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Contributors.. Reviewers.. Foreword.. Introduction.. Part A: Scene Setting.. 1 Ecosystem Services in Farmland and Cities.. 2 Ecological Processes, Functions and Ecosystem Services: Inextricable Linkages between Wetlands and Agricultural Systems.. 3 Key Ideas and Concepts from Economics for Understanding the Roles and Value of Ecosystem Services.. Part B: Ecosystem Services in Three Settings.. 4 Viticulture can be Modified to Provide Multiple Ecosystem Services.. 5 Aquaculture and Ecosystem Services: Reframing the Environmental and Social Debate.. 6 Urban Landscapes and Ecosystem Services.. Part C: Measuring and Monitoring Ecosystem Services at Multiple Levels.. 7 Scale-dependent Ecosystem Service.. 8 Experimental Assessment of Ecosystem Services in Agriculture.. Part D: Designing Ecological Systems to Deliver Ecosystem Services.. 9 Towards Multifunctional Agricultural Landscapes for the Upper Midwest Region of the USA.. 10 Supply Chain Management and the Delivery of Ecosystems Services in Manufacturing.. 11 Market-based Instruments and Ecosystem Services: Opportunity and Experience to Date.. Epilogue: Equitable and Sustainable Systems.. Index

"Ecosystem services are the resources and processes supplied by natural ecosystems which benefit humankind (for example, pollination of crops by insects, or water filtration by wetlands). They underpin life on earth, provide major inputs to many economic sectors and support our lifestyles. Agricultural and urban areas are by far the largest users of ecosystems and their services and (for the first time) this book explores the role that ecosystem services play in these managed environments. The book also explores methods of evaluating ecosystem services, and discusses how these services can be maintained and enhanced in our farmlands and cities. This book will be useful to students and researchers from a variety of fields, including applied ecology, environmental economics, agriculture and forestry, and also to local and regional planners and policy makers." Inglés