Linking network ecology and ecosystem services to benefit people
Linking network ecology and ecosystem services to benefit people
Ecosystems are rapidly degraded by anthropogenic pressures, affecting the provision of ecosystem services. Therefore, it is increasingly important that we can quantify and manage ecosystem services to maintain human well-being. Many ecosystem services are underpinned by ecosystem functions and processes that are driven by interspecific ecological interactions. Humans then benefit from ecosystem services through socio-ecological interactions. Therefore, interaction network approaches can provide a unique understanding of ecosystem service flows. In this paper, we assess the current interface between network ecology and ecosystem services, before exploring how work linking these two fields could be enhanced. We emphasise the value of network approaches and explore network methods to improve the assessment and management of ecosystem services. Within this, we highlight the role of local and indigenous knowledge in operationalising network approaches in a useful ecosystem service context. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
ecosystem services, interactions, interdisciplinary, local and indigenous knowledge, network ecology, network models
1048-1059
Stanworth, Anna
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Peh, Kelvin S.-H.
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Morris, Rebecca J.
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June 2024
Stanworth, Anna
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Peh, Kelvin S.-H.
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Morris, Rebecca J.
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Stanworth, Anna, Peh, Kelvin S.-H. and Morris, Rebecca J.
(2024)
Linking network ecology and ecosystem services to benefit people.
People and Nature, 6 (3), .
(doi:10.1002/pan3.10632).
Abstract
Ecosystems are rapidly degraded by anthropogenic pressures, affecting the provision of ecosystem services. Therefore, it is increasingly important that we can quantify and manage ecosystem services to maintain human well-being. Many ecosystem services are underpinned by ecosystem functions and processes that are driven by interspecific ecological interactions. Humans then benefit from ecosystem services through socio-ecological interactions. Therefore, interaction network approaches can provide a unique understanding of ecosystem service flows. In this paper, we assess the current interface between network ecology and ecosystem services, before exploring how work linking these two fields could be enhanced. We emphasise the value of network approaches and explore network methods to improve the assessment and management of ecosystem services. Within this, we highlight the role of local and indigenous knowledge in operationalising network approaches in a useful ecosystem service context. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
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Linking ecological network to ecosystem services to benefit people
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Accepted/In Press date: 1 March 2024
e-pub ahead of print date: 22 March 2024
Published date: June 2024
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ecosystem services, interactions, interdisciplinary, local and indigenous knowledge, network ecology, network models
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