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Ecosystem services
The benefits people obtain from ecosystems
4 Categories of Ecosystem Services
Provisioning, supporting, regulating, and cultural
Provisioning services
Goods/products taken from ecosystems or made from natural resources that humans can sell
Example of provisioning resources
Food, fish, drinking water, lumber, fuels, paper, medicine, rubber, clothing
Supporting services
Underlying natural processes that allow for life on earth. The other types of ecosystem services would not exist without supporting services
Examples of supporting services
Photosynthesis, nutrient cycling, creation of soils, water cycle, habitat, genetic diversity
Examples of regulating services
Processes that regulate natural conditions such as air, soil, or water quality, climate, or provide flood and disease control. They work together to make ecosystems clean, sustainable, functional and resilient to change.
Examples of regulating services
Wetlands provide flood control by absorbing excess precipitation, trees sequester carbon, soils and plants purify water
Cultural services
Benefit that contributes to the development and cultural advancement of people
Examples of cultural services
Recreation, ecotourism, spiritual experiences, parks, and inspiration for art and design.
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