Spatial information in ecosystem service assessment: data applicability in the cascade model context

Tolvanen, Harri; Rönkä, Mia; Vihervaara, Petteri; Kamppinen, Matti; Arzel, Céline; Aarras, Nina; Thessler, Sirpa

doi:10.1080/1747423x.2014.947642

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“…It is unknown, however, whether these results can be generalized. For ES assessments to be useful for planning and management objectives they need to be conducted at relevant spatial scales, which frequently correspond to administrative levels, as those facilitate policy implementation (Tolvanen et al, 2014). The UN Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 urges subnational administrations to consider the development of biodiversity strategies to achieve the targets on biodiversity conservation, including the provision of ES (Aichi goal D, CBD, 2011-2020.…”

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The spatial level of analysis affects the patterns of forest ecosystem services supply and their relationships

Roces‐Díaz

Vayreda

Banqué-Casanovas

et al. 2018

Science of The Total Environment

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The implementation of the Ecosystem Services (ES) framework (including supply and demand) should be based on accurate spatial assessments to make it useful for land planning or environmental management. Despite the inherent dependence of ES assessments on the spatial resolution at which they are conducted, the studies analyzing these effects on ES supply and their relationships are still scarce. To study the influence of the spatial level of analysis on ES patterns and on the relationships among different ES, we selected seven indicators representing ES supply and three variables that describe forest cover and biodiversity for Catalonia (NE Iberian Peninsula). These indicators were estimated at three different scales: local, municipality and county. Our results showed differences in the ES patterns among the levels of analysis. The higher levels (municipality/county) removed part of the local heterogeneity of the patterns observed at the local scale, particularly for ES indicators characterized by a finely grained, scattered distribution. The relationships between ES indicators were generally similar at the three levels. However, some negative relationships (potential trade-offs) that were detected at the local level changed to positive (and significant) relationships at municipality and county. Spatial autocorrelation showed similarities between patterns at local and municipality levels, but differences with county level. We conclude that the use of high-resolution spatial data is preferable whenever available, in particular when identifying hotspots or trade-offs/synergies is of primary interest. When the main objective is describing broad patterns of ES, intermediate levels (e.g., municipality) are also adequate, as they conserve many of the properties of assessments conducted at finer scales, allowing the integration of data sources and, usually, being more directly relevant for policy-making. In conclusion, our results warn against the uncritical use of coarse (aggregated) spatial ES data and indicators in strategies for land use planning and forest conservation.

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The spatial level of analysis affects the patterns of forest ecosystem services supply and their relationships

Roces‐Díaz

Vayreda

Banqué-Casanovas

et al. 2018

Science of The Total Environment

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“…The Intergovernmental Platform of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services -IPBES -(UNEP, 2014; Díaz et al, 2015) has highlighted the advantages of frameworks as tools which simplify thinking, structure work, clarify issues, and provide a common reference point. Moreover, the EU-funded OpenNESS Project found that the cascade model has been used as an organizing framework (Pagella and Sinclair, 2014;Tolvanen et al, 2016), a tool for reframing perspectives (Spangenberg et al, 2014a,b;Brink et al, 2016), an analytical template (Boulton et al, 2016;Guisado-Pintado et al, 2016), and as an application framework (Chapman, 2014;Daw et al, 2016;Gissi et al, 2016).…”

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The Knowledge Status of Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Services - Challenges, Limitations and Lessons Learned From the Application of the Ecosystem Services Approach in Management

Cruz

Manuel²

2021

Front. Mar. Sci.

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The concept of ecosystem services (ES), first introduced in 1970’s, gained mainstream attention in 2005, when the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment formally proposed a definition for it. In spite of this attention, many aspects about the ES concept have remained controversial to date, i.e., their classification, value, generation, link to human well-being, and supportive role as management tool. This review explores the knowledge status of ecosystem services, focusing on those services generated in coastal and marine environments (CMES). A knowledge gap and an underdevelopment of tools to assess CMES is evident in the literature, especially when compared to the progress done in the assessment of land ES. Possible explanations reside on the yet small proportion that the research done on CMES represents for the ecosystem service framework (ESF), in part due to the intrinsic challenges of researching the marine environment, also due to the limited availability of spatial data on marine ecosystems. Nevertheless, the ES concept is getting more attention toward policy-makers and stakeholders, leading to the implementation of an ecosystem services approach (ESA) to the management and protection of CMES. Six lessons are rescued from the literature to improve the ESA: (1) integration of the ESA in a science-policy process; (2) more simplicity for the CMES prediction models; (3) move toward empowering of stakeholders; (4) integration of the value pluralism of CMES with less focus on money; (5) the link of ES to Human Well-being must not been forgotten; and (6) communication of results and social literacy are key.

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“…The work by Tolvanen et al (2016) and Pagella and Sinclair (2014) illustrate how the cascade can be employed as an organising structure to help clarify ‘complex relationships’. The focus can be procedural as well as structural.…”

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“…The focus can be procedural as well as structural. Tolvanen et al (2016) use the cascade to characterize the availability and applicability of spatial data for the analysis of an agricultural landscape, while Pagella and Sinclair (2014) use it to review different types of mapping tools. Both examples illustrate procedural types of usage.…”

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Understanding the role of conceptual frameworks: Reading the ecosystem service cascade

Potschin-Young¹,

Haines-Young²,

et al. 2018

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Highlights Review of conceptual frameworks, e.g. the ‘cascade’ in ecosystem service assessments. The cascade model provided a common reference for a diverse set of place-based studies Cascade can help organise work, re-frame perspectives & design analytical strategies. Graphical image of the cascade needs to be supported by other types of material.

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Spatial information in ecosystem service assessment: data applicability in the cascade model context

Cited by 7 publications

References 55 publications

The spatial level of analysis affects the patterns of forest ecosystem services supply and their relationships

The spatial level of analysis affects the patterns of forest ecosystem services supply and their relationships

The Knowledge Status of Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Services - Challenges, Limitations and Lessons Learned From the Application of the Ecosystem Services Approach in Management

Understanding the role of conceptual frameworks: Reading the ecosystem service cascade

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