Special Issue on Ecosystem Services

This special issue on Ecosystem Services will focus on the latest developments in ecosystem services. Ecosystem services comprise benefits from a multitude of resources and processes that are supplied by ecosystems. Humankind benefits from its products like clean drinking water and processes such as the decomposition of waste. Ecosystem services can be grouped into four broad categories: provisioning services such as the production of food and water; regulating services including the control of climate and disease; supporting services such as nutrient cycles and crop pollination; and cultural services comprising also spiritual and recreational benefits. As one of the most important and timely research fields of human life, ecosystem services are of great attraction to researchers.

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original researches and review articles on exploring ecosystem services. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Ecosystem benefits
• Ecosystem control of climate and disease
• Nutrient cycles
• Crop pollination
• Ecosystem decomposition of waste
• Ecosystem services and water-sensitive urban design
• Recreational benefits of ecosystems

Authors should read over the journal’s Authors’ Guidelines carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal at Paper Submission System.

Please kindly notice that the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title is supposed to be specified and the research field “Special Issue - Ecosystem Services” should be chosen during your submission.

According to the following timetable:

Guest Editor:

Prof. Miklas Scholz, Chair in Civil Engineering

The University of Salford, United Kingdom

Dr. Sang Don Lee
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Korea

For further questions or inquiries

Please contact Editorial Assistant at

oje@scirp.org