Mapping of ecosystem services of the wetlands of Salinas y Arenales de San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
The benefits and products that nature provides to humans are known as ecosystem services. These services are classified into categories for study and valuation, whether for human health, economic, social or other purposes. Ecosystem services can be represented in cartographic form. The aim of this s...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid |
| Repositorio: | Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/717781 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10486/717781 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Ecosystem services Mapping Protected areas Geographic information systems Geografía |
| Sumario: | The benefits and products that nature provides to humans are known as ecosystem services. These services are classified into categories for study and valuation, whether for human health, economic, social or other purposes. Ecosystem services can be represented in cartographic form. The aim of this study has been to provide a cartographic representation of the current situation of ecosystem services during the actions of a project within the framework of the LIFE Programme of the European Union. The Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (CICES), a system available in its latest version (V5.1) has been used for this study and the services have been mapped in four categories: i) Biotic and abiotic factors (CICES classification); ii) Provisioning, regulation and/or maintenance and cultural services (CICES); iii) Classification by actions of the LIFE Salinas Project of the LIFE Programme of the European Union; iv) Classification by spatial units. The different categories shown here are intended to provide a clear visualisation of the services and to highlight the heterogeneity of the natural space. Furthermore, the study of ecosystem services can provide sufficient tools to guide the decisions of the managers of the protected area, helping to identify threats and pressures over it |
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