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Table 3.1 Freshwater-related ecosystem services

Provisioning services Examples
Food	Fish, agriculture,
Fuel and fibre	Wood for fuel and building, peat, fodder
Fresh water	Retention of water for domestic, industrial and agriculture
Biochemical	Medicine and materials from biota
Genetic material	Genes for resistance to plant pathogens
Regulating services
Hydrological flows	Groundwater recharge,
Natural hazards	Flood control, storm protection
Sediment transport	Distribution of nutrient rich sediments
Marine	Coastal delta maintenance,
Waste	Water purification and assimilation of waste
Cultural services
Spiritual	Religion, inspiration, health, aesthetic
Recreation	Recreational activities, social events

Source: adapted from Millennium Ecosystem Assessment et al. (2005)

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mohssine.elkahloun@mow.vlaanderen.be (invited by Wouter Vanneuville) 24 Aug 2012 09:56:45

Source: adapted from Millennium Ecosystem Assessment et al. (2005a)
ernst.ueberreiter@lebensministerium.at (invited by Wouter Vanneuville) 24 Aug 2012 13:42:39

List seems to be incomplete as some important ecosytem services are missing. Maybe the list in Annex B in the project report from Deltares (2012) "Towards practical implementation of the ecosystem services concept in transboundary water management" is helpful. However, it should be made clear that it is not an exhaustive list.
- vannewou (Wouter Vanneuville) 24 Aug 2012 16:03:45
  
  List seems to be incomplete as some important ecosytem services are missing. Maybe the list in Annex B in the project report from Deltares (2012) "Towards practical implementation of the ecosystem services concept in transboundary water management" is helpful. However, it should be made clear that it is not an exhaustive list.
  
  List is restructured and extended based on several additional sources, the non exhaustivity is made explicit

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