Temporal patterns in ecosystem services research: A review and three recommendations

Rau, Anna-Lena; Burkhardt, Verena; Dorninger, Christian; Hjort, Cecilia; Ibe, K. M.; Keßler, Lisa; Kristensen, J. A.; McRobert, Andrew; Sidemo‐Holm, William; Zimmermann, Heike; Abson, David J.; Wehrden, Henrik von; Ekroos, Johan

doi:10.1007/s13280-019-01292-w

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“…If designers and policy makers are to effectively use the ecosystem services model in urban settings, they must understand how these ecosystem services are related however [48]. This is so potential synergies between ecosystem services can be leveraged, but also so that potential trade-off relationships between certain ecosystem services can be avoided or addressed [49]. Recent research by one of the authors [50] illustrates relationships between ecosystem services for a design audience based on quantifiable ecological research results devised by Lee and Lautenbach [51].…”

Section: Ecosystem Services Analysis As a Tool For Regenerative Urbanmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Further qualifying ecological and socio-economical associations between ecosystem services were provided by Mouchet et al [52], Howe et al [53], Bennett et al [48], and Raudsepp-Hearne et al [54] (see Figure 1). Considering the temporal aspects of ecosystem services are also crucial, though often not considered in either the examination of ecosystem services or within a design context [49,55].…”

Section: Ecosystem Services Analysis As a Tool For Regenerative Urbanmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Potential synergies and trade-off relationships between ecosystem services. Source: [49]. See Table 1 for icon key.…”

Section: Ecosystem Services Analysis As a Tool For Regenerative Urbanmentioning

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Biomimicry for Regenerative Built Environments: Mapping Design Strategies for Producing Ecosystem Services

Zari

Hecht

2020

Biomimetics

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Built environment professionals must solve urgent and complex problems related to mitigating and adapting to climate change and biodiversity loss. Cities require redesign and retrofit so they can become complex systems that create rather than diminish ecological and societal health. One way to do this is to strategically design buildings and cities to generate and provide ecosystem services. This is an aspect of biomimicry, where whole ecosystems and their functions are emulated, in order to positively shift the ecological performance of buildings and urban settings. A small number of methodologies and frameworks for ecosystem services design have been proposed, but their use is not wide spread. A key barrier is the lack of translational work between ecology concepts and practical examples of ecosystem services design for a built environment context. In response, this paper presents research underpinning the creation of a qualitative relational diagram in an online interactive format that relates ecosystem services concepts to design strategies, concepts, technologies, and case studies in a format for use by built environment professionals. The paper concludes that buildings and whole cities should be expected to become active contributors to socio-ecological systems because, as the diagram shows, many strategies and technologies to enable this already exist.

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Section: Ecosystem Services Analysis As a Tool For Regenerative Urbanmentioning

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Section: Ecosystem Services Analysis As a Tool For Regenerative Urbanmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Biomimicry for Regenerative Built Environments: Mapping Design Strategies for Producing Ecosystem Services

Zari

Hecht

2020

Biomimetics

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“…This decrease affects the management of protected areas, and their control and surveillance are threatened. It is important to review these government decisions, considering the importance of protected areas to maintain the biodiversity and ecosystem services [55,56]. Additionally, it is fundamental to strengthen control and surveillance of diverse economic uses of protected areas (e.g., oil explorations, mining, tourism and fishing) with a budget increase, contrary to what has been happening in recent years.…”

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In-Situ and Ex-Situ Biodiversity Conservation in Ecuador: A Review of Policies, Actions and Challenges

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Biodiversity is vital for the stability of the planet; its ecosystem services provide essential elements for our survival and well-being. This review analyzes the national biodiversity policies and describes the main strategies for biodiversity conservation in Ecuador, one of the “mega-diverse” countries in the world with the highest species density. It deepens an analysis of in-situ and ex-situ conservation processes. Ecuador has six clear policies for biodiversity conservation. These policies strengthen biodiversity conservation through mechanisms that improve the well-being of wildlife by ensuring human, wildlife and ecosystem health. It promotes actions for the welfare of wildlife, through technical, administrative and legal tools. The National System of Protected Areas, with 60 protected areas, is the most effective in-situ conservation instrument at the country level. Several ex-situ conservation and management means for the conservation of wild species are being utilized, including nurseries, botanical gardens, zoos, germplasm banks, aquariums, species reproduction and rehabilitation centers. Ecuador is making slow progress on ex-situ conservation despite the availability of a sound policy framework, possibly due to financial, infrastructural, and/or technological challenges, and knowledge gaps. We propose fostering international research collaborations and establishing fully funded small-scale captive breeding programs at zoos, aquariums and university research facilities to help recovery of at-risk species of reptiles, amphibians, fish and species beyond Galapagos region. We recommend utilizing citizen science programs to fill the gaps of biodiversity information and increasing efforts to revive the ex-situ conservation strategies in protecting the unique biodiversity of Ecuador.

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“…Temporal and spatial simplification in planning problems is not always desirable, however. Rau et al (2019) reviewed 295 studies on ecosystem services with only 2% of those studies considering changes in ecosystem services over time. They emphasize that future studies should: (1) more explicitly study temporal patterns including fine grain temporal patterns, (2) analyze trade-offs and synergies between services over time, and (3) integrate changes in supply and demand and involve and empower stakeholders in temporal ecosystem services research.…”

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A learning heuristic for integrating spatial and temporal detail in forest planning

Henderson

Hoganson

2021

Natural Resource Modeling

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We present a learning heuristic using dynamic programming (DP) formulations to address both spatial and temporal detail in multiobjective forest management planning. The problem is decomposed into smaller problems to avoid the curse of dimensionality associated with DP. The heuristic learns from multiple decomposed problem formulations to identify stands assigned the same management option regardless of formulation. Consistently managed stands are recognized, and the problem is eventually distilled to the most difficult to solve portions of the forest. The heuristic is demonstrated on a forest management problem with short‐lived core area wildlife habitat, where temporal detail is important. The problem is large due to the number of stand‐level management timing options and associated interactions with the management timings of nearby stands. Results show solution improvement along with substantial time savings over previously used heuristics. The learning heuristic enables analysis of large problems that emerge with high levels of spatial and temporal detail. Recommendations for Resource Managers: Adding spatial and temporal detail to forest planning models can improve the utility of the solution for some applications such as wildlife habitat management. Decomposing a large optimization problem into linked, smaller subproblems can speed the solution search time. Learning from problem decomposition solutions to formulate subsequent search attempts can improve the quality of a solution.

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Temporal patterns in ecosystem services research: A review and three recommendations

Cited by 43 publications

References 60 publications

Biomimicry for Regenerative Built Environments: Mapping Design Strategies for Producing Ecosystem Services

Biomimicry for Regenerative Built Environments: Mapping Design Strategies for Producing Ecosystem Services

In-Situ and Ex-Situ Biodiversity Conservation in Ecuador: A Review of Policies, Actions and Challenges

A learning heuristic for integrating spatial and temporal detail in forest planning

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