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

authored by
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.

External Organisation(s)
University of Turku
University of Eastern Finland
Kiel University
Type
Article
Journal
Ecological complexity
Volume
7
Pages
410-420
No. of pages
11
ISSN
1476-945X
Publication date
09.2010
Publication status
Published
Peer reviewed
Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecological Modelling
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 15 - Life on Land
Electronic version(s)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecocom.2009.12.002 (Access: Unknown)