A review of ecosystem condition accounts: lessons learned and options for further development Maes, Joachim, Driver, Amanda, Czúcz, Bálint, Keith, Heather, Jackson, Bethanna, Nicholson, Emily and Dasoo, Malik 2020, A review of ecosystem condition accounts: lessons learned and options for further development, One Ecosystem, vol. 5, doi: 10.3897/oneeco.5.e53485. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title A review of ecosystem condition accounts: lessons learned and options for further development Author(s) Maes, Joachim Driver, Amanda Czúcz, Bálint Keith, Heather Jackson, Bethanna Nicholson, Emily orcid.org/0000-0003-2199-3446 Dasoo, Malik Journal name One Ecosystem Volume number 5 Article ID e53485 Total pages 19 Publisher Pensoft Publishers Place of publication Sofia, Bulgaria Publication date 2020-06-15 ISSN 2367-8194 Keyword(s) ecosystem condition ecosystem condition account System of Environmental-Economic Accounting experimental ecosystem accounting review indicators reference condition aggregation Summary Ecosystem condition accounts are part of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting – Experimental Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EEA). An ecosystem condition account contains aggregated statistical information about the overall abiotic and biotic quality of an ecosystem at a policy relevant spatial scale. This article reviews 23 publicly-accessible reports undertaken or commissioned by government agencies, academic and non-government organisations that discuss or present an ecosystem condition account. This analysis revealed that ecosystem condition is usually reported for one or more ecosystem types, but there is little consistency in the terminology used to define ecosystem types. All case studies report variables or indicators that measure specific ecosystem characteristics in order to make inferences about the overall condition of ecosystems. All studies included biotic indicators and almost all studies included species-based indicators in the condition account. The thematic aggregation of indicators into a single composite index (or in a few composite sub-indices) is not a standard practice, but applied in about half of the studies. The definition and use of a reference condition or reference levels for specific indicators against which the reported condition can be evaluated is not a standard practice, but was applied in about half of the studies. Based on this analysis, we suggest the revision of the SEEA EEA to propose a globally-consistent typology of ecosystem types; to recommend a list of ecosystem condition indicators according to an agreed classification; to provide further guidance on aggregation methods and on the development of an ecosystem condition index that can be used to compare ecosystem condition across ecosystem types and across different accounting areas; to provide further guidance on how best to set reference levels and reference conditions against which the past, current and future ecosystem condition can be assessed; and to propose a standard set of statistical tables for reporting the condition account. Language eng DOI 10.3897/oneeco.5.e53485 Indigenous content off HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2020, The Authors Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30143217 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Life and Environmental Sciences Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 24 Sep 2020, 15:47:29 EST Fri, 25 Sep 2020, 05:02:47 EST Mon, 28 Sep 2020, 12:40:21 EST Tue, 29 Sep 2020, 06:03:47 EST Wed, 30 Sep 2020, 10:39:27 EST Wed, 30 Sep 2020, 10:43:35 EST Sat, 03 Oct 2020, 02:44:13 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 1 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 64 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 28 Sep 2020, 12:40:21 EST

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