Sustainability and Ecosystems
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Sustainability Science : An Introduction. ed. / Harald Heinrichs; Pim Martens; Gerd Michelsen; Arnim Wiek. Dordrecht: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, 2016. p. 61-70.
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Sustainability and Ecosystems
AU - Wehrden, Henrik
AU - von Oheimb, Goddert
AU - Abson, David
AU - Härdtle, Werner
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Maintenance of human well-being is highly dependent on nature. The natural environment provides a source of both directly used goods and services that support human livelihoods and an intrinsic value that contributes to human flourishing. Today, much of the planet is influenced or even transformed by human activity, and natural ecosystems are increasingly under threat. Ecology and conservation biology are crucial for understanding and quantifying changes in ecological systems. Moreover, ecology in conjunction with other branches of science provides key insights to enable management options for supporting a sustainable future for our planet. Here, we give an overview of the relationship between biodiversity, ecosystems, and sustainability. First, we introduce the notion of biodiversity, then we present the links between biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and services, in which ecosystem services are the benefits people derive from ecosystems. Finally, we outline the current threats to ecological integrity and provide a brief overview of the links between ecology and other disciplines within sustainability science.
AB - Maintenance of human well-being is highly dependent on nature. The natural environment provides a source of both directly used goods and services that support human livelihoods and an intrinsic value that contributes to human flourishing. Today, much of the planet is influenced or even transformed by human activity, and natural ecosystems are increasingly under threat. Ecology and conservation biology are crucial for understanding and quantifying changes in ecological systems. Moreover, ecology in conjunction with other branches of science provides key insights to enable management options for supporting a sustainable future for our planet. Here, we give an overview of the relationship between biodiversity, ecosystems, and sustainability. First, we introduce the notion of biodiversity, then we present the links between biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and services, in which ecosystem services are the benefits people derive from ecosystems. Finally, we outline the current threats to ecological integrity and provide a brief overview of the links between ecology and other disciplines within sustainability science.
KW - Sustainability Science
KW - Biodiversity
KW - Biodiversity
KW - Sustainability strategies
KW - Sustainable decision-making
KW - Transdisciplinarity
KW - Ecosystems Research
KW - Ecosystem function
KW - Ecosystem services
KW - Ecosystems
U2 - 10.1007/978-94-017-7242-6_5
DO - 10.1007/978-94-017-7242-6_5
M3 - Chapter
SN - 978-94-017-7241-9
SP - 61
EP - 70
BT - Sustainability Science
A2 - Heinrichs, Harald
A2 - Martens, Pim
A2 - Michelsen, Gerd
A2 - Wiek, Arnim
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland
CY - Dordrecht
ER -