Ecosystem services cover the provision of ecosystem inputs, the assimilative capacity of the environment and the provision of biodiversity.

The benefits people obtain from ecosystems such as, food, water, flood and disease control and recreation.

Resources and processes provided to humankind by natural ecosystems. © 2010 by Nature Education Knowledge.

Benefits people obtain from ecosystems. These include provisioning services such as food and water; regulating services such as regulation of floods, drought, land degradation, and disease; supporting [..]

Benefits to human or animal populations provided by an ecosystem, such as food or fuel provision, natural medicinal ingredients, and maintenance of soil fertility.

the benefits that people or businesses obtain from different natural ecosystems and processes e.g. fresh water for drinking.

Services provided by ecosystems that support life without requiring human action or payment, for example, climatic stability, hydrological regulation, nutrient cycling, pollination, pest control, soil [..]

Ecological processes or functions having monetary or non-monetary value to individuals or society at large. There are (i) supporting services such as productivity or biodiversity maintenance, (ii) pro [..]

The benefits that people and communities obtain from ecosystems. Comment: This definition is drawn from the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. The benefits that ecosystems can provide include “regulating services” such as regulation of floods, drought, land degradation and disease, along with “provisioning services” such as food and water, “supportin [..]

The benefits produced by ecosystems on which people depend, including, for example, fisheries, drinking water, fertile soils for growing crops, climate regulation, and aesthetic and cultural value. Re [..]

The direct and indirect benefits that humans derive from ecosystem processes such as pollination, biodiversity and nutrient cycling that are not captured in traditional economic accounting, but that are vital to social, economic and spiritual well-being.

Definition: The benefits people obtain from ecosystems. These include provisioning services, such as food and water; regulating services, such as flood and disease control; cultural services, such as spiritual and cultural benefits; and supporting services, such as nutrient cycling, that maintain the conditions for life on Earth. Explanation: All t [..]

the ways in which intact ecosystems benefit humans; these services can be direct, indirect or related to aesthetic and ethical values

As defined by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, ecosystem services are “the benefits people obtain from ecosystems. These include provisioning services such as food and water; regulating services such as regulation of floods, drought, land degradation, and disease; supporting services such as soil formation and nutrient cycling; and cultural ser [..]

The benefits people obtain from ecosystems such as, food, water, flood and disease control and recreation.

services to humans that ecosystems provide such as water purification, soil production, moderating of flood flows.

the resources and processes supplied by ecosystems. These are broken down into Provisioning services (such as food and freshwater) Regulating services (such as climate regulation), Supporting services [..]

the role that organisms play in creating a healthful environment for humans

the role played by organisms, without charge, in creating a healthy environment for human beings, from production of oxygen to soil formation, maintenance of water quality and much more. These service [..]

Processes and functions provided by natural ecosystems that sustain life and are critical to  human welfare.

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Ecosystem services are the benefits people obtain from ecosystems. These include provisioning services such as food and water; regulating services such as flood and disease control; cultural services such as spiritual, recreational, and cultural benefits; and supporting services, such as nutrient cycling, that maintain the conditions for life on Ea [..]

The benefits humans enjoy directly from nature, supporting life as we know it, including the human species. Example: timber from forests, clean drinking water, buffering of floods by wetlands, aesthetics and spiritual value of nature.

 Benefits humans obtain from ecosystems (1), and usually interpreted as the contribution of nature to a variety of “goods and services”. This term encompasses the following three categories normally used in economics: (i) “goods” (e.g., products obtained from ecosystems, such as resource harvests, water, genetic material, etc.), (ii) “services” (e. [..]

The benefits people obtain from ecosystems. These include provisioning services such as food and water; regulating services such as regulation of floods, drought, land degradation, and disease; suppor [..]

Ecosystem services are often defined as the benefits humans derive from natural ecosystems

Ecosystem services are the benefits people obtain from ecosystems. These include provisioning services such as food and timber; regulating services such as flood and disease control, and ground water [..]