Ranking the Key Forest Habitats in Ecosystem Function Provision: Case Study from Morava River Basin

摘要: Floodplain forests are considered important forest ecosystems, and providers of ecosystem functions services. The subject this research was to assess the level provision five selected (climate regulation short water cycle, biomass production, oxygen carbon sequestration) biodiversity by relevant groups habitats, their mutual comparison. Assessment performed in biophysical units based on published data, our own research, expert knowledge. results showed high importance floodplain forests. In majority services that were studied, habitat reached values and, comparison with other took one leading positions. When comparing ranking individual per unit area, best-assessed all assessed wetland forests, followed ravine beech but analysis rate function provision, related total area interest, a different order values. Understanding context natural ecosystems those close nature, anthropogenically altered is suggested route for ecologically economically balanced landscape decision-making, which may increase efficiency nature protection.