Ecosystem service potentials, flows and demands-concepts for spatial localisation, indication and quantification

Burkhard, Benjamin; Kandziora, Marion; Hou, Ying; Müller, Felix

doi:10.3097/lo.201434

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“…According to Tivy (1987), unmanaged ecosystems are thought to reach a 'steady-state' with regard to the nutrient pool. Losses, as well as inputs, of nutrients are small and in balance (Chapin et al 2002, Hedin et al 1995, Tivy 1987. Thus, the nutrient cycle is almost closed (Chapin et al 2002).…”

Section: Nutrient Regulationmentioning

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“…Losses, as well as inputs, of nutrients are small and in balance (Chapin et al 2002, Hedin et al 1995, Tivy 1987. Thus, the nutrient cycle is almost closed (Chapin et al 2002). However, intense agricultural usage has greatly changed the natural nutrient cycle (Vitousek et al 1997).…”

Section: Nutrient Regulationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Unfortunately, it is common practice that, through fertilisation, the amount of nutrients available in the soil exceeds the actual requirements of the crop (Tilman 1999) which leads to over-fertilisation , Tivy 1987. The consequence of a persistent surplus of nutrients results in degradation of the environment (Chapin et al 2002, Fenn et al 1998). More precisely, the excess of nutrients on agricultural land leads to increasing nutrient losses from the soil and consequently enrichment of nutrients in groundwater, lakes, rivers and eventually the ocean (Chapin et al 2002, Vitousek et al 1997, Tivy 1987.…”

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“…All these ecosystem services contribute to human well-being (i.e. Burkhard and Maes 2017, Burkhard et al 2012b, de Groot et al 2010, Kandziora et al 2013, Landuyt et al 2012, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 2005. In this study, the concept of ecosystem services is applied to the topic of nutrient regulation.…”

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“…The consequence of a persistent surplus of nutrients results in degradation of the environment (Chapin et al 2002, Fenn et al 1998). More precisely, the excess of nutrients on agricultural land leads to increasing nutrient losses from the soil and consequently enrichment of nutrients in groundwater, lakes, rivers and eventually the ocean (Chapin et al 2002, Vitousek et al 1997, Tivy 1987. Therefore, the eutrophication of ecosystems has been recognised as a severe issue by society as well as research, whereby agriculture has been defined as the major diffuse source of nutrient inputs into the environment (Trepel 2016, TEEB 2015, Taube et al 2013, Larsson and Granstedt 2010, HELCOM 2004.…”

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Mapping of nutrient regulating ecosystem service supply and demand on different scales in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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This study deals with one of the regulating ecosystem services, nutrient regulation. In order to guarantee sustainable land management, it is of great relevance to gain spatial information on this ecosystem service. Unsustainable land management with regard to nutrient regulation may, for example, result in eutrophication which has been identified as a major threat for the environmental state of our water bodies. In the first step of research, the potential supplies and demands of/for nutrient regulation were assessed and mapped at two different spatial scales: The German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein (regional scale) and the Bornhöved Lakes District (local scale). The assessment was undertaken for nitrogen, as an exemplary nutrient. Subsequently, potential supply and demand, combined with the nitrate leaching potential and the groundwater nitrate concentration, were incorporated into a correlation analysis. The data was statistically analysed with varying pre-processing and spatial resolutions. The statistical analysis reveals that large scale data with low resolution leads to more uncertain results. Decreasing the spatial scale and increasing the resolution of the data through a spatially more explicit assessment, leads to more explicit results. It is striking that the study reveals a spatial mismatch between the potential supply and demand for the ecosystem service nutrient regulation, which denotes unsustainable land management in the study areas.

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Section: Nutrient Regulationmentioning

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Section: Nutrient Regulationmentioning

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Potential stocks of reef fish‐based ecosystem services in the Kuroshio Current region: Their relationship with latitude and biodiversity

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The latitudinal decline of species richness is a general spatial pattern of biodiversity, and it applies to marine species as well. Based on a latitudinal gradient of marine species richness, potential stocks of marine ecosystem services are expected to be higher in lower latitudes through increment in biodiversity. However, little is known about the relationships of the marine ecosystem services with latitude and biodiversity. We estimated the latitudinal patterns and relationships with the biodiversity of potential stocks of three major reef fish‐based ecosystem services (fisheries production, aquarium fish production, and recreational diving) at ten coral habitats from tropical to temperate zones in the Kuroshio Current region (8°37′N–33°24′N) using field survey data and information from relevant websites and administrative statistics. We found a latitudinal declin from south to north in potential stocks of aquarium fish production and diving in this region, whereas the peaks of fisheries production were found around both tropical and sub‐tropical zones. Our results also showed strong positive effects of biodiversity on potential stocks of the three ecosystem services, highlighting the importance of conserving diverse fish species to sustain multiple services at high levels. Broad spatial patterns of the reef fish‐based ecosystem services are useful as baselines for future evaluation of their changes. As the effects of climate change on reef fishes are predicted to vary among different latitude zones, our estimates of the ecosystem services infer specific management and economic actions for the respective zones against climate change.

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Ecosystem Service Mapping and Assessment as a Support for Policy and Decision Making

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The aim of this paper is to investigate the potential of ecosystem services (ES) research to support policy and decision-making. As the ES concept is a multitier framework, there is no ideal entry point for conducting useful ES analysis. The entry point depends on the particular empirical or policy question being researched. The information on ES potential can contribute to the management of ecosystems, which provides services, including identification of priority conservation and restoration areas. Understanding the ES flows helps to protect paths needed to transmit the services to users. The demand for ES determines society's ambitions for sustainable management and ensuring a continuous supply of desired services. In turn, budget analyses allow identification of supply-demand mismatches across landscapes, and point out the appropriate institutional scale for environmental decision-making. The benefit of trade-offs analysis is weighing the improvements in one ES against the decrease of another. Finally, the specific configuration of rivalry and excludability of particular services enables the arrangement of an appropriate scheme of payments for ES. The complex recognition of the range of possible ES mapping and assessment products can help to match the ES analysis with policy goals.Once we identify a good entry point for examining a specific policy question, we can adequately embed the planned study within the ES framework.

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Ecosystem service potentials, flows and demands-concepts for spatial localisation, indication and quantification

Cited by 563 publications

References 70 publications

Mapping of nutrient regulating ecosystem service supply and demand on different scales in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Mapping of nutrient regulating ecosystem service supply and demand on different scales in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Potential stocks of reef fish‐based ecosystem services in the Kuroshio Current region: Their relationship with latitude and biodiversity

Ecosystem Service Mapping and Assessment as a Support for Policy and Decision Making

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