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Boundary of ecosystem services: A response to Chen et al. (2023)
Gray, Murray; Fox, Nathan; Gordon, John E.; Brilha, J. B.; Charkraborty, Sbhik; Garcia, Maria da Glória; Hjort, Jan; Kubalíková, LucieChen et al. (2023) have proposed a scheme to define which services should be included as ecosystem services and which should be excluded so as to avoid “an all-encompassing metaphor that captures any benefit”. We discuss the proposals, drawing attention in particular to definitions of ‘natural capital’ and ‘ecosystems’, the complexities of separating biotic from abiotic flows, and the importance of geodiversity...
Too much diversity—Multiple definitions of geodiversity hinder its potential in...
Maliniemi, Tuija; Tukiainen, Helena; Hjort, Jan; Toivanen, Maija; Vernham, Grant; Bailey, Joseph J.; Baines, Oliver; Benniston, Lucy; Brilha, J. B.Geodiversity—the diversity of abiotic features and pro-cesses of the Earth's surface and subsurface—is an increasingly used concept in ecological research. A growing body of scientific literature has provided evidence of positive links between geodiversity and biodiversity. These studies highlight the potential of geodiversity to improve our understanding of biodiversity patterns and to complement current biodi...
Rephrasing the geodiversity concept under the Ecosystem Services approach and t...
Pereira, Paulo; Brilha, J. B.; Gray, Murray; Pereira, D. I.The United Nations 2030 Agenda has 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) aiming to achieve a better world for the entire human population. In spite of the fact that human development is dependent on nature and its resources, the non-living (abiotic) natural resources and processes are persistently neglected in international and national policies that foster sustainable development. The current status of abioti...
Os serviços de suporte prestados pela geodiversidade no contexto dos serviços d...
Pereira, D. I.; Brilha, J. B.; Pereira, Paulo; Gray, MurrayA natureza fornece todos os bens, condições e serviços para a manutenção da vida, das sociedades e do bem-estar humano. Muitas das abordagens públicas anunciam esses benefícios como serviços dos ecossistemas, maioritariamente ou exclusivamente prestados pela biodiversidade, ignorando a maioria dos valores da geodiversidade. Apesar desta limitação, os serviços da geodiversidade, entendidos como bens não renováve...
Promoting geodiversity in the sustainable management of nature
Pereira, D. I.; Brilha, J. B.; Gray, Murray; Pereira, PauloThe diversity of nature, which includes biotic and abiotic elements, is the key for the sustainability of human society. Many people are now aware of the importance of biodiversity not only because of its intrinsic value but also in terms of ecosystem services, given its role in human well-being. The ecosystem services have been categorized in regulation, supporting, provisioning and cultural services and evalu...