A Global System for Monitoring Ecosystem Service Change | Zendy

Heather Tallis | Zendy; Harold A. Mooney | Zendy; Sandy Andelman | Zendy; Patricia Balvanera | Zendy; Wolfgang Crämer | Zendy; Daniel S. Karp | Zendy; Stephen Polasky | Zendy; Belinda Reyers | Zendy; Taylor Ricketts | Zendy; S. W. Running | Zendy; Kirsten Thonicke | Zendy; Britta Tietjen | Zendy; Ariane Walz | Zendy

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A Global System for Monitoring Ecosystem Service Change

Author(s) -

Heather Tallis,

Harold A. Mooney,

Sandy Andelman,

Patricia Balvanera,

Wolfgang Crämer,

Daniel S. Karp,

Stephen Polasky,

Belinda Reyers,

Taylor Ricketts,

S. W. Running,

Kirsten Thonicke,

Britta Tietjen,

Ariane Walz

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

bioscience

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.761

H-Index - 209

eISSN - 1525-3244

pISSN - 0006-3568

DOI - 10.1525/bio.2012.62.11.7

Subject(s) - ecosystem services , earth system science , environmental resource management , ecosystem , globe , biodiversity , conceptual framework , service (business) , computer science , earth observation , conceptual model , data science , remote sensing , business , environmental science , geography , ecology , engineering , medicine , philosophy , satellite , epistemology , marketing , database , ophthalmology , biology , aerospace engineering

Earth's life-support systems are in flux, yet no centralized system to monitor and report these changes exists. Recognizing this, 77 nations agreed to establish the Group on Earth Observations (GEO). The GEO Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON) integrates existing data streams into one platform in order to provide a more complete picture of Earth's biological and social systems. We present a conceptual framework envisioned by the GEO BON Ecosystem Services Working Group, designed to integrate national statistics, numerical models, remote sensing, and in situ measurements to regularly track changes in ecosystem services across the globe. This information will serve diverse applications, including stimulating new research and providing the basis for assessments. Although many ecosystem services are not currently measured, others are ripe for reporting. We propose a framework that will continue to grow and inspire more complete observation and assessments of our planet's life-support systems.

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