SERVICES OF SURFACE WATER ECOSYSTEMS IN RELATIONS TO WATER USAGE FOR IRRIGATION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND

Abstract

One of the areas using the supply function of surface water ecosystems is agriculture. In the case of a lack of a sufficient amount of water for plants, it is necessary to supplement this amount through irrigation of agricultural land i.e. using the ecosystem service – water collection. The aim of this article is to determine the surface water ecosystem services connected to water collection for irrigation of agricultural land in the area of Podlaskie voivodship and to present a method for estimating the requirements for such services as a tool for water management within municipalities.