Table 2 Performance perception of the selected forest ecosystem services (N = 1509)1
From: Public perception of the performance of Czech forest ecosystem services
Performance perception | Score | Mean ± sd | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provisioning services | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Â |
- Wood source | 2.6 (39) | 6.8 (102) | 27.7 (418) | 26.9 (406) | 36.1 (544) | 3.9 ± 1.1 |
- NWFP: berries, mushrooms | 1.8 (27) | 3.6 (55) | 18.7 (282) | 27.0 (407) | 48.9 (738) | 4.2 ± 1.0 |
- Clean water source | 1.1 (16) | 55 (3.6) | 20.2 (305) | 24.7 (372) | 50.4 (761) | 4.2 ± 1.0 |
Regulating services | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Â |
- Flood protection | 2.1 (32) | 6.1 (92) | 22.0 (332) | 26.6 (401) | 43.2 (652) | 4.0 ± 1.0 |
- Erosion prevention | 1.9 (28) | 3.1 (47) | 22.1 (333) | 26.9 (406) | 46.1 (695) | 4.1 ± 1.0 |
- Carbon sequestration | 3.3 (50) | 6.8 (103) | 34.8 (525) | 22.8 (344) | 32.3 (487) | 3.7 ± 1.1 |
Cultural services | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Â |
- Natural habitat of animal and plants | 1.3 (19) | 1.4 (21) | 9.3 (141) | 15.4 (232) | 72.6 (1096) | 4.6 ± 0.8 |
- Recreation and ecotourism | 3.6 (55) | 6.7 (101) | 29.5 (445) | 29.5 (445) | 30.7 (463) | 3.8 ± 1.1 |
- Esthetic | 42.9 (647) | 6.1 (92) | 25.3 (382) | 25.7 (388) | 0.0 (0) | 2.3 ± 1.2 |