ecosystem services

plural noun

1. the important benefits for human beings that arise from healthily functioning ecosystems, notably production of oxygen, soil genesis, and water detoxification

Example Sentences

"We may need to learn to live alongside them again, and sometimes manage their behaviour, but the ecosystem services they provide have been clearly demonstrated here already at the Ealing Beaver Project," said Dr McCormack.

From BBC

Dr. Antoni Margalida, who was not involved in the study but is an expert in conservation biology at the Spanish National Research Council, observed that the new research "demonstrates the cascading effects that the virtual disappearance of one or more species that provide important ecosystem services can have. In this case, the important regulatory service provided by vultures through carcass disposal."

From Salon

"Through our analysis, we discovered that not just one, but multiple environmental factors jointly influence seafloor bioturbation and the ecosystem services these animals provide," said co-author Lidya Tarhan, assistant professor of Earth and planetary sciences in Yale's Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

From Science Daily

"Through our analysis, we discovered that not just one, but multiple environmental factors jointly influence seafloor bioturbation and the ecosystem services these animals provide," Dr Lidya Tarhan, Assistant Professor at the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Yale University, said.

From Science Daily

Durbin offered a comparison: Green Valley is home to about 15,000 coast live oaks, and all the recreation, wildlife and habitat — together called ecosystem services — are valued at $449 million.

From Los Angeles Times