The economics of biodiversity loss The economics of biodiversity loss: Scoping the science economicsofbiodi08balm Year: 2008 ENEFICIAL ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES mammtmmmKM CORE ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES • Production • Decomposition • Nutrient cycling • Water cycling • Weathering/ erosion n • Ecological interactions • Evolutionary processes I I Biomass production: primary Biomass production: secondary Pollination Biological control Other ecological interactions Formation of species habitat Species diversification Genetic diversification Waste assimilation Soil formation Erosion regulation Formation of phy
The economics of biodiversity loss The economics of biodiversity loss: Scoping the science economicsofbiodi08balm Year: 2008 ENEFICIAL ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES mammtmmmKM CORE ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES • Production • Decomposition • Nutrient cycling • Water cycling • Weathering/ erosion n • Ecological interactions • Evolutionary processes I I Biomass production: primary Biomass production: secondary Pollination Biological control Other ecological interactions Formation of species habitat Species diversification Genetic diversification Waste assimilation Soil formation Erosion regulation Formation of physical barriers Formation of pleasant scenery Air quality regulation Regional and local climate regulation Water regulation (timing) Water purification (quality) Water provisioning (quantity) Global climate regulation Currently unknown beneficial processes Figure 8 Classification of ecosystem processes and benefits followed in this study (lists of processes and benefits are not exhaustive). 30
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