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Ecosystem services in agricultural and urban landscapes /

Ecosystem services are the resources and processes supplied by natural ecosystems which benefit humankind (for example, pollination of crops by insects, or water filtration by wetlands). They underpin life on earth, provide major inputs to many economic sectors and support our lifestyles. Agricultur...

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Group Author: Wratten, Stephen D; Sandhu, Harpinder; Cullen, Ross, 1948; Costanza, Robert
Published: Wiley-Blackwell,
Publisher Address: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ, USA :
Publication Dates: 2012.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Ecosystem services
Ecosystem management
Ecology > Economic aspects
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Sustainable Development
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection
Electronic books
Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118506271
Summary: Ecosystem services are the resources and processes supplied by natural ecosystems which benefit humankind (for example, pollination of crops by insects, or water filtration by wetlands). They underpin life on earth, provide major inputs to many economic sectors and support our lifestyles. Agricultural and urban areas are by far the largest users of ecosystems and their services and (for the first time) this book explores the role that ecosystem services play in these managed environments. The book also explores methods of evaluating ecosystem services, and discusses how these services can b.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781118506240 (ePub)
1118506243 (ePub)
9781118506257 (Adobe PDF)
1118506251 (Adobe PDF)
9781118506264 ( MobiPocket)
111850626X ( MobiPocket)
9781118506271
1118506278
9781299159266
1299159265
Index Number: QH541
CLC: Q14
Contents: Ecosystem services in farmland and cities / Harpinder Sandhu and Steve Wratten -- Ecological processes, functions and ecosystem services : inextricable linkages between wetlands and agricultural systems / Onil Banerjee, Neville D. Crossman and Rudolf S. de Groot -- Key ideas and concepts from economics for understanding the roles and value of ecosystem services / Pamela Kaval and Ramesh Baskaran -- Viticulture can be modified to provide multiple ecosystem services / Sofia Orre-Gordon, Marco Jacometti, Jean Tompkins and Steve Wratten -- Aquaculture and ecosystem services : reframing the envir

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