Elasticity in ecosystem services: exploring the variable relationship between ecosystems and human well-being

Elasticity in ecosystem services: exploring the variable relationship between ecosystems and human well-being

Although ecosystem services are increasingly recognized as benefits people obtain from nature, we still have a poor understanding of how they actually enhance multidimensional human well-being, and how well-being is affected by ecosystem change. We develop a concept of "ecosystem service elasti...

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Main Authors: Tim M. Daw, Christina C. Hicks, Katrina Brown, Tomas Chaigneau, Fraser A. Januchowski-Hartley, William W. L. Cheung, Sérgio Rosendo, Beatrice Crona, Sarah Coulthard, Chris Sandbrook, Chris Perry, Salomão Bandeira, Nyawira A. Muthiga, Björn Schulte-Herbrüggen, Jared Bosire, Tim R. McClanahan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2016-06-01
Series:Ecology and Society
Subjects:
coastal ecosystems
conceptual framework
East Africa
environmentalists&#8217
fisheries
mangroves
paradox
Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol21/iss2/art11/

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http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol21/iss2/art11/

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