Ecosystem services in agricultural and urban landscapes /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ, USA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
• Subjects: Ecosystem services.; Ecosystem management.; Ecology > Economic aspects.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Sustainable Development.; NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.; Electronic books.

Ecosystem services are the resources and processes supplied by natural ecosystems which benefit humankind (for example, pollination of crops by insects, or water filtration by wetlands). They underpin life on earth, provide major inputs to many economic sectors and support our lifestyles. Agricultur...