THE GEOGRAPHY ECOSYSTEM文档.pdfVIP

L O C AT I O N L O C AT I O N L O C AT I O N T H E G E O G R A P H Y ECOSYSTEM James Boyd Images courtesy of GeoEye The study of ecosystem services involves two broad missions. The irst is a biophysical one associated with ecology, hydrology, and the other natural sciences. How can we protect—or, ideally, en- hance—the biophysical goods and services necessary to our well- being? If we want clean air and water, healthy and abundant species populations, pollination, irrigation, protection from loods and ires, how can we take action to preserve these things? The second is an economic mission to measure and communicate the value of those goods and services. Quantitative measures help