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Ecosystem services in agricultural and urban landscapes / edited by Steve Wratten ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- THEi Wiley ebooks.
- THEi Wiley ebooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ecosystem services.
- Ecosystem management.
- Ecology--Economic aspects.
- Ecology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (220 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Access using campus network via VPN at home (THEi Users Only).
- 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
- Contents:
- pt. A. Scene setting
- pt. B. Ecosystem services in three settings
- pt. C. Measuring and monitoring ecosystem services at multiple levels
- pt. D. Designing ecological systems to deliver ecosystem services.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781118506271
- 1118506278
- 9781299159266
- 1299159265
- 9781118506257
- 1118506251
- 9781118506240
- 1118506243
- OCLC:
- 827207560
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