The value of forest ecosystem services: A meta-analysis at the European scale and application to national ecosystem accounting

Grammatikopoulou, Ioanna; Vačkářová, Davina

doi:10.1016/j.ecoser.2021.101262

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“…In Europe, forests cover around 40% of the land, while in Greece, the latest estimates indicate that forests cover around 31.5% of the total land area [1]. Forests provide several ecosystem services, such as climate regulation, water supply, timber, energy, food and habitat for many species [2]. Particularly due to their ability to regulate local and global climate through carbon and water cycling, forest ecosystem function under global change conditions is of great interest for biodiversity conservation and climate adaptation planning [3].…”

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Potential Impacts of Climate Change on the Habitat Suitability of the Dominant Tree Species in Greece

Fyllas

Koufaki

Sazeides

et al. 2022

Plants

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Climate change is affecting species distribution and ecosystem form and function. Forests provide a range of ecosystem services, and understanding their vulnerability to climate change is important for designing effective adaptation strategies. Species Distribution Modelling (SDM) has been extensively used to derive habitat suitability maps under current conditions and project species distribution shifts under climate change. In this study, we model the current and future habitat suitability of the dominant tree species in Greece (Abies cephalonica, Abies borisii-regis, Pinus brutia, Pinus halepensis, Pinus nigra, Quercus ilex, Quercus pubescens, Quercus frainetto and Fagus sylvatica), based on species-specific presence data from the EU-Forest database, enhanced with data from Greece that is currently under-represented in terms of tree species occurrence points. By including these additional presence data, areas with relatively drier conditions for some of the study species were included in the SDM development, yielding a potentially lower vulnerability under climate change conditions. SDMs were developed for each taxon using climate and soil data at a resolution of ~1 km2. Model performance was assessed under current conditions and was found to adequately simulate potential distributions. Subsequently, the models were used to project the potential distribution of each species under the SSP1-2.6 and SSP5-8.5 scenarios for the 2041–2070 and 2071–2100 time periods. Under climate change scenarios, a reduction in habitat-suitable areas was predicted for most study species, with higher elevation taxa experiencing more pronounced potential habitat shrinkages. An exception was the endemic A. cephalonica and its sister species A. borisii-regis, which, although currently found at mid and high elevations, seem able to maintain their potential distribution under most climate change scenarios. Our findings suggest that climate change could significantly affect the distribution and dynamics of forest ecosystems in Greece, with important ecological, economic and social implications, and thus adequate mitigation measures should be implemented.

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Potential Impacts of Climate Change on the Habitat Suitability of the Dominant Tree Species in Greece

Fyllas

Koufaki

Sazeides

et al. 2022

Plants

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“…A viable solution to reduce deforestation rates in primary forests of the global South may be to increase PA, both in size and number, as these forests often appear under-or inadequately preserved (Joppa and Pfaff, 2009;Watson et al, 2014). It is worth noting that although the estimated coefficient of PA is not statistically significant, this explanatory variable has contrasting results also in the international literature (Getzner and Islam, 2020;Grammatikopoulou and Vačkárová, 2021;Taye et al, 2021). As a consequence, an increase in total forest areas is also desirable to allow the creation of PA which are worthy of ecological importance (Morales-Hidalgo et al, 2015).…”

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“…Several studies have investigated the drivers that influence the economic value of ES (Costanza et al, 1997(Costanza et al, , 2014Zhongxin and Xinshi, 2000;Sutton and Costanza, 2002;de Groot et al, 2012). Focusing on FES, different studies both at global (Ninan and Inoue, 2013a;Acharya et al, 2019) and national levels (Ninan and Inoue, 2013b;Grammatikopoulou and Vačkárová, 2021;Taye et al, 2021;Kang et al, 2022) suggest that bioma, ES type, and GDP have a significant influence on their economic value. But none of these studies consider an ES quality condition and the spatial factor (i.e., being in the North or South of the world) as key explanatory variables of the FES value.…”

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On the investigation of an economic value for forest ecosystem services in the past 30 years: Lessons learnt and future insights from a North–South perspective

Pisani

Lucia

Pazienza

2022

Front. For. Glob. Change

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Since the publication of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, the research of ecosystem services valuation has seen an exponential growth with a consequent development, improvement, and spread of different qualitative and quantitative methods. The interest is due to the benefits that ecosystem services provide for human wellbeing. A large part of ecosystem services is provided by the so-called forest ecosystem services (FES) in both protected and non-protected areas. The aim of the present study is to investigate key variables driving the FES value at the global level. These include, other than socio-economic information, the ecosystem services' quality condition and the location of the study. The research uses a meta-regression of 478 observations from 57 studies in the time span 1992–2021 retrieved from the online Ecosystem Service Valuation Database (ESVD). The main results show that both the ES quality condition and spatial aspect are relevant factors in determining the estimated value of FES, suggesting the existence of a difference in the forest value from a North-South perspective. The investigation of an economic assessment of FES is advised as a key research trend in the immediate future. This allows to close the gap between the global North and South and favors the implementation of adequate socio-economic and environmental governance for an efficient forest management.

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“…The main point of this paper is to show that the metaanalysis method has the advantages of quickness, convenience and low cost in evaluating the value of ecosystem services, which is of great significance to the accounting of natural resources assets (Vedogbeton and Johnston, 2020;Grammatikopoulou and Vackarova, 2021;Kang et al, 2022). At the same time, climate change, environmental pollution and environmental protection have an impact on the value of water ecosystem services, and the current government expenditure on wastewater treatment has a positive effect.…”

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Evaluation and evolution analysis of water ecosystem service value in the yangtze river delta region based on meta-analysis

Shao

Long

et al. 2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Rapid economic development, industrialization and urbanization lead to environmental pollution and damage the stability of regional ecosystems. The Yangtze River Delta region is an economically developed region in China, faces the problems of water environment pollution and water ecosystem service degradation. Reasonable assessment of water ecosystem service value (ESV) is of great significance for grasping the status of regional water ecosystem services, improving water ecological environment, and realizing regional sustainable development. This study collects 119 research literature about China, including 156 observations to establish a value transfer database; specially builds a Meta-analysis model including the variables of climate conditions, environmental pollution and environmental protection, then assesses the waters ESV in the Yangtze River Delta using the model and analyzes the changes from 2009 to 2018. The study finds that the location, population density, the area of the site, average annual precipitation, literature characteristics, landscape characteristics, wastewater discharge, environmental protection expenditure, and wastewater treatment costs can affect the water ESV significantly. Based on the meta-analysis benefit transfer model to evaluate the water ESV in Yangtze River Delta region is RMB 177,126 yuan/ hha/year and the growth rate is 27.18%. The place with the highest value per unit area is Shanghai, and the total value in Jiangsu Province is the highest. Economic development, waste water discharge and wastewater treatment costs are the main reasons for the changes and differences in the value of water ecosystem services in the Yangtze River Delta region. The contribution of this study to the field of water ESV assessment is that the meta-analysis model includes a broader set of influencing variables, including landscape, population density, climate change and environmental protection. It provides a practical reference for water ESV assessment on the local scale and a scientific basis for water area management related to the development of water area and ecological compensation, as well as promote the sustainable development of water ecosystems.

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The value of forest ecosystem services: A meta-analysis at the European scale and application to national ecosystem accounting

Cited by 45 publications

References 57 publications

Potential Impacts of Climate Change on the Habitat Suitability of the Dominant Tree Species in Greece

Potential Impacts of Climate Change on the Habitat Suitability of the Dominant Tree Species in Greece

On the investigation of an economic value for forest ecosystem services in the past 30 years: Lessons learnt and future insights from a North–South perspective

Evaluation and evolution analysis of water ecosystem service value in the yangtze river delta region based on meta-analysis

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