Abstract
In this paper we present an implementation of the natural capital index (NCI), a highly aggregated policy-relevant biodiversity indicator for Hungary, based on the META database, a detailed field-based vegetation database with a habitat quality attribute. To this end, we introduce two different weighting schemes for the field-estimated META values, both rooted in the concept of ecosystem services: a linear “equal steps” (NCI lin ) and an exponential (NCI exp ) weighting scheme. The natural capital index of Hungary and its physical geographical regions are calculated and presented from both aspects. The national NCI lin is 9.9% (indicating an overall 90% loss in the availability of the major supporting ecosystem services), and NCI exp is 3.2% (indicating an even greater degree of loss in terms of the conservation of rare species). The geographical regions of Hungary exhibit considerable spatial variation, which reveals important information on their basic characteristics (e.g. agricultural potential) and l...
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