Over the last few years, considerable attention has been devoted in the scientific literature
and in the media to the concept of “ecosystem” services of soils. The monetary valuation of …

The metaphor of ecosystem service may blind us to the complexity of the natural systems
which underpin and produce services. We reviewed key references and propose a …

Intensive land use reduces the diversity and abundance of many soil biota, with
consequences for the processes that they govern and the ecosystem services that these …

Despite the increasing awareness of our dependence on Ecosystem Services (ES), Life
Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) does not explicitly and fully assess the damages caused by …

Soil ecosystem service (SES) approaches evidence the importance of soil for human well-
being, contribute to improving dialogue between science and decision-making and …

A neural network model was trained to predict soil organic matter content, bulk density and
soil organic matter density at different soil profile depths across Scotland. These predictions …

Human pressure on ecosystems has undesirable impacts on human well-being. After the
Millennium Project, much interdisciplinary research has been developed worldwide aiming …

The relatively poor simulation of the below-ground processes is a severe drawback for many
ecosystem models, especially when predicting responses to climate change and …

Mapping and assessment of ecosystems and their services (ES) are core component to the
EU Biodiversity (BD) Strategy. They are essential if we are to make informed decisions …

Soil degradation has been associated with a lack of adequate consideration of soil
ecosystem services. We demonstrate a broadly applicable method for mapping changes in …