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. 2021 May 14;193(Suppl 1):274. doi: 10.1007/s10661-020-08814-0

Table 3.

Class boundaries used to transform the applied ecosytem service indicators to a relative scale of potential supply of the specific ecosystem services

Potential ecosystem service supply (relative scale) 0 (no) 1 (very low) 2 (low) 3 (medium) 4 (high) 5 (very high)

Crop provision (CP)

Indicator: potential arable yield (t/ha winter barley)

0 ≤ 2500 2500 to < 2875 2875 to < 3250 3250 to < 3625 ≥ 3625

Water filtration (WF)

Indicator: nitrate leaching vulnerability (water exchange rate) (%/a)

- ≥ 250 150 to < 250 100 to < 150 70 to < 100 < 70

Water flow regulation (WFR)

Indicator: water storage capacity (mm)

0 < 50 50 to < 90 90 to < 140 140 to < 200 ≥ 200

Fresh water provision (FWP)

Indicator: percolation rate (mm/a)

0 < 200 200 to < 250 250 to < 300 300 to < 350 ≥ 350