To look at the way in which ecosystems provide goods is popular now at Stanford University.

Food is merely one service that marine ecosystems provide.

Though the trees themselves are few in species, the ecosystem these trees create provides a home for a great variety of other organisms.

Healthy ecosystems provide vital goods and services to humans and other organisms.

On a more anthropocentric level, natural ecosystems provide human society with food, fuel and timber.

Vancouver's ecosystem, with its abundant plant and animal life, provides a wealth of food and materials that have supported the people for over 10,000 years.

Confronting the human dilemma: How can ecosystems provide sustainable services to benefit society?

Healthy ecosystems provide important social and economic resources.

"Ecosystem services are the suite of benefits that ecosystems provide to humanity."

Science tells us that healthy ecosystems provide humans with things like food, clean water, clean air, and protection from natural disasters.