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Contents
1
Background .................................................................................................................... 4
1.1
Who is the User Manual for? ............................................................................. 4
1.2
Ecosystem approach .......................................................................................... 4
1.3
Approach ............................................................................................................. 4
1.4
Producing ecosystem service maps ................................................................. 6
2 Data - how to obtain it and assess whether it is fit for purpose for ecosystem
services mapping.................................................................................................................. 7
2.1
Data audit ............................................................................................................. 7
2.1.1 Data collection ............................................................................................ 7
2.1.2 Data suitability considerations .................................................................... 8
2.2
Considerations of scale ..................................................................................... 9
2.2.1 Supply and demand ................................................................................... 9
2.2.2 Mapping and data scale ............................................................................. 9
2.3
Consideration for rule development ............................................................... 10
2.4
Using a GIS to produce ecosystem service maps ......................................... 11
2.4.1 Modelling techniques ............................................................................... 11
2.4.2 Mapping validation ................................................................................... 11
2.4.3 Data certainty ........................................................................................... 12
3
Spatial framework ecosystem service database ...................................................... 13
3.1
Background to the spatial database ............................................................... 13
3.1.1 Rationale .................................................................................................. 13
3.1.2 Ecosystem service classifications ............................................................ 14
3.1.3 Ecosystem services ................................................................................. 14
3.2
How to use the database .................................................................................. 15
3.2.1
3.2.2
3.2.3
3.2.4
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Stage 1: User selects the ‘option’ they require ......................................... 15
Stage 2: Filling in the requested form for the selected option .................. 16
Stage 3 ..................................................................................................... 18
Stage 4 ..................................................................................................... 18
Next Steps .................................................................................................................... 22
4.1
Database development ..................................................................................... 22
4.2
Incorporation with Bayesian Belief Networks ................................................ 22