ecosystem services
Britishplural noun
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"It's definitely a story of severe overall decline, both in the cover of flowers but also the diversity," explains Simon Potts, professor of biodiversity and ecosystem services at Reading University.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
“Chaparral is extraordinarily species-rich. It provides many ecosystem services like carbon storage, reduction of soil erosion, water quality. But once it’s gone, it’s really hard to get back.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2024
"We may need to learn to live alongside them again, and sometimes manage their behaviour, but the ecosystem services they provide have been clearly demonstrated here already at the Ealing Beaver Project," said Dr McCormack.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2024
The result was a dollar figure for the ecosystem services each farm could provide if it was enrolled in a grassland buffer PES program.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
Because different stakeholder groups prefer different ecosystem services, the researchers split their analysis into three groups for analysis: provisioning services, regulating services and cultural services.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2024
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