This study evaluates and quantifies the social values of aesthetic, biodiversity, and cultural significance in the urban ecosystems of five districts in Dalian, based on the subjective perceptions and ...

With the far-reaching consequences of worldwide climate variationon ecosystems and human societies, understanding and predicting changes in cultural ecosystem services (CES) is essential for ...

Trade-offs and synergies between ecosystem services constitutes an important topic in ecosystem management. The value of each service is substantially influenced by human activities, and changes will ...

When you go to a grocery store, the tomatoes, box of pasta or can of tuna you buy each have a price tag. But goods and services in the environment — think clean water, tree cover, or flood control — ...

The concept of "moats" in business is relatively new, although the underlying strategy has existed for a long time. While companies have been building, or attempting to build, moats around their ...

A novel study published in Nature Communications found that agroecosystems in Central Germany, specifically grasslands and croplands, may have an enhanced capacity to provide multiple goods and ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The combined effects of humanity’s actions are making ecosystems less resistant to change, and threatening the vital ecosystem services humanity ...