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Ecosystem Function

**Ecosystem Function** is an ecological systems concept denoting the set of biophysical processes and interactions by which the biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem regulate the fluxes and storage of energy and matter, thereby sustaining the ecosystem’s structure, dynamics, and capacity to generate ecosystem services.

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EFFECTS OF BIODIVERSITY ON ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING: A CONSENSUS OF CURRENT KNOWLEDGE

David U. Hooper, F. Stuart Chapin, John J. Ewel et al. · Ecological Monographs · 2005 · 7.9K citations · Full text

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Changes in the global value of ecosystem services

Robert Costanza, R.S. de Groot, Paul C. Sutton et al. · Global Environmental Change · 2014 · 6.1K citations · Full text

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Nature's Services: Societal Dependence on Natural Ecosystems

Emma Pharo, Gretchen C. Daily · The Bryologist · 1998 · 5.3K citations

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Organisms as Ecosystem Engineers

Clive G. Jones, John H. Lawton, Moshe Shachak · Oikos · 1994 · 4.9K citations

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A typology for the classification, description and valuation of ecosystem functions, goods and services

R.S. de Groot, Roelof Boumans · Ecological Economics · 2002 · 4.7K citations

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    Sandra Lavorel

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    23 publications · 18.7K citations

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  2. BB
    Benjamin Burkhard

    Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research, Germany

    24 publications · 3.8K citations

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  3. RC
    Robert Costanza

    Australian National University, Australia

    22 publications · 10.9K citations

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    Michel Loreau

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    18 publications · 15.2K citations

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    Joachim Maes

    Joint Research Centre, Italy

    19 publications · 2.6K citations

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  1. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    58 h-index

    159 publications

    90.8K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    55 h-index

    221 publications

    58.2K citations

  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    53 h-index

    465 publications

    32.5K citations

  4. Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

    Leipzig, Germany

    50 h-index

    191 publications

    30.6K citations

  5. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    41 h-index

    81 publications

    38.1K citations

  6. Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research

    Beijing, China

    35 h-index

    163 publications

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  7. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    34 h-index

    189 publications

    9.8K citations

  8. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

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  1. Ecosystem Services

    137 publications · 17K citations

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  2. Ecological Indicators

    113 publications · 8.6K citations

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  3. Ecological Modelling

    125 publications · 7.8K citations

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  4. Ecological Economics

    66 publications · 20.4K citations

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  5. Ecology

    46 publications · 8K citations

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