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Table 1.2 Ecosystem service categories identified by the mangrove Delphi, grouped according to the Common International Classification of Ecosystem
Services (CICES) v4.3 (http://cices.eu/)
Section
Division
Group
Class
Class type
Delphi technique
categories
Provisioning
Nutrition
Biomass
Wild animals and their
outputs
Animals by amount,
type
Fisheries (food)
Honey
Animals from in-situ
aquaculture
Animals by amount,
type
Fisheries
(aquaculture)
Materials
Biomass
Fibres and other materials
from plants, algae and
animals for direct use or
processing
Material by amount,
type, use, media (land,
soil, freshwater, marine)
Wood and timber
Materials from plants, algae
and animals for agricultural
use
Fodder
Energy
Biomass-based energy
sources
Plant-based resources
By amount, type, source Energy resources
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