Finding common ground for biodiversity and ecosystem services

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dc.contributor.authorReyers B.
dc.contributor.authorPolasky S.
dc.contributor.authorTallis H.
dc.contributor.authorMooney H.A.
dc.contributor.authorLarigauderie A.
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-06T07:59:00Z
dc.date.available2012-06-06T07:59:00Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractRecently, some members of the conservation community have used ecosystem services as a strategy to conserve biodiversity. Others in the community have criticized this strategy as a distraction from the mission of biodiversity conservation. The debate continues, and it remains unclear whether the concerns expressed are significant enough to merit the opposition. Through an exploration of the science of biodiversity and ecosystem services, we find that narrow interpretations of metrics, values, and management drive much of the tension and make the common ground appear small. The size of this common ground depends on the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem services and how they respond to management interventions. We demonstrate how understanding this response can be used to delimit common ground but highlight the importance of differentiating between objectives and approaches to meeting those objectives in conservation projects. © 2012 by American Institute of Biological Sciences. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.citationBioScience
dc.identifier.citation62
dc.identifier.citation5
dc.identifier.citation503
dc.identifier.citation507
dc.identifier.issn63568
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1525/bio.2012.62.5.12
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/21251
dc.subjectConservation
dc.subjectEconomic value
dc.subjectIntrinsic value
dc.subjectTrade-offs
dc.titleFinding common ground for biodiversity and ecosystem services
dc.typeArticle
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