A Synthesis of Recent Links Between Climate Change and Ecosystem Services Supply and Demand
Climate change is already affecting and will continue to impact the supply and demand of ecosystem goods and serivces (EGS) that are important for human well-being. Therefore, it is important to monitor trends and identify gaps in how climate change is incorporated into the assessment and management of these services. Systematic literature reviews play an important role in this process. For example, Runting et al. (2017) quantitatively synthesized how journal-published literature considered climate impacts in EGS assessments. Characterizing studies in a similar manner, our work examines assessments published since the November 2014 publication period included in Runting et al. (2017). These comparisons may reveal emerging shifts in EGS studies, such as which ecosystem services are more commonly assessed, how uncertainties are addressed, and how studies are geographically distributed. Broadly, examining how climate change may impact the supply and demand of EGS may guide management actions and spur future research.