Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Conference papers |
| DOI | 10.2139/ssrn.541106 |
| Title (Primary) | Valuation of ecosystem services provided by biodiversity conservation: an integrated hydrological and economic model to value the enhanced nitrogen retention in renaturated streams |
| Title (Secondary) | 4th BioEcon Workshop on "Economic analysis of policies for biodiversity conservation", Venice/Italy, 28.-29.8.2003 |
| Author | Bräuer, I.; Marggraf, R. |
| Source Titel | Nota di lavoro |
| Year | 2004 |
| Department | OEKON |
| Volume | 54 |
| Page From | 1 |
| Page To | 14 |
| Language | englisch |
| Keywords | Biodiversity conservation programmes; Cost-benefit-analysis; Replacement cost method; Ecosystem services; Nutrient retention |
| Abstract | The importance of ecosystem functions for humankind is well known. But only few attempts have been undertaken to estimate the economic value of these ecosystem services. In particular, indirect methods are rarely used, even though they are most suitable for the task. This discrepancy is because quantitative knowledge of changes in ecosystem functions is scarce. This paper presents a user-friendly procedure to quantify the increased N-retention in a renaturated river using easily available data. In a case study of the renaturated River Jossa (Germany) the benefits of increased nitrogen retention caused by beaver reintroduction are determined by using the replacement cost method. The quantification of chemical processes is discussed in detail, as well as the problems of defining an adequate reference scenario for the substitute costs. Results show that economic benefits from the evaluated ecosystem service equal 12% of the total costs of the corresponding conservation scheme. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=4008 |
| Bräuer, I., Marggraf, R. (2004): Valuation of ecosystem services provided by biodiversity conservation: an integrated hydrological and economic model to value the enhanced nitrogen retention in renaturated streams 4th BioEcon Workshop on "Economic analysis of policies for biodiversity conservation", Venice/Italy, 28.-29.8.2003 Nota di lavoro 54 Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Milan, 1 - 14 10.2139/ssrn.541106 |
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