IdNumber of occurencesForms
13779 1 s are strongly affected by forestry and predicted to experience relatively strong climate change effects with likely negative consequences for stream communities and their ability to deliver ecosystem goods 
15364 1 ns. in spite of the importance of these processes in relation to global climate and ecosystem services 
7051 1  effects of agricultural change on this ecosystem service, however, are not universal and the mechanisms affecting it remain to be understood 
13310 3                       based on a better understanding of terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
estrial and freshwater biodiversity and ecosystem functioning alarm will develop and test methods 
dynamics of ecosystems. this relates to ecosystem services and includes the relationship betwee 
12037 4 ms representative of this diversity, we quantified socioeconomic conditions, landscapes, biodiversity, productions and ecosystem services 
ndscapes, biodiversity, productions and ecosystem services provided by soils, tested for significant links 
tment while a number of authors discuss links among social and economic conditions, landscape composition and structure, biodiversity, agrosylvopastoral productions and ecosystem services 
we describe how the socioeconomic types identified manage landscape and biodiversity and the ecosystem goods 
12479 4 rural landscapes, rivers and moorlands. ecosystem services are the processes by which the natur 
ncluded a significant amount of work in identifying the ecosystem services involved, assessing  
icant amount of work in identifying the ecosystem services involved, assessing the key issues and outlining the tools available to quantify 
ions. a gap analysis will highlight any ecosystem services that could not be valued and will identify 
12672 1       to provide a literature review of techniques assessing the importance of biodiversity and related ecosystem services 
11576 1                                         understanding the processes that determine the rate of evaporation from the land surface is an important focus for research into the effects of climate change on weather, climate, water resources, agriculture and ecosystem function 
15575 2 ch has focused on valuating and mapping ecosystem services at various spatial scales, but predictive models 
 various spatial scales, but predictive models that explicitly address how land-use affects ecosystem services 
12490 2 his project will compare the ecosystems approach with current conventional air quality management approaches to determine which assesses ecosystem services 
 approaches to determine which assesses ecosystem services more comprehensively in terms of impacts, value of ecosytem services and links 
11636 1 ossible to determine their role in soil processes or their ecosystem function. two recent studi 
13794 1 laborations in montreal developed in my understanding and analysis of the governance challenges involved in managing ecosystem services 
10002 1 while there has been an increase in the understanding of how climate and surface processes affect deep-sea communities, the ability to understand these links further is thought to be limited by sampling error from undetected habitat heterogeneity and sediment mixing indicators measured in oceans2025 and other nocs projects, and the abundance and size measures collected here to create maps of ecological function 
12676 1 ng considered for a common call are: 1. understand and predict consequences of biodiversity changes on ecosystem functioning 
7104 1 ne different situations anthropization. methods of recovery, in addition to seminars and publications standards, will be directed to a communication from agricultural professional organizations and state services, tools applied products, we want tailored to institutional action assessment actual or potential contribution of urban agriculture in maintaining the ecological functioning 
11234 1 ch issue that african drylands are fast approaching a tipping point of range enclosure, with associated loss of wild and domestic grazer mobility, and attendant loss of ecosystem services 
10746 3 ms, but its effects on the biodiversity-ecosystem function relationship have not been addressed 
geneity and biodiversity in determining ecosystem function using an integrated modelling and experimental approach 
proach in an estuarine system. mesocosm experiments will be used to determine: the relationship between biomass composition and ecosystem function 
11442 3 ms, but its effects on the biodiversity-ecosystem function relationship have not been addressed 
geneity and biodiversity in determining ecosystem function using an integrated modelling and experimental approach 
proach in an estuarine system. mesocosm experiments will be used to determine: the relationship between biomass composition and ecosystem function 
11508 3 ms, but its effects on the biodiversity-ecosystem function relationship have not been addressed 
geneity and biodiversity in determining ecosystem function using an integrated modelling and experimental approach 
proach in an estuarine system. mesocosm experiments will be used to determine: the relationship between biomass composition and ecosystem function 
11514 1 luscs. the consequences of such loss to ecosystem function will be measured over a 2 year perio 
9925 1 luscs. the consequences of such loss to ecosystem function will be measured over a 2 year perio 
1977 3 mparative study on the biodiversity and ecosystem functioning of lophelia pertusa and madrepora oculata deep water coral reefs and potential food sources will show, whether this mystery can be explained by a strong benthic pelagic coupling or by a link 
 matter remineralization. the potential link between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning wil 
potential link between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning will be investigated for dwcrs an 
6891 1  the proposed research is to assess the relationships between land-use, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
7674 1 cal constraints to it. this integrative approach ensures that projections take into account both the ecological and human dimensions of ecosystem functioning 
14420 1 iological interrelations, environmental dynamics and the human activities on the structure of the aquatic communities and the functional parameters of the hydroecosystems of wetlands on the flood plane of the lower danube as a base for the management of the ecological status of water bodies, sustaining the biodiversity, supporting the sustainable ecosystem functioning 
15281 1 continue. the combined use of molecular techniques, in situ cultivation and optimized procedures incubations allow discriminating between active and latent along the physico- chemical gradient vertically populations, providing useful data to evaluate the impact of these microorganisms in biogeochemical cycles operating in the lake and determine their role in the ecosystem functioning 
2196 2 biodiversity of blue mussel ecosystems: patterns and processes blue mussels are key species in the baltic and it is expected that they have an important structuring role for biodiversity and ecosystem function 
, e.g. bloom forming macro algae. these interactions may lead to dramatic ecosystem changes and flips and to changes in the biodiversity and ecosystem function 
10643 1 analysis will substantially advance our understanding of early palaeozoic diversity, macroevolutionary patterns, and the co-evolution of ecosystem function 
12059 1 and africa. in contributing to improved understanding of the natural variability of the environment and how it has interacted with the marked increase in human influence on central african forests over the past few thousand years, our project will promote the conservation and the efficient use of natural resources, helping to reconcile human needs, ecosystem services 
7025 1 of carbon and nitrogen delivery affects ecosystem functioning - connectivity patterns; ii increasing contact between water and soil or sediment increases nitrogen retention and processing 
12480 6 or example on developing inventories of ecosystem services, understanding environmental limits  
ping inventories of ecosystem services, understanding environmental limits and valuation of ecosystem services 
 so it should provide for a much better understanding of the nature of ecosystem services provi 
h better understanding of the nature of ecosystem services provided by the green grid and their interactions 
ments sustainable communities plan. the methodologies tested by this research will also provide a means of integrating the concept of ecosystem services 
 sustainability appraisal. importantly, ecosystem services provide a different conceptual approach 
14928 1 e species; they may alter inter-species interaction and ecosystem functions. therefore, the und 
14819 1 iodiversity loss. this project tries to understand the factors that have an influence on the biodiversity loss, to evaluate the interrelations between soil quality and biodiversity and its implications on the ecosystems functioning 
2030 1        a central issue in ecology is to understand how species respond to climate change and to predict consequences for community composition and ecosystem functioning 
13785 2 own ecology i.e. large blue butterflies investigate ecosystem functioning and generality in the 
cological and evolutionary framework on interactions between hostplants-insects-parasitoids in different habitat and climate scenarios will provide valuable information about ecosystem functioning 
14737 1 idered the effects of climate change on ecosystem functioning, and on plant and animal physiology, more effort is needed to investigate 
12592 1 n the provision of the majority of such ecosystem services, performing major roles in soil processes and functioning, including carbon and nutrient cycling, soil structural dynamics 
11490 1 lnerable coastal environments and their ecosystem services face multiple stresses in the coming years and decades including and refine the research questions identified 
14317 3 l and global biodiversity, its ecology, dynamics and ecosystem functioning are poorly understoo 
biodiversity, its ecology, dynamics and ecosystem functioning are poorly understood simplbecaus 
ecosystem. a large number of conceptual models have been developed over the past decades to describe the overall ecological functioning 
15327 1  combined effects that are difficult to predict, but probably including severe consequences on stream biodiversity, ecosystem integrity, and ecosystem services 
9936 1 ation. this investigation will directly link methanogen and acetogen biodiversity, as determined by phylogenetic and functional genetic marker analysis, and 13c-labelling of archaeal lipids, to ecosystem function 
10701 1 ation. this investigation will directly link methanogen and acetogen biodiversity, as determined by phylogenetic and functional genetic marker analysis, and 13c-labelling of archaeal lipids, to ecosystem function 
7490 3 s or invasive species. soilservice will link ecological and economic models to develop a system for valuing soil biodiversity in relation to ecosystem services 
ecosystem services. objectives: develop methods to value soil ecosystem services during differe 
changes in soil biodiversity. field and modelling studies will determine to what spatial and temporal scales soil biodiversity and soil ecosystem services 
7220 1 bjective of our research proposal is to identify the conservation status and ecosystem services 
12742 1 f the project is to develop and agree a methodology for integrating a quantitative and qualitative assessment of changes in character and delivery of ecosystem services 
7672 1 heir evolution, adaptation and expected ecological services in urban soils and artificialized surfaces are poorly understood 
12401 3 n an overall conceptual framework which links the dpsir framework to the concepts of ges and ecosystem services key customer purpose: the five key objectives for the project are: objective 1 – prioritise key ecosystem services 
ir framework to the concepts of ges and ecosystem services key customer purpose: the five key objectives for the project are: objective 1 – prioritise key ecosystem services in the marine environment and identify 
ective 3 – establish sensitivity of key ecosystem services to changes in drivers and associated pressures, and identify how these relationships 
7678 2 this project is to develop a simulation model of fine-scale land-use patterns to account for expected global changes, and to deploy the model to predict ecosystem services 
ges, and to deploy the model to predict ecosystem services linked to the physical and biotic conditions of the atmosphere resulting from land-use patterns 
11733 1 ver, the implications of this change on ecosystem functioning remain unknown due to our lack of fundamental understanding 
421 1                            the negative relationship between land use intensity and biodiversity also has impacts on soil communities, leading to an expected commensurate reduction in the ecosystem services 
10034 1 o be important to researchers trying to understand the links between biodiversity and ecosystem function 
2169 1 itats in northern areas. in addition to investigating the effects of these drivers on vegetation, we will also study how vegetational changes in turn have consequences for ecosystem services 
7714 1 tensifying practices ab. - ensuring the ecological services of ab by determining how these services are changed in the process 
9880 1 nt grant will build an african-european dynamic drivers of disease in africa consortium - the dddac - positioned to generate new, systematic understandings of the dynamic drivers of disease in african settings, and their interrelationships with a range of ecosystem services 
14319 3 nd fisheries, but, before being able to predict the extent of the primary productivity changes and how they affect whole ecosystem production, an improved understanding of ecosystem function 
roduction, an improved understanding of ecosystem function and food web processes is required.  
ic food web of the lake facilitates our understanding of ecosystem functioning and of human-ind 
12029 1 logical and chemical diversity within a model community of the mediterranean sea; 2 to identify new secondary metabolites with therapeutical potential ; 3 to better understand the biosynthetic pathways of these compounds and to assess the role of the associated micro-organisms ; 4 to identify the factors controlling the expression of the secondary metabolites ; 5 to obtain first results on the ecological functions 
15530 1 ordinated project, fully focused on the relationships between plant pattern and diversity and ecosystem functioning 
10049 1 ave been used previously to explore the relationship between diversity and ecosystem function.  
10106 1 ant implications of this hypothesis for ecosystem functioning and dynamics, it has received lit 
11402 7 l development by producing a conceptual model of relationships among plant and microbial functional diversity, and multiple ecosystem service 
cietal changes. vital aims at a generic understanding based on research at three sites in the french alps , which represent management trends spanning the full gradient of fertility-biodiversity interactions, and includes 6 workpackages designed to follow steps prescribed by the millennium ecosystem assessment for regional assessments of biodiversity and ecosystem services 
emi-directed interviews and meetings to identify key ecosystem services associated with the mai 
they use for these services. wp2-4 will analyse current trends and condition of biodiversity and ecosystem services 
rends and condition of biodiversity and ecosystem services and their underlying mechanisms using a step-wise approach 
uding extreme changes. their impacts on ecosystem services will be modelled using both a statistical approach based on results from wp4, and dynamic ecosystem models 
a series of three workshops per site to identify the needs of local stakeholders, land managers and policy makers, to meet these needs by transferring knowledge and tools gained in wp1-5 to them, and thereby to raise awareness of biodiversity and ecological processes underlying ecosystem services 
481 5 interviews and meetings at each site to identify with stakeholders key ecosystem services assoc 
 site to identify with stakeholders key ecosystem services associated with the maintenance of fertility in mountain grasslands, how these are perceived to be affected by management, and linkages 
they use for these services. wp2-4 will analyse current trends and condition of biodiversity and ecosystem services 
ively / extensively managed grasslands. analyses of realised plant and microbial functional diversity, and of c- and n-cycling processes, will provide a first model linking plant functional responses to management, their impacts on microbial functional diversity, and their coupled effects on multiple ecosystem services 
uding extreme changes. their impacts on ecosystem services will be modelled using both a statistical approach based on results from wp4, and dynamic ecosystem models 
10486 1 fits provided to them by ecosystems, or ecosystem services level, gain input from ngos and using participatory approaches 
13987 1  conceptual framework and new empirical methods for ‘rapid and systematic assessments’ of connections among multiple ecosystem services 
7675 4                                         ecosystem services are underpinned by fundamental ecological properties and processes 
t of ecosystems. our hypothesis is that ecosystem services can thus be modelled as networks of interacting ecological and societal processes 
on existing statistical and mechanistic methods to build and integrate models of the relevant ecosystem services 
sessment will benefit from our detailed understanding of how biodiversity and different ecosystem services 
12594 6 e this, there remains little ecological understanding of ecosystem services, particularly in te 
overall aim of this defra project is to identify the distribution and assess cost-benefit flows of different ecosystem services 
g detailed case studies. the concept of ecosystem services is interdisciplinary and critically linked 
 each site. for each case study we will identify and map key ecosystem services provided by pea 
 of ecosystems. ultimately, the project identify information gaps and research priorities to provide recommendations to scope and set-up a phase 2 peatland ecosystem service 
restoration in england and wales. it as ecosystem services are a matter of societal choice, we will use a transdisciplinary approach 
7629 1 a and spontaneous in town, will propose measures to preserve the ecosystem service of pollinati 
1092 1  research program aims at comparing the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
538 1 loring the evolutionary and mechanistic links between biological diversity and ecosystem function 
15518 1 es to generate a new landscape planning model based on ecosystem services management and meant  
13855 2 s and eutrophication on local diversity processes, trophic interactions and ecosystem function
 is therefore essential that we explore relationships between diversity at different trophic levels and the impact of plant resource composition and trophic interactions on local diversity processes, to detect possible cascade effects of eutrophication on ecosystem function 
2136 1 n spite of the potential importance for ecosystem functioning, there have been few studies addressing the interactions 
13944 1 f central theoretical predictions about processes regulating diversity and will provide new insights in the long-term consequences of biological invasions on biodiversity and ecosystem function 
13739 2  of the present study is to further our understanding of the processes underlying the transition between alternative stable states in lakes and wetlands and how these transitions affect biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
es in tributaries. changes in migration patterns should affect organisms at lower trophic levels, resulting in effects on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
10661 4 through a pilot study, how a systematic understanding of the energyscape and ecosystem services 
al stakeholder groups, the project will identify the key sources of renewable energy within the study area and the key ecosystem services 
phical information systems and existing models, the project will then develop a spatial description of the energyscape and the key ecosystem services 
itive. similarly, there will be complex interactions between energy generation and different ecosystem services, and amongst the ecosystem services 
10912 4 through a pilot study, how a systematic understanding of the energyscape and ecosystem services 
al stakeholder groups, the project will identify the key sources of renewable energy within the study area and the key ecosystem services 
phical information systems and existing models, the project will then develop a spatial description of the energyscape and the key ecosystem services 
itive. similarly, there will be complex interactions between energy generation and different ecosystem services, and amongst the ecosystem services 
11158 4 through a pilot study, how a systematic understanding of the energyscape and ecosystem services 
al stakeholder groups, the project will identify the key sources of renewable energy within the study area and the key ecosystem services 
phical information systems and existing models, the project will then develop a spatial description of the energyscape and the key ecosystem services 
itive. similarly, there will be complex interactions between energy generation and different ecosystem services, and amongst the ecosystem services 
11170 4 through a pilot study, how a systematic understanding of the energyscape and ecosystem services 
al stakeholder groups, the project will identify the key sources of renewable energy within the study area and the key ecosystem services 
phical information systems and existing models, the project will then develop a spatial description of the energyscape and the key ecosystem services 
itive. similarly, there will be complex interactions between energy generation and different ecosystem services, and amongst the ecosystem services 
11420 4 through a pilot study, how a systematic understanding of the energyscape and ecosystem services 
al stakeholder groups, the project will identify the key sources of renewable energy within the study area and the key ecosystem services 
phical information systems and existing models, the project will then develop a spatial description of the energyscape and the key ecosystem services 
itive. similarly, there will be complex interactions between energy generation and different ecosystem services, and amongst the ecosystem services 
11421 4 through a pilot study, how a systematic understanding of the energyscape and ecosystem services 
al stakeholder groups, the project will identify the key sources of renewable energy within the study area and the key ecosystem services 
phical information systems and existing models, the project will then develop a spatial description of the energyscape and the key ecosystem services 
itive. similarly, there will be complex interactions between energy generation and different ecosystem services, and amongst the ecosystem services 
11701 4 through a pilot study, how a systematic understanding of the energyscape and ecosystem services 
al stakeholder groups, the project will identify the key sources of renewable energy within the study area and the key ecosystem services 
phical information systems and existing models, the project will then develop a spatial description of the energyscape and the key ecosystem services 
itive. similarly, there will be complex interactions between energy generation and different ecosystem services, and amongst the ecosystem services 
11702 4 through a pilot study, how a systematic understanding of the energyscape and ecosystem services 
al stakeholder groups, the project will identify the key sources of renewable energy within the study area and the key ecosystem services 
phical information systems and existing models, the project will then develop a spatial description of the energyscape and the key ecosystem services 
itive. similarly, there will be complex interactions between energy generation and different ecosystem services, and amongst the ecosystem services 
9896 4 through a pilot study, how a systematic understanding of the energyscape and ecosystem services 
al stakeholder groups, the project will identify the key sources of renewable energy within the study area and the key ecosystem services 
phical information systems and existing models, the project will then develop a spatial description of the energyscape and the key ecosystem services 
itive. similarly, there will be complex interactions between energy generation and different ecosystem services, and amongst the ecosystem services 
7200 1 rena the objective of the program is to identify the principles, mechanisms and instruments that facilitate the effective consideration of the concept of environmental services 
14375 1 ntific effort has been put into further understanding, mapping, modelling and valuation of ecosystem functioning 
7242 2 the context of environmental technology approaches such as biomanipulations of fish communities, such as fight against eutrophication, erosion of biodiversity, trivialization of communities or organizations and the development of harmful species for ecosystem functioning 
 the development of harmful species for ecosystem functioning, focusing as much as possible the scale of the ecosystem and integrated approaches, coupling long-term in situ experimental and theoretical approaches 
7716 1             mutualisme- the cooperative interactions between différentes- species is central to the survival and reproduction of most organisms on earth, allowing major ecosystem services 
15577 1 he effects of these changes in farmland pattern on farmland biodiversity and the ecosystem services important for agricultural production are there policies which, if followed, would improve biodiversity and ecosystem services 
15505 1 on sizes or selects certain phenotypes. understanding community phylogenetic patterns and the molecular basis of adaptation to recurrent fire is essential for revealing evolutionary and ecological processes, and to predict how the ecosystem functioning 
13757 1  ecosystems that contributes to species dynamics and diversity, physical structure and ecosystem function 
9881 1  ecosystems that contributes to species dynamics and diversity, physical structure and ecosystem function 
473 1  ecosystems that contributes to species dynamics and diversity, physical structure and ecosystem function 
15569 1  ecosystems that contributes to species dynamics and diversity, physical structure and ecosystem function 
2201 1 itic hosts. the resulting impact on the ecosystem function in some areas where alien species have established will be described and analysed 
7318 2  demographic analysis. this will better identify and enhance the ecological service provided by 
is will better identify and enhance the ecological service provided by scavengers, to understand 
11501 3 ities rely significantly on the flow of ecosystem services proposal therefore brings together expertise in anthropology and the social sciences, economics, ecology, risk management, spatial planning, climate change and complexity sciences to design and integrate a suite of existing models and methods to analyse how dynamic 
esign and integrate a suite of existing models and methods to analyse how dynamic stocks and flows of ecological services 
ey focus of the study is to examine the link between ecosystem services and impacts on nutritio 
14314 1 iversity for the provisioning of forest ecosystem goods and services and on the other hand the project will allow establishing a unique and novel experimental approach 
14136 1 communities is hampering the advance in understanding of ecosystem functioning in terrestrial h 
7020 1 limate and other environmental changes. understanding how ecological, evolutionary and socio-economic factors interact to determine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
418 1                                     the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
10253 1 tion of floodplain vegetation and their ecosystem functions simulation model predictions. in th 
10254 1 tion of floodplain vegetation and their ecosystem functions simulation model predictions. in th 
10754 1 tion of floodplain vegetation and their ecosystem functions simulation model predictions. in th 
11529 1 tion of floodplain vegetation and their ecosystem functions simulation model predictions. in th 
11533 1 tion of floodplain vegetation and their ecosystem functions simulation model predictions. in th 
9994 1 tion of floodplain vegetation and their ecosystem functions simulation model predictions. in th 
15262 1 sus about the urgent need of predictive models to forecast the effects of global change on species conservation and ecosystem functioning 
2186 1 onnected to the research areas forestry methods and efficiency of protected areas, but also to monitoring of population viability and ecosystem services 
13602 2 been developed and implemented. we will investigate how species community reassembly and reconstruction of ecosystem functioning 
munity reassembly and reconstruction of ecosystem functioning following habitat restoration are linked 
13325 2 t represents the first major attempt to understand european deep-water ecosystems and their environment in an integrated way by bringing together expertise in biodiversity, geology, sedimentology, physical oceanography, microbiology and biogeochemistry, so that the generic relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
c relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning can be understood. study sites wi 
13341 1 for the equitable use and conservation; methods and indicators for participatory monitoring and evaluation of ecosystem services 
7481 1 for the equitable use and conservation; methods and indicators for participatory monitoring and evaluation of ecosystem services 
10703 1 ironment because such bacterial-plasmid associations are widespread, but poorly understood, in microbial communities and are likely to play an important role in maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem function 
11428 1 ironment because such bacterial-plasmid associations are widespread, but poorly understood, in microbial communities and are likely to play an important role in maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem function 
10965 1 ophoresis. integration of the different approaches for analysis of ecosystem function and micro 
7634 1 of biogeosciences in the context of the links between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning  
10305 1 intain biodiversity, amongst many other ecosystem goods identified in the millennium ecosystem  
10155 2 e researchers share a unified vision to quantify, predict and communicate the impact of ocean acidification on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
stal habitats. they will use laboratory experiments to determine the ways in which ocean acidification will change key physiological processes, organism behaviour, animal interactions, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
10414 2 e researchers share a unified vision to quantify, predict and communicate the impact of ocean acidification on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
stal habitats. they will use laboratory experiments to determine the ways in which ocean acidification will change key physiological processes, organism behaviour, animal interactions, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
10422 2 e researchers share a unified vision to quantify, predict and communicate the impact of ocean acidification on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
stal habitats. they will use laboratory experiments to determine the ways in which ocean acidification will change key physiological processes, organism behaviour, animal interactions, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
10758 2 e researchers share a unified vision to quantify, predict and communicate the impact of ocean acidification on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
stal habitats. they will use laboratory experiments to determine the ways in which ocean acidification will change key physiological processes, organism behaviour, animal interactions, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
10915 2 e researchers share a unified vision to quantify, predict and communicate the impact of ocean acidification on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
stal habitats. they will use laboratory experiments to determine the ways in which ocean acidification will change key physiological processes, organism behaviour, animal interactions, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
11423 2 e researchers share a unified vision to quantify, predict and communicate the impact of ocean acidification on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
stal habitats. they will use laboratory experiments to determine the ways in which ocean acidification will change key physiological processes, organism behaviour, animal interactions, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
11693 2 e researchers share a unified vision to quantify, predict and communicate the impact of ocean acidification on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
stal habitats. they will use laboratory experiments to determine the ways in which ocean acidification will change key physiological processes, organism behaviour, animal interactions, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
11706 2 e researchers share a unified vision to quantify, predict and communicate the impact of ocean acidification on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
stal habitats. they will use laboratory experiments to determine the ways in which ocean acidification will change key physiological processes, organism behaviour, animal interactions, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
9879 2 e researchers share a unified vision to quantify, predict and communicate the impact of ocean acidification on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
stal habitats. they will use laboratory experiments to determine the ways in which ocean acidification will change key physiological processes, organism behaviour, animal interactions, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
10962 1                                     the interaction between plants and rhizosphere microbes has a significant effect upon ecosystem function 
13810 2 io-economical aspects of two management methods for sustainable recreational fisheries use of lake fish and ecosystem functions 
or the conservation and sustainable-use methods to be successfully implemented and allow for a productive development of the economically, socially and ecologically important recreational lake fisheries, the fishing behaviour of recreational fishers and their views on management, sustainable use, biodiversity and values of ecosystem functions 
10252 1 are in conversation to develop data and models for quantifying and monetising ecosystem services 
13865 3 ject will answer the questions: how can ecosystem functioning and biodiversity be optimised in these wetlands plant and macroinvertebrate species composition, and microbial diversity, are investigated 
e followed in 18 experimental wetlands. ecosystem functioning and underlying biogeochemical processes 
tal wetlands. the obtained data will be analysed for interactions between biodiversity, plant composition and ecosystem functioning 
12477 3 tate of the natural environment and the ecosystem services it provides to people - highlight any gaps and issues with the currently available evidence base - report on new approaches and integration of the data-sets for more effective delivery and communication of the ecosystem service approach to meet the aims of the project a number of specific objectives have been set: - objective 1: develop a data framework to identify 
mpile a list of potential data-sets and methodologies, detailing their characteristics, which could be used in the ecosystem services approach - objective 3: indicate the usefulness’ and ‘robustness’ of the available data for evaluating the social and economic roles of england’s terrestrial environment and the ecosystem services 
ngland with current and future data and methods or ‘best practice applied by other countries - objective 5: recommend how an integrated approach using the economic, social and natural environment evidence base can be used to assess the state of the natural environment and the ecosystem services it provides to people - objective 6: provide regular reports on the progress of the project this project will provide defra with: 1 a review of the social and economic quantitative and qualitative evidence base for assessing the state of england’s terrestrial ecosystems using an ecosystem approach 2 recommendations on which sources of social and economic ‘evidence would be most useful for compiling an inventory of data for the natural environment 3 recommendations on the potential use of the evidence base for assessing the state of the natural environment and the ecosystem services it provides to people 4 information on gaps and issues with the currently available evidence base 5 a report on new approaches and integration of the data-sets for more effective delivery and communication of the ecosystem service approach 6 metadata relating to the social and economic datasets that can contribute to the ecosystem approach the outputs of the project will provide defra with recommendations on how an integrated approach using the economic, social and natural environment evidence base can be used to assess the state of the natural environment and the ecosystem services 
13876 1  been performed the past decades on the relationship between species richness and ecosystem function 
11695 4                                     the ecosystem services approach emphasises the many ways na 
on, however, scientists must tackle the relationship between ecosystem services and wellbeing w 
 others. can those winner and losers be identified and their responses anticipated can the involved social tradeoffs be mapped, just as ecological tradeoffs between competing environmental services 
o integrate social tradeoffs into their analyses by looking at the distribution of ecosystem services 
14907 2 and long term, b to study plant species dynamic, trying to identify the most relevant functional traits to explain ecosystem functioning 
t relevant functional traits to explain ecosystem functioning, c to apply an ecological-evolutionary perspective to explain changes in species composition in pastures, d to investigate the interaction of two main components of the pasture stability: resistance and resilience, e to elaborate an integrated model 
12423 1 roject advisory board - will be used to model the economic and social impacts of changes to ecosystem goods 
7468 1 n causes. new research will examine and model economic and social impacts of changes to ecosystem goods 
7015 1  food web can be examined. the proposed experiments will give insight on how the microbial and classic food webs in the antarctic are connected, on how krill larvae use hetrotrophic food sources at times of declining primary productivity, and on how changes in biodiversity affect ecosystem functioning 
2171 1 erabundance in finnmark. one cascade we predict to be induced by loss and fragmentation of riparian willow habitats due to reindeer overbrowsing, which in turn lead to loss of biodiversity and ecosystem functions 
2074 1                                     the relationships between human use of forest, natural ecosystem dynamics, biodiversity, ecosystem function 
2087 1                                     the relationships between human use of forest, natural ecosystem dynamics, biodiversity, ecosystem function 
15092 1 synthesis and development of predictive models on ecosystem functioning and on global change ef 
9957 1 spa is essential to: improve scientific understanding of the ecosystem services provided by the 
2197 1      the project will concentrate on: 1 patterns based on species characters a to seek for patterns of species characters among successfully established macroalgae and higher plants by quantitative ranking of such characters ranked for above all: i dispersal, ii fecundity, iii tolerance of extreme ranges of abiotic variables processes and ecosystem impact impact on ecosystem function 
10902 1 stem interact and affect each other. by understanding how ecosystem services affect coffee prod 
10986 1 stem interact and affect each other. by understanding how ecosystem services affect coffee prod 
11231 1  improved research and evidence base on ecosystem services, their dynamics and management and the ways they can help to reduce poverty; 2 developing innovative, multidisciplinary research methodologies 
10987 2 r a trans-disciplinary team capable of: quantifying and mapping the links between the ecosystem services 
fying and mapping the links between the ecosystem services and the health and well-being of the people who depend upon them modelling 
12437 2 rogramme will address are broadly those identified in the barange report under the headings of: • module 1: long term variability and change • module 2: regional ecosystems functioning 
ability and change • module 2: regional ecosystems functioning • module 3: spatial and temporal dynamics 
2178 1 ge marine biogeochemical and ecological processes, ecosystem functioning and biodiversity. merc 
10392 1 cience strategy, particularly in marine ecosystem functioning, the sustainable use of the marine and coastal environment s natural resources, impacts of contaminants and climate change, and, as described above, all with an emphasis on an interdisciplinary approach 
10088 1 tion strengths represent. we propose to measure the strength of interactions among the species of a small stream in several different ways, namely measures calculated through direct observation of gut contents so that we can verify models of food web structure and ecosystem function 
10224 1 tion strengths represent. we propose to measure the strength of interactions among the species of a small stream in several different ways, namely measures calculated through direct observation of gut contents so that we can verify models of food web structure and ecosystem function 
10896 4                         evidence of the links between marine biodiversity and ecosystem function 
 a more holistic framework is needed to understand: 1 the current status of the marine environment; 2 the rate and direction in which it is changing; 3 the causes of change and scales over which they operate; 4 the implications of such changes for environmental goods 
er communities since local stakeholders understand which ecosystem services are of interest to  
d interactive effects of changes - will investigate the impacts of the changes on the ecosystem, ecosystem services 
7679 1 s of biodiversity and provide important ecosystem services , statisticians with expertise in demographic modeling, biologists with expertise in large mammals, economists with expertise in bioeconomic models 
10408 3 miraua, brazil. we will develop systems dynamic models of climate, ecosystem services and rural 
ge of spatial and political scales. the models will acknowledge that regulatory and provisioning services are ecologically interdependent, which will permit an exploration of synergies and trade-offs in these ecosystem services 
 partners will initiate a participatory process to design a research program to assess the impact of climate change on ecosystem services 
11413 3 miraua, brazil. we will develop systems dynamic models of climate, ecosystem services and rural 
ge of spatial and political scales. the models will acknowledge that regulatory and provisioning services are ecologically interdependent, which will permit an exploration of synergies and trade-offs in these ecosystem services 
 partners will initiate a participatory process to design a research program to assess the impact of climate change on ecosystem services 
13767 4  and management. however, most of these approaches are focused on improving the provision of a single or a small group of ecosystem services, for example carbon sequestration, without consideration of how changes in management can alter the supply of other ecosystem services 
e proposed research proposes to develop dynamic models of the interactions among ecosystem services 
actions among ecosystem services. these models will be closely linked to three empirical case studies of ecosystem service 
nked to three empirical case studies of ecosystem service interactions in human dominated lands 
13814 1 del. in addition to ecological-economic methods, the project will a develop methods for assessing the importance of small landscape elements for threatened species and as refuges for pollinators and natural enemies of crop pests, and to evaluate the ecosystem services 
7110 2  demographic analysis. this will better identify and enhance the ecological service provided by 
is will better identify and enhance the ecological service provided by scavengers, to understand 
12483 2 lity of the principles of the ecosystem approach, as laid out by the ma, against the current level of understanding of a protected area and to demonstrate a prioritisation framework for balancing policy objectives against the value of ecosystem services 
 policy objectives against the value of ecosystem services and potential impacts that takes data and model 
14527 1                                food web relationships are the basis of the ecosystem functioning 
10656 1                                     the ecosystem services framework offers considerable potential for developing approaches 
14414 3 research. our goals are to increase the understanding of interactions between farmers choices, agricultural land-use, biodiversity and ecosystem services 
nance of agro-ecosystems. our aim is to understand how land-use and farm management affect farmland biodiversity and thus, ecosystem services 
wards more applicable and implementable measures and schemes that benefit ecosystem services. s 
7271 1 m the ground, it will look in the 1,200 identified species, indicators of overall biodiversity and ecosystem services 
10985 3 work and associated tools to explicitly identify trade-offs between ecosystem services and betw 
es of expert and stakeholder workshops. ecosystem services have become popular for understanding linkages 
gning policy options. particularly, the approach will help increase the recognition of the poor-group in policy discussion related to ecosystem services 
2533 1      pesila-redd will employ integrated methodology to address gaps in the evaluation of payments for environmental services 
10409 1    the aims of peatbog are, firstly, to understand how the biodiversity and ecosystem functions 
13611 1              the aims of peatbog are to understand how the biodiversity and ecosystem functions 
15571 1              the aims of peatbog are to understand how the biodiversity and ecosystem functions 
15454 1                                         understanding the factors that control litter decomposition is fundamental to our understanding of terrestrial ecosystem functioning 
15506 1 on sizes or selects certain phenotypes. understanding community phylogenetic patterns and the molecular basis of adaptation to recurrent fire is essential for revealing evolutionary and ecological processes, and to predict how the ecosystem functioning 
475 1              the aims of peatbog are to understand how the biodiversity and ecosystem functions 
12028 1 dy has profound impacts on biodiversity dynamics and ecosystem functioning because whole genome 
12243 1           this desk study will focus on identifying and quantifying new and emerging opportunities for utilizing grass species and lucerne for industrial product cropping and the provision of specific environmental services 
12167 1 ng the psa target. we will endeavour to identify recommendations that deliver not only for biodiversity but also for wider ecosystem services 
12562 2                      summary objective: model the response of native and non-native fish species under conditions of climate change; refine the hazard identification and assessment tools, to aid managers in assessing the risks of management options and prioritising actions; and evaluate the impacts of non-native species on native species and stream ecosystem function 
ve species on native species and stream ecosystem function so as to inform the risk assessment process 
461 1 mine the status of preservation and the ecosystem services provided by seabirds in three countries in the indian ocean: madagascar, the seychelles and france for which the preservation statutes and the working methods 
2105 1 is to develop suitable forest ecosystem process models for norway and use them as basis for providing new research-based knowledge on how and to what degree expected climate changes are likely to influence together with prognosis from regclim to estimate the climate change impacts on main forest ecosystem functions 
7683 1 l therefore aim at preparing mapping of ecosystem services and predicted evolution over a 3-dec 
12189 3 r, the evidence for effects is not well understood and little is known about how environmental stewardship may best be used to enhance ecosystem services 
re and expert opinion. we will then use modelling approaches to suggest the best environmental stewardship options to enhance ecosystem services 
ices. the first will use well-developed models of the effects of land management on processes such as carbon storage and water flow to determine how combinations of environmental stewardship options in the english uplands may enhance ecosystem services 
12491 1 e considered through this study are; to identify the extent to which the es currently contributes to the provision of different ecosystem services through analysis of current levels of uptake for each of the es management options; to make recommendations on how the delivery of ecosystem services through the es could be measured; to make recommendations on the extent to which it would be possible to place an economic value on the ecoystem services delivered through the es and to identify how this might be achieved; and to recommend how ecosystem service 
14973 3 pecies can be considered as broad-scale experiments where it is possible to tests the effects of these changes on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
emporal persistence . second, we aim to investigate the consequences of the local, non-random extinction of these ecosystem engineers on ecosystem functioning 
inction of these ecosystem engineers on ecosystem functioning, with special interests on changes in plant biomass and composition, and the trophic links 
15587 2 s enhance or decrease the resilience of ecosystem services 4 can multi-level governance structures facilitate fast adaptation to socioeconomic changes that affect biodiversity and the related ecosystem services 5 does regional integration and globalization enhance or threaten resilience through their effects on flows of goods and ecosystem services, people and information 6 how do ecological and human processes 
formation 6 how do ecological and human processes combine to determine resilience of ecosystem services 
14365 2 s terrain. the project aims at a better understanding of the impact of preprocessing techniques on the detection accuracy of forest transitions and the mapping accuracy of ecosystem services 
mapping accuracy of ecosystem services. method the methods is divided in 5 steps: - remote sensing data acquisition, pre-processing and correction for topographic effects; - large area mapping with high resolution remote sensing data; - monitoring of forest-cover change and degradation; - mapping of ecosystem services with high resolution sensing data; - socio-economic responses to changes in environmental goods 
13759 1 st be scaled up. in this project i will investigate the importance of landscape connectivity between two common but threatened european coastal systems – soft-bottom seagrass beds and hard-bottom macroalgal beds – for ecosystem functioning 
15357 4 stems, either passive or active, affect patterns of biodiversity and ecosystem services and exp 
ve, affect patterns of biodiversity and ecosystem services and explain the involved processes.  
osed objectives are the following: 1 to quantify, at the global scale, the levels of restored biodiversity and ecosystem services as a function of the ecosystems initial degradation and the time that ecological restoration has been operating, and the amounts of biodiversity and ecosystem services 
the levels of restored biodiversity and ecosystem services as a function of the ecosystems initial degradation and the time that ecological restoration has been operating, and the amounts of biodiversity and ecosystem services that have been restored in agrarian landscapes; 2 to understand 
7715 2 ndslides will also be clarified through experiments cohesive soil and aggregate stability, analysis of root traits and their associated functions, and the development of numerical models integrating the root-soil relationships, will quantify ecosystem services 
 root-soil relationships, will quantify ecosystem services and link them to certain composition 
2541 1 scribed in economic terms. two economic models will be developed for evaluation of ecosystem services 
13349 1  management actions. it will assess and model the scaling properties of natural and anthropogenic processes and the resulting scale-dependencies of the impacts of these pressures on various levels of biodiversity from genes to ecosystem functions 
7466 1  management actions. it will assess and model the scaling properties of natural and anthropogenic processes and the resulting scale-dependencies of the impacts of these pressures on various levels of biodiversity from genes to ecosystem functions 
15588 1                                project: experiments on the effects of extreme weather events on biodiversity, ecosystem functions 
13350 4 s or invasive species. soilservice will link ecological and economic models to develop a system for valuing soil biodiversity in relation to ecosystem services 
osystem services. objectives: • develop methods to value soil ecosystem services during differe 
anges in soil biodiversity. • field and modelling studies will determine to what spatial and temporal scales soil biodiversity and soil ecosystem services 
 or productive capacity. • establishing methods to determine and predict sustainability of ecosystem services at different types of land use • building scenarios to identify economical and social drivers of how land use such as biofuel production and land abandonment can influence soil biodiversity and ecosystem services 
15531 3 ion. this project will use manipulative experiments, observational studies, and modelling work to investigate how both spatial pattern and plant diversity determine ecosystem functioning 
of a coordinated project that will also investigate the relationships between plant pattern and diversity and ecosystem functioning 
between plant pattern and diversity and ecosystem functioning, but in this case focusing in water relations 
11765 1 ifferent inter-specific combinations to ecosystem function will be measured experimentally. thi 
7023 1 limate and other environmental changes. understanding how ecological, evolutionary and socio-economic factors interact to determine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 
11847 1  a detailed report including scientific methods and policy recommendations based on the findings at the case study sites is intended to reach a wide audience and have a beneficial effect on poverty alleviation through improvement of catchment ecosystem services 
10799 1 on rate in the field. i also propose to investigate whether the different communities that are thus created also differ in their level of ecosystem functioning 
13486 1 sults have the potential to enhance our understanding of basic mechanisms structuring species assemblages and ecosystem functioning 
13353 1 nd local level into the decision making process while also encouraging local people to maintain and restore biodiversity ecosystem services 
10050 10 . the proposed study aims to assess the ecosystem services that contribute to human welfare on the floodplain and to deepen the understanding 
are on the floodplain and to deepen the understanding of decision-makers, empowering them to consider the impacts of their actions on both ecosystem functioning 
lbeing. to achieve this, the study will identify and categorise those ecosystem services produc 
tudy will identify and categorise those ecosystem services produced by the system before and after construction of the dam and identify 
 and after construction of the dam. the linkages between the elements of wellbeing supported and affected by ecosystem services 
 of wellbeing supported and affected by ecosystem services and similarly human activities which impact these services will be analysed to identify the relationships 
inally, governance drivers which impact ecosystem services important to wellbeing will be identified 
veloped. at present the limited use and understanding of wellbeing-ecosystem service information by management authorities is a major hindrance to the successful management of ecosystem services 
nizations and build capacity to improve understanding of the impacts on ecosystem services and  
improve understanding of the impacts on ecosystem services and the complex links to human wellb 
13975 1 jor factors influencing prey population dynamics evaluating impacts of biodiversity loss on ecosystem function 
12482 1 cies in ways that safeguard and enhance ecosystem goods and services across the catchment; and •a report to defra and key national policy-makers recommending how the value of an ecosystem approach 
13456 2 landscape scales. our project babi will investigate whether beaver dam impoundments constitute new hotspots not only for biodiversity, ecosystem retentivity and ecosystem functioning 
ommunity composition and diversity, and ecosystem functioning will be quantified in 14 beaver affected and six reference systems over three years using state-of-the-art methods 
11879 1 d by the re-establishment of ecological processes and ecosystem services, these being for the b 
13805 1 e theoretical framework will be used to quantify the sensitivity of total ecosystem functioning when species are lost, and how this depends on the complementarity of ecosystem functions 
15477 2 he growing interest in the study of the interactions among the plant and soil community is largely due to the awareness that the influence of global change phenomenon on ecosystem function 
nfluence of global change phenomenon on ecosystem function of the feedback processes in the mix 
15091 1  project. first the synthesis study and modeling to predict effects of global change on ecosystem functioning 
2489 1 entrate on local resource dependency to measure ecosystem services. third, we integrate all ana 
10223 1 of agribusiness and mining. payment for environmental services by asking this question, we seek to better understand how watershed processes function in landscapes that are shaped by both ecological and social dynamics; to get insights into the ways in which understandings of watershed processes - both scientific and local - influence traditional management and pes schemes; and to analyse 
11694 1 of agribusiness and mining. payment for environmental services by asking this question, we seek to better understand how watershed processes function in landscapes that are shaped by both ecological and social dynamics; to get insights into the ways in which understandings of watershed processes - both scientific and local - influence traditional management and pes schemes; and to analyse 
13927 1 m applying for funding to apply genetic approaches such as denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis , fluorescence in situ hybridization and real time-rt-pcr, based on conserved genes such as 16s rdna and nifh genes, to conduct phylogenetic identification and study the ecological function 
15581 4 ders. cluster i: urban biodiversity and ecosystem services what are the drivers behind loss/enhancement of urban ecosystem services and how do they interact across scales what are the impacts of climate and other environmental changes versus impact of growth and/or decline-driven land use change on ecosystem functioning and urban ecosystem services what are the roles of species interactions 
 services what are the roles of species interactions and functional diversity for generation of urban ecosystem services 
uster ii. valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services what are the methods suitable for mo 
ity and ecosystem services what are the methods suitable for monetary and non-monetary valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the urban landscape how can monetary and non-monetary ecosystems service 
10548 1 s a key driver of change in ecosystems, ecosystems services and their links with the causes and 
11324 1 s a key driver of change in ecosystems, ecosystems services and their links with the causes and 
2497 4 way and sweden a natural laboratory for investigating effects of biodiversity on natural lake ecosystem functioning 
ral lake ecosystem functioning. we will approach the relationships between species pool saturation, ecosystem functioning 
nships between species pool saturation, ecosystem functioning, and vulnerability to bioinvasions by field sampling of natural biodiversity gradients, classical and molecular measures of phyto- and zooplankton biodiversity, and up-scaling by predictive modeling 
 predictive modeling tools. statistical modeling will also be used to disentangle effects of multiple stressors like eutrophication, climate change, and invading species on the ecosystem services 
15574 6 interviews and meetings at each site to identify with stakeholders key ecosystem services assoc 
 site to identify with stakeholders key ecosystem services associated with the maintenance of fertility in mountain grasslands, how these are perceived to be affected by management, and linkages 
they use for these services. wp2-4 will analyse current trends and condition of biodiversity and ecosystem services 
ively / extensively managed grasslands. analyses of realised plant and microbial functional diversity, and of c- and n-cycling processes, will provide a first model linking plant functional responses to management, their impacts on microbial functional diversity, and their coupled effects on multiple ecosystem services 
uding extreme changes. their impacts on ecosystem services will be modelled using both a statistical approach based on results from wp4, and dynamic ecosystem models 
a series of three workshops per site to identify the needs of local stakeholders, land managers and policy makers, to meet these needs by transferring the knowledge and tools gained through wp1-5 to them, and thereby to raise awareness of biodiversity and ecological processes underlying ecosystem services 
10145 2 . in particular it will aim to increase understanding of how decision-makers can link ecosystem services 
us provide the opportunity to study the linkages between the water cycle and other ecosystem services 
10979 2 . in particular it will aim to increase understanding of how decision-makers can link ecosystem services 
us provide the opportunity to study the linkages between the water cycle and other ecosystem services