Provision of clean water and air; Pollination of crops; Mitigation of environmental hazards; Pest and disease control; Carbon sequestration. Accounting for the way in which ecosystems provide economic ...

Functioning ecosystems play a critical role in providing goods and services needed to sustain human life. Water provision and filtration, biodiversity, nutrient cycling, climate regulation, and carbon ...

Research on ecosystem services (ES) has largely focused on the ecological functions that produce services or the economic valuation of the benefits provided by ecosystems. Far less research has ...