Using long-term ecosystem service and biodiversity data to study the impacts and adaptation options in response to climate change: insights from the global ILTER sites network

► Long-term research forms the basis for detecting global ecosystem trends. ► The ILTER network has access to unique global-scale datasets and results. ► ILTER in particular focuses on supporting and regulating services. ► The adoption of standard methods is critical to integrate ILTER research. ► Cooperation and data synthesis can integrate science into decision-making processes.