Original title:
Energy-Water-Vegetation Based Environmental Accounting of Ecosystem Services and Stocks
Authors:
Seják, J. ; Pokorný, J. ; Cudlín, Pavel ; Burešová, Renata ; Prokopová, Marcela Document type: Papers Conference/Event: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference "EMAN 2009:Environmental Accounting - Sustainable Development Indicators", Praha (CZ), 2009-04-23 / 2009-04-24
Year:
2009
Language:
eng Abstract:
Human societies and their economies decisively depend on the life supporting functions and services of earth’s ecosystems (MEA 2005). Natural ecosystems protect against harmful cosmic radiation, continually control the composition of atmosphere, produce fertile soil and biomass, clear air and water, mitigate climate extremes, maintain biodiversity, decompose organic waste etc.
Keywords:
ecosystem services; environmental accounting; flow and stock values Project no.: CEZ:AV0Z60870520 (CEP) Host item entry: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference "EMAN 2009:Environmental Accounting - Sustainable Development Indicators", ISBN 978-80-7414-124-9
Institution: Global Change Research Institute AS ČR
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Document availability information: Fulltext is available at the institute of the Academy of Sciences. Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0178414