ecosystem service

collocation in English

meaningsofecosystemandservice

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ecosystem
noun[C]
uk
/ˈiː.kəʊˌsɪs.təm/us
/ˈiː.koʊˌsɪs.təm/us
/ˈe.koʊˌsɪs.təm/
all the living things in an area and the way they affect each other and ...
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service
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.vɪs/us
/ˈsɝː.vɪs/
a government system or private organization that is responsible for a particular type of activity, or for providing a particular thing that ...
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(Definition ofecosystemandservicefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We do not be claim that this exercise has established the precise value of a complexecosystemservice.
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Our findings required developing a mechanism for valuing an indirectecosystemservicethrough its contribution to another natural resource.
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This study combines hydrological modeling with applied micro-econometric techniques to value a complexecosystemservice: drought mitigation provided by tropical forested watersheds to agrarian communities.
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In summary, bird predation is a potential 'ecosystemservice' that benefits farmers by limiting pests in the cocoa agroforestry system.
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The current state and restored level of each individualecosystemservice, along with the current management methods, were described and illustrated in detail in the survey questionnaire.
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Nor are reproducible perfect-substitutes likely to be available; the replacement of the service generally requires an inferior substitute because the replacement only addresses one aspect of theecosystemservice.
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Most of theecosystemserviceprovided by the forests and oceans (e.g. water cycling, carbon cycling) is impartial to political boundaries.
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Bee pollination is an essentialecosystemserviceessential for the production of many varieties of fruits and vegetables.
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Anecosystemserviceis something provided by nature that is of value to humans.
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Decision-makers must valuate wetland type, providedecosystemservice, long-term benefit, and current subsidies inflating valuation on either the private or public sector side.
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Habitat loss is the leading cause of both species extinctions andecosystemservicedecline.
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Oneecosystemservicewhose significance is becoming more realized is climate regulation.
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Another approach has been focused on protectingecosystemservicehotspots.
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Similarly, ecosystem services, such as the buying and selling of carbon credits, are potential agricultural products68.
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These environmental resources include not only end-user products like recreational opportunities but also indirect ecosystem services such as soil quality or groundwater replenishment.
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Actively managing for multiple ecosystem services can substantially reduce agriculture's environmental footprint and can be encouraged with production incentives that reward environmental stewardship.
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This degradation of the ecosystem and loss in ecosystem services create a second type of technological externality.
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This has led to a general decline in landscape diversity with negative consequences for provision of ecosystem services.
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