Towards an enhanced indication of provisioning ecosystem services in agro-ecosystems.

ABSTRACT: Provisioning ecosystem services play a vital role in sustaining human well-being. Agro-ecosystems contribute a significant share of these services, besides food and fodder and also fuel and fibre as well as regulating and cultural ecosystem services. Until now, the indication of provisioning ecosystem services of agro-ecosystems has been based almost only on yield numbers of agricultural products. Such an indication is problematic due to several reasons which include a disregard of the role of significant anthropogenic contributions to ecosystem service co-generation, external environmental effects and strong dependence on site conditions. We argue for an enhanced indication of provisioning ecosystem services that considers multiple aspects of their delivery. The conceptual base for such a

SUBMITTER: Bethwell C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8121745 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature