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This book aims to quantify and discuss how societies have directly
and indirectly benefited from ecosystem services in Patagonia; not
only in terms of provisioning and cultural services, but also
regulating and supporting services. Patagonia, a region that
stretches across two countries (ca. 10% in Chile and 90% in
Argentina), is home to some of the most extensive wilderness areas
on our planet. Natural grasslands comprise almost 30% of the
Americas, including the Patagonian steppe, while Patagonian
southern temperate forests are important for carbon sequestration
and storage, play a pivotal role in water regulation, and have
become widely recognized for their ecotourism value. However,
profound changes are now underway that could affect key ecosystem
functions and ultimately human well-being. In this context, one
major challenge we face in Patagonia is that ecosystem services are
often ignored in economic markets, government policies and land
management practices. The book explores the synergies and
trade-offs between conservation and economic development as natural
landscapes and seascapes continue to degrade in Patagonia.
Historically, economic markets have largely focused on the
provisioning services (forest products, livestock) while neglecting
the interdependent roles of regulating services (erosion and
climate control), supporting services (nutrient cycling) and
cultural services (recreation, local identity, tourism). Therefore,
the present work focuses on ecosystem functions and ecosystem
services, as well as on trends in biodiversity and the interactions
between natural environments and land-use activities throughout
Patagonia.
This book aims to quantify and discuss how societies have directly
and indirectly benefited from ecosystem services in Patagonia; not
only in terms of provisioning and cultural services, but also
regulating and supporting services. Patagonia, a region that
stretches across two countries (ca. 10% in Chile and 90% in
Argentina), is home to some of the most extensive wilderness areas
on our planet. Natural grasslands comprise almost 30% of the
Americas, including the Patagonian steppe, while Patagonian
southern temperate forests are important for carbon sequestration
and storage, play a pivotal role in water regulation, and have
become widely recognized for their ecotourism value. However,
profound changes are now underway that could affect key ecosystem
functions and ultimately human well-being. In this context, one
major challenge we face in Patagonia is that ecosystem services are
often ignored in economic markets, government policies and land
management practices. The book explores the synergies and
trade-offs between conservation and economic development as natural
landscapes and seascapes continue to degrade in Patagonia.
Historically, economic markets have largely focused on the
provisioning services (forest products, livestock) while neglecting
the interdependent roles of regulating services (erosion and
climate control), supporting services (nutrient cycling) and
cultural services (recreation, local identity, tourism). Therefore,
the present work focuses on ecosystem functions and ecosystem
services, as well as on trends in biodiversity and the interactions
between natural environments and land-use activities throughout
Patagonia.
Over the last two decades, the topic of forest ecosystem services
has attracted the attention of researchers, land managers, and
policy makers around the globe. The services rendered by forest
ecosystems range from intrinsic to anthropocentric benefits that
are typically grouped as provisioning, regulating, supporting, and
cultural. The research efforts, assessments, and attempts to manage
forest ecosystems for their sustained services are now widely
published in scientific literature. This volume focuses on
broad-scale aspects of forest ecosystem services, beyond individual
stands to large landscapes. In doing so, it illustrates the
conceptual and practical opportunities as well as challenges
involved with planning for forest ecosystem services across
landscapes, regions, and nations. The goal here is to broaden the
scope of land use planning through the adoption of a
landscape-scale approach. Even though this approach is complex and
involves multiple ecological, social, cultural, economic, and
political dimensions, the landscape perspective appears to offer
the best opportunity for a sustained provision of forest ecosystem
services.
Over the last two decades, the topic of forest ecosystem services
has attracted the attention of researchers, land managers, and
policy makers around the globe. The services rendered by forest
ecosystems range from intrinsic to anthropocentric benefits that
are typically grouped as provisioning, regulating, supporting, and
cultural. The research efforts, assessments, and attempts to manage
forest ecosystems for their sustained services are now widely
published in scientific literature. This volume focuses on
broad-scale aspects of forest ecosystem services, beyond individual
stands to large landscapes. In doing so, it illustrates the
conceptual and practical opportunities as well as challenges
involved with planning for forest ecosystem services across
landscapes, regions, and nations. The goal here is to broaden the
scope of land use planning through the adoption of a
landscape-scale approach. Even though this approach is complex and
involves multiple ecological, social, cultural, economic, and
political dimensions, the landscape perspective appears to offer
the best opportunity for a sustained provision of forest ecosystem
services.
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