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DESCRIPTION:PhD Oral Defence of Jesse Rieb\, Natural Resource Sciences\n\nP
 eople around the world depend on ecosystems to provide them with a variety
  of benefits\, known as ecosystem services (ES). Understanding and quantif
 ying ES is a powerful tool for conserving ecosystems and supporting people
 ’s wellbeing\, in part because quantification of these benefits allows the
 m to be more easily compared with other costs and benefits and because it 
 demonstrates how conservation of ecosystems can bring real\, tangible bene
 fits to people. ES are provided by complex webs of interacting social and 
 ecological components and processes\, and decision-makers rely on ES model
 s to make sense of this complexity. In order to be broadly useful to decis
 ion-makers who wish to protect the health and well-being of ecosystems and
  people\, ES models must be capable of providing clear and accurate inform
 ation about when\, where\, and how ES are provided. In this thesis\, I foc
 us on two challenges for current ES models—the spatial and temporal dynami
 cs of ES and the co-production of ES by natural and human drivers—with the
  aim of developing a better understanding of these aspects of ES provision
  that can eventually lead to improved ES models. Using a mix of remote sen
 sing\, spatial analysis\, statistical analysis\, and simulation modelling\
 , I show how the interactions among multiple ES are mediated by the config
 uration of landscapes\, how ES provision can be non-linearly related to bo
 th natural and technological drivers\, and how the dynamics of the drivers
  of ES provision can lead to unexpected long-term outcomes of ES managemen
 t decisions. Together\, this work helps develop a more detailed understand
 ing of how to manage the dynamic social-ecological systems that provide cr
 itical ES.\n\nEveryone in the McGill community is welcome to attend a PhD 
 Oral Defence. Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of our PhD
  candidates.\n
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LOCATION:P-117\, Parasitology Building\, CA\, QC\, St Anne de Bellevue\, H9
 X 3V9\, 21111 Lakeshore Road
SUMMARY:PhD Oral Defence: The dynamics of multiple ecosystem services: Impr
 oving models for better management of multifunctional landscapes
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/channels/event/phd-oral-defence-dynamic
 s-multiple-ecosystem-services-improving-models-better-management-320958
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