Biological capacity as an indicator of geoecological state of landscapes (on the example of the territory of Germany)
Productivity (biocapacity) of present-day landscapes under intensive agricultural development is discussed for the territory of Germany. Two approaches to the geoecological evaluation of the landscapes are compared, i.e. 1. using grain crop yield values (metric centers per 1 inhabitant of the landscape) and 2. applying biocapacity calculation (global hectars per 1 person). Both indicators reflect the impact of anthropogenic factors (agrotechnology and methods of crop cultivation) and the number of the landscape’s inhabitants who receive relevant services (food). With common procedures applied the first approach provided for more detailed evaluation of interactions in the «landscape-agriculture-population» system.