Table 2 Identified land use categories and their proxy biomes identified in the literature (Costanza et al., 2014) and the corresponding ecosystem value coefficients
Land use | Equivalent Biome | Ecosystem service coefficient (US $ ha− 1 per year) |
|---|---|---|
Agricultural land (cultivated land, seasonal cultivated land, open and fallow Land) | Cropland | 5567 |
Water body (permanent and temporary open water, lakes, canals, artificial reservoir) | Wetlands | 140,174 |
River (Major rivers) | Rivers | 12,512 |
Tree vegetation (Sal forest, deciduous forest, mixed forest, orchard) | Tropical forest | 5,382 |
Urban fabric (residential, commercial, industrial, road, streets, char lands) | Urban | 0 |