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Service-Providing Unit
*The collection of individuals from a given species and the metrics of trait attributes (e.g., abundance, phenology, distribution) that are necessary for delivery of an ecosystem service at a desired level. The SPU must be quantified in terms of metrics such as abundance, phenology and distribution.
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After Luck et al. (2003) and Harrington et al. (2010)
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