Status, trends and future dynamics of biodiversity and ecosystems underpinning nature’s contributions to people

• Main Authors: Cavender-Bares, Jeannine, Arroyo, Mary T.K., Abell, Robin, Ackerly, David, Ackerman, Daniel, Arim, Matias., Belnap, Jayne, Castañeda Moya, Francisco, Dee, Laura E., Estrada-Carmona, Natalia, Gobin, Judith, Isbell, Forest, Köhler, Gunther, Koops, Marten, Kraft, Nathan, Macfarlane, Nicholas, Martínez-Garza, Cristina, Metzger, Jean-Paul, Mora, Arturo, Oatham, Michael, Paglia, Adriano, Pedrana, Julieta, Peri, Pablo Luis, Piñeiro, Gervasio, Randall, Robert, Weis, Judith, Walker Robbins, Wren, Ziller, Silvia Renate
• Other Authors: Balvanera, Patricia, Cerezo, Alexis
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) 2018
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Ecosystems; Pastures; Forests; Drylands; Marine Ecosystems; Carbon Cycle; Plant Cover; Birds; Mammals; Anphibians; Reptiles; Mollusca; Wetlands; Conservation; Americas; Biodiversidad; Ecosistemas; Pastizales; Bosques; Tierras de Secano; Ecosistemas Marinos; Ciclo de Carbono; Cubierta Vegetal; Aves; Mamíferos; Anfibios; Tierras Húmedas; Conservación; Anthropogenic Systems; Sistemas Antropogénicos; Humedales; Austral; Patagonia; Canada; Argentina; Uruguay; Trinidad; Martínez; Dee; Pablo; Randall; Carmona; North Star; Silvia; Estrada; Julieta; Isbell; Tundra
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/9486; https://ipbes.net/sites/default/files/2018_americas_full_report_book_v5_pages_0.pdf

Biodiversity is linked to ecosystem functions and is highly relevant to NCP across the ecologically diverse and species-rich Americas. All units of analysis of the Americas considered contribute to human well-being. However, Tropical and subtropical moist forests, Temperate and boreal forests and wo...