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Table 6 Biological and ecological outcomes typology (see Additional file 7 for detailed typology)

From: What evidence exists on the links between natural climate solutions and climate change mitigation outcomes in subtropical and tropical terrestrial regions? A systematic map protocol

Category

Definition

Population/species

Outcomes focused on change in populations of individuals or populations within species

Ecological community

Outcomes focused on change in community conditions

Ecosystem function

Outcomes focused on change in ecosystem processes and conditions, includes regulating ecosystem services (e.g. mediation of waste, toxins, and other nuisances; mediation of flows; maintenance of physical, chemical, and biological conditions including life cycle, disease, soil formation, water and climate regulation)