The role of economic analysis in guiding the sustainable development of estuarine and coastal ecosystems is … the conclusion that the non-material values provided by coastal and estuarine ecosystems in terms of recreational …

fluctuations and in turn may alter land productivity too. Firstly, biodiversity is an input into agro-ecosystems. Secondly … productivity. However, this is not the only channel for climatic change to affect agro-systems. Biodiversity is subject to climatic …, biodiversity supports the functioning of these systems (e.g. the balancing of the nutrient cycle). Thirdly, agro-systems also host …

greater understanding of the significant role of biodiversity in rural communities of developing countries who depend most on … input of biodiversity in developing countries to the provision of the ecosystem goods and services (EGS) that are essential … a necessary tool for achieving this objective. However, valuing biodiversity in a developing country context can be an …

In this paper we present a systematic attempt to assess economic value of climate change impact on forest ecosystems … provided by the different types of forest ecosystems under examination, we shall explore different economic valuation … ecosystems have their highest levels in the Mediterranean countries, ranging from 8.4 to 9.0 million dollars, respectively in the …

values, carbon sequestration and biodiversity or scenic values. We solve the model qualitatively with general functions and … sequestration may have negative impacts on biodiversity-scenic values. To evaluate the practical relevance, we compare …

This work examines the impact that economic growth can have on biodiversity and on the ecological dynamics that would … naturally emerge in the absence of human activity. The loss of biodiversity may induce policy-makers to implement defensive … exist in the absence of human intervention. This suggests that there might exist a conflict between preserving biodiversity …

acidification scenarios, which differ little in physical effects on ecosystems. If abatement scenarios are rather extreme, it may be … welfare generation of healthy ecosystems not suffering from acidification and unhealthy ecosystems affected by acidification …

The welfare dimension of the recreational services provided by global coastal ecosystems is examined through a meta … marine biodiversity richness), geo-climatic factors (temperature and precipitation), as well as sociopolitical … spatial characterization of the valued ecosystems, the determination of the role of spatially explicit variables in the meta …