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1 Zhang, Y.; Holzapfel, C.; Yuan, X. 2013. Scale-dependent ecosystem service. In Wratten, S.; Sandhu, H.; Cullen, R.; Costanza, R. (Eds.). Ecosystem services in agricultural and urban landscapes. Chichester, UK: John Wiley. pp.107-121.
Ecosystem services ; Economic value ; Landscape ; Spatial distribution ; Biodiversity ; Urban areas ; Decision making ; Case studies / USA / China / New York / Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
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The scale-dependent feature of ecosystem services is embodied in the scale dependency of ecosystem provider, ecosystem beneficiary, ecosystem service measurement and ecosystem service management. This study discusses each scale-dependent feature of ecosystem services, and two typical case studies are presented to illustrate the scale dependency of ecosystem service. One case deals with a park in one of the world’s largest and most developed metropolitan area (New York), which represents local and regional ecosystem services of green space in an urbanized area. The other case covers the Tibet plateau, which represents a nature-dominated ecosystem that provides ecosystem services with both regional and global significance. Such hierarchically structured ecosystem services underline the importance of understanding ecosystem service in an integrated and comprehensive perspective.
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