Advancing research on ecosystem service bundles for comparative assessments and synthesis

Megan Meacham (1) , Albert Norström (1) , Garry Peterson (1) , Erik Andersson (2, 3) , Elena Bennett (4) , Reinette Biggs (5) , Emilie Crouzat (6, 7) , Anna Cord (8) , Elin Enfors (1) , María Felipe-Lucia (8) , Joern Fischer (9) , Maike Hamann , Jan Hanspach (9) , Christina Hicks (10) , Sander Jacobs (11) , Sandra Lavorel (7) , Bruno Locatelli (12, 13, 14) , Berta Martín-López (15) , Tobias Plieninger (16) , Cibele Queiroz (1)

1 Stockholm University
2 ECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
3 Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management
4 McGill University = Université McGill [Montréal, Canada]
5 Stellenbosch University
6 UR LESSEM - Laboratoire des EcoSystèmes et des Sociétés en Montagne
7 LECA - Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine
8 UFZ - Helmholtz Zentrum für Umweltforschung = Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
9 Faculty of Sustainability
10 Lancaster Environment Centre
11 INBO - Research Institute for Nature and Forest
12 UPR Forêts et Sociétés - Forêts et Sociétés
13 Cirad-ES - Département Environnements et Sociétés
14 CIFOR - Center for International Forestry Research
15 Leuphana University of Lüneburg
16 University of Kassel

Social-ecological interactions have been shown to generate interrelated and reoccurring sets of ecosystem services, also known as ecosystem service bundles. Given the potential utility of the bundles concept, along with the recent surge in interest it is timely to reflect on the concept, its current use and potential for the future. Based on our ecosystem service bundle experience, expertise, and ecosystem service bundle analyses, we have found critical elements for advancing the utility of ecosystem service bundle concept and deepening its impact in the future. In this paper we 1) examine the different conceptualizations of the ecosystem service bundle concept; 2) show the range of benefits of using a bundles approach; 3) explore key issues for improving research on ecosystem service bundles, including indicators, scale, and drivers and relationships between ecosystem services; and 4) outline priorities for the future by facilitating comparisons of ecosystem service bundle research.

Mots clés: Odirilwe Selomane; Ecosystem services; indicators; scale; drivers; multifunctionality

Domaines: Sciences de l'environnement; Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Megan Meacham, Albert Norström, Garry Peterson, Erik Andersson, Elena Bennett, et al.. Advancing research on ecosystem service bundles for comparative assessments and synthesis. Ecosystems and People, 2022, 18 (1), pp.99-111. ⟨10.1080/26395916.2022.2032356⟩. ⟨hal-03873628⟩