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Ecologists report quantifiable measures of nature's services to humans http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1233668663
Some of the best-described ecosystem services include pollination of crops, flood and storm protection, water filtration and recreation. The challenging part is translating these services into something with a measurable value. Economic valuation methods take changes in the supply of ecosystem services and translate these into changes in human welfare.... The InVEST software has also shown that high levels of biodiversity often go hand-in-hand with the provision of more ecosystem services, suggesting that the preservation of biodiversity will enhance ecosystem services. This correlation is also reflected in the success of ecosystem service projects: The authors report that although conservation initiatives that focus on ecosystem services are still in their infancy, many are as successful as traditional biodiversity preservation approaches, and can often garner as much or more funding from the private sector.
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Hipp says: "Nature isn't a service to humans -- we are *part* of Nature, fer cryin' out loud."
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Ecosystem services -- "nature as janitor." Maybe paying minimum wage is a little risky. What if the janitor just quits?
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