Studying the whole process of ecosystem services (ES) realization by people (ecosystem
services flow) is the key to ES management. However, varying concepts of relative …

Highlights•Knowledge about ecosystem service production and distribution can foster
sustainability.•Ecosystem service governance best practices can improve ecosystem …

Clarifying the spatial and temporal changes in the ecosystem services (ES) supply and
demand helps in providing comprehensive supporting information for ecological …

The process of rapid urbanization makes our planet's natural ecosystems subject to strong
interferences of different kinds of human activities, which affect the relationship between …

This chapter provides an overview of the latest developments in mapping ecosystem
services. It aims to provide an answer to the following two questions: What aspects of …

Ecosystem services (ES), the benefits that humans obtain from nature, are of great
importance for human well-being. The challenge of meeting the growing human demands …

Mapping the demand for ecosystem services (ES) has received increased attention in
scientific research and is seen as a relevant tool to inform conservation planning, land use …

The future of humanity depends on whether or not we have a vision to guide our transition
toward sustainability, on scales ranging from local landscapes to the planet as a whole …

The high variety of ecosystem service categorisation systems, assessment frameworks,
indicators, quantification methods and spatial localisation approaches allows scientists and …

Ecosystem services generated in a specific area have utility outside the area. Ecosystem
services have obvious externality. The degree and scale of ecosystem services directly …