The majority of existing studies of recreational preferences and forest characteristics focused
on single stand attributes and demonstrated that people prefer stands with visual variation …

This article provides new evidence on how images influence survey responses, using a split-
sample choice experiment. Our results suggest that, when respondents are presented with …

Surface waters and their catchments provide societal benefits through cultural ecosystem
services like recreation and appreciation of nature. The supply of cultural services depends …

A large fraction of the forests in northern Belgium consists of homogeneous pine stands on
nutrient-poor and acid sandy soils. However, in common with many other parts of Europe …

In this chapter, economic issues related to the creation of forest carbon offset credits are
discussed in the context of forest carbon management strategies. Carbon offsets are defined …

The inherently unknown future development of a Nordic bio-economy was studied with four
scenarios applied in an ecosystem service assessment framework. This framework couples …

Sixteen ecosystem services were quantified for the riverine landscapes of the Nahe, Stever
(Germany), Bresse plain, and Azergues (France), to assess the effects of riparian woodland …

We investigate the economic benefits of fundamental forest ecosystem services (FES) for the
population in Germany at national level in monetary terms and estimate the spatial …

Using a discrete choice experiment we elicit coefficients and willingness to pay (WTP)
values for eight structural characteristics of forests for 2932 respondents from a Germany …

In order to get a better understanding of the importance of vertical forest structure as a
component of Ixodes ricinus tick habitat, an experiment was set up in a coniferous forest on …