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Which ecosystem services are addressed? General introduction to the ecosystem service concept.
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Schröter, M., Ring, I., Schröter-Schlaack, C., Bonn, A. (2019). The Ecosystem Service Concept: Linking Ecosystems and Human Wellbeing. In: Schröter, M., Bonn, A., Klotz, S., Seppelt, R., Baessler, C. (eds) Atlas of Ecosystem Services. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96229-0_2
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