The global decline in estuarine and coastal ecosystems (ECEs) is affecting a number of
critical benefits, or ecosystem services. We review the main ecological services across a …

Coastal wetlands such as mangrove forests and saltmarshes provide a range of important
benefits to people, broadly defined as ecosystem services. These include provisioning …

This study presents a meta-analysis of the economic values of global forest ecosystem
services. The meta-analysis is conducted based on data from primary studies published …

Ecosystem service concepts can offer a valuable approach for linking human and nature,
and arguments for the conservation and restoration of natural ecosystems. Despite an …

This paper gives an overview of the value of ecosystem services of 10 main biomes
expressed in monetary units. In total, over 320 publications were screened covering over …

Landscapes generate a wide range of valuable ecosystem services, yet land-use decisions
often ignore the value of these services. Using the example of the United Kingdom, we show …

Human well-being relies critically on ecosystem services provided by nature. Examples
include water and air quality regulation, nutrient cycling and decomposition, plant pollination …

The purpose of this book is to introduce novice researchers to the tools of meta-analysis and
meta-regression analysis and to summarize the state of the art for existing practitioners …

• USA-NY: Catskills-Delaware watershed for NY: PES/working with nature saves money (~
5US $ bn)• New Zealand: Te Papanui Park-water supply to hydropower, Dunedin city …

The crucial role which natural systems play in underpinning economic activity and human
wellbeing is of growing concern as evidence mounts of the increasing human pressures …