Identifying and prioritising services in European terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems Paula A. HarrisonMarie VandewalleMartin T. Sykes • Pam M. BerryRob BugterFrancesco de BelloChristian K. Feld • Ulf GrandinRichard HarringtonJohn R. HaslettRob H. G. Jongman • Gary W. LuckPedro Martins da SilvaMari Moora •

TLDR: In this article, information from the literature and scientific experts was used to systematically document the importance of services and identify trends in their use and status over time for the main terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems in Europe.

Abstract: Ecosystems are multifunctional and provide humanity with a broad array of vital services. Effective management of services requires an improved evidence base, identifying the role of ecosystems in delivering multiple services, which can assist policy- makers in maintaining them. Here, information from the literature and scientific experts was used to systematically document the importance of services and identify trends in their use and status over time for the main terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems in Europe. The results from this review show that intensively managed ecosystems contribute mostly to vital provisioning services (e.g. agro-ecosystems provide food via crops and livestock, and forests provide wood), while semi-natural ecosystems (e.g. grasslands and mountains) are