Who is contributing where? Predicting ecosystem service multifunctionality for shellfish species through ecological principles

Experimental filmmaker Rose Lowder is an intricate explorer of perception. Many of her exquisite silent short films feature flowers that are scrutinized frame by frame in shots that appear to have layers, as well as volume, and to quiver between simultaneity and succession. Yet these perceptual palimpsests that present almost too much for the eye to take in also reveal an as yet unexplored relation to imagination. Informed by ecological principles and foregrounding floral beauty, Lowder's Bouquets create a striking bond between perceptual and imaginative space. This article draws upon twentieth-century phenomenological accounts of perception before delving into earlier historical discussions of beauty in nature and in art, and bringing out connections to moral philosophy and feminist ecophilosophy, in order to understand how the beautiful entwines with ecological concern in the perceptual-imaginative space of her films.

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Uncovering ecosystem service bundles through social preferences.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.717953733.793459348 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Joern Fischer

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Service ◽

Social Preferences

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Using ecosystem service trade-offs to inform water conservation policies and management practices.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.727161654.793526921 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Fu Bin

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Service ◽

Water Conservation ◽

Management Practices ◽

Service Trade ◽

Conservation Policies ◽

Trade Offs

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Assessment of Karst Regional Ecosystem Service Functions Based on Land Use Change: A Case Study in Guizhou, China*

Chinese Journal of Appplied Environmental Biology ◽

10.3724/sp.j.1145.2011.00174 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 174-179 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Chuanyan ZHOU ◽

Xun CHEN ◽

Xiaoling LIU ◽

Weiquan ZHAO ◽

Kun LI ◽

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Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Use Change ◽

Ecosystem Service

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Farmers' Willingness to Cooperate in Ecosystem Service Provision: Does Trust Matter?

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2783853 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Heidi R. Stallman ◽

Harvey S. James

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Service ◽

Service Provision ◽

Willingness To Cooperate

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Planting native trees to restore riparian forests increases biotic resistance to non-native plant invasions

Invasive Plant Science and Management ◽

10.1017/inp.2021.11 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-24

Author(s):

Chad F. Hammer ◽

John S. Gunn

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Ecosystem Service ◽

Invasive Plant ◽

Biotic Resistance ◽

The United States ◽

Tree Regeneration ◽

Tree Planting ◽

Plant Colonization ◽

Native Plant ◽

Native Trees

Abstract Non-native invasive plant species are a major cause of ecosystem degradation and impairment of ecosystem service benefits in the United States. Forested riparian areas provide many ecosystem service benefits and are vital to maintaining water quality of streams and rivers. These systems are also vulnerable to natural disturbances and invasion by non-native plants. We assessed whether planting native trees on disturbed riparian sites may increase biotic resistance to invasive plant establishment in central Vermont in the northeastern United States. The density (stems/m2) of invasive stems was higher in non-planted sites (x̄=4.1 stems/m2) compared to planted sites (x̄=1.3 stems/m2). More than 90% of the invasive plants were Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica). There were no significant differences in total stem density of native vegetation between planted and non-planted sites. Other measured response variables such as native tree regeneration, species diversity, soil properties and soil function showed no significant differences or trends in the paired riparian study sites. The results of this case study indicate that tree planting in disturbed riparian forest areas may assist conservation efforts by minimizing the risk of invasive plant colonization.

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Exploring the Use of Ecosystem Services Conceptual Models to Account for the Benefits of Public Lands: An Example from National Forest Planning in the United States

Forests ◽

10.3390/f12030267 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 267

Author(s):

Lydia Olander ◽

Katie Warnell ◽

Travis Warziniack ◽

Zoe Ghali ◽

Chris Miller ◽

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Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Ecosystem Service ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Public Lands ◽

The United States ◽

Forest Planning ◽

National Forest ◽

Planning Team ◽

National Forest Planning

A shared understanding of the benefits and tradeoffs to people from alternative land management strategies is critical to successful decision-making for managing public lands and fostering shared stewardship. This study describes an approach for identifying and monitoring the types of resource benefits and tradeoffs considered in National Forest planning in the United States under the 2012 Planning Rule and demonstrates the use of tools for conceptualizing the production of ecosystem services and benefits from alternative land management strategies. Efforts to apply these tools through workshops and engagement exercises provide opportunities to explore and highlight measures, indicators, and data sources for characterizing benefits and tradeoffs in collaborative environments involving interdisciplinary planning teams. Conceptual modeling tools are applied to a case study examining the social and economic benefits of recreation on the Ashley National Forest. The case study illustrates how these types of tools facilitate dialog for planning teams to discuss alternatives and key ecosystem service outcomes, create easy to interpret visuals that map details in plans, and provide a basis for selecting ecosystem service (socio-economic) metrics. These metrics can be used to enhance environmental impact analysis, and help satisfy the goals of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 2012 Planning Rule, and shared stewardship initiatives. The systematic consideration of ecosystem services outcomes and metrics supported by this approach enhanced dialog between members of the Forest planning team, allowed for a more transparent process in identification of key linkages and outcomes, and identified impacts and outcomes that may not have been apparent to the sociologist who is lacking the resource specific expertise of these participants. As a result, the use of the Ecosystem Service Conceptual Model (ESCM) process may result in reduced time for internal reviews and greater comprehension of anticipated outcomes and impacts of proposed management in the plan revision Environmental Impact Statement amongst the planning team.

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