Methodical Aspects of Soil Ecosystem Services Valuation
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agricultural systems, biochar, methods, frameworks
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Ecosystem Services Valuation is an important tool for dialogue in the decision-making process and to highlight the society’s dependence on the biosphere for well-being. Soil is the primary source of ecosystem services such as the production of food and regulating the climate, however the methodological alternatives for valuing soil ecosystem services remain poorly studied. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate methodical aspects of ecosystem services valuation, with the special attention to soil services within agricultural context. We introduce frameworks specific for soil ecosystem services. Then, we present a case study where soil ecosystem services were evaluated within agricultural context. We conclude that such valuation represents the newest trend in soil science wherein soil resources are treated in the wider context of impacts on human well-being.
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Latawiec, A. E., Rodrigues, A., Korys, K. A., & Medeiros, B. (2022). Methodical Aspects of Soil Ecosystem Services Valuation. Agricultural Engineering , 26, 39-49. https://doi.org/10.2478/agriceng-2022-0004
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Bingham, G., Bishop, R., Brody, M., Bromley, D., Clark, E.T., Cooper, W., Costanza, R., Hale, T., Hayden, G., Kellert, S., Norgaard, R., Norton, B., Payne, J., Russell, C., Suter. G. (1995). Issues in ecosystem valuation: improving information for decision making. Ecological Economics, 14, 73–90.10.1016/0921-8009(95)00021-Z
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de Groot, R. S. (1992). Functions of Nature: Evaluation of Nature in Environmental Planning, Management, and Decision Making. Wolters-Noordhoff, Groningen. Polar Record,, 29(169), 162
Desrousseaux, M., Kotiaho, J.S., Kohler, F. (2017). Are Soils Taken into Consideration by the IPBES Assessment on Land Degradation and Restoration? In: Ginzky H., Heuser I., Qin T., Ruppel O., Wegerdt P. (eds) International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy 2016. International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy, 2016. Springer, Cham, 165-177.10.1007/978-3-319-42508-5_13
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Dominati, E., Patterson, M., Mackay, A. (2010). A framework for classifying and quantifying the natural capital and ecosystem services of soils. Ecological Economics, 69(9), 1858-1868.10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.05.002
Fisher, B., Turner, K., Zysltra, M., Brouwer, R., de Groot, R., Farber, S., Ferraro, P., Green, R., Hadley, D., Harlow, J., Jefferiss, P., Kirkby, C., Morling, P., Mowatt, S., Naidoo, R., Paavola, J., Strassburg, B., Yu, D., Balmford, A. (2008). Ecosystem services and economic theory: integration for policy-relevant research. Ecological Applications, 18(8), 2050–2067.10.1890/07-1537.119263897
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Kluvánková-Oravská, T., Chobotová, V., Banaszak, I., Slavikova, L., Trifunovova, S. (2009). From government to governance for biodiversity: the perspective of central and Eastern European transition countries. Environmental Policy and Governance, 19, 186–196.10.1002/eet.508
Latawiec AE, Koryś A, Koryś KA, Kuboń M, Sadowska U, Gliniak M, Sikora J, Drosik A, Niemiec M, Klimek-Kopyra A, Sporysz M, Usowicz B, Medeiros B. (2021). Economic Analysis of Bio-char Use in Soybean Production in Poland. Agronomy, 11, 2108.
Latawiec, A.E., Strassburg, B.B.N, Junqueira, A.B., Araujo, E., de Moraes, L.F.D., Pinto, H.A.N., Castro, A., Rangel, M., Malaguti, G.A., Rodrigues A.F., Barioni, L.G., Novotny, E.H., Cornelissen, G., Mendes, M., Batista, N., Guerra, J.G., Zonta, E., Jakovac, C., Hale, S.E. (2019). Biochar amendment improves degraded pasturelands in Brazil: environmental and cost-benefit analysis. Scientific Reports, 9, 11993.10.1038/s41598-019-47647-x670030931427607
Maes, J., Burkhard, B., Geneletti, D. (2018). Ecosystem services are inclusive and deliver multiple values. A comment on the concept of nature’s contributions to people. One Ecosystem, 3, e24720.
Mączka, K. 2019. Ecosystem services in environmental discourse – Application of ecosystem services concept in Poland (in Polish: Usługi ekosystemowe w dyskursie środowiskowym. Studium wdrożenia koncepcji usług ekosystemowych w Polsce). Doctoral dissertation, University of Adam Mickiewicz in Poznań, Faculty of Social Sciences, Poland.
Mączka, K., Chmielewski, P., Jeran, A., Matczak, P., van Riper, C.J. (2019). The ecosystem services concept as a tool for public participation in management of Poland’s Natura 2000 network. Ecosystem Services, 35, 173-183.10.1016/j.ecoser.2018.12.005
MEA, 2005. Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Synthesis. Washington, DC: Island Press. ISBN 1-59726-040-1.
Mizgajski, A., Stępniewska, M. (2012). Ecosystem Services Assessment for Poland - Challenges and Possible Solutions (in Polish: Ocena świadczeń ekosystemów dla Polski wyzwania i możliwe rozwiązania). Economics and Environment, 2(42), 54-73.
Pascual, U., Balvanera, P., Díaz, S., Pataki, G., Roth, E., Stenseke, M., Watson, R.T., Dessane, E.B., Islar, M., Kelemen, E., Maris, V., Quaas, M., Subramanian, S., Wittmer, H., Adlan, A., Ahn, S., Al-Hafedh, Y., Amankwah, E., Asah, S., Berry, P., Bilgin, A., Breslow, S., Bullock, C., Caceres, D., Daly-Hassen, H., Figueroa, E., Golden, C., Gómez-Baggethun, E., Gonzalez-Jimenez, D., Houdet, J., Keune, H., Kumar, R., Ma, K., May, P., Mead, A., O’Farrell, P., Pandit, R., Pengue, W., Pichis-Madruga, R., Popa, F., Preston, S., Pacheco-Balanza, D., Saarikoski, H., Strassburg, B., van den Belt, M., Verma, M., Wickson, F., Yagi, N. (2017). Valuing nature’s contributions to people: The IPBES approach. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 26-27, 7–16.10.1016/j.cosust.2016.12.006
Rodrigues, A.F., Latawiec, A.E., Reid, B.J., Solorzano, A., Schuler, A.E., Lacerda, C., Fidalgo, E.C.C., Scarano, F.R., Tubenchlak, F., Pena, I., Vicente-Vicente, J.L., Korys, K.A., Cooper, M., Fernandes, N.F., Prado, R.B., Maioli, V., Dib, V., Teixeira W.G. (2021). Systematic review of soil ecosystem services in tropical regions. Royal Society Open Science, 8, 201584.10.1098/rsos.201584807495833959328
Seppelt, R., Dormann, C.F., Eppink, F.V., Lautenbach, S., Schmidt, S. (2011). A quantitative review of ecosystem service studies: approaches, shortcomings and the road ahead. Journal of Applied Ecology, 48, 630–636.10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01952.x
Spangenberg, J.H., Settele, J. 2010. Precisely incorrect? Monetising the value of ecosystem services. Ecological Complexity, 7, 327-337.
Stępniewska, M., Lupa, P., Mizgajski, A. (2018). Drivers of the ecosystem services approach in Poland and perception by practitioners. Ecosystem Services, 33(A), 59-67.10.1016/j.ecoser.2018.08.010
Sukhdev, P., Wittmer, H., Miller, D., ‘The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB): Challenges and Responses’, Helm, D., Hepburn, C. (eds) (2014). Nature in the Balance: The Economics of Biodiversity. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Vegh, T., Jungwiwattanaporn, M., Pendleton, L., Murray, B. (2014). Mangrove ecosystem services valuation: state of the literature. Durham, NC: Duke University. (NI WP 14-06).