TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing ecosystem service potentials to evaluate terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystem types in Northern Germany – An expert-based matrix approach
AU - Müller, Felix
AU - Bicking, Sabine
AU - Ahrendt, Kai
AU - Bac, Dang Kinh
AU - Blindow, Irmgard
AU - Fürst, Christine
AU - Haase, Peter
AU - Kruse, Marion
AU - Kruse, Tim
AU - Ma, Liwei
AU - Perennes, Marie
AU - Ruljevic, Ivana
AU - Schernewski, Gerald
AU - Schimming, Claus-Georg
AU - Schneiders, Anik
AU - Schubert, Hendrik
AU - Schumacher, noteJohanna
AU - Tappeiner, Ulrike
AU - Wangai, Peter
AU - Windhorst, Wilhelm
AU - Zeleny, Jakub
PY - 2020/5
Y1 - 2020/5
N2 - In this article, a revised and enlarged version of a qualitative assessment matrix for the appraisal of ecosystem service potentials is introduced. The product is a simple tool for scoring terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystem types with respect to their abilities to provide provisioning, regulating and cultural ecosystem services as well as indicators of ecosystem state by applying criteria of ecosystem integrity. The methodological steps of matrix development are described, and the emerging expert opinions are illustrated by characterizing different ecosystem types, analysing different ecosystem services and showing the outcomes of linked GIS-based mapping exercises. The applicability of the matrix is demonstrated by some case studies. The related uncertainties are characterized and discussed in context with limitations, arising challenges and conceptual problems. The tool is made available on the internet, and the authors are looking forward to critical checks and proposals for improvement.
AB - In this article, a revised and enlarged version of a qualitative assessment matrix for the appraisal of ecosystem service potentials is introduced. The product is a simple tool for scoring terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystem types with respect to their abilities to provide provisioning, regulating and cultural ecosystem services as well as indicators of ecosystem state by applying criteria of ecosystem integrity. The methodological steps of matrix development are described, and the emerging expert opinions are illustrated by characterizing different ecosystem types, analysing different ecosystem services and showing the outcomes of linked GIS-based mapping exercises. The applicability of the matrix is demonstrated by some case studies. The related uncertainties are characterized and discussed in context with limitations, arising challenges and conceptual problems. The tool is made available on the internet, and the authors are looking forward to critical checks and proposals for improvement.
U2 - 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106116
DO - 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106116
M3 - A1: Web of Science-article
VL - 112
JO - Ecological Indicators
JF - Ecological Indicators
SN - 1470-160X
ER -