Seminar of Department of Botany and Centre of Excellence EcolChange
Speaker: Ignacio M. Hernández Agramonte is senior specialist at the macroecology team of the Department of Botany.
Title of the talk: Importance of historical and present landscape structure on the provision of individual ecosystem services
Time: Thursday, 03. May 2018 at 15.15
Place: Tartu, Lai 40-218 (Vaga auditorium)
The art of landscaping (pic from here)
Abstract:
Changes in landscape structure and habitat spatial configuration have strong effects on biodiversity and ecosystem processes, resulting also in profound impacts on the provision of ecosystem services. However, for a number of ecosystem characteristics and processes, changes in landscape structure do not have immediate effects but are manifested after a considerable time-lag. To evaluate the status and future trends of the provision of vital ecosystem services in changing landscapes, it is crucial to identify and incorporate the possible time-lags effects to the ecosystem services assessment.
