Natural capital [electronic resource] : theory & practice of mapping ecosystem services / edited by Peter Kareiva [and others].

ISBN:

9780191621420

9786613264930

Title:

Natural capital [electronic resource] : theory & practice of mapping ecosystem services / edited by Peter Kareiva [and others].

Author:

Kareiva, Peter M., 1951-

Publication Information:

Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 365 pages, [8] pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color).

Series:

Oxford biology

Contents:

A vision for ecosystem services in decisions: Mainstreaming natural capital into decisions / Gretchen C. Daily [and others]. Interpreting and estimating the value of ecosystem services / Lawrence H. Goulder and Donald Kennedy. Assessing multiple ecosystem services: an integrated tool for the real world / Heather Tallis and Stephen -- Multi-tiered models for ecosystem services: Water supply as an ecosystem service for hydropower and irrigation / Guillermo Mendoza [and others]. Valuing land cover impact on storm peak mitigation / Driss Ennaanay [and others]. Retention of nutrients and sediment by vegetation / Marc Conte [and others]. Terrestrial carbon sequestration and storage / Marc Conte [and others]. The provisioning value of timber and non-timber forest products / Erik Nelson [and others]. Provisioning and regulatory ecosystem service values in agriculture / Erik Nelson [and others]. Crop pollination services / Eric Lonsdorf [and others]. Nature-based tourism and recreation / W.L. (Vic) Adamowicz [and others]. Cultural services and non-use values / Kai M.A. Chan [and others]. Terrestrial biodiversity / Erik Nelson [and others] -- Extensions, applications, and the next generation of ecosystem service assessments: Putting ecosystem service models to work : conservation, management, and trade-offs -- Stephen Polasky [and others]. How much information do managers need? : the sensitivity of ecosystem service decisions to model complexity / Heather Tallis and Stephen . Poverty and the distribution of ecosystem services / Heather Tallis [and others]. Ecosystem service assessments for marine conservation / Anne D. Guerry [and others]. Modeling the impacts of climate change on ecosystem services / Joshua J. Lawler [and others]. Incorporating ecosystem services in decisions / Emily McKenzie [and others].

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Subject Term:

Ecosystem services.

Natural resources -- Management.

Ecosystem management -- Economic aspects.

Environmental policy.

Human ecology.

Biodiversity conservation.

Added Author:

Kareiva, Peter M., 1951-

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2011

Publication Information:

Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

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Summary

In 2005, The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) provided the first global assessment of the world's ecosystems and ecosystem services. It concluded that recent trends in ecosystem change threatened human wellbeing due to declining ecosystem services. This bleak prophecy has galvanized conservation organizations, ecologists, and economists to work toward rigorous valuations of ecosystem services at a spatial scale and with a resolution that can inform public policy.The editors have assembled the world's leading scientists in the fields of conservation, policy analysis, and resource economics to provide the most intensive and best technical analyses of ecosystem services to date. A key idea that guides the science is that the modelling and valuation approaches being developed should use data that are readily available around the world. In addition, the book documents a toolbox of ecosystem service mapping, modeling, and valuation models that both TheNature Conservancy and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) are beginning to apply around the world as they transform conservation from a biodiversity only to a people and ecosystem services agenda. The book addresses land, freshwater, and marine systems at a variety of spatial scales and includesdiscussion of how to treat both climate change and cultural values when examining tradeoffs among ecosystem services.

Author Notes

Lead editor, Peter Kareiva has worked as a private consultant, as a Professor at several universities (including Brown University, UCSB and University of Washington), a Director of a Conservation Biology group at NOAA Fisheries, and is now a Vice President and Chief Scientist for The Nature Conservancy, the world's largest environmental NGO with over 500 scientists on staff. His focus has been on applying rigorous quantitative tools to support resource andconservation decisions in a pragmatic manner. He has edited five books and written a conservation science textbook, while mentoring over thirty PhD and postdoctoral students who have gone on to faculty positions and government or non-profit positions around the world. His awards include a Guggenheimfellowship and election to the American Academy of Arts and Science. He has worked in Asia, Latin America and North America and in marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems.The other editors have a wealth of experience in the field.