Original scientific paper

Relationship between biodiversity indicators and its economic value – case study

JÁN MERGANIČ ; Czech University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Kamýcká 1176 ,165 21 Prague 6 – Suchdol, Czech Republic
RÓBERT MARUŠÁK ; Czech University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Kamýcká 1176 ,165 21 Prague 6 – Suchdol, Czech Republic
KATARÍNA MERGANIČOVÁ ; Czech University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Kamýcká 1176 ,165 21 Prague 6 – Suchdol, Czech Republic
RADKA STOLARIKOVÁ ; Czech University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Kamýcká 1176 ,165 21 Prague 6 – Suchdol, Czech Republic
LUBOMÍR TIPMANN ; Czech University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Kamýcká 1176 ,165 21 Prague 6 – Suchdol, Czech Republic

Abstract

Background and Purpose:Within the framework ofmulti-purpose forest
management, biodiversity is usually considered as one of forest functions along with production, recreation and other functions of forests, while according to biodiversity definition and its partial components, these functions are integral elements of biodiversity. Forest inventory is an objective method for collecting information about biodiversity and forest functions.

Materials and Methods: In the presented study, the data from forest
inventory of the University Forest Enterprise Kostelec based on stratification sampling design (1,188 sample plots in 86 strata) were used for the analysis of the relationship between biodiversity indicators and its economic value. The area of the enterprise is characterised by heterogeneous site and landscape conditions. From the inventory data we quantified 171 partial diversity indicators. On the base of ANOVA andmultiple linear regression analysis, we selected the most suitable indicators most closely correlated to the sum of the values of individual social and economic forest functions.

Results and Conclusion: We found that the relationship between the
economic value of biodiversity and selected indicators is significant. Nevertheless, the derived models could explain not more than 25% of the total variability of the analysed relationship. Future research should search for objective indicators of biodiversity, and should aim at improving economic valuation of biodiversity.

Keywords

stratification; biodiversity; forest function, indicator

Hrčak ID:

110891

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/110891

Publication date:

30.9.2013.

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