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How natural capital delivers ecosystem services: A typology derived from a systematic review

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dc.contributor.author Smith, Andrew C
dc.contributor.author Harrison, PA
dc.contributor.author Pérez Soba, M
dc.contributor.author Archaux, F
dc.contributor.author Blicharska, M
dc.contributor.author Egoh, Benis N
dc.date.accessioned 2017-10-04T10:44:50Z
dc.date.available 2017-10-04T10:44:50Z
dc.date.issued 2017-08
dc.identifier.citation Smith, A.C., Harrison, P.A., Pérez Soba, M. et al. 2017. How natural capital delivers ecosystem services: A typology derived from a systematic review. Ecosystem Services, vol. 26(A): 111-126 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2212-0416
dc.identifier.uri http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212041617300086
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.06.006
dc.identifier.uri http://www.pbl.nl/en/publications/how-natural-capital-delivers-ecosystem-services-a-typology-derived-from-a-systematic-review
dc.identifier.uri http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212041617300086?via%3Dihub
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9632
dc.description Copyright: 2017 Elsevier. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, kindly consult the publisher's website. en_US
dc.description.abstract There is no unified evidence base to help decision-makers understand how the multiple components of natural capital interact to deliver ecosystem services. We systematically reviewed 780 papers, recording how natural capital attributes (29 biotic attributes and 11 abiotic factors) affect the delivery of 13 ecosystem services. We develop a simple typology based on the observation that five main attribute groups influence the capacity of natural capital to provide ecosystem services, related to: A) the physical amount of vegetation cover; B) presence of suitable habitat to support species or functional groups that provide a service; C) characteristics of particular species or functional groups; D) physical and biological diversity; and E) abiotic factors that interact with the biotic factors in groups A-D. `Bundles' of services can be identified that are governed by different attribute groups. Management aimed at maximising only one service often has negative impacts on other services and on biological and physical diversity. Sustainable ecosystem management should aim to maintain healthy, diverse and resilient ecosystems that can deliver a wide range of ecosystem services in the long term. This can maximise the synergies and minimise the trade-offs between ecosystem services and is also compatible with the aim of conserving biodiversity. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Elsevier en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Worklist;19391
dc.subject Biodiversity en_US
dc.subject Functional diversity en_US
dc.subject Trait en_US
dc.subject Attribute en_US
dc.subject Trade-offs en_US
dc.subject Land management en_US
dc.title How natural capital delivers ecosystem services: A typology derived from a systematic review en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.identifier.apacitation Smith, A. C., Harrison, P., Pérez Soba, M., Archaux, F., Blicharska, M., & Egoh, B. N. (2017). How natural capital delivers ecosystem services: A typology derived from a systematic review. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9632 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Smith, Andrew C, PA Harrison, M Pérez Soba, F Archaux, M Blicharska, and Benis N Egoh "How natural capital delivers ecosystem services: A typology derived from a systematic review." (2017) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9632 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Smith AC, Harrison P, Pérez Soba M, Archaux F, Blicharska M, Egoh BN. How natural capital delivers ecosystem services: A typology derived from a systematic review. 2017; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9632. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Article AU - Smith, Andrew C AU - Harrison, PA AU - Pérez Soba, M AU - Archaux, F AU - Blicharska, M AU - Egoh, Benis N AB - There is no unified evidence base to help decision-makers understand how the multiple components of natural capital interact to deliver ecosystem services. We systematically reviewed 780 papers, recording how natural capital attributes (29 biotic attributes and 11 abiotic factors) affect the delivery of 13 ecosystem services. We develop a simple typology based on the observation that five main attribute groups influence the capacity of natural capital to provide ecosystem services, related to: A) the physical amount of vegetation cover; B) presence of suitable habitat to support species or functional groups that provide a service; C) characteristics of particular species or functional groups; D) physical and biological diversity; and E) abiotic factors that interact with the biotic factors in groups A-D. `Bundles' of services can be identified that are governed by different attribute groups. Management aimed at maximising only one service often has negative impacts on other services and on biological and physical diversity. Sustainable ecosystem management should aim to maintain healthy, diverse and resilient ecosystems that can deliver a wide range of ecosystem services in the long term. This can maximise the synergies and minimise the trade-offs between ecosystem services and is also compatible with the aim of conserving biodiversity. DA - 2017-08 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Biodiversity KW - Functional diversity KW - Trait KW - Attribute KW - Trade-offs KW - Land management LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2017 SM - 2212-0416 T1 - How natural capital delivers ecosystem services: A typology derived from a systematic review TI - How natural capital delivers ecosystem services: A typology derived from a systematic review UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9632 ER - en_ZA


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