Operationalizing ecosystem services for the mitigation of soil threats: A proposed framework

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 67, Issue , 2016, Pages 586-597

  Schwilch, Gudrun ^a   Bernet, Lea ^a   Fleskens, Luuk ^b,c   Giannakis, Elias ^d   Leventon, Julia ^c,e   Marañón, Teodoro ^f   Mills, Jane ^g   Short, Chris ^g   Stolte, Jannes ^h   Van Delden, Hedwig ^i,j   Verzandvoort, Simone ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d THE CYPRUS INSTITUTE   (Cyprus)

^e LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^f INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^h NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

ⁱ Research Institute for Knowledge Systems   (Netherlands)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

more..

Author keywords

Decision support; Ecosystem services; Europe; Land management; Soil functions; Soil threats

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; LAND USE; SOILS;

DECISION SUPPORTS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; EUROPE; LAND MANAGEMENTS; SOIL FUNCTION; SOIL THREATS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LAND MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH WORK; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL REMEDIATION; SOIL SCIENCE; STAKEHOLDER; TRADE-OFF;

EUROPE;

EID: 84962915514     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.03.016     Document Type: Article

References (81)

1. J. Ananda, and G. Herath Soil erosion in developing countries: a socio-economic appraisal J. Environ. Manage. 68 2003 343 353 10.1016/S0301-4797(03)00082-3
2. R. Ayres, J. Berrgh, van den, and J. Gowdy Strong versus weak sustainability: economics, natural sciences, and consilience Environ. Ethics 23 2001 155 168
3. O. Bastian, R.-U. Syrbe, M. Rosenberg, D. Rahe, and K. Grunewald The five pillar EPPS framework for quantifying, mapping and managing ecosystem services Ecosyst. Serv. 4 2013 15 24 10.1016/j.ecoser.2013.04.003
4. L.T. Bennett, P.M. Mele, S. Annett, and S. Kasel Examining links between soil management, soil health, and public benefits in agricultural landscapes: an Australian perspective Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 139 2010 1 12 10.1016/j.agee.2010.06.017
5. W.E.H. Blum Functions of soil for society and the environment Rev. Environ. Sci. Biotechnol. 4 2005 75 79 10.1007/s11157-005-2236-x
6. R. Bommarco, D. Kleijn, and S.G. Potts Ecological intensification: harnessing ecosystem services for food security Trends Ecol. Evol. 28 2013 230 238 10.1016/j.tree.2012.10.012
7. J. Bouma Soil science contributions towards Sustainable Development Goals and their implementation: linking soil functions with ecosystem services J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 177 2014 111 120 10.1002/jpln.201300646
8. J. Boyd, and S. Banzhaf What are ecosystem services? The need for standardized environmental accounting units Ecol. Econ. 63 2007 616 626 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.01.002
9. L.C. Braat, and R. de Groot The ecosystem services agenda: bridging the worlds of natural science and economics, conservation and development, and public and private policy Ecosyst. Serv. 1 2012 4 15 10.1016/j.ecoser.2012.07.011
10. A. Breure, G. De Deyn, E. Dominati, T. Eglin, K. Hedlund, J. Van Orshoven, and L. Posthuma Ecosystem services: a useful concept for soil policy making! Curr. Opin. Environ. Sustain. 4 2012 578 585 10.1016/j.cosust.2012.10.010
11. R. Brouwer, L. Brander, O. Kuik, E. Papyrakis, and I. Bateman A synthesis of approaches to assess and value ecosystem services in the EU in the context of TEEB. Final Report 2013 Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Amsterdam
12. B. Burkhard, F. Kroll, and F. Müller Landscapes' capacities to provide ecosystem services - a concept for land-cover based assessments Landsc. Online 15 2009 1 22 10.3097/LO.200915
13. CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) Ecosystem Services and Resilience Framework. International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 2014 CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) Colombo, Sri Lanka
14. K.M.A. Chan, T. Satterfield, and J. Goldstein Rethinking ecosystem services to better address and navigate cultural values Ecol. Econ. 74 2012 8 18 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.11.011
15. Y.E. Chee An ecological perspective on the valuation of ecosystem services Biol. Conserv. 120 2004 549 565 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.03.028
16. R. Costanza, R. d'Arge, R. Groot, S. de Farber, M. Grasso, B. Hannon, K. Limburg, S. Naeem, R.V. O'Neill, J. Paruelo, R.G. Raskin, P. Sutton, M. Belt, and van den The value of the world's ecosystem services and natural capital Nature 387 1997 253 260 10.1038/387253a0
17. N.D. Crossman, B. Burkhard, S. Nedkov, L. Willemen, K. Petz, I. Palomo, E.G. Drakou, B. Martín-Lopez, T. McPhearson, K. Boyanova, R. Alkemade, B. Egoh, M.B. Dunbar, and J. Maes A blueprint for mapping and modelling ecosystem services Ecosyst. Serv. 4 2013 4 14 10.1016/j.ecoser.2013.02.001
18. R. de Groot, L. Brander, S. van der Ploeg, R. Costanza, F. Bernard, L. Braat, M. Christie, N. Crossman, A. Ghermandi, L. Hein, S. Hussain, P. Kumar, A. McVittie, R. Portela, L.C. Rodriguez, P. ten Brink, and P. van Beukering Global estimates of the value of ecosystems and their services in monetary units Ecosyst. Serv. 1 2012 50 61 10.1016/j.ecoser.2012.07.005
19. R.S. de Groot, R. Alkemade, L. Braat, L. Hein, and L. Willemen Challenges in integrating the concept of ecosystem services and values in landscape planning, management and decision making Ecol. Complex. 7 2010 260 272 10.1016/j.ecocom.2009.10.006
20. E. Dominati, A. Mackay, S. Green, and M. Patterson A soil change-based methodology for the quantification and valuation of ecosystem services from agro-ecosystems: a case study of pastoral agriculture in New Zealand Ecol. Econ. 100 2014 119 129 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.02.008
21. E. Dominati, M. Patterson, and A. Mackay A framework for classifying and quantifying the natural capital and ecosystem services of soils Ecol. Econ. 69 2010 1858 1868 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.05.002
22. B. Edens, and L. Hein Towards a consistent approach for ecosystem accounting Ecol. Econ. 90 2013 41 52 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.03.003
23. P.R. Ehrlich, and A.H. Ehrlich Extinction: The Causes and Consequences of the Disappearance of Species 1981 Random House New York
24. F. Eigenbrod, P.R. Armsworth, B.J. Anderson, A. Heinemeyer, S. Gillings, D.B. Roy, C.D. Thomas, and K.J. Gaston The impact of proxy-based methods on mapping the distribution of ecosystem services J. Appl. Ecol. 47 2010 377 385 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01777.x
25. European Commission Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council Establishing a Framework for the Protection of Soil Amending Directive 2004/35/EC 2006
26. FAO and ITPS. Status of the World's Soil Resources (SWSR) - Main Report 2015 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils Rome, Italy
27. B. Fisher, R.K. Turner, and P. Morling Defining and classifying ecosystem services for decision making Ecol. Econ. 68 2009 643 653
28. L. Fleskens, D. Nainggolan, and L.C. Stringer An exploration of scenarios to support sustainable land management using integrated environmental socio-economic models Environ. Manage. 54 2014 1005 1021 10.1007/s00267-013-0202-x
29. J.A. Foley, N. Ramankutty, K.A. Brauman, E.S. Cassidy, J.S. Gerber, M. Johnston, N.D. Mueller, C. O'Connell, D.K. Ray, P.C. West, C. Balzer, E.M. Bennett, S.R. Carpenter, J. Hill, C. Monfreda, S. Polasky, J. Rockström, J. Sheehan, S. Siebert, D. Tilman, and D.P.M. Zaks Solutions for a cultivated planet Nature 478 2011 337 342 10.1038/nature10452
30. C. Folke Resilience: the emergence of a perspective for social-ecological systems analyses Global Environ. Change 16 2006 253 267 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2006.04.002
31. M. Getzner, C. Spash, and S. Stagl Alternatives for Environmental Valuation 2005 Routledge
32. K. Glenk, A. McVittie, and D. Moran Deliverable D3.1: Soil and Soil Organic Carbon within an Ecosystem Service Approach Linking Biophysical and Economic Data. SmartSOIL Report 2012
33. E. Gómez-Baggethun, R. de Groot, P.L. Lomas, and C. Montes The history of ecosystem services in economic theory and practice: from early notions to markets and payment schemes Ecol. Econ. 69 2010 1209 1218 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.11.007
34. GSP Revised World Soil Charter 2015
35. R.H. Haines-Young, and M.B. Potschin Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (CICES): Consultation on Version 4, August-December 2012. EEA Framework Contract No EEA/IEA/09/003 2013
36. R. Haines-Young, and M. Potschin Proposal for a Common International Classification of Ecosystem Goods and Services (CICES) for Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting. Report to the European Environment Agency 2010
37. R. Haines-Young, and M. Potschin The Links Between Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Human Well-Being D. Raffaeli, C. Frid, Ecosystem Ecology: A New Synthesis. BES Ecological Reviews Series 2009 Cambridge University Press (CUP) Cambridge
38. R. Haines-Young, M. Potschin, and F. Kienast Indicators of ecosystem service potential at European scales: mapping marginal changes and trade-offs Ecol. Indic. 21 2012 39 53 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.09.004
39. P.M. Haygarth, and K. Ritz The future of soils and land use in the UK: soil systems for the provision of land-based ecosystem services Land Use Policy 26 Suppl. 1 2009 S187 S197 10.1016/j.landusepol.2009.09.016
40. L. Hein Economics and Ecosystems: Efficiency, Sustainability and Equity in Ecosystem Management 2010 Edward Elgar Publishing Limited Cheltenham, UK
41. A.-I. Horcea-Milcu, J. Leventon, J. Hanspach, and J. Fischer Disaggregated contributions of ecosystem services to human well-being: a case study from Eastern Europe Reg. Environ. Change 2016 1 13 10.1007/s10113-016-0926-2
42. K. Jax Function and "functioning" in ecology: what does it mean? Oikos 111 2005 641 648 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2005.13851.x
43. P.M. Kareiva, H. Tallis, T.H. Ricketts, G.C. Daily, and S. Polasky Natural Capital: Theory and Practice of Mapping Ecosystem Services 2011 Oxford University Press
44. J.O. Kenter, M.S. Reed, K.N. Irvine, E. O'Brien, E. Brady, R. Bryce, M. Christie, A. Church, N. Cooper, A. Davies, N. Hockley, I. Fazey, N. Jobstvogt, C. Molloy, J. Orchard-Webb, N. Ravenscroft, M. Ryan, and V. Watson UK National Ecosystem Assessment Follow-on. Work Package Report 6: Shared, Plural and Cultural Values of Ecosystems 2014 UNEP-WCMC, LWEC UK
45. F. Kienast, J. Bolliger, M. Potschin, R.S. Groot, P.H. de Verburg, I. Heller, D. Wascher, and R. Haines-Young Assessing landscape functions with broad-scale environmental data: insights gained from a prototype development for Europe Environ. Manage. 44 2009 1099 1120 10.1007/s00267-009-9384-7
46. C. Kolstad Environmental Economics 2000 Oxford University Press New York/Oxford
47. P. Lavelle, N. Rodríguez, O. Arguello, J. Bernal, C. Botero, P. Chaparro, Y. Gómez, A. Gutiérrez, M. del P. Hurtado, S. Loaiza, S.X. Pullido, E. Rodríguez, C. Sanabria, E. Velásquez, and S.J. Fonte Soil ecosystem services and land use in the rapidly changing Orinoco River Basin of Colombia Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 185 2014 106 117 10.1016/j.agee.2013.12.020
48. H. Liniger, and W. Critchley Where the Land is Greener. Case Studies and Analysis of Soil and Water Conservation Initiatives Worldwide 2007 World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT) Bern
49. J. Maes, B. Egoh, L. Willemen, C. Liquete, P. Vihervaara, J.P. Schägner, B. Grizzetti, E.G. Drakou, A.L. Notte, G. Zulian, F. Bouraoui, M. Luisa Paracchini, L. Braat, and G. Bidoglio Mapping ecosystem services for policy support and decision making in the European Union Ecosyst. Serv. 1 2012 31 39 10.1016/j.ecoser.2012.06.004
50. J. Maes, J. Hauck, M.L. Paracchini, O. Ratamäki, M. Hutchins, M. Termansen, E. Furman, M. Pérez-Soba, L. Braat, and G. Bidoglio Mainstreaming ecosystem services into EU policy Curr. Opin. Environ. Sustain. 5 2013 128 134 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.01.002
51. MEA. Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Synthesis 2005 Island Press Washington, DC
52. MEA Ecosystems and Human Well-being: A Framework for Assessment 2003 Island Press Washington, DC
53. H.A. Mooney, and P.R. Ehrlich Ecosystem services: a fragmentary history G. Daily, Nature's Services: Societal Dependence on Natural Ecosystems 1997 Island Press Washington, DC 11 19
54. F. Müller, and B. Burkhard The indicator side of ecosystem services Ecosyst. Serv. 1 2012 26 30 10.1016/j.ecoser.2012.06.001
55. P. Olsson, C. Folke, and F. Berkes Adaptive co-management for building social-ecological resilience Environ. Manage. 34 2004 75 90
56. M.L. Paracchini, G. Zulian, L. Kopperoinen, J. Maes, J.P. Schägner, M. Termansen, M. Zandersen, M. Perez-Soba, P.A. Scholefield, and G. Bidoglio Mapping cultural ecosystem services: a framework to assess the potential for outdoor recreation across the EU Ecol. Indic. 45 2014 371 385 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.04.018
57. U. Pascual, R. Muradian, L. Brander, E. Gómez-Baggethun, B. Martín-López, M. Verma, P. Armsworth, M. Christie, H. Cornelissen, F. Eppink, J. Farley, J. Loomis, L. Pearson, C. Perrings, and S. Polasky The economics of valuing ecosystem services and biodiversity The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Ecological and Economic Foundations 2010 Routledge New York 183 256
58. T. Plieninger, S. Dijks, E. Oteros-Rozas, and C. Bieling Assessing, mapping, and quantifying cultural ecosystem services at community level Land Use Policy 33 2013 118 129 10.1016/j.landusepol.2012.12.013
59. D.A. Robinson, I. Fraser, E. Dominati, B. Davídsdóttir, J.O.G. Jónsson, L. Jones, S.B. Jones, M. Tuller, I. Lebron, K.L. Bristow, D.M. Souza, S. Banwart, and B.E. Clothier On the value of soil resources in the context of natural capital and ecosystem service delivery Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 78 2014 685 700
60. D.A. Robinson, N. Hockley, D.M. Cooper, B.A. Emmett, A.M. Keith, I. Lebron, B. Reynolds, E. Tipping, A.M. Tye, C.W. Watts, W.R. Whalley, H.I.J. Black, G.P. Warren, and J.S. Robinson Natural capital and ecosystem services, developing an appropriate soils framework as a basis for valuation Soil Biol. Biochem. 57 2013 1023 1033 10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.09.008
61. D.A. Robinson, N. Hockley, E. Dominati, I. Lebron, K.M. Scow, B. Reynolds, B.A. Emmett, A.M. Keith, L.W. de Jonge, P. Schjønning, P. Moldrup, S.B. Jones, and M. Tuller Natural capital, ecosystem services, and soil change: why soil science must embrace an ecosystems approach Vadose Zone J. 11 2012 10.2136/vzj2011.0051
62. D.A. Robinson, and I. Lebron On the natural capital and ecosystem services of soils Ecol. Econ. 70 2010 137 138 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.08.012
63. M. Rutgers, H.J. van Wijnen, A.J. Schouten, C. Mulder, A.M.P. Kuiten, L. Brussaard, and A.M. Breure A method to assess ecosystem services developed from soil attributes with stakeholders and data of four arable farms Sci. Total Environ. 415 2012 39 48 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.04.041
64. M. Sagoff On the economic value of ecosystem services Environ. Values 17 2008 239 257 10.3197/096327108X303873
65. R.P.O. Schulte, R.E. Creamer, T. Donnellan, N. Farrelly, R. Fealy, C. O'Donoghue, and D. O'hUallachain Functional land management: a framework for managing soil-based ecosystem services for the sustainable intensification of agriculture Environ. Sci. Policy 38 2014 45 58 10.1016/j.envsci.2013.10.002
66. G. Schwilch, B. Bestelmeyer, S. Bunning, W. Critchley, J. Herrick, K. Kellner, H.P. Liniger, F. Nachtergaele, C.J. Ritsema, B. Schuster, R. Tabo, G. van Lynden, and M. Winslow Experiences in monitoring and assessment of sustainable land management Land Degrad. Dev. 22 2011 214 225 10.1002/ldr.1040
67. R. Seppelt, C.F. Dormann, F.V. Eppink, S. Lautenbach, and S. Schmidt A quantitative review of ecosystem service studies: approaches, shortcomings and the road ahead J. Appl. Ecol. 48 2011 630 636 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01952.x
68. B. Shiferaw, and S. Holden Soil erosion and smallholders' conservation decisions in the highlands of Ethiopia World Dev. 27 1999 739 752 10.1016/S0305-750X(98)00159-4
69. E. Smeets, and R. Weterings Environmental Indicators: Topology and Overview 1999 European Environment Agency Copenhagen
70. H.F. Smith, and C.A. Sullivan Ecosystem services within agricultural landscapes - farmers' perceptions Ecol. Econ. 98 2014 72 80 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.12.008
71. M. Smith, R.S. de Groot, D. Perrot-Maître, and G. Bergkamp Establishing Payments for Watershed Services 2006 IUCN Gland
72. J. Stolte, M. Tesfai, L. Øygarden, S. Kværnø, J. Keizer, F. Verheijen, P. Panagos, C. Ballabio, and R. Hessel Soil threats in Europe (No. EUR 27607 EN), JRC Technical Reports 2016
73. TEEB The Economics of Ecosystem and Biodiversity (TEEB): Ecological and Economic Foundations 2010 Earthscan London
74. United Nations Proposal for Sustainable Development Goals 2015
75. H. van Delden, R. Seppelt, R. White, and A.J. Jakeman A methodology for the design and development of integrated models for policy support Environ. Model. Softw. 26 2011 266 279 10.1016/j.envsoft.2010.03.021 Thematic issue on the assessment and evaluation of environmental models and software
76. H. van Delden, T. Stuczynski, P. Ciaian, M.L. Paracchini, J. Hurkens, A. Lopatka, Y. Shi, O.G. Prieto, S. Calvo, J. van Vliet, and R. Vanhout Integrated assessment of agricultural policies with dynamic land use change modelling Ecol. Model. 221 2010 2153 2166 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.03.023 Model-based Systems to Support Impact Assessment - Methods, Tools and Applications
77. S. van der Ploeg, and R.S. de Groot The TEEB Valuation Database - A Searchable Database of 1310 Estimates of Monetary Values of Ecosystem Services 2010 Foundation for Sustainable Development Wageningen, the Netherlands
78. A.P.E. van Oudenhoven, K. Petz, R. Alkemade, L. Hein, and R.S. de Groot Framework for systematic indicator selection to assess effects of land management on ecosystem services Ecol. Indic. 21 2012 110 122 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.01.012
79. E.F. Viglizzo, J.M. Paruelo, P. Laterra, and E.G. Jobbágy Ecosystem service evaluation to support land-use policy Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 154 2012 78 84 10.1016/j.agee.2011.07.007
80. P. Vihervaara, M. Rönkä, and M. Walls Trends in ecosystem service research: early steps and current drivers Ambio 39 2010 314 324
81. K.J. Wallace Classification of ecosystem services: problems and solutions Biol. Conserv. 139 2007 235 246 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.07.015