Combining vulnerability analysis and perceptions of ecosystem services in sensitive landscapes: A case from western Moroccan temporary wetlands

Bouahim, Siham; Rhazi, Laïla; Ernoul, Lisa; Mathevet, Raphaël; Amami, Btissam; Saber, Er-Riyahi; Müller, Serge; Grillas, Patrick

doi:10.1016/j.jnc.2015.05.003

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“…This situation was in agreement with Bouahim et al [3], who stated that an increased perception of provision was related to the dependence of the survey respondents on the corresponding ES provision. Algae and fish obtained a greater valuation, even though the official data indicated a significant drop in pelillo extraction, an increase in unemployment, and a decrease in incomes following the 2010 earthquake [37].…”

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confidence: 92%

“…In this regard, the role of collective memory was fundamental. Kunstler (1994), cited by Bouahim et al [3], recognized the importance of that and the beauty of places in promoting a sense of attachment and human belonging, both key factors in perception studies. Furthermore, Dobbie and Green [4] indicated that intrinsic (habitat, social, esthetic, educational, and tourism) values often dominate the perception of wetlands.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Possibly, the differences in gender perception may be related to the post-disaster economic effects, which were significantly higher among female gendered persons, who experienced substantial impacts to their labor activities, family incomes and unemployment rate, which reached nearly 31% [37]. The importance of gender is relevant to perception and has also been recognized in other Mediterranean case studies [3,29]. The differences were smaller in the education and economic sector of the sample, most likely due to the rural and socioeconomic homogeneity of the local population; for example, in the case of education, the percentage of inhabitants with college-level studies was minimal, a situation similar to other fishing villages in Chile [56].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Ecosystem services (ES) are defined as benefits that people obtain directly or indirectly from ecosystems, which are usually classified as provisioning, regulating, or cultural [1][2][3][4]. In this sense, wetlands provide a wide range of ES that contribute to human well-being [5][6][7][8], including algae and fish, ornamental species, natural disaster mitigation, microclimate regulation, aesthetic value, and tourism, among many others [1,9,10].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Thus, it is important to ensure the ecological integrity of these ecosystems to guarantee the continuity of their provision of ES. However, on a global scale, many studies agree that their loss and degradation are greater than those of other ecosystems, and are more severe in freshwater and coastal wetlands, particularly in the Mediterranean region [3,11,12]. In coastal wetlands, drivers of change are associated with direct (land-use cover changes, diversion of freshwater associated mainly with the extraction of the alga Gracilaria sp.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Natural disasters can cause abrupt disturbances in coastal wetlands, affecting the social perception of ecosystem services (ES). The Tubul-Raqui coastal wetland is one of the most important wetlands in south-central Chile. Rich in biodiversity, these wetlands provide ES to a population of 2238 inhabitants. The recent M W = 8.8 earthquake of 2010 caused a coastal uplift of 1.4 m and substantial morphological, social, and environmental changes. This paper analyzes the social perceptions of the inhabitants of the village of Tubul-Raqui following a large earthquake disturbance with regards to ES provision frequency and their future changes. A statistically representative semi-structured survey was conducted (175 valid surveys) and the data interpreted through factor analysis and statistical tests for independent categorical variables. The perception of cultural and regulating services was significantly greater than that of provisioning services, which were probably the most affected by the earthquake. Residents identified habitat for species, recreation, and hazard regulation as the most important ES. Perception was influenced by the categorical variables of gender, age, and ethnicity; for example, hazard regulation services varied strongly by gender. According to the respondents, the availability of ES will remain stable (50%) or decrease (40%) in the next 50 years, mainly due to anthropogenic drivers; the effect of natural disasters was not mentioned among the main drivers of change.

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Globally, urban wetlands are facing immense pressure from land use land cover changes (LULCCs) and associated water quality degradation that is severely affecting the trophic status of these ecosystems. This study analyzed water quality degradation resulting from land system changes in the vicinity of Khushalsar, an urban Wetland, in Srinagar City from 1980 to 2017. The analysis of satellite data indicated that this Wetland lost ~18.1 ha from 1980 to 2017. During the same period, the urban area within the Wetland increased from 0.2% to 16.5%. The land cover changes assessed in the vicinity of Wetland indicated an increase of 119% and 62.8% in built‐up and roads respectively. The analysis of surface water quality of the Wetland showed widespread degradation. The Trophic state index ranged from 73.4 to 84.6 indicating hyper‐eutrophic waters. A snapshot of comparative water quality data from 2002 to 2018 revealed that the mean concentration of NO3−‐N increased from 219 to 433 μg L−1 and that of total phosphorus increased from 135.4 to 1,236 μg L−1 indicative of continuous nutrient enrichment. Hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) grouped eight sampling sites into four clusters based on likeliness of water quality characteristics. Similarly, discriminant analysis showed the formation of similar patterns of clusters, corroborating the HCA. Principal component analysis suggested three principal components accounting for a cumulative variance of 90.61%. The unplanned land system changes vis‐a‐vis human‐induced water quality degradation together with the lack of a monitoring mechanism have brought the Khushalsar Wetland to its current hyper‐eutrophic state.

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Combining vulnerability analysis and perceptions of ecosystem services in sensitive landscapes: A case from western Moroccan temporary wetlands

Cited by 29 publications

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Social Perception of Ecosystem Services in a Coastal Wetland Post-Earthquake: A Case Study in Chile

Social Perception of Ecosystem Services in a Coastal Wetland Post-Earthquake: A Case Study in Chile

Land system transformations govern the trophic status of an urban wetland ecosystem: Perspectives from remote sensing and water quality analysis

Stakeholders’ Interests and Participation in the Sustainable Use of the Lakes Along the Danube Floodplain. A Romanian Sector as Case Study

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