Issues in Ecology, Issue 02: Ecosystem Services

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This report defines ecosystem services as a strategy for the conservation of biodiversity. The production of ecosystem goods as it relates to the generation and maintenance of biodiversity is described. Ecosystem services such as flood and drought mitigation, services supplied by soil, pollination, pest control, and seed dispersal are described. Threats to ecosystem services are discussed, as well as their aesthetic, intellectual, and spiritual values. Issues in Ecology is an ongoing series of reports designed to present major ecological issues in an easy-to-read manner. This Issue summarizes the consensus of a panel of scientific experts based on the information that was current and available at the time of its publication in 1997.

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Primary or BEN resource type	Report
Secondary resource type	Assignment/activity (non-laboratory)
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Format	pdf
Is Part Of	This resource is part of ESA's Issues in Ecology series.
Collection Link	http://esa.org/ecoed/folders/0094/activeteachingwithissuesinecologyca...
Ecological Core Concept	Human impacts -- Agriculture and resource harvesting Human impacts Applied ecology -- Management Applied ecology
Drought & Water-Ecosystem Services Collection	Off
Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection	Off
Big Data Collection	Off
Editor's Choice	No
Audience	Undergraduate upper division 15-16 Undergraduate lower division 13-14
Pedagogical Use Description	This report can be used for general information, classroom reading and discussion, and as a springboard for more information research. The report illustrates applications of ecology as it relates our to society and environment.
Keywords	Ecosystem services, Ecosystem goods, Ecosystem, Biodiversity, Climate, Mitigation, Services, Pest control, Pollination, Seed dispersal, report
Life science discipline (subject)	Ecology
Primary Author Controlled Name	Susan Alexander Stephen F. Matter Sandra Postel Paul Ehrlich Pamela Matson Larry Goulder Jane Lubchenco Harold Mooney Gretchen Daily George Woodwell David Tilman
Primary Author Affiliation	Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University Earth Systems Science and Policy, California State University, Monterey Bay Department of Economics, Standford University Department of Zoology, Oregon State University Environmental Science Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley Global Water Policy Project Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota Woods Hole Research Center
Primary Author email	n/a
Rights	Copyright 2008 by Gretchen C. Daily, Susan Alexander, Paul R. Ehrlich, Larry Goulder, Jane Lubchenco, Pamela A. Matson, Harold A. Mooney, Sandra Postel, Stephen H. Schneider, David Tilman, George M. Woodwell, and the Ecological Society of America.
Review Status	Accepted
Resource Editor	Unknown
Reviewer A	Unknown
Reviewer B	Unknown
Date Of Record Submission	2007-12-26

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