When, where, and how nature matters for ecosystem services: challenges for the next generation of ecosystem service models

Rieb, Jesse T., Chaplin-Kramer, Rebecca, Daily, Gretchen C., Armsworth, Paul R., Böhning-Gaese, Katrin, Bonn, Aletta, Cumming, Graeme S., Eigenbrod, Felix, Grimm, Volker, Jackson, Bethanna M., Marques, Alexandra, Pattanayak, Subhrendu K., Pereira, Henrique M., Peterson, Garry D., Ricketts, Taylor H., Robinson, Brian E., Schröter, Matthias, Schulte, Lisa A., Seppelt, Ralf, Turner, Monica G., and Bennett, Elena M. (2017) When, where, and how nature matters for ecosystem services: challenges for the next generation of ecosystem service models. BioScience, 67 (9). pp. 820-833.

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Abstract

Many decision-makers are looking to science to clarify how nature supports human well-being. Scientists' responses have typically focused on empirical models of the provision of ecosystem services (ES) and resulting decision-support tools. Although such tools have captured some of the complexities of ES, they can be difficult to adapt to new situations. Globally useful tools that predict the provision of multiple ES under different decision scenarios have proven challenging to develop. Questions from decision-makers and limitations of existing decision-support tools indicate three crucial research frontiers for incorporating cutting-edge ES science into decision-support tools: (1) understanding the complex dynamics of ES in space and time, (2) linking ES provision to human well-being, and (3) determining the potential for technology to substitute for or enhance ES. We explore these frontiers in-depth, explaining why each is important and how existing knowledge at their cutting edges can be incorporated to improve ES decision-making tools.

Item ID: 50871
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1525-3244
Keywords: ecosystem services, decision-support tools, decision-making, modeling, natural capital
Funders: German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (GC)
Projects and Grants: GC DFG FZT118
Date Deposited: 27 Sep 2017 07:42
FoR Codes: 41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4104 Environmental management > 410406 Natural resource management @ 100%
SEO Codes: 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9605 Ecosystem Assessment and Management > 960501 Ecosystem Assessment and Management at Regional or Larger Scales @ 100%
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