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Interregional flows of ecosystem services

Authors :
Matthias Schröter
Laura López-Hoffman
Catharina J.E. Schulp
Karl-Heinz Erb
Joachim Maes
Alexandra Marques
Jule Thober
Jianguo Liu
Rob Alkemade
Thomas Koellner
Meidad Kissinger
Sebastian Arnhold
Berta Martín-López
Sarah Wolff
Karin Frank
Thomas Kastner
Carsten Meyer
Aletta Bonn
Kenneth J. Bagstad
Environmental Geography
Source :
Ecosystem Services, 31, 231-241, Schröter, M, Koellner, T, Alkemade, R, Arnhold, S, Bagstad, K J, Erb, K H, Frank, K, Kastner, T, Kissinger, M, Liu, J, López-Hoffman, L, Maes, J, Marques, A, Martín-López, B, Meyer, C, Schulp, C J E, Thober, J, Wolff, S & Bonn, A 2018, ' Interregional flows of ecosystem services : Concepts, typology and four cases ', Ecosystem Services, vol. 31, no. Part B, pp. 231-241 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2018.02.003, Ecosystem Services, 31(Part B), 231-241. Elsevier BV, Ecosystem Services, 31(B):231-241, Schröter, M, Koellner, T, Alkemade, R, Arnhold, S, Bagstad, K J, Erb, K H, Frank, K, Kastner, T, Kissinger, M, Liu, J, López-Hoffman, L, Maes, J, Marques, A, Martín-López, B, Meyer, C, Schulp, C J E, Thober, J, Wolff, S & Bonn, A 2018, ' Interregional flows of ecosystem services : Concepts, typology and four cases ' Ecosystem Services, vol 31, no. Part B, pp. 231-241 . DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2018.02.003, Ecosystem Services 31 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2018.

Abstract

Conserving and managing global natural capital requires an understanding of the complexity of flows ofecosystem services across geographic boundaries. Failing to understand and to incorporate these flowsinto national and international ecosystem assessments leads to incomplete and potentially skewed conclusions,impairing society’s ability to identify sustainable management and policy choices. In this paper,we synthesise existing knowledge and develop a conceptual framework for analysing interregionalecosystem service flows. We synthesise the types of such flows, the characteristics of sending and receivingsocio-ecological systems, and the impacts of ecosystem service flows on interregional sustainability.Using four cases (trade of certified coffee, migration of northern pintails, flood protection in the Danubewatershed, and information on giant pandas), we test the conceptual framework and show how anenhanced understanding of interregional telecouplings in socio-ecological systems can inform ecosystemservice-based decision making and governance with respect to sustainability goals.&nbsp

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
22120416
Volume :
31
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Ecosystem Services
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....f14aa0f41440f8dab19169ba92a31275
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2018.02.003