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Scale effects on the relationships between land characteristics and ecosystem services- a case study in Taihu Lake Basin, China

Bai, Yang; Chen, Yuanyuan; Alatalo, Juha M.; Yang, Zhangqian; Jiang, Bo ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)

© 2020 Elsevier B.V. It is generally recognized that marginal changes in landscape characteristics can influence multiple ecosystem services, but the causal relationships involved are still very unclear due to lack of ...

Spatio-temporal changes in water-related ecosystem services provision and trade-offs with food production

Yang, Shiliang; Bai, Yang; Alatalo, Juha M.; Wang, Huimin; Jiang, Bo; ... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)

A key challenge for sustainability is protecting water-related ecosystems and the services (WESs) they provide while enhancing food security. Food production usually drives land use change, which results in ecosystem ...

Relative contribution of plant traits and soil properties to the functioning of a temperate forest ecosystem in the Indian Himalayas

Rawat, Monika; Arunachalam, Kusum; Arunachalam, Ayyandar; Alatalo, Juha M.; Kumar, Ujjwal; ... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)

© 2020 Elsevier B.V. Plant-soil interactions are a major determinant of changes in forest ecosystem processes and functioning. We conducted a trait-based study to quantify the contribution of plant traits and soil properties ...

Quantifying variations in ecosystem services in altitude-associated vegetation types in a tropical region of China

Fang, Zhou; Bai, Yang; Jiang, Bo; Alatalo, Juha M; Liu, Gang; ... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)

Natural vegetation is important for ecosystem services (ESs) provision, but is decreasing rapidly due to human-driven land use change, especially rapid expansion of commercial plantations. This is leading to a decrease in ...