Ecosystem Services as a Boundary Concept: Arguments from Social Ecology

Ecosystem services (ES) are defined as the interdependencies between society and nature. Despite several years of conceptual discussions, some challenges of the ES concept are far from being resolved. In particular, the usefulness of the concept for nature protection is questioned, and a strong crit...

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Main Authors: Christian Schleyer, Alexandra Lux, Marion Mehring, Christoph Görg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-06-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/7/1107