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A Catalogue of Ecosystem Services in Slovakia : Benefits to Society / edited by Peter Mederly, Ján Černecký

Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2020Publisher: Cham : Imprint: Springer, 2020Edition: 1st ed. 2020Description: 1 Online-Ressource(XXVI, 244 p. 114 illus., 110 illus. in color.)ISBN:
  • 9783030465087
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9783030465070 | 9783030465094 | 9783030465100 | Erscheint auch als: 9783030465070 Druck-Ausgabe | Erscheint auch als: 9783030465094 Druck-Ausgabe | Erscheint auch als: 9783030465100 Druck-AusgabeDOI: DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-46508-7Online resources: Summary: Part I: Ecosystem Services Basics -- Chapter 1. Overview of the ecosystem services concept -- Part II: Ecosystem Services of Slovakia -- Chapter 2. Methodology of national ES assessment -- Chapter 3. Provisioning ecosystems services -- Chapter 4. Regulatory ecosystem services and supporting ecosystem functions -- Chapter 5. Cultural ecosystems services -- Part III: Synthesis -- Chapter 6. Synthesis of ecosystem services assessment in Slovakia.Summary: This book provides the first comprehensive assessment of ecosystem services (ES) for the territory of the Slovak Republic. Although the ES approach is widely used for the evaluation of the benefits of natural capital and biodiversity for people, this book has a unique character. It provides an assessment of 18 individual ES, which are divided into three main groups - provisioning, regulatory/supporting and cultural ES. For each of ES, a brief theoretical and methodological overview is given, followed by spatial assessment based on own original methodology and dataset of 40 map layers. Besides, an evaluation of main ES groups and overall ES assessment is realized. This book emphasizes the key role of nature protection areas, large areas of forest ecosystems and mountain and sub-mountain areas, for the preservation of the various functions of the healthy landscape and ecosystems. The complexity of the book guarantees its usefulness - not only as the knowledge base for the territory of Slovakia but also as the methodological tool for worldwide researchers.PPN: PPN: 1728468124Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-2-SBL | ZDB-2-SEB | ZDB-2-SXB
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