Browsing Academic by Subject "Ecosystem services"
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Agroecology as a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for Smallholders of Tehri-Garhwal in the Indian Himalayan Region
( Springer Netherlands , 2017 , Article)Climate change is expected to increase temperatures and rainfall in the Himalayan region and place stress on local livelihoods by affecting agro-biodiversity, crop yield, cropping patterns and the species composition of ... -
China's ecological civilization program-Implementing ecological redline policy
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)China is one of the first countries to explicitly attempt to institute coordinated, ecosystem-based management across local, regional, and national scales. Chinese scientists have been urging policymakers to manage landscapes ... -
Impacts of land management on ecosystem service delivery in the Baiyangdian river basin
( Springer Verlag , 2016 , Article)As the largest freshwater lake in northern China, Lake Baiyangdian provides a diversity of ecosystem services: it guarantees water flow to a number of beneficiaries and is an important component of sustainable regional ... -
Impacts of rapid urbanization on ecosystem services under different scenarios – A case study in Dianchi Lake Basin, China
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Dianchi Lake Basin (DLB) is a typical and representative type of urbanization model based on the plateau lake ecosystem, with scarce land resources, deficient water resources, and a fragile ecological environment, in ... -
Impacts of urban land use changes on ecosystem services in Dianchi lake basin, China
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Land use change is widely regarded as a key factor altering the structure and function of ecosystems. Urbanization is a particular driver and influence in land use change and is expanding globally, especially in developing ... -
Impacts of urbanization at city cluster scale on ecosystem services along an urban–rural gradient: a case study of Central Yunnan City Cluster, China
( Springer , 2022 , Article)Urban agglomeration will be the main mode of future urbanization in China, greatly influencing social and economic development and ecosystem protection at the whole city cluster scale. It is important to analyze the impacts ... -
Indicators for spatial–temporal comparisons of ecosystem service status between regions: A case study of the Taihu River Basin, China
( Elsevier Ltd. , 2016 , Article)With the development of ecological science, the demand to integrate ecosystem services into ecological management is increasing. Stakeholders are interested in comparing stocks and ability to supply ecosystem services in ... -
Innovation in Water and Soil Conservation policy in the south-east of Tunisia, Exemple of FoPIA
( Qatar University Young Scientists Center - Qatar University , 2024 , Conference Paper)Characterised by the dilemma of extreme scarcity and instability of the offer and increase of the water resources in the arid regions. These regions know strong pressures that threaten seriously their durability. This ... -
New ecological redline policy (ERP) to secure ecosystem services in China
( Elsevier Ltd. , 2015 , Article)China is facing huge environmental problems, with its current rapid rate of urbanization and industrial-ization causing biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation, and land resources degradation on a major scale.To overcome ... -
The next step for China's national park management: Integrating ecosystem services into space boundary delimitation
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)The contradiction between ecological conservation and economic development posed significant challenges to the management of National Parks. From the perspective of Ecological Economics, the cause of the contradiction is ... -
Quantification of ecosystem services providing socio-economic benefits to customary owners of natural resources in Pauri, western Himalaya
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Climate change has negative consequences for the biophysical environment and an observable impact on flows of ecosystem services. Considering the high relevance of ecosystem services, it is imperative to analyze the present ... -
Quantifying variations in ecosystem services in altitude-associated vegetation types in a tropical region of China
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Natural vegetation is important for ecosystem services (ESs) provision, but is decreasing rapidly due to human-driven land use change, especially rapid expansion of commercial plantations. This is leading to a decrease in ... -
Relative contribution of plant traits and soil properties to the functioning of a temperate forest ecosystem in the Indian Himalayas
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)© 2020 Elsevier B.V. Plant-soil interactions are a major determinant of changes in forest ecosystem processes and functioning. We conducted a trait-based study to quantify the contribution of plant traits and soil properties ... -
Scale effects on the relationships between land characteristics and ecosystem services- a case study in Taihu Lake Basin, China
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)© 2020 Elsevier B.V. It is generally recognized that marginal changes in landscape characteristics can influence multiple ecosystem services, but the causal relationships involved are still very unclear due to lack of ... -
Spatial heterogeneity analysis of matching degree between endangered plant diversity and ecosystem services in Xishuangbanna
( Springer , 2023 , Article)Biodiversity and ecosystem services (ESs) are closely linked. Human activities have caused critical damage to the habitat and ecosystem function of organisms, leading to decline in global biodiversity and ecosystem services. ... -
Spatio-temporal changes in water-related ecosystem services provision and trade-offs with food production
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)A key challenge for sustainability is protecting water-related ecosystems and the services (WESs) they provide while enhancing food security. Food production usually drives land use change, which results in ecosystem ... -
Surface soil carbon storage in urban green spaces in three major South Korean cities
( MDPI AG , 2016 , Article)Quantifying and managing carbon (C) storage in urban green space (UGS) soils is associated with the ecosystem services necessary for human well-being and the national C inventory report of the Intergovernmental Panel on ...