Your family has an old apple tree in your backyard. Your mom loves using the trees samples to make pies. You don’t care for apples, but you enjoy reading under the tree shade, which phrase best describes the ecosystem services that the tree provides for you and your mom, would it be only indirect services or only ethical and aesthetic or ethical and aesthetic services and direct services or indirect services and direct services.
The apple tree in your backyard provides both direct and indirect ecosystem services for you and your mom. Your mom benefits directly from the apples produced by the tree, as she uses them to make pies. You, on the other hand, enjoy indirect services from the tree, such as shade, which allows you to read comfortably outdoors. Additionally, the aesthetic value of the tree adds to the overall enjoyment of your backyard environment, providing ethical services as well.
