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ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING – A FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSMENT OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES PROVIDED BY HEATHLAND AND SHRUB ECOSYSTEMS 6-7 February 2017 Sofia, Bulgaria Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystem Services Science in Action Rosen Tsonev, V. Bogoev, S. Boteva, K. Dimitrov, Ts. Dimitrova, A. Kenarova, Ts. Komitova, G. Nachev, M. Nikolov, K. Pachedjieva, N. Parleva, D. Simeonovska, V. Stefanov, I. Traykov, R. Tsekova

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ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING – A

FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSMENT OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES PROVIDED BY HEATHLAND AND SHRUB

ECOSYSTEMS

6-7 February 2017

Sofia, Bulgaria

Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystem Services – Science in Action

Rosen Tsonev, V. Bogoev, S. Boteva, K. Dimitrov, Ts. Dimitrova, A. Kenarova,

Ts. Komitova, G. Nachev, M. Nikolov, K. Pachedjieva, N. Parleva, D.

Simeonovska, V. Stefanov, I. Traykov, R. Tsekova

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Project Framework

• Project promoters:

Sofia University “St. Kl. Ohridski” – Department of Ecology and

Nature Protection

Epsilon Bulgaria LTD

KartGeo LTD

• The project covers around 65% of Bulgaria’s territory (outside NATURA

2000);

• Approach of mapping and assessment - biophysical assessment of ESs

and ECs based on MAES working documents and adapted for Bulgaria

(coordinates by the MetEcoSMap project (promoter – the Ministry of

Environment and Water));

• The results of the project will be available via the Bulgarian Biodiversity

Information System (BBIS), maintained by the Executive Environment

Agency.

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Subtypes of shrub and heathland ecosystems

F2. Arctic, alpine and

subalpine shrubs

(mostly in Natura 2000

sites) - 501

F9. Riverine and fen

shrubs (very rare and

normally with small size)

- 503.

F3. Temperate and

Mediterranean-montane

shrubs (the most

widespread) - 502

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Territorial scope

65% of whole territory of the country, outside NATURA 2000 ;

primary selection of physical blocks determined as “shrubs and heathlands” covers about 96000 polygons with area about 5697 km2 (5.13% from the territory of Bulgaria).

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Indicators and parameters

for evaluation the ecosystem conditions

Ecosystem structure Biodiversity

Vegetation cover

Plant species richness

Animal species richness

Red list species (animals and plants)

Alien and invasive species presence

Soil heterogeneity and disturbance

Soil quality

Soil organic matter

Soil erosion risk

Concentration of pollutants in soil from surrounding areas – number of

landfills

Fires

Ecosystem processes Matter budget

Matter storage

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Provisioning

Biomass for food

Biomass for processing

Regulating and Maintenance

Regulating – soil and air quality

Maintenance – habitats for pollinators and nursery populations

Cultural

Physical interactions with the environment

Intellectual interactions with the environment

Spiritual (religious/sacral) interactions with the environment

Others (bequest - conservation significance)

Indicators and parameters for ecosystem services’ evaluation

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0

20

40

60

80

100

1 2 3 4 5

0 0 0

97.7

2.3

%

Score of IP index for Biotic diversity

0

20

40

60

80

100

1 2 3 4 5

0 0 0.5

83.3

16.2

%

0

20

40

60

80

100

1 2 3 4 5

0 0 2.2

89.8

8.0

%

Subtype 501 Subtype 502

Subtype 503

Most of HSEs are in good

ecosystem condition

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Score of IP index for Abiotic heterogeneity

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

1 2 3 4 5

0 0

20.4

68.1

11.5

%

0

20

40

60

80

100

1 2 3 4 5

0 0 2.1

92.6

5.3

%

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

1 2 3 4 5

0 0 0.2

99.1

0.6

% Subtype 501

Subtype 503

Subtype 502

Most of HSEs are in good

ecosystem condition as

subtype 501 has more diverse

distribution ranging from

moderate to very good.

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0.0

20.0

40.0

60.0

80.0

100.0

1 2 3 4 5

91.7

3.8 0.7 1.7 2

%

Score of IP index for Matter budget

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

1 2 3 4 5

23.5

12.3 8.5

6.1

49.7 %

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

1 2 3 4 5

18.6

9.8 9.2 4.8

57.6 % Subtype 501

Subtype 503

Subtype 502

Most of 501

subtype HSEs are

scored with very

bad EC, while the

other subtypes

with very good.

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Score of IP index for ecosystem conditions

0

20

40

60

80

100

1 2 3 4 5

0 0 0.1

96

3.8

%

0

20

40

60

80

100

1 2 3 4 5

0 0 0.43

96.4

3.2

%

0

20

40

60

80

100

1 2 3 4 5

0 0 0.4

91.3

8.4

%

Subtype 501 Subtype 502

Subtype 503

Most of HSEs are in good

ecosystem condition

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Provisioning Ecosystem Services

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

1 2 3 4 5

34.5

54.4

11.1

0.08 0

%

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

1 2 3 4 5

0.1

10.8

44.8

30.6

13.7

%

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

1 2 3 4 5

0 5.9

32

51.6

10.5

%

Subtype 501 Subtype 502

Subtype 503

501 subtype provides

low relevant and relevant

ESs

502 and 503 subtypes

provide medium and high

relevant ESs but in

different proportion

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Regulating and Maintenance Ecosystem Services

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

1 2 3 4 5

0 0

66.7

33.3

0

%

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

1 2 3 4 5

0 0

30.7

69.3

0.05

%

0

20

40

60

80

100

1 2 3 4 5

0 0

13.3

86.7

0

%

Subtype 501 Subtype 502

Subtype 503

Most of HSEs provide

medium and high

relevant ESs

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Cultural Ecosystem Services

Subtype 501 Subtype 502

Subtype 503

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

70.0

80.0

90.0

1 2 3 4 5

16.5

83.5

0.00 0 0

%

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

1 2 3 4 5

42.8

55.4

1.8 0 0

%

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

70.0

80.0

1 2 3 4 5

72.0

28.0

0 0 0

%

HSEs provide low relevant and

relevant cultural ESs

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0

20

40

60

80

100

1 2 3 4 5

0

91.6

8.4 0 0

%

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

1 2 3 4 5

0

38.5

61.5

0.06 0

%

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

1 2 3 4 5

0

42.6

57.4

0.00 0

%

Average Score for Ecosystem Services

Subtype 501 Subtype 502

Subtype 503

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0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

NE SC SE SW

% % number

% area

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

NC NE NW SC SE SW

% % number

% area

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

NC NE NW SC SE SW

% % number

% area

Distribution of ecosystem types by regions of planning

Type 501 Type 502

Type 503

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Distribution of HSEs referring to the state of their

ecosystem conditions by regions for planning

Subtype 501

0

20

40

60

80

100

1 2 3 4 5

0 0 0

100

0

%

NE

0

20

40

60

80

100

1 2 3 4 5

0 0 5.9

93.9

0.2

%

SC

0

20

40

60

80

100

1 2 3 4 5

0 0 0

100

0

%

SE

0

20

40

60

80

100

1 2 3 4 5

0 0 0.03

93.7

6.2

%

SW

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Distribution of HSEs referring to the state of their

ecosystem conditions by regions for planning

Subtype 502

0

20

40

60

80

100

1 2 3 4 5

0 0 0.4

98.4

1.2

% NC

0

20

40

60

80

100

1 2 3 4 5

0 0 1

98

1

% NE

0

20

40

60

80

100

1 2 3 4 5

0 0 0.7

97.2

2.1

% NW

0

20

40

60

80

100

1 2 3 4 5

0 0 0.6

97.5

1.9

% SC

0

20

40

60

80

100

1 2 3 4 5

0 0 0.1

97.1

2.8

% SE

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

1 2 3 4 5

0 0 1.1

57.9

41.1

% SW

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Distribution of HSEs referring to the state of their

ecosystem conditions by regions for planning

Subtype 503

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

1 2 3 4 5

0 0 0

100

0

% NC

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

1 2 3 4 5

0 0 3.8

96.2

0

% NE

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

1 2 3 4 5

0 0 0

94.1

5.9

% NW

0102030405060708090

100

1 2 3 4 5

0 0 0.6

99.4

0

%

SC

0

20

40

60

80

100

1 2 3 4 5

0 0 0

90.6

9.4

% SE

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

1 2 3 4 5

0 0 0

12

88 % SW

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Distribution of SHEs referring to the values of ecosystem

services by regions of planning

Subtype 501

0

20

40

60

80

100

1 2 3 4 5

0

100

0 0 0

%

NE

0

20

40

60

80

100

1 2 3 4 5

0

90.9

9.1 0 0

%

SC

0

20

40

60

80

100

1 2 3 4 5

0

100

0 0 0

%

SE

SW

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

1 2 3 4 5

0

91.9

8.1

0 0

%

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Distribution of SHEs referring to the values of

ecosystem services by regions of planning

Subtype 502

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

1 2 3 4 5

0

31.5

68.5

0 0

% NC

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

1 2 3 4 5

0

31.7

68.3

0 0

% NE

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

1 2 3 4 5

0

32.3

67.7

0.0 0

%

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

1 2 3 4 5

0

38.6

61.4

0 0

% SC

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

1 2 3 4 5

0

23

76.6

0.4 0

%

SE

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

1 2 3 4 5

0

55.6

44.4

0 0

% SW

NW

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0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

1 2 3 4 5

0

29.6

70.4

0 0

%

NC

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

1 2 3 4 5

0

38.3

61.7

0 0

%

NE

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

1 2 3 4 5

0

29.5

70.5

0 0

%

NW

Distribution of SHEs referring to the values of

ecosystem services by regions of planning

Subtype 503

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

1 2 3 4 5

0

56.8

43.2

0 0

% SC

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

1 2 3 4 5

0

19.8

80.2

0 0

% SE

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

1 2 3 4 5

0

81.1

18.9

0 0

% SW

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Distribution of HSEs by Regions of Planning

Subtype 501

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Dis

trib

utio

n o

f H

SE

are

a (

%)

by s

co

res

Ecosystem condition and service

Distribution of HSEs by Regions of Planning

Subtype 502

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Dis

trib

utio

n o

f H

SE

are

a (

%)

by s

co

res

Ecosystem condition and service

Distribution of HSEs by Regions of Planning

Subtype 503

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Conclusions

• The dominant subtype HSE is 502 because the subtype 501 is

distributed mostly inside the Nature 2000 sites, whereas the 503

subtype HSEs is restricted like narrow stripes (till 20-30 m wide) along

the rivers or water bodies.

• The average score of EC is moderate and of ES is medium.

• Comparing the HSEs’ condition and services – higher potential of HSEs

to provide ESs than that calculated by the Real ESs Capacity (RESsC).

• Lack of knowledge and underestimated value of ESs provided by

HSEs, especially some cultural ESs.

• All RP show similar values for EC as the national, except SW region.

• Highly developed ESs in South-East RP.