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"The Concept of Ecosystem Services Regarding Landscape Research: A Review"

Anna Hermann and Sabine Schleifer and Thomas Wrbka

	Abstract
1	Introduction
2	Definitions of the different key terms
3	Classification systems and their different typologies
	3.1	Presentation of five selected classification systems
	3.2	Comparison of different typologies
	3.3	The problem of double counting
	3.4	Further developments of classification systems
4	Quantifying and mapping
5	Valuation
	5.1	The ecological, economic and socio-cultural value of ecosystems
	5.2	Different valuation methods
6	Discussion
	6.1	Definitions and classifications – a challenge
	6.2	Quantifying and mapping – their limitations
	6.3	Multifunctionality
	6.4	Different disciplines – advantages or hindrances?
	6.5	Valuation and the future generation
7	Acknowledgements
	References
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7 Acknowledgements

This study was supported by the project TransEcoNet (Transnational Ecological Networks), which is implemented through the Central Europe Programme co financed by ERDF. We would also like to thank the project Bioserv (Biodiversity of ecosystem services as scientific foundation for the sustainable implementation of the Redesigned Biosphere Reserve “Neusiedler See”) funded by the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Our personal thanks go to Stefan Schindler and Christa Renetzeder for helpful comments and revising the language.