Nature's services
Subtitle: societal dependence on natural ecosystems
By: edited by Gretchen C. Daily.
Contributors: Daily, Gretchen C.
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
Subjects: Nature -- Effect of human beings on; Human ecology -- Economic aspects; Biotic communities -- Economic aspects; Ecosystem management
Description: Nature's Services brings together world-renowned scientists from a variety of disciplines to examine the character and value of ecosystem services, the damage that has been done to them, and the consequent implications for human society. Contributors present a detailed synthesis of our current understanding of a suite of ecosystem services and a preliminary assessment of their economic value.

Nature's Services represents one of the first efforts by scientists to provide an overview of the many benefits and services that nature offers to people and the extent to which we are all vitally dependent on those services. The book enhances our understanding of the value of the natural systems that surround us and can play an essential role in encouraging greater efforts to protect the earth's basic life-support systems before it is too late.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.