"Ecosystem service potentialEcosystem service potentials are related to the hypothetical maximum yield of selected ecosystem services (Burkhard et al. 2012a), which are commensurate with the theoretical capacity of an ecosystem to provide a service (Wiggering et al. 2016, Bastian et al. 2012). After von Haaren et al. (2014), the ecosystem service potential can be described as ‘offered ecosystem service’. In other words, an ecosystem service potential is the overall available service of a certain ecosystem, but the potential service does not need to be utilised (Bastian et al. 2013). This definition depicts the ecosystem service as stock (Burkhard et al. 2014)." "Ecosystem service flowThe ecosystem service flow describes the utilised service in a specific area and within a defined period of time (Syrbe et al. 2017, Burkhard et al. 2014, von Haaren et al. 2014). Thus, the flow measures the effective extraction (Syrbe et al. 2017, Bastian et al. 2012). The ecosystem service flow includes effects derived from additional anthropogenic inputs (Syrbe et al. 2017, Burkhard et al. 2014)." "Ecosystem service demandBurkhard et al. (2012a) (p. 18) define the demand for ecosystem services as the “[…] sum of all ecosystem goods and services currently consumed or used in a particular area over a given time period.” They state that “[…] up to now, demands are assessed not considering where ecosystem services actually are provided” (Burkhard et al. 2012a, p. 18). Syrbe et al. (2017) define the ecosystem service demand as the need for an ecosystem service by society as a whole, particular stakeholder groups or individuals, thus linking the ecosystem service to particular beneficiaries. They identify the risk that sometimes beneficiaries might not be aware of their demand for a certain ecosystem service, particularly with regard to some regulating ecosystem services."