About this Research Topic
Ecosystem condition corresponds to the state of ecosystems' physical, chemical, compositional, structural, functional and landscape components. Contemporary strategies, policies, and initiatives urge for consistent, transparent, and replicable assessments of ecosystem attributes, using indices for e.g. ecosystem extent, biodiversity, abiotic characteristics and land uses in order to monitor ecosystems' state and support natural capital accounting from local to global level.
The goal of this article collection is to identify: (a) methods for a standardised assessment of ecosystem attributes (abiotic and biotic), (b) contribution of Earth Observation data in the documentation of ecosystem condition and land use change in spatial an temporal terms, (c) green and blue infrastructure approaches and implementation, (d) ecosystem services provision, demand and supply in relation with ecosystem condition and capacity, (e) correspondence of current scientific advances with the natural capital accounting framework and (f) policy implications for nature conservation and land use management.
The scope of this article collection is to provide an overview of state-of-the-art knowledge, scientific research and examples of applied science, towards standardised, scientifically based approaches for future ecosystem condition assessments. Review and original research papers are welcome, and we encourage policy brief, data report, opinion and perspective articles.
The goal of this article collection is to identify: (a) methods for a standardised assessment of ecosystem attributes (abiotic and biotic), (b) contribution of Earth Observation data in the documentation of ecosystem condition and land use change in spatial an temporal terms, (c) green and blue infrastructure approaches and implementation, (d) ecosystem services provision, demand and supply in relation with ecosystem condition and capacity, (e) correspondence of current scientific advances with the natural capital accounting framework and (f) policy implications for nature conservation and land use management.
The scope of this article collection is to provide an overview of state-of-the-art knowledge, scientific research and examples of applied science, towards standardised, scientifically based approaches for future ecosystem condition assessments. Review and original research papers are welcome, and we encourage policy brief, data report, opinion and perspective articles.
Keywords: Biodiversity, land use change, MAES, natural capital, SEEA EA
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