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

Rau, Anna-Lena ; Burkhardt, Verena ; Dorninger, Christian ; Hjort, Cecilia LU ; Ibe, Karin ; Keßler, Lisa ; Ågård Kristensen, Jeppe LU ; Mcrobert, Andrew LU ; Sidemo Holm, William LU and Zimmermann, Heike , et al. (2019) In Ambio: a Journal of the Human Environment p.1-17
Abstract
Temporal aspects of ecosystem services have gained surprisingly little attention given that ecosystem service flows are not static but change over time. We present the first systematic review to describe and establish how studies have assessed temporal patterns in supply and demand of ecosystem services. 295 studies, 2% of all studies engaging with the ecosystem service concept, considered changes in ecosystem services over time. Changes were mainly characterised as monotonic and linear (81%), rather than non-linear or through system shocks. Further, a lack of focus of changing ecosystem service demand (rather than supply) hampers our understanding of the temporal patterns of ecosystem services provision and use. Future studies on changes... (More)
Temporal aspects of ecosystem services have gained surprisingly little attention given that ecosystem service flows are not static but change over time. We present the first systematic review to describe and establish how studies have assessed temporal patterns in supply and demand of ecosystem services. 295 studies, 2% of all studies engaging with the ecosystem service concept, considered changes in ecosystem services over time. Changes were mainly characterised as monotonic and linear (81%), rather than non-linear or through system shocks. Further, a lack of focus of changing ecosystem service demand (rather than supply) hampers our understanding of the temporal patterns of ecosystem services provision and use. Future studies on changes in ecosystem services over time should (1) more explicitly study temporal patterns, (2) analyse 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. (Less)
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0044-7447
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10.1007/s13280-019-01292-w
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  author       = {{Rau, Anna-Lena and Burkhardt, Verena and Dorninger, Christian and Hjort, Cecilia and Ibe, Karin and Keßler, Lisa and Ågård Kristensen, Jeppe and Mcrobert, Andrew and Sidemo Holm, William and Zimmermann, Heike and Abson, David J. and von Wehrden, Henrik and Ekroos, Johan}},
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  pages        = {{1--17}},
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  series       = {{Ambio: a Journal of the Human Environment}},
  title        = {{Temporal patterns in ecosystem services research : A review and three recommendations}},
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  doi          = {{10.1007/s13280-019-01292-w}},
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