A comparison of the concepts: Ecosystem services and forest functions to improve interdisciplinary exchange

Elisabeth Kindler

Forest Policy and Economics, 2016, vol. 67, issue C, 52-59

Abstract: Ecosystems, such as forests and their associated processes, provide numerous goods and services to human societies. These so called ecosystem services, have recently gained a lot of scientific interest, also in the field of forest science. This approach is not new to the forest sector, as forest ecosystems have been used in the past for many different purposes besides wood production and even their non-consumptive benefits have been well known for more than one hundred years. Central European forest scientists summarized these diverse services under the term forest functions, a widely accepted approach in the region.

Keywords: forest functions; ecosystem services; conceptual comparison; interactions; valuation; forest management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2016.03.011

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