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Category Text Publication
Reference Category Book chapters
DOI 10.1016/B978-0-12-819166-8.00129-8
Title (Primary) Ecosystem services of river systems – Irreplaceable, undervalued, and at risk
Title (Secondary) Encyclopedia of inland waters (Second edition). Volume 2
Author Jähnig, S.C.; Carolli, M.; Dehnhardt, A.; Jardine, T.; Podschun, S.; Pusch, M.; Scholz, M. ORCID logo ; Tharme, R.E.; Wantzen, K.M.; Langhans, S.D.
Publisher Mehner, T.; Tockner, K.
Source Titel Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences
Year 2022
Department NSF
Page From 424
Page To 435
Language englisch
Topic T5 Future Landscapes
Keywords Ecosystem processes sustainable development; Integrated River basin management; River ecosystem management; Social-ecological system; Value
Abstract River ecosystem services (rESS) such as the provision of drinking water, fish and other foods, flood protection, or spaces for recreation are important to human well-being. We present methods, tools, and resources for measuring, mapping, assessing, and reporting on status and trends in rESS. Within this framing, we show current approaches to integrate rESS in river basin management and to address the societal implications of trade-offs and synergies between different services, ecosystem processes, and other human uses. We position rESS in the wider context of global policies as e.g. the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), the post-2020 biodiversity framework, and the United Nation's Sustainable Development Agenda. Finally, we suggest ways to advance rESS in terms of policy, science and knowledge, and management practice.
Persistent UFZ Identifier https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=25751
Jähnig, S.C., Carolli, M., Dehnhardt, A., Jardine, T., Podschun, S., Pusch, M., Scholz, M., Tharme, R.E., Wantzen, K.M., Langhans, S.D. (2022):
Ecosystem services of river systems – Irreplaceable, undervalued, and at risk
In: Mehner, T., Tockner, K. (eds.)
Encyclopedia of inland waters (Second edition). Volume 2
Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences
Elsevier, Amsterdam, p. 424 - 435 10.1016/B978-0-12-819166-8.00129-8