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Finding the Green Grass in the Haystack? Integrated National Assessment of Ecosystem Services and Condition in Hungary, in Support of Conservation and Planning

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  • Eszter Tanács

    (Centre for Ecological Research Institute of Ecology and Botany, Alkotmány u. 2–4, H-2163 Vácrátót, Hungary
    Department of Plant Systematics, Ecology and Theoretical Biology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
    These authors contributed equally to the manuscript and should both be considered first authors.)

  • Ágnes Vári

    (Centre for Ecological Research Institute of Ecology and Botany, Alkotmány u. 2–4, H-2163 Vácrátót, Hungary
    Department of Natural Resource Sciences, and Department of Biology, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 1B1, Canada
    These authors contributed equally to the manuscript and should both be considered first authors.)

  • Ákos Bede-Fazekas

    (Centre for Ecological Research Institute of Ecology and Botany, Alkotmány u. 2–4, H-2163 Vácrátót, Hungary
    Department of Environmental and Landscape Geography, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary)

  • András Báldi

    (Centre for Ecological Research Institute of Ecology and Botany, Alkotmány u. 2–4, H-2163 Vácrátót, Hungary)

  • Edina Csákvári

    (Centre for Ecological Research Institute of Ecology and Botany, Alkotmány u. 2–4, H-2163 Vácrátót, Hungary)

  • Anett Endrédi

    (Centre for Ecological Research Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Centre for Ecological Research, H-1113 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Veronika Fabók

    (Centre for Ecological Research Institute of Ecology and Botany, Alkotmány u. 2–4, H-2163 Vácrátót, Hungary)

  • Lívia Kisné Fodor

    (Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Conservation Department, H-1055 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Márton Kiss

    (Centre for Ecological Research Institute of Ecology and Botany, Alkotmány u. 2–4, H-2163 Vácrátót, Hungary
    Department of Climatology and Landscape Ecology, University of Szeged, H-6725 Szeged, Hungary)

  • Péter Koncz

    (Centre for Ecological Research Institute of Ecology and Botany, Alkotmány u. 2–4, H-2163 Vácrátót, Hungary)

  • Anikó Kovács-Hostyánszki

    (Centre for Ecological Research Institute of Ecology and Botany, Alkotmány u. 2–4, H-2163 Vácrátót, Hungary)

  • János Mészáros

    (Institute for Soil Sciences Centre for Agricultural Research, H-1022 Budapest, Hungary)

  • László Pásztor

    (Institute for Soil Sciences Centre for Agricultural Research, H-1022 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Rita Rezneki

    (Centre for Ecological Research Institute of Ecology and Botany, Alkotmány u. 2–4, H-2163 Vácrátót, Hungary)

  • Tibor Standovár

    (Department of Plant Systematics, Ecology and Theoretical Biology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Zita Zsembery

    (Centre for Ecological Research Institute of Ecology and Botany, Alkotmány u. 2–4, H-2163 Vácrátót, Hungary)

  • Katalin Török

    (Centre for Ecological Research Institute of Ecology and Botany, Alkotmány u. 2–4, H-2163 Vácrátót, Hungary)

Abstract

Human well-being needs healthy ecosystems, providing multiple ecosystem services. Therefore, the assessment of ecosystems on large scales is a priority action. In Hungary, this work (MAES-HU) took place between 2016 and 2022. Twelve ecosystem services (ES) were mapped and assessed along with several ecosystem condition (EC) indicators. Their integrated spatial analysis aimed to identify patterns of ES multifunctionality, reveal relationships between EC and ES and delineate ES bundles. The results show outstanding multifunctionality of natural ecosystem types compared with the more artificial types, emphasizing the importance of natural areas in order to fulfil human needs. Native forests provide the most varied range of services, which underlines the importance of forest management to consider multiple services. There is a positive correlation between condition and multifunctionality in forests; areas in better condition (in terms of species composition and structure) provide more services at an outstanding level. ES bundles mainly reflect the major ecosystem types, topography and forest condition. Our analysis represents an example of synthesizing national MAES results with a combination of methods. Finding ES hotspots on a national scale and connecting them with an assessment of EC may help in finding optimal strategies to balance conservation targets and competing land uses.

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  • Eszter Tanács & Ágnes Vári & Ákos Bede-Fazekas & András Báldi & Edina Csákvári & Anett Endrédi & Veronika Fabók & Lívia Kisné Fodor & Márton Kiss & Péter Koncz & Anikó Kovács-Hostyánszki & János Mészá, 2023. "Finding the Green Grass in the Haystack? Integrated National Assessment of Ecosystem Services and Condition in Hungary, in Support of Conservation and Planning," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-28, May.
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