Ecosystem services-A tool for sustainable management of human-environment systems. Case study Finnish Forest Lapland

verfasst von: Petteri Vihervaara, Timo Kumpula, Ari Tanskanen, Benjamin Burkhard
Abstract: The concept of ecosystem services (ESs) is a relatively new scientific methodology, offering a possible approach to the prevention of ecological problems caused by human action and to the resolution of conflicts arising from land-use questions. Since ESs were launched as a major conceptual tool in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA, 2005), interest in them has been increasing. Despite the scientific as well as economic and political enthusiasm for the ES approach, only few case studies have as yet been published. We studied the interface between ESs and landscape planning in Forest Lapland, in northern Finland. In the article, we present a methodology and various databases which can be used in applied research on ESs. We classify the ESs offered by various biotopes of the study area, and examine the effects of different land-use forms on the provision of ESs. On the basis of our results, we suggest possible uses of the European CORINE land cover database in case studies.
Externe Organisation(en): University of Turku
University of Eastern Finland
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU)
Typ: Artikel
Journal: Ecological complexity
Band: 7
Seiten: 410-420
Anzahl der Seiten: 11
ISSN: 1476-945X
Publikationsdatum: 09.2010
Publikationsstatus: Veröffentlicht
Peer-reviewed: Ja
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete: Ökologie, Evolution, Verhaltenswissenschaften und Systematik, Ökologische Modellierung
Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung: SDG 15 – Lebensraum Land
Elektronische Version(en): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecocom.2009.12.002 (Zugang: Unbekannt)

BibTeX

@article{b837bfb629a844f2afb7aa0ec96914a2,
title = "Ecosystem services-A tool for sustainable management of human-environment systems. Case study Finnish Forest Lapland",
abstract = "The concept of ecosystem services (ESs) is a relatively new scientific methodology, offering a possible approach to the prevention of ecological problems caused by human action and to the resolution of conflicts arising from land-use questions. Since ESs were launched as a major conceptual tool in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA, 2005), interest in them has been increasing. Despite the scientific as well as economic and political enthusiasm for the ES approach, only few case studies have as yet been published. We studied the interface between ESs and landscape planning in Forest Lapland, in northern Finland. In the article, we present a methodology and various databases which can be used in applied research on ESs. We classify the ESs offered by various biotopes of the study area, and examine the effects of different land-use forms on the provision of ESs. On the basis of our results, we suggest possible uses of the European CORINE land cover database in case studies.",
keywords = "Conflict, CORINE land cover database, Land-use change, Landscape planning, Methodology",
author = "Petteri Vihervaara and Timo Kumpula and Ari Tanskanen and Benjamin Burkhard",
note = "Funding Information: The project has been supported by funding from the Academy of Finland and the German DAAD for researcher exchange project no. 123651 (2007–2009), “Changing landscape management in rural Finland (CLMIRF)”; by funding from the Academy of Finland for project no. 111152 , “Corporate environmental responsibility and the ecosystem approach” (CORECO); and by the Maj and Tor Nessling Foundation. We also thank to park superintendent Sakari Kankaanp{\"a}{\"a} for supporting in field work, and to Ellen Valle for checking the language of this paper. Copyright: Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2010",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1016/j.ecocom.2009.12.002",
language = "English",
volume = "7",
pages = "410--420",
journal = "Ecological complexity",
issn = "1476-945X",
publisher = "Elsevier",
number = "3",
}