07 Ecosystem Services - Concepts and Methods

e-learning course ‘Coastal and Marine Management’

Esther Robbe - Leibniz-Institute for Baltic Sea Research & Klaipeda University

This e-lecture gives an introduction into the ecosystem services concept including general definitions and classification schemes. You will learn about the three main assessment approaches (monetary, biophysical and socio-cultural methods). A detailed example is shown for an integrative assessment approach for sandy beaches in the Baltic and the Mediterranean Sea.