Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Agroecosystems
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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, and ecological communities that are biological mediators of ecosystem services, providing services through their functions and interactions. Ecosystem services Functions of ecosystems – including agroecosystems – that are useful to humans or support human well-being: (1) provisioning services include the production of food, fuel, fiber, and other harvestable goods; (2) regulating services include climate regulation, flood control, disease control, waste decomposition, and water quality regulation; (3) supporting services include the foundational processes necessary for production of other services, including soil formation, nutrient cycling, and photosynthesis (primary production); and (4) cultural
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