Ecological Infrastructure as a framework for mapping ecosystem services for place-based conservation and management

MJ Perschke, LR Harris, KJ Sink… - Journal for Nature …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ecosystem services are an important nexus between people and nature. Nevertheless, their
inclusion in place-based conservation and management is limited also because they are …

Ecological restoration of ecosystems degraded by invasive alien plants in South African Fynbos: Is spontaneous succession a viable strategy?

PM Holmes, KJ Esler, BW Van Wilgen… - Transactions of the …, 2020 - journals.co.za
Ecological restoration is a global imperative to reverse widespread habitat loss and
degradation, including by invasive alien plants. In South Africa's Core Cape Subregion …

[HTML][HTML] Nature-based solutions in mountain catchments reduce impact of anthropogenic climate change on drought streamflow

PB Holden, AJ Rebelo, P Wolski… - … Earth & Environment, 2022 - nature.com
Quantifying how well Nature-based Solutions can offset anthropogenic climate change
impacts is important for adaptation planning, but has rarely been done. Here we show that a …

Ecosystem services and sustainable development: Perspectives from the food-energy-water Nexus

MH Yuan, SL Lo - Ecosystem Services, 2020 - Elsevier
The maintenance of the total natural capital stocks has received increased attention
worldwide for its ability to achieve sustainable development. However, the claim that …

Coupling scenarios of climate and land-use change with assessments of potential ecosystem services at the river basin scale

HV Pham, A Sperotto, S Torresan, V Acuña… - Ecosystem Services, 2019 - Elsevier
Climate and land-use changes are posing increasing threats to freshwater-related
ecosystem services, acting both on the supply and the demand side. A better understanding …

Exploring the scale effects, trade-offs and driving forces of the mismatch of ecosystem services

W Sun, D Li, X Wang, R Li, K Li, Y Xie - Ecological Indicators, 2019 - Elsevier
Ecosystem services (ESs) are produced in a particular social-ecological context, which is
significantly affected by the scale. The mismatch between the supply and demand of the ESs …

[HTML][HTML] The SDGs, ecosystem services and cities: a network analysis of current research innovation for implementing urban sustainability

S Hawken, H Rahmat, SME Sepasgozar, K Zhang - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ecosystem services are essential for cities and are key factors in achieving many of the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Such services are best delivered through green …

Social-ecological change: insights from the Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society

R Biggs, HS Clements, GS Cumming… - Ecosystems and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Social-ecological systems (SES) research has emerged as an important area of
sustainability science, informing and supporting pressing issues of transformation towards …

Integrating Bayesian Networks into ecosystem services assessment to support water management at the river basin scale

HV Pham, A Sperotto, E Furlan, S Torresan… - Ecosystem Services, 2021 - Elsevier
Freshwater ecosystems are negatively affected by climate change and human interventions
modifying together supply and demand of ecosystem services (ES). Research on ES …

Integrating ecosystem services flows into water security simulations in water scarce areas: Present and future

K Qin, J Liu, L Yan, H Huang - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Water resources are indispensable resources for human survival. Researchers have used
different methods to evaluate regional water security situations to ensure sustainable …