摘要：Ecosystem condition is the overall quality of an ecosystem unit, in terms of its biological,physical and chemical characteristics underpinning its capacity to generate ecosystem services. Changes in ecosystem condition affect the delivery of services and therefore humanwell-being. Despite increasing research in this field, the relations between biodiversity,ecosystem condition and services are still not well understood. This study examined scientificarticles and reports to analyse the development of ecosystem condition mapping andassessments in Europe since the year 2000. The aim was to provide an overview of thecurrent state of research and to highlight some challenges for ecosystem condition andecosystem services research. The review analysed the ecosystems under study, scales, methods, indicators, and the ecosystem services assessed. Based on this review, some gaps wereidentified, especially in the methods used for condition assessment, the coverage of ecosystems, and the applicability of indicators in policy. It is necessary to develop integrativemethods to determine ecosystems condition and its influence on the ecosystem serviceprovision, in order to produce robust information. The results of this review can be harnessedby people who need an overview about existing ecosystem condition studies, such asscientists, land managers or decision makers.
