In the face of decreasing biodiversity and ongoing global changes,
maintaining ecosystem functioning is seen both as a means to
preserve biological diversity as well as for safeguarding human
well-being by securing the services ecosystems provide. The concept
today is prominent in many fields of ecology and conservation
biology, such as biodiversity research, ecosystem management, or
restoration ecology. Although the idea of ecosystem functioning is
important, the concept itself remains rather vague and elusive.
This book provides a novel analysis and integrated synthesis of
different approaches to conceptualising and assessing ecosystem
functioning. It links the natural sciences with methodologies from
philosophy and the social sciences, and introduces a new
methodology for a clearer and more efficient application of
ecosystem functioning concepts in practice. Special emphasis is
laid on the social dimensions of the concept and the ways it
influences research practice. Several case studies relate
theoretical analyses to practical application.
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