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Module: Identification and selection of ecosystem services
Learning objectives:
- Know different concepts of ecosystem services classification, but especially the one of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
- Be able to categorise ecosystem services into provisioning, regulating, cultural and supporting services
- Understand the underlying ecological cycles (water, nutrient and carbon cycles) behind regulating and supporting services
- Know special characteristics of ecosystem services to be taken into account for their identification and assessment
- Obtain an overview on available data sources and assessment tools
- Understand how to delineate agro-ecological landscape units and to select ecosystem services for assessment
Contents:
- Ecosystem services: The theory behind it
- Classification of ecosystem services
- Ecosystem services enhanced by sustainable land management practices
- Understanding regulating and supporting services: water, nutrients and soil organic cycles
- Special characteristics of ecosystem services
- Identification and assessment of ecosystem services
- Priorities matter – selecting ecosystem services for assessment
Estimated duration of the lecture:
30-40 minutes
Estimated time for studies:
2-6 hours, depending on the level of previous knowledge and interests

RESOURCES
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Lecture: Identification and selection of ecosystem services
- Slides from the video are available here!
- Les diapositives de la vidéo sont disponibles ici!