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2017 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

8. Biodiversity as Support for Ecosystem Services and Human Wellbeing

Authors : Pedro Pinho, Marco Moretti, Ana Catarina Luz, Filipa Grilo, Joana Vieira, Leena Luís, Luís Miguel Rosalino, Maria Amélia Martins-Loução, Margarida Santos-Reis, Otília Correia, Patrícia Garcia-Pereira, Paula Gonçalves, Paula Matos, Ricardo Cruz de Carvalho, Rui Rebelo, Teresa Dias, Teresa Mexia, Cristina Branquinho

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Biodiversity in cities embodies two important relationships: on the one hand, it is strongly influenced and shaped by the urban environment, while on the other it underlies many ecosystem services (ES) that are essential for human wellbeing. These biodiversity-supported services are allocated through a city’s green infrastructure, and include, for example, the regulation of microclimate and air quality that is driven by trees and the cultural enrichment of urban landscapes by gardens. Forested areas are frequently regarded as hotspots for both biodiversity and ES, because adding trees to an ecosystem enriches its ecological structure – and thus its biodiversity. This effect is further boosted in large forested areas, with multiple tree species of different ages along with decaying wood. …

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Metadata
Title
Biodiversity as Support for Ecosystem Services and Human Wellbeing
Authors
Pedro Pinho
Marco Moretti
Ana Catarina Luz
Filipa Grilo
Joana Vieira
Leena Luís
Luís Miguel Rosalino
Maria Amélia Martins-Loução
Margarida Santos-Reis
Otília Correia
Patrícia Garcia-Pereira
Paula Gonçalves
Paula Matos
Ricardo Cruz de Carvalho
Rui Rebelo
Teresa Dias
Teresa Mexia
Cristina Branquinho
Copyright Year
2017
Book
The Urban Forest

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-50279-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-50280-9

Copyright Year: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50280-9_8