Context Grasslands provide a variety of ecosystem services (ESs) for humans. While much
ES research has focused on forests and wetlands, synthesizing the currently somewhat …

Ecosystem services (ES) is a significant research topic with diverse modelling and mapping
approaches. However, the variety of approaches—along with an inconsistent terminology …

Context A background assumption of landscape approaches is that some landscape
patterns are more sustainable than others, and thus searching for these patterns should be a …

Integrating cultural dimensions into the ecosystem service framework is essential for
appraising non-material benefits stemming from different human–environment interactions …

Purpose The recently introduced concept of 'landscape services'—ecosystem services
influenced by landscape patterns—may be particularly useful in landscape planning by …

Despite growing knowledge of ecosystem services (ES), and heightened awareness of their
political and socio-economic relevance, mainstreaming and implementing ES in landscape …

A high landscape aesthetic quality (LAQ) arguably is an important ecosystem service that
positively affects humans' health and well-being. It is strongly appreciated by citizens and …

Context When setting the goal of landscape sustainability in landscape management, a key
theoretical question should be which landscape patterns are more sustainable, whereas …

Ecosystem services (ESs) are influenced by use intensity. Arising disparities between supply
and demand are often depending on spatial relationships. We propose to classify the spatial …

Multifunctional landscape has become a new discipline growth point in landscape ecology.
Globally mountainous areas occupy about one fifth of Earth's surface. However, few studies …