Effects of land use change on biodiversity and ecosystem services in tropical montane cloud forests of Mexico

Martínez, M. Luisa; Pérez-Maqueo, Octavio; Vázquez, Gabriela; Castillo‐Campos, Gonzalo; García‐Franco, José G.; Mehltreter, Klaus; Equihua, Miguel; Landgrave, Rosario

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2009.02.023

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“…Most households in Zozocolco involved in coffee production tended to conserve their agroforest parcels during this period despite the drastic decline of coffee prices. Other LULCC studies in the state of Veracruz also show that shade coffee plantations were mostly preserved in the following decade after the coffee crisis (Martínez et al 2009;Tucker et al 2009;Muñoz-Villers and López-Blanco 2008;Mestries Benquet 2003). Household surveys and interviews conducted in the municipality confirm this trend, indicating that many coffee farmers opted in not converting their agroforest parcel until the mid 1990s with the expectation of more favorable prices.…”

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“…In contrast, coffee plantations cultivated without shade were converted to other uses such as sugar cane and pasture (Muñoz-Villers and López-Blanco 2008). Another study in the same region of central Veracruz reports only a slight decrease in all coffee plantations from 1973 to 1990 and from 1990 to 2003 (Martínez et al 2009). These trends in central-eastern Veracruz are also confirmed through interviews that were conducted in 2003, indicating that only a small proportion of farmers were making land use changes, specifically farmers in lower altitudes who were converting coffee plantations to sugar cane (Tucker et al 2009).…”

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Land use/land cover change dynamics and drivers in a low-grade marginal coffee growing region of Veracruz, Mexico

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In the state of Veracruz, Mexico, lowland and marginal coffee growing regions have been particularly vulnerable since the 1989 coffee crisis. Government programs have promoted production diversification as a strategy to improve local incomes and conserve environmentally beneficial shade-tree coffee agroforests. We present results on land use/ land cover dynamics in the municipality of Zozocolco de Hidalgo from 1973 to 2006. The municipality is recognized for its indigenous population and poverty, and currently, diversification efforts are being implemented. Our study combines remote sensing and GIS analyses, binary logistic regression and econometric modeling, as well as socioeconomic surveys to evaluate land use/land cover change (LULCC) dynamics and explore potential environmental and socioeconomic drivers. Results show that tree cover and coffee agroforests had largely been conserved during the first decade after the coffee crisis. But, recent trends indicate loss of tree cover in coffee agroforests and their conversion mostly to pasture. Land use/land cover drivers are largely explained by spatially explicit environmental variables such as slope and elevation. Relevant socioeconomic variables such as distance to markets and land use profitability were not significantly related to land use changes in Zozocolco. Surveys revealed that many households had converted coffee agroforests to pasture or agriculture in the past decade and others intended on renting or selling their agroforest plots, mostly for conversion to pasture. Diversification programs may not be sufficient to stem deforestation in lowland and marginal coffee growing regions. Moreover, information about locally varying socioeconomic and cultural contexts needs to be strongly considered in order to formulate effective strategies.

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Land use/land cover change dynamics and drivers in a low-grade marginal coffee growing region of Veracruz, Mexico

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“…There is a rapidly growing body of literature about the effects of land-use change on VES. For example, Zhao et al (2004) investigated the changes in VES resulting from land-use change in Chongming Island, China; Kreuter et al (2001) measured the changes in VES due to urbanization in the San Antonio area; Martinez et al (2009) examined the effects of land-use change on the provision of ecosystem services in tropical montane cloud forests; and, Yoshida et al (2010) assessed the changes in the valuation of ecosystem services in each land use category by using the coefficients published by Costanza et al (1997).…”

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Impacts of land-use change on valued ecosystem service in rapidly urbanized North China Plain

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a b s t r a c tLand-use change is a major factor driving ecosystem service change. Measuring the ecosystem service variation in response to land-use change is an effective way to assess the environmental costs and benefits of different approaches to policy-based planning. In the present study, we examined the changes in value of the ecosystem services (VES) in the North China Plain (NCP), which is an agricultural region, producing over 35% of the total grain in China, and estimated the changes of VES resulting from land-use change. A model mainly based on net primary productivity (NPP) and soil erosion amount was developed to assess the VES. The results show that the total VES of the NCP increased by $ 21.61 billion in 2000 USD during [2000][2001][2002][2003][2004][2005][2006][2007][2008]. However, the land-use change led to a net loss of VES by 0.08 billion USD. The expansion of built-up areas contributed to 84.61% of the loss of VES caused by land-use change. The increase of NPP mainly accounted for the increase of VES since it significantly improved the ecosystem service functions of gas regulation, nutrient cycling, and organic material provision. Overall, compared to other factors, land-use change only accounted for 0.35% of VES change during 2000-2008 in NCP.

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“…Although a number of recent reviews have highlighted the need for landscape-scale analyses of ecosystem services, to understand spatial variability in their production and flow (Anton et al 2010;de Groot et al 2010;Balmford et al 2011), the spatial analysis of ecosystem services is still at a relatively early stage (Martinez-Harmsincreased rigour in methodologies (Crossman, Bryan, et al 2013). Examples of recent studies include analyses of the impacts of land-use change on ecosystem services at national (Eigenbrod et al 2009), regional (Grêt-Regamey et al 2008Li et al 2010;Liu et al 2010;Swetnam et al 2010) and catchment (Martinez et al 2009) scales, as well as investigations designed to support spatial planning and management decisions both in terrestrial (Egoh et al 2008;Petz & van Oudenhoven 2012) and marine environments (White et al 2012). However, few previous studies have explicitly considered the potential impact of landscapescale approaches to biodiversity conservation on the provision of ecosystem services.…”

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Does landscape-scale conservation management enhance the provision of ecosystem services?

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Cantarello

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International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Servic

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Biodiversity conservation approaches are increasingly being implemented at the landscape-scale to support the maintenance of metapopulations and metacommunities. However, the impact of such interventions on the provision of ecosystem services is less well defined. Here we examine the potential impacts of landscape-scale conservation initiatives on ecosystem services, through analysis of five case study areas in England and Wales. The provision of multiple ecosystem services was projected according to current management plans and compared with a baseline scenario. Multicriteria analysis indicated that in most cases landscape-scale approaches lead to an overall increase in service provision. Consistent increases were projected in carbon storage, recreation and aesthetic value, as well as biodiversity value. However, most study areas provided evidence of trade-offs, particularly between provisioning services and other types of service. Results differed markedly between study areas, highlighting the importance of local context. These results suggest that landscape-scale conservation approaches are likely to be effective in increasing ecosystem service provision, but also indicate that associated costs can be significant, particularly in lowland areas.

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Effects of land use change on biodiversity and ecosystem services in tropical montane cloud forests of Mexico

Cited by 252 publications

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Land use/land cover change dynamics and drivers in a low-grade marginal coffee growing region of Veracruz, Mexico

Land use/land cover change dynamics and drivers in a low-grade marginal coffee growing region of Veracruz, Mexico

Impacts of land-use change on valued ecosystem service in rapidly urbanized North China Plain

Does landscape-scale conservation management enhance the provision of ecosystem services?

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