Linking ecosystem condition and ecosystem services: A methodological approach applied to European agroecosystems

Paula Rendon, Bastian Steinhoff-Knopp and Benjamin Burkhard

Ecosystem Services, 2022, vol. 53, issue C

Abstract: Agriculture has been identified as one of the main drivers of environmental degradation in the European Union (EU). It can have negative impacts on air, water, soil and biodiversity. The condition of agroecosystems is affected by soil degradation, especially by soil erosion, which reduces agroecosystems' capacity to provide essential ecosystem services. Therefore, it is necessary to explore synergies and trade-offs between pressures, ecosystem condition and services to create relevant information for policy and decision-makers to implement sustainable response actions.

Keywords: Ecosystem status; Erosion control; Pressures; Condition indicators; Agricultural soils; European Biodiversity Strategy; MAES (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2021.101387

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