Which of the following include(s) ecosystem services ?
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Ecosystem services are the many and varied benefits that humans freely gain from the natural environment and from properly-functioning ecosystems. Such ecosystems include, for example, agroecosystems, forest ecosystems, grassland ecosystems and aquatic ecosystems. Collectively, these benefits are becoming known as 'ecosystem services', and are often integral to the provisioning of clean drinking water, the decomposition of wastes, and the natural pollination of crops and other plants.
While scientists and environmentalists have discussed ecosystem services implicitly for decades, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) in the early 2000s popularized the concept.There, ecosystem services are grouped into four broad categories: provisioning, such as the production of food and water; regulating, such as the control of climate and disease; supporting, such as nutrient cycles and oxygen production; and cultural, such as spiritual and recreational benefits. To help inform decision-makers, many ecosystem services are being assigned economic values
While scientists and environmentalists have discussed ecosystem services implicitly for decades, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) in the early 2000s popularized the concept.There, ecosystem services are grouped into four broad categories: provisioning, such as the production of food and water; regulating, such as the control of climate and disease; supporting, such as nutrient cycles and oxygen production; and cultural, such as spiritual and recreational benefits. To help inform decision-makers, many ecosystem services are being assigned economic values
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Ecosystem is a system in which living and non-living beings interact with each other and with the surroundings. Ecosystem services includes-
- Provisional Services
- Regulating Services
- Supporting Services
- Cultural Services
Explanation:
There are millions of species living on our Earth. Every organism depends on each other for energy and other life processes. Human beings are a part of ecosystem which derive benefits from it. These benefits are collectively known as ecosystem services.
They can be classified into four types-
- Provisioning services-These include the raw materials like food, water, medicines etc.
- Regulating services-These includes those services which are required to maintain ecological balance.
- Supporting services-These services form the basis for other kinds of services.
- Cultural services-These services include recreational, aesthetic, spiritual services etc.
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