As interest grows in the contribution of ecosystem services to poverty alleviation, we present
a new conceptual framework, synthesizing insights from existing frameworks in social …

Given the large-scale anthropogenic alteration of natural habitats, ecological restoration is
emerging as one of the most important disciplines in environmental science. Once habitats …

The past two decades have seen great progress in understanding the mechanisms of
ecosystem stability in local ecological systems. There is, however, an urgent need to extend …

Purpose We are currently experiencing what is often called the sixth period of mass
extinction on planet Earth, caused undoubtedly by the impact of human activities and …

A recent and prominent claim for the value of biodiversity is its importance for sustaining
multiple ecosystem functions. The general idea is intuitively appealing: since all species are …

Ecosystem services (ES) approaches to biodiversity conservation are currently high on the
ecological research and policy agendas. However, despite a wealth of studies into …

Climate change is real. The wrangling debates are over, and we now need to move onto a
predictive ecology that will allow managers of landscapes and policy makers to adapt to the …

Including ecosystem functions into restoration ecology has been repeatedly suggested, yet
there is limited evidence that this is taking place without bias to certain habitats, species, or …

Changes in climate, land use, fire incidence, and ecological connections all may contribute
to current species' range shifts. Species shift range individually, and not all species shift …

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study is a major international
initiative to draw attention to the global economic benefits of biodiversity, to highlight the …