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The Loss of Ecosystem Functions in Riverine Floodplains in Germany

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Floodplains are among the most valuable ecosystems worldwide. At the same time they belong to the most endangered ecosystems. A first nationwide inventory investigated the loss and current status of German floodplains. Based on this research we developed methods to quantify and assess floodplain functions for 79 large rivers in Germany.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Conservation Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research–UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

    Christiane Schulz-Zunkel, Mathias Scholz, Hans D. Kasperidus & Klaus Henle

  2. Institut für ökologische Forschung und Planung GmbH, Bützow, Germany

    Dietmar Mehl

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Correspondence to Christiane Schulz-Zunkel .

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Ecosystem Services, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research–UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

    Matthias Schröter

  2. Department of Ecosystem Services, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research–UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

    Aletta Bonn

  3. Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research–UFZ, Halle, Germany

    Stefan Klotz

  4. Department of Computational Landscape Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research–UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

    Ralf Seppelt

  5. Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research–UFZ, Halle, Germany

    Cornelia Baessler

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Schulz-Zunkel, C., Scholz, M., Kasperidus, H.D., Mehl, D., Henle, K. (2019). The Loss of Ecosystem Functions in Riverine Floodplains in Germany. In: Schröter, M., Bonn, A., Klotz, S., Seppelt, R., Baessler, C. (eds) Atlas of Ecosystem Services. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96229-0_55

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