. The economics of biodiversity loss: Scoping the science. 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
. The economics of biodiversity loss: Scoping the science. 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. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Balmford, A. , Rodrigues, A. (University of Cambridge), Walpole, M. (WCMC), ten Brink, P. , Kettunen, M. (IEEP) Braat, L. de Groot, R. (Alterra), Department of Zoology, IEEP, UNEP-WCMC, Alterra. European Commission
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