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    Aggregate measures of ecosystem services : can we take the pulse of nature?

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    1540-9295(2005)003[0056_amoesc]2.0.co;2.pdf (697.3Kb)
    Date
    2005-02
    Author
    Meyerson, Laura A.  Concept link
    Baron, Jill  Concept link
    Melillo, Jerry M.  Concept link
    Naiman, Robert J.  Concept link
    O'Malley, Robin I.  Concept link
    Orians, Gordon  Concept link
    Palmer, Margaret A.  Concept link
    Pfaff, Alexander S. P.  Concept link
    Running, Steven W.  Concept link
    Sala, Osvaldo E.  Concept link
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    Citable URI
    https://hdl.handle.net/1912/4691
    As published
    https://doi.org/10.1890/1540-9295(2005)003[0056:AMOESC]2.0.CO;2
    DOI
    10.1890/1540-9295(2005)003[0056:AMOESC]2.0.CO;2
    Abstract
    National scale aggregate indicators of ecosystem services are useful for stimulating and supporting a broad public discussion about trends in the provision of these services. There are important considerations involved in producing an aggregate indicator, including whether the scientific and technological capacity exists, how to address varying perceptions of the societal importance of different services, and how to communicate information about these services to both decision makers and the general public. Although the challenges are formidable, they are not insurmountable. Quantification of ecosystem services and dissemination of information to decision makers and the public is critical for the responsible and sustainable management of natural resources.
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    Author Posting. © Ecological Society of America, 2005. This article is posted here by permission of Ecological Society of America for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 3 (2005): 56–59, doi:10.1890/1540-9295(2005)003[0056:AMOESC]2.0.CO;2.
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    Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 3 (2005): 56–59
     
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