Linking ecosystem processes and ecosystem services

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• 作者：Bojie Fu¹ ; ^{bfu@rcees.ac.cn} ; Shuai Wang¹ ; Changhong Su¹ ; Martin Forsius²
• 刊名：Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：March, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：5
• 期：1
• 页码：4-10
• 全文大小：542 K

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The metaphor of ecosystem service may blind us to the complexity of the natural systems which underpin and produce services. We reviewed key references and propose a framework to illustrate the social system relying on the ecological system and the relationships between ecosystem composition, ecosystem structure, ecosystem processes and ecosystem services, in order to reduce this complexity. We argue that plans to manage ecosystem services will not be successful without a deep understanding of their link with the ecosystem processes that support them. By linking ecosystem processes and ecosystem services, we explore the possible determinants of the biodiversity components on the quantity, quality and reliability of ecosystem services at all levels, and its usefulness in making targeted decisions. Disentangling the complex interrelationships among multiple ecosystem services from the driven processes is helpful in lowering the risk of unwanted trade-offs, and taking advantage of synergies. In landscape management, it is advisable to design suitable ecosystem structures for maximizing ecosystem services based on knowledge of the natural ecosystem processes.