CAATINGA BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Agroecosystems

Glossary Agroecology The application of ecological concepts and principles to the design and management of sustainable agroecosystems. Agroecosystems Agricultural ecosystems including biophysical and human components and their interactions. Biodiversity The variation of life in all forms from genes, to species, to communities, to whole ecosystems. Ecosystem service providers Organisms, guilds, ...

Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Genetically Modified Organisms

Chapter 2 Biodiversity , ecosystems and ecosystem services

Chapter 11 Biodiversity Regulation of Ecosystem Services

Coordinating Lead Authors: Sandra Dı́az, David Tilman, Joseph Fargione Lead Authors: F. Stuart Chapin III, Rodolfo Dirzo, Thomas Kitzberger, Barbara Gemmill, Martin Zobel, Montserrat Vilà, Charles Mitchell, Andrew Wilby, Gretchen C. Daily, Mauro Galetti, William F. Laurance, Jules Pretty, Rosamond Naylor, Alison Power, Drew Harvell Contributing Authors: Simon Potts, Claire Kremen, Terry Griswold...

Restoration of ecosystem services and biodiversity: conflicts and opportunities.

Ecological restoration is becoming regarded as a major strategy for increasing the provision of ecosystem services as well as reversing biodiversity losses. Here, we show that restoration projects can be effective in enhancing both, but that conflicts can arise, especially if single services are targeted in isolation. Furthermore, recovery of biodiversity and services can be slow and incomplete...