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Flow intermittence and ecosystem services in rivers of the Anthropocene.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Datry, T. & Boulton, A. J. & Bonada, N. & Fritz, K. & Leigh, C. & Sauquet, E. & Tockner, K. & Hugueny, B. & Dahm, C. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) are watercourses that cease flow at some point in time and space. Arguably Earth's most widespread ty...

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Payments to support urban greening and nature conservation.

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: Richards, D. & Thompson, B.

Content type: Blog

This paper explains how payments for urban ecosystem services could help protect, restore, and manage urban ecosystems. Payments for ecosystem service...

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Deciphering land-use influences on boreal lakes to guide landscape planning.

Published online: 02 Oct 2023

Authors: Heino, J. & Toivanen, M. & Alahuhta, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Changes in natural land cover have been pronounced in the last 12,000 years, and land use has intensified in the last century owing to anthropogenic p...

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Precision agricultural data and ecosystem services: can we put the pieces together?

Published online: 02 Nov 2023

Authors: Robinson, S. V. J. & Schwinghamer, T. & Cárcamo, H. & Galpern, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Ecosystem services can maintain or increase crop yield in agricultural systems, but data to support management decisions are expensive and time-consum...

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Ecosystem Services and Gaelic: a Scoping Exercise.

Published online: 10 Oct 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Maclean, R.

Content type: Reports

This report is a scoping exercise to ascertain the potential for identifying: (1) and highlighting how an understanding of Scotland's Gaelic language ...

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How can ecosystem services support equitable and sustainable fisheries?

Published online: 10 Jul 2019

Published by: Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation

Content type: Miscellaneous

This brief outlines findings from Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) projects that make a distinct contribution to the ecosystem approa...

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The impact of proxy-based methods on mapping the distribution of ecosystem services.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Eigenbrod, F. & Armsworth, P. R. & Anderson, B. J. & Heinemeyer, A. & Gillings, S. & Roy, D. B. & Thomas, C. D. & Gaston, K. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An increasing number of studies are examining the distribution and congruence of ecosystem services, often with the goal of identifying areas that wil...

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How much do rare and crop-pollinating bees overlap in identity and flower preferences?

Published online: 29 Aug 2020

Authors: MacLeod, M. & Reilly, J. & Cariveau, D. P. & Genung, M. A. & Roswell, M. & Gibbs, J. & Winfree, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The biodiversity-centred approach to conservation prioritizes rare species, whereas the ecosystem services approach prioritizes species that provide s...

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Sites of Scientific Interest (SSSI) Economics.

Published online: 09 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Hanley, N. & Dickie, I. & Provins, A. & Ozdemiroglu, E.

Content type: Reports

This think piece addresses the future design of PAs from an environmental economics perspective. It is based on a context in which maintaining biodive...

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ShadeTreeAdvice methodology: guiding tree-species selection using local knowledge.

Published online: 07 Dec 2022

Authors: Rigal, C. & Wagner, S. & Mai Phuong Nguyen & Jassogne, L. & Philippe Vaast

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Selection of shade tree species for agroforestry systems must take the complexity of these systems into account. Tree species selection should maximiz...

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