serviceshed

noun

serviceshed

noun

Etymology From service + shed.

1

Biology, Ecology, Natural sciences The geographical region that supplies ecosystem services to a beneficiary.

  • Some servicesheds overlap: the servicesheds of Farm 1 and Farm 2 fall entirely within Farm 3's serviceshed because Farm 3 takes water from further downstream.2016, Harold Mooney, Ecosystems of California, page 270:

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