Local Perceptions of Ecosystem Services Across Multiple Ecosystem Types in Spain
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...
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| author | Marina García-Llorente Antonio J. Castro Cristina Quintas-Soriano Elisa Oteros-Rozas Irene Iniesta-Arandia José A. González David García del Amo Marta Hernández-Arroyo Izaskun Casado-Arzuaga Ignacio Palomo Erik Gómez-Baggethun Miren Onaindia Carlos Montes Berta Martín-López |
| author_facet | Marina García-Llorente Antonio J. Castro Cristina Quintas-Soriano Elisa Oteros-Rozas Irene Iniesta-Arandia José A. González David García del Amo Marta Hernández-Arroyo Izaskun Casado-Arzuaga Ignacio Palomo Erik Gómez-Baggethun Miren Onaindia Carlos Montes Berta Martín-López |
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| description | 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 and regulating services. Provisioning services were most strongly associated with agroecosystems, mountains and coastal systems, whereas cultural services were associated with urban ecosystems and regulating services were specifically linked with agroecosystems, mountains and urban recreational areas. The highest service diversity index values corresponded to agroecosystems, mountains and wetlands. Our results also showed that socio-demographic factors, such as place of origin (urban vs. rural) and educational level, as well as institutional factors, such as management and access regimes, shaped the perception of ecosystem services. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-45464fa14b7a414c874ac326880bfc6d2023-11-20T14:09:07ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2020-09-019933010.3390/land9090330Local Perceptions of Ecosystem Services Across Multiple Ecosystem Types in SpainMarina García-Llorente0Antonio J. Castro1Cristina Quintas-Soriano2Elisa Oteros-Rozas3Irene Iniesta-Arandia4José A. González5David García del Amo6Marta Hernández-Arroyo7Izaskun Casado-Arzuaga8Ignacio Palomo9Erik Gómez-Baggethun10Miren Onaindia11Carlos Montes12Berta Martín-López13Social-Ecological Systems Laboratory, Department of Ecology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/Darwin 2, 28049 Madrid, SpainAndalusian Center for the Assessment and Monitoring of Global Change (CAESCG), Department of Biology and Geology, University of Almeria, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almeria, SpainFRACTAL Collective, San Remigio 2, 28022 Madrid, SpainFRACTAL Collective, San Remigio 2, 28022 Madrid, SpainFRACTAL Collective, San Remigio 2, 28022 Madrid, SpainSocial-Ecological Systems Laboratory, Department of Ecology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/Darwin 2, 28049 Madrid, SpainInstitute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Edifici Z (ICTA-ICP), Carrer de les Columnes s/n, Campus de la UAB, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193 Barcelona, SpainAsociación Ecología y Educación para una Ciudad Sostenible—Transitando, C/Cavanilles 10, 5D, 28007 Madrid, SpainDepartamento de Desarrollo Económico, Sostenibilidad y Medio Ambiente del Gobierno Vasco, C/Donostia-San Sebastián, 1, 01010 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, SpainBasque Center for Climate Change (BC3), Alameda Donaindiae Urquijo 4, 48008 Bilbao, SpainDepartment of International Environment and Development Studies (Noragric), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), 5003, N-1432 Ås, NorwayDepartment of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), P.O. Box 644, 48080 Bilbao, SpainSocial-Ecological Systems Laboratory, Department of Ecology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/Darwin 2, 28049 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Sustainability, Leuphana University, Universitätsallee 1, 21335 Lüneburg, GermanyCombining 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 and regulating services. Provisioning services were most strongly associated with agroecosystems, mountains and coastal systems, whereas cultural services were associated with urban ecosystems and regulating services were specifically linked with agroecosystems, mountains and urban recreational areas. The highest service diversity index values corresponded to agroecosystems, mountains and wetlands. Our results also showed that socio-demographic factors, such as place of origin (urban vs. rural) and educational level, as well as institutional factors, such as management and access regimes, shaped the perception of ecosystem services.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/9/9/330ecosystem service diversitygovernancelocal communitiesplace-based approachsocio-cultural valuationsocial perception |
| spellingShingle | Marina García-Llorente Antonio J. Castro Cristina Quintas-Soriano Elisa Oteros-Rozas Irene Iniesta-Arandia José A. González David García del Amo Marta Hernández-Arroyo Izaskun Casado-Arzuaga Ignacio Palomo Erik Gómez-Baggethun Miren Onaindia Carlos Montes Berta Martín-López Local Perceptions of Ecosystem Services Across Multiple Ecosystem Types in Spain Land ecosystem service diversity governance local communities place-based approach socio-cultural valuation social perception |
| title | Local Perceptions of Ecosystem Services Across Multiple Ecosystem Types in Spain |
| title_full | Local Perceptions of Ecosystem Services Across Multiple Ecosystem Types in Spain |
| title_fullStr | Local Perceptions of Ecosystem Services Across Multiple Ecosystem Types in Spain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Local Perceptions of Ecosystem Services Across Multiple Ecosystem Types in Spain |
| title_short | Local Perceptions of Ecosystem Services Across Multiple Ecosystem Types in Spain |
| title_sort | local perceptions of ecosystem services across multiple ecosystem types in spain |
| topic | ecosystem service diversity governance local communities place-based approach socio-cultural valuation social perception |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/9/9/330 |
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