Local Perceptions of Ecosystem Services Across Multiple Ecosystem Types in Spain
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García Llorente, Marina; Castro, Antonio J.; Quintas Soriano, Cristina; Oteros Rozas, Elisa; Iniesta Arandia, Irene; [et al.]Fecha
2020-09-18Resumen
Combining socio-cultural valuations of ecosystem services with ecological and monetary assessments is critical to informing decision making with an integrative and multi-pronged approach. This study examined differences in the perceptions of ecosystem service supply and diversity across eight major ecosystem types in Spain and scrutinized the social and ecological factors shaping these perceptions. First, we implemented 1932 face-to-face questionnaires among local inhabitants to assess perceptions of ecosystem service supply. Second, we created an ecosystem service diversity index to measure the perceived diversity of services considering agroecosystems, Mediterranean mountains, arid systems, two aquatic continental systems, coastal ecosystems and two urban ecosystems. Finally, we examined the influence of biophysical, socio-demographic and institutional factors in shaping ecosystem service perceptions. Overall, cultural services were the most widely perceived, followed by provisioning...
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ecosystem service diversity
governance
local communities
place-based approach
socio-cultural valuation
social perception