Ecosystem Services and River Basin Ecohydrology

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-6
The Basic Ideas of the Ecosystem Service Concept....Pages 7-33
Cultural Services in Aquatic Ecosystems....Pages 35-56
The Importance of Hyporheic Zone Processes on Ecological Functioning and Solute Transport of Streams and Rivers....Pages 57-82
Marine and Coastal Ecosystems: Delivery of Goods and Services, Through Sustainable Use and Conservation....Pages 83-105
Terrestrial Ecosystem Services in River Basins: An Overview and an Assessment Framework....Pages 107-132
Quantifying, Modelling and Mapping Ecosystem Services in Watersheds....Pages 133-149
A Methodology for Quantifying and Mapping Ecosystem Services Provided by Watersheds....Pages 151-180
Assessing the Impact of Land-Use Changes on Providing Hydrological Ecosystem Functions (ESF) and Services (ESS) – A Case-Study Experience Based Conceptual Framework....Pages 181-200
Valuation of Ecosystem Services Regarding the Water Framework Directive on the Example of the Jahna River Catchment in Saxony (Germany)....Pages 201-213
Water-Related Ecosystem Services – The Case Study of Regulating Ecosystem Services in the Kielstau Basin, Germany....Pages 215-232
Aquatic Ecosystem Services and Management in East Africa: The Tanzania Case....Pages 233-250
Coastal Watershed Ecosystem Services Management in West Africa: Case of Ghana and Nigeria....Pages 251-274
Management of Agriculture to Preserve Environmental Values of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia....Pages 275-292
Ecohydrology: A New Approach to Old Problems for Sustainable Management of Aquatic Ecosystem of Bangladesh for Ecosystem Service Provision....Pages 293-317
Ecosystem Services in Estuarine Systems: Implications for Management....Pages 319-341