The Assessment of Ecosystem Services in Trnava (Slovakia) and Surrounding Region

Abstract

Ecosystem services represent the contributions and benefits of ecosystems. This paper aims to evaluate highly relevant ecosystem services in Trnava as a regionally significant city and in the functional area which consist of 15 surrounding villages. In this research we used our own progressive methods using complex spatial units (representative potential geoecosystems and representative real geoecosystems) to define the most important ecosystem services in the area. The results of our study consist of two types of outcomes. Firstly, we provide assessment for each spatial unit for various ecosystem services in urban functional area of Trnava and secondly, we have created maps which can help to see a broader image of spatial arrangement of benefits.