Biodiversity and ecosystem services: a multilayered relationship

GM Mace, K Norris, AH Fitter - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2012 - cell.com
The relationship between biodiversity and the rapidly expanding research and policy field of
ecosystem services is confused and is damaging efforts to create coherent policy. Using the …

The Delphi technique in ecology and biological conservation: applications and guidelines

N Mukherjee, J Hugé, WJ Sutherland… - Methods in Ecology …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Many areas of science, including conservation and environmental management, regularly
require engaging stakeholders or experts to produce consensus or technical inputs. The …

Predictors of support for biodiversity loss countermeasure and bushmeat consumption among Vietnamese urban residents

MH Nguyen, TE Jones - Conservation Science and Practice, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity loss is happening at an unprecedented rate, especially in countries like
Vietnam, with rich biodiversity and a high population growth rate. One of the main causes of …

Go greener, feel better? The positive effects of biodiversity on the well-being of individuals visiting urban and peri-urban green areas

G Carrus, M Scopelliti, R Lafortezza… - Landscape and urban …, 2015 - Elsevier
The literature on human experience in green environments had widely showed the positive
outcomes of getting in contact with nature. This study addresses the issue of whether urban …

[HTML][HTML] Perceived species-richness in urban green spaces: Cues, accuracy and well-being impacts

GE Southon, A Jorgensen, N Dunnett, H Hoyle… - Landscape and Urban …, 2018 - Elsevier
Evidence that urban green-space promotes health and well-being of urban residents is
increasing. The role of biodiversity is unclear: perceived biodiversity may be important, but …

Stakeholder participation for environmental management: a literature review

MS Reed - Biological conservation, 2008 - Elsevier
The complex and dynamic nature of environmental problems requires flexible and
transparent decision-making that embraces a diversity of knowledges and values. For this …

[HTML][HTML] Approaches to defining a planetary boundary for biodiversity

GM Mace, B Reyers, R Alkemade, R Biggs… - Global Environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
The idea that there is an identifiable set of boundaries, beyond which anthropogenic change
will put the Earth system outside a safe operating space for humanity, is attracting interest in …

Beyond scarcity: citizen science programmes as useful tools for conservation biogeography

V Devictor, RJ Whittaker… - Diversity and distributions, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We assess whether and how datasets collected by the general public, so‐called citizen
science programmes, can improve biogeographical studies and contribute to large‐scale …

[HTML][HTML] Identification skills in biodiversity professionals and laypeople: A gap in species literacy

MJD Hooykaas, M Schilthuizen, C Aten… - Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biodiversity is in worldwide decline and it is becoming increasingly important to expand
biodiversity awareness and achieve broad-based support for conservation. We introduce the …

Is biodiversity attractive?—On-site perception of recreational and biodiversity values in urban green space

L Qiu, S Lindberg, AB Nielsen - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2013 - Elsevier
This study investigated whether preferences and biodiversity are compatible in an urban
green space setting and whether people actually recognise and appreciate ecologically rich …