A closer look at the functions behind ecosystem multifunctionality: A review

G Garland, S Banerjee, A Edlinger… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years there has been an upsurge of studies on ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF),
or the ability of ecosystems to simultaneously provide multiple functions and/or services. The …

Trends and evolution in the concept of marine ecosystem services: an overview

E Buonocore, U Grande, PP Franzese, GF Russo - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
The biotic and abiotic assets of the marine environment form the “marine natural capital”
embedded in the global ocean. Marine natural capital provides the flow of “marine …

Assessing the contribution of urban green spaces in green infrastructure strategy planning for urban ecosystem conditions and services

OY Liu, A Russo - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
Maintaining ecosystem services is a key adaption option towards sustainable cities and
adaptive societies in securing citizens' health and wellbeing. This research investigates the …

Plant endemism centres and biodiversity hotspots in Greece

K Kougioumoutzis, IP Kokkoris, M Panitsa, A Kallimanis… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Aiming to cope with the provisions of Aichi Biodiversity Targets, EU
Biodiversity Strategy and EU Green Deal, we conducted the first nationwide …

Extinction risk assessment of the Greek endemic flora

K Kougioumoutzis, IP Kokkoris, M Panitsa, A Strid… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This study assesses for the first time all the vascular endemic plant taxa of
Greece, according to their decline and rarity. Phylogenetic analysis and its spatial overview …

[HTML][HTML] Selection criteria for ecosystem condition indicators

B Czúcz, H Keith, J Maes, A Driver, B Jackson… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The UN System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Ecosystem Accounting
(SEEA EA) aims at regular and standardised stocktaking of the extent of ecosystems, their …

Eco-efficiency of farms considering multiple functions of agriculture: Concept and results from Austrian farms

F Grassauer, M Herndl, T Nemecek… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Besides producing food for humanity's nutrition, agriculture also fulfills other functions such
as providing a livelihood for farmers and preserving an attractive and biodiverse landscape …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between ecological quality and ecosystem services in a red soil hilly watershed in southern China

Q Zhu, J Guo, X Guo, L Chen, Y Han, S Liu - Ecological Indicators, 2021 - Elsevier
Ecological quality (EQ) is the foundation of all ecosystem services (ESs) and is critical for the
improvement of human welfare. To clarify the link between ecosystems and human well …

Meeting places and social capital supporting rural landscape stewardship: A Pan-European horizon scanning

P Angelstam, M Fedoriak, F Cruz… - Ecology and …, 2021 - research.rug.nl
Achieving sustainable development as an inclusive societal process in rural landscapes,
and sustainability in terms of functional green infrastructures for biodiversity conservation …

A common typology for ecosystem characteristics and ecosystem condition variables

B Czúcz, H Keith, A Driver, B Jackson, E Nicholson… - 2021 - dro.deakin.edu.au
The UN System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Experimental Ecosystem
Accounting (SEEA EEA) aims at regular and standardised stocktaking on the extent of …