, in order to highlight any data, methodological or process issues in their compilation and…
Marine and coastal accounts for Small Island Developing States: A case study and application in Grenada
In recent decades, a concerted effort has been made to define methodologies and frameworks to account for the contribution of the natural environment to national wealth and its ro…
A multi-tiered approach to map and assess the natural heritage potential to provide ecosystem services at a national le…
Natural heritage (NH) possesses an outstanding universal value that can be described as “natural significance” at a national level. The ecosystems can be considered as the spatial…
Recognising institutional context in simulating and generalising exchange values for monetary ecosystem accounts
The paper argues that monetary valuation of ecosystem services for ecosystem accounting needs to be sensitive to institutional context, when simulating markets to generate exchang…
Analysis of Drinking Water treatment costs – with an Application to Groundwater Purification Valuation
Understanding the factors affecting drinking water production costs is crucial for choosing a cost-effective solution for public drinking water supply systems. An important determ…
Accounting for the recreation benefits of the Flemish Natura 2000 network through landscape preferences and estimated s…
This paper describes the methods used to produce accounts for the recreational value of Natura 2000 areas in Flanders, Belgium. First, a biophysical account of recreation supply a…
How to account for nature-based tourism in Europe. An operational proposal
Europe is a leader in the tourism industry, with half of the world's international arrivals in 2018. Nowadays tourism activities related to the enjoyment of nature, Nature-based t…
On the potential use of the Ecosystem Services Valuation Database for valuation in the System of Environmental Economic…
The System of Environmental Economic Accounting - Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA) provides a framework for quantifying and valuing ecosystem services that is consistent with the Sy…
How regulating and cultural services of ecosystems have changed over time in Italy
In this experimental study, different components are computed for three different ecosystem services (ES). Specifically, supply, demand and use are estimated for pollination servi…
Urban ecosystems and heavy rainfall – A Flood Regulating Ecosystem Service modelling approach for extreme events on the…
Increasing urbanisation in combination with a rise in the frequency and intensity of heavy rain events increase the risk of urban flooding. Flood Regulating Ecosystem Services (FR…
The Integrated system for Natural Capital Accounting (INCA) in Europe: twelve lessons learned from empirical ecosystem …
The Integrated system for Natural Capital Accounting (INCA) was developed and supported by the European Commission to test and implement the System of integrated Environmental and…
Beyond valuation. Monetary aggregates for the SEEA-EA. The Italian proposal
After years of experimentation, documents, meetings, consultations and negotiations, the SEEA EA re-ignited the debate on the monetary quantification of the value of nature. Now m…
Ecosystem services’ capacity and flow in the Venice Lagoon and the relationship with ecological status
Ecosystem services (ES) are theoretically linked to healthy ecological conditions, but this relationship seems to be rather challenging to demonstrate in the real world. Therefore…
Diversity and composition of riparian vegetation across forest and agro-ecosystem landscapes of Cabadbaran River, Agusa…
The Cabadbaran River Irrigation System (CabRIS) supports about 3,212 hectares of farmland for irrigation. Unfortunately, the local irrigation office reported an insufficient water…
Establishing a reference tool for ecosystem accounting in Europe, based on the INCA methodology
The European Commission developed an amendment to Regulation 691/2011 on European environmental economic accounts to include reporting on ecosystem accounts compliant to the Unite…
Characteristics of humic acids isolated from burned and unburned topsoils in sub-boreal Scotch pine forests by 13C-NMR …
Postpyrogenic soil dynamics is an informative tool for studying soil elementary processes in extreme temperature conditions and for predicting short time environmental changes in …
Mapping and assessing ecosystem services in Europe's Overseas: A comparative analysis of MOVE case studies
Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES) has been widely applied on the European Union (EU) mainland, whereas the EU Overseas entities still bear potential f…
Using Ocean Accounting towards an integrated assessment of ecosystem services and benefits within a coastal lake
Coasts lie at the interface between terrestrial and marine environments, where complex interrelationships and feedbacks between environmental, social and economic factors provide …
Future urban growth scenarios and ecosystem services valuation in the Tepic-Xalisco Metropolitan area, Mexico
Currently, there is a need to establish new territorial planning instruments focused on sustainable development. The simulation of spatial scenarios is an essential tool to evalua…
Towards a web tool for assessing the impact of climate change adaptation measures on heat stress at urban site level
In view of the increased frequency of heat events and their negative effects, principally in cities, many scholars and practitioners are focusing on ways of adapting to climate ch…
Microbiome composition of disturbed soils from sandy-gravel mining complexes with different reclamation approaches
Activities connected to mineral mining disrupt the soil layer and bring parent rock material to the surface. It leads to altering the environmental conditions and leaves behind va…
Ecosystem condition underpins the generation of ecosystem services: an accounting perspective
There is a linkage between the condition of ecosystems and the services they provide. In the accounting framework set by the United Nations System of integrated Environmental Econ…
Approach to user group-specific assessment of urban green spaces for a more equitable supply exemplified by the elderly…
The use of urban green spaces (UGS) depends on its quality, which is perceived very differently by diverse socio-demographic groups. In particular, elderly people have special dem…
Assessing ecosystem condition at the national level in Hungary - indicators, approaches, challenges
The availability of robust and reliable spatial information on ecosystem condition is of increasing importance in informing conservation policy. Recent policy requirements have sp…
Guidelines and a supporting toolbox for parameterising key soil hydraulic properties in hydrological studies and broade…
Information on soil hydraulic properties (e.g. soil moisture pressure relationships and hydraulic conductivity) is valuable for a wide range of disciplines including hydrology, ec…
Green balance in urban areas as an indicator for policy support: a multi-level application
Green spaces are increasingly recognised as key elements in enhancing urban resilience as they provide several ecosystem services. Therefore, their implementation and monitoring i…
U-shaped deep-learning models for island ecosystem type classification, a case study in Con Dao Island of Vietnam
The monitoring of ecosystem dynamics utilises time and resources from scientists and land-use managers, especially in wetland ecosystems in islands that have been affected signifi…
General guidance for custom-built structural equation models
Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) represents a quantitative methodology for specifying and evaluating causal network hypotheses. The application of SEM typically involves the us…
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