Ecosystem services provided by waterbirds. Green, A., J. & Elmberg, J. Biological Reviews, 89(1):105-122, 2014.
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Ecosystem services are ecosystem processes that directly or indirectly\nbenefit human well-being. There has been much recent literature\nidentifying different services and the communities and species that\nprovide them. This is a vital first step towards management and\nmaintenance of these services. In this review, we specifically address\nthe waterbirds, which play key functional roles in many aquatic\necosystems, including as predators, herbivores and vectors of seeds,\ninvertebrates and nutrients, although these roles have often been\noverlooked. Waterbirds can maintain the diversity of other organisms,\ncontrol pests, be effective bioindicators of ecological conditions, and\nact as sentinels of potential disease outbreaks. They also provide\nimportant provisioning (meat, feathers, eggs, etc.) and cultural\nservices to both indigenous and westernized societies. We identify key\ngaps in the understanding of ecosystem services provided by waterbirds\nand areas for future research required to clarify their functional role\nin ecosystems and the services they provide. We consider how the\neconomic value of these services could be calculated, giving some\nexamples. Such valuation will provide powerful arguments for waterbird\nconservation.
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 abstract = {Ecosystem services are ecosystem processes that directly or indirectly\nbenefit human well-being. There has been much recent literature\nidentifying different services and the communities and species that\nprovide them. This is a vital first step towards management and\nmaintenance of these services. In this review, we specifically address\nthe waterbirds, which play key functional roles in many aquatic\necosystems, including as predators, herbivores and vectors of seeds,\ninvertebrates and nutrients, although these roles have often been\noverlooked. Waterbirds can maintain the diversity of other organisms,\ncontrol pests, be effective bioindicators of ecological conditions, and\nact as sentinels of potential disease outbreaks. They also provide\nimportant provisioning (meat, feathers, eggs, etc.) and cultural\nservices to both indigenous and westernized societies. We identify key\ngaps in the understanding of ecosystem services provided by waterbirds\nand areas for future research required to clarify their functional role\nin ecosystems and the services they provide. We consider how the\neconomic value of these services could be calculated, giving some\nexamples. Such valuation will provide powerful arguments for waterbird\nconservation.},
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