Cultural ecosystem services constitute a growing field of research that is characterized by an
increasing number of publications from various academic disciplines. We conducted a …

The study of ecosystem services enables the understanding of the services that ecosystems
provide at the landscape level by explaining the relationship between natural capital …

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

Land conversion affects the delivery of ecosystem goods and services. In this study, we used
a 50 years time series of land cover maps to assess the potential impacts of forest cover …

Maps of ecosystem services are repeatedly mentioned in the “EU biodiversity strategy to
2020” as being necessary to achieve the goals of this strategy. On regional and landscape …

The ecosystem services approach has been proven successful to measure the contributions
of nature and greenery to human well-being. Ecosystems have an effect on quality of life, but …

Landscape connectivity analysis is a major tool in supporting biodiversity conservation.
Several methodologies have been developed to tackle it by following two main paths. The …

Water resources have been widely cited as a prime example of ecosystem services (ES),
especially when the issue is valuation. Because of the importance of water ecosystem …

Mankind's quest for well-being results in continuous pressure to transform landscapes, with
said transformation driven by land use changes, urbanization, production activity, and …

Global changes impact the human-environment relationship, and, in particular, they affect
the provision of ecosystem services. Mountain ecosystems provide a wide range of such …