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| Newton, Alice; Brito, Ana C.; Icely, John D.; Derolez, Valerie; Clara, Ines; Angus, Stewart; Schernewski, Gerald; Inacio, Miguel; Lillebo, Ana I.; Sousa, Ana I.; Bejaoui, Bechir; Solidoro, Cosimo; Tosic, Marko; Canedo-arguelles, Miguel; Yamamuro, Masumi; Reizopoulou, Sofia; Tseng, Hsiao-chun; Canu, Donata; Roselli, Leonilde; Maanan, Mohamed; Cristina, Sonia; Ruiz-fernandez, Ana Carolina; De Lima, Ricardo F.; Kjerfve, Bjorn; Rubio-cisneros, Nadia; Perez-ruzafa, Angel; Marcos, Concepcion; Pastres, Roberto; Pranovi, Fabio; Snoussi, Maria; Turpie, Jane; Tuchkovenko, Yurii; Dyack, Brenda; Brookes, Justin; Povilanskas, Ramunas; Khokhlov, Valeriy. |
| The natural conservation of coastal lagoons is important not only for their ecological importance, but also because of the valuable ecosystem services they provide for human welfare and wellbeing. Coastal lagoons are shallow semi-enclosed systems that support important habitats such as wetlands, mangroves, salt-marshes and seagrass meadows, as well as a rich biodiversity. Coastal lagoons are also complex social-ecological systems and the ecosystem services that lagoons deliver provide livelihoods, benefits wellbeing and welfare to humans. This study assessed, quantified and valued the ecosystem services of 32 coastal lagoons. The main findings of the study were: (i) the definitions of ecosystem services are still not generally accepted; (ii) the... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Coastal lagoons; Ecosystem services; Climate change; Human welfare; Benefits; Wellbeing. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00427/53879/57166.pdf |
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| Zhang,Zhenguo; Zhou,Jun. |
| ABSTRACT: Biodiversity plays a key role in human welfare by providing agricultural, economic, and health benefits. However, following the industrial revolution, the rapid expansion of the human population and subsequent economic activities have caused a dramatic loss in global biodiversity, resulting in significant disturbances to ecosystems and our own living conditions. Accordingly, the conservation of biodiversity has become one of the most important challenges for humanity. The vast numbers of plants, animals, and microorganisms, the enormous genetic diversity of these species and the different ecosystems to which these organisms belong are all part of a biologically diverse planet. A substantial proportion of the world’s biodiversity has been... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Biodiversity; Ecosystem; Agriculture; Conservation; Genetics; Human welfare. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782019000500400 |
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