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Concept information

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > RESOURCES MANAGEMENT > ECOSYSTEM SERVICES

Preferred term

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES  

Definition

  • THE BENEFITS PEOPLE OBTAIN FROM ECOSYSTEMS. THESE INCLUDE PROVISIONING SERVICES SUCH AS FOOD, WATER, TIMBER, AND FIBER; REGULATING SERVICES THAT AFFECT CLIMATE, FLOODS, DISEASE, WASTES, AND WATER QUALITY; CULTURAL SERVICES THAT PROVIDE RECREATIONAL, AESTHETIC, AND SPIRITUAL BENEFITS; AND SUPPORTING SERVICES SUCH AS SOIL FORMATION, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, AND NUTRIENT CYCLING.

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History note

  • TERM CREATED SEPTEMBER 2011

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Definition source

  • MILLENNIUM ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT 2005

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/fe171a91-d457-411d-8969-d5f010ee7685

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