 Researchers have developed a new approach for identifying regions that are most suitable for expanding ecosystem services. This could be used to help inform spatial planning decisions. By modeling ecosystem services’ opportunity costs in relation to agricultural revenue, the study provides a map of suitable areas of ecosystem service expansion in Eastern Europe.Source: Ruijs, A., Wossink, A., Kortelainen, M., Alkemade, R. & Schulp, C.J.E. (2013) Trade-off analysis of ecosystem services in Eastern Europe. Ecosystem Services (2013) doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2013.04.002
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