STOCKS: Ecosystems

The Core Benefits Framework identifies 15 "stocks" of ecosystems that are consistent across the reviewed frameworks.

Ecosystems

Cultivated & Developed	Boreal Forests
Urban Open Space	Coastal Systems
Rural Open Space	Grasslands
Rivers & Lakes	Shrublands
Inland Wetlands	Polar & Alpine
Tropical Forests	Desert
Temperate Forests	Subterranean
Marine Systems

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Supporting materials, scope and methodological notes are found in the Land Cover Classification & Ecosystem Typologies Appendix