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

Benjamin Burkhard; Marion Kandziora; Ying Hou; Felix Müller

doi:10.3097/LO.201434

Authors

Benjamin Burkhard Kiel University, Institute for Natural Resource Conservation, Department of Ecosystem Management, Olshausenenstr. 40, 24098 Kiel, Germany; Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research ZALF, Eberswalder Straße 84, 15374 Müncheberg, Germany https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8636-9009
Marion Kandziora Kiel University, Institute for Natural Resource Conservation, Department of Ecosystem Management, Olshausenstr. 40, 24098 Kiel, Germany
Ying Hou Kiel University, Institute for Natural Resource Conservation, Department of Ecosystem Management, Olshausenenstr. 40, 24098 Kiel, Germany
Felix Müller Kiel University, Institute for Natural Resource Conservation, Department of Ecosystem Management, Olshausenenstr. 40, 24098 Kiel, Germany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3097/LO.201434

Keywords:

Benefit areas, Ecosystem service matrix, Landscape, Mapping, Providing units

Abstract

The high variety of ecosystem service categorisation systems, assessment frameworks, indicators, quantification methods and spatial localisation approaches allows scientists and decision makers to harness experience, data, methods and tools. On the other hand, this variety of concepts and disagreements among scientists hamper an integration of ecosystem services into contemporary environmental management and decision making. In this article, the current state of the art of ecosystem service science regarding spatial localisation, indication and quantification of multiple ecosystem service supply and demand is reviewed and discussed. Concepts and tables for regulating, provisioning and cultural ecosystem service definitions, distinguishing between ecosystem service potential supply (stocks), flows (real supply) and demands as well as related indicators for quantification are provided. Furthermore, spatial concepts of service providing units, benefitting areas, spatial relations, rivalry, spatial and temporal scales are elaborated. Finally, matrices linking CORINE land cover types to ecosystem service potentials, flows, demands and budget estimates are provided. The matrices show that ecosystem service potentials of landscapes differ from flows, especially for provisioning ecosystem services.

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