Mechanisms of change in state:
Natural capital:
| Likely response | Effect of variability on services provision | Human action or natural variation | Timescale | Spatial Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid - Long term | Local - specific species that are selectively harvested for human use can impact downstream regions |
| Likely response | Effect of variability on services provision | Human action or natural variation | Timescale | Spatial Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid - Long term | Local - impact can affect local insect population | |||
| Mid - Long term | Local to regional - impact can be in the local area but also further afield | |||
| Mid - Long term | Local - specific species that are selectively harvested for human use can impact local species population | |||
| Mid - Long term | Local to regional - water use for agricultural production can impact local wetland species population |
| Likely response | Effect of variability on services provision | Human action or natural variation | Timescale | Spatial Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid - Long term | Local to regional - areas where selected species were harvested can be impacted due to loss of environmental processes |
| Likely response | Effect of variability on services provision | Human action or natural variation | Timescale | Spatial Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid - Long term | Local - specific species that are selectively harvested for human use can impact downstream regions |
Natural capital:
| Likely response | Effect of variability on services provision | Human action or natural variation | Timescale | Spatial Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid - Long term | Local to regional - land use change may have local and more wide ranging effects |
| Likely response | Effect of variability on services provision | Human action or natural variation | Timescale | Spatial Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid - Long term | Local to regional - the impacted areas occur to the extents of the ecosystem |
| Likely response | Effect of variability on services provision | Human action or natural variation | Timescale | Spatial Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short - Long term | Regional to global - impacts can affect downstream countries | |||
| Short - Long term | Local to regional - land use change may have local and more wide ranging effects | |||
| Long term | Local to regional - the areas where droughts occur | |||
| Short - Long term | Local to regional - surface water abstraction could lead to impacts in downstream regions |
Natural capital:
| Likely response | Effect of variability on services provision | Human action or natural variation | Timescale | Spatial Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short - Long term | Direct |
| Likely response | Effect of variability on services provision | Human action or natural variation | Timescale | Spatial Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short - Long term | Local to regional - impacts can vary depending on the extent of the mining area | |||
| Short - Long term | Local - areas where human activity takes place will be most impacted |
| Likely response | Effect of variability on services provision | Human action or natural variation | Timescale | Spatial Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid - Long term | Direct |
| Likely response | Effect of variability on services provision | Human action or natural variation | Timescale | Spatial Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short - Long term | Global, but occuring at various rates on regional and local scales |
| Likely response | Effect of variability on services provision | Human action or natural variation | Timescale | Spatial Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short - Long term | Local - areas with local pollutant inputs can be impacted | |||
| Short - Long term | Local - impacts can be observed where certain species depend on certain habitat conditions | |||
| Short - Long term | Local - specific species that are selectively used can impact other species population |
| Likely response | Effect of variability on services provision | Human action or natural variation | Timescale | Spatial Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short - Long term | Local to regional - impacts could be in the area of use or further up or downstream | |||
| Short - Long term | Local to regional - impacts can favour certain species that can inhabit urban infrastructure | |||
| Short - Long term | Local to regional - impacts can vary depending on the extent of the mining area | |||
| Short - Long term | Local - impacts can negatively affect local habitat structure | |||
| Long term | Local to global - climate is changing on a global level but some local-scale habitats are more resilient or more susceptible to change than others | |||
| Mid - Long term | Regional - impacts affect large regions | |||
| Short - Mid term | Local - areas no longer fit for purpose can be permanently impacted | |||
| Short - Long term | Local - areas where invasive species occur can be impacted | |||
| Short - Long term | Local to regional - impacts can affect species population and habitats | |||
| Short - Long term | Local to regional - impacts have altered local- to regional-level ecosystem properties thrus affecting various functions | |||
| Mid - Long term | Local to regional - areas with water abstraction, as well as areas in downstream regions, could be impacted |