Trade-offs between ecosystem services and alternative pathways toward sustainability in a tropical dry forest region

Mora, Francisco; Balvanera, Patricia; Garcı́a-Frapolli, Eduardo; Melgoza‐Castillo, Alicia; Trilleras, Jenny M.; Cohen-Salgado, Daniel; Salmerón, Oscar

doi:10.5751/es-08691-210445

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“…, Mora et al. ), we applied the 20th percentile, which is neither too broad nor too narrow and defines 20% of the cells with the highest values (hotspots) and 20% with the lowest values (coldspots) for each variable across each region (Spain and Quebec) and within each subclimate. We then produced maps with the highest and lowest 20% values of B , Bt, Bb, and C for each region (Spain and Quebec) and subclimate (steppe, dry Mediterranean, humid Mediterranean, temperate, and boreal).…”

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The positive carbon stocks–biodiversity relationship in forests: co‐occurrence and drivers across five subclimates

Lecina‐Diaz

Álvarez

Regos

et al. 2018

Ecological Applications

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Carbon storage in forests and its ability to offset global greenhouse gas emissions, as well as biodiversity and its capacity to support ecosystem functions and services, are often considered separately in landscape planning. However, the potential synergies between them are currently poorly understood. Identifying the spatial patterns and factors driving their co-occurrence across different climatic zones is critical to more effectively conserve forest ecosystems at the regional level. Here, we integrated information of National Forest Inventories and Breeding Bird Atlases across Europe and North America (Spain and Quebec, respectively), covering five subclimates (steppe, dry Mediterranean, humid Mediterranean, boreal, and temperate). In particular, this study aimed to (1) determine the spatial patterns of both forest carbon stocks and biodiversity (bird richness, tree richness, and overall biodiversity) and the factors that influence them; (2) establish the relationships between forest carbon stocks and biodiversity; and (3) define and characterize the areas of high (hotspots) and low (coldspots) values of carbon and biodiversity, and ultimately quantify their spatial overlap. Our results show that the factors affecting carbon and biodiversity vary between regions and subclimates. The highest values of carbon and biodiversity were found in northern Spain (humid Mediterranean subclimate) and southern Quebec (temperate subclimate) where there was more carbon as climate conditions were less limiting. High density and structural diversity simultaneously favored carbon stocks, tree, and overall biodiversity, especially in isolated and mountainous areas, often associated with steeper slopes and low accessibility. In addition, the relationship between carbon stocks and biodiversity was positive in both regions and all subclimates, being stronger where climate is a limiting factor for forest growth. The spatial overlap between hotspots of carbon and biodiversity provides an excellent opportunity for landscape planning to maintain carbon stocks and conserve biodiversity. The variables positively affecting carbon and biodiversity were also driving the hotspots of both carbon and biodiversity, emphasizing the viability of "win-win" solutions. Our results highlight the need to jointly determine the spatial patterns of ecosystem services and biodiversity for an effective and sustainable planning of forest landscapes that simultaneously support conservation and mitigate climate change.

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The positive carbon stocks–biodiversity relationship in forests: co‐occurrence and drivers across five subclimates

Lecina‐Diaz

Álvarez

Regos

et al. 2018

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“…For over 18 yr, we have been conducting social-ecological research in the adjacent area of the EBCh on a variety of topics: rural communities' perspectives regarding ecosystems and the services they provide; environmental conservation and the role of protected areas; the collective management of lands and resources; and tourism development (Castillo et al 2005a, 2009, Maass et al 2005, Pujadas and Castillo 2007, Schroeder and Castillo 2013, Riensche et al 2015, Mora et al 2016. We have used a qualitative-interpretative research approach (Denzin andLincoln 2000, Patton 2002) because our aim has been to analyze social-ecological phenomena from the stakeholders' perspectives.…”

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Linking social–ecological knowledge with rural communities in Mexico: lessons and challenges toward sustainability

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Citation: Castillo, A., J. H. Vega-Rivera, M. P erez-Escobedo, G. Romo-D ıaz, G. L opez-Carapia, and B. Ayala-Orozco. 2018. Linking social-ecological knowledge with rural communities in Mexico: lessons and challenges toward sustainability. Ecosphere 9(10):Abstract. For decades, ecologists have stressed the need to establish and strengthen the exchange of knowledge between scientists and different stakeholders in order to construct better management practices that mitigate or provide solutions to environmental problems. Using a framework that links knowledge generation with social appropriation processes, we present an 18 yr' experience of social-ecological research and outreach activities carried out in a place where scientists have generated a great amount of knowledge: the Chamela Biological Research Station. This site was created in 1971 as a place for research, teaching, and to conserve tropical dry forests in Mexico, and it has played a relevant role in the advancement of tropical science as well as in undergraduate and graduate education. For many years, researchers and students from Mexico and many other countries have used the facility that is part of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Here, we measured the extent to which social-ecological knowledge responds to information needs of rural people and found that very little of it has been shared with the local inhabitants. Local needs regarding pasture and forest management are covered by local people's own knowledge. In order to help bridging the gap between social-ecological knowledge and rural inhabitants, we describe and evaluate ongoing communication and educational projects. We propose a model that shows how knowledge generation, exchange, and use processes can be linked to facilitate the work of scientists and their institutions. Our aim is that the experience contributes to promote and strengthen linkage processes between scientists and rural people around the world in order to better transit toward sustainable social-ecological systems.

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“…In fact, livestock farming in many of the Ranchitos households, as Ugartechea-Salmerón (2015) shows, may result in financial losses to those households that have only a few hectares of land and small herds. In addition to this, the forest in Ranchitos has a higher rate of secondary succession than forest in Pabelo (Mora et al 2016), which means that this growth must be cleared from the pastures every year, implying a larger amount of work. These differences also have important consequences for maintaining a specific amount of biodiversity in the managed sites (Schmitzberger et al 2005;Casas et al 2007;Moreno-Calles et al 2011).…”

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Unraveling households’ natural resource management strategies: a case study in Jalisco, Mexico

Monroy-Sais

Garcı́a-Frapolli

Mora

et al. 2020

Ecosystems and People

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The analysis of resource management strategies is considered to be relevant to the conservation and sustainable use of ecosystems. In Mexico, ejidos are the most important of the land tenure institutions that grant access to resources inside communities. Although it is recognized that an ejido's internal structure creates different social groups, few studies have explored their resource management strategies. The aim of this study was to characterize natural resource management strategies in two ejidos in a highly biodiverse region on the southern coast of Jalisco, Mexico. We sought to identify differences in strategies and the variables that explain these differences. We took the household as the unit of analysis, and conducted 55 structured interviews that tackled different aspects of households' productive activities and natural resource management. We used cluster and ordination analyses to generate a typology of natural resources management strategies, and linear models to identify the variables that differed among groups. The results show that four different natural resources management strategies were strongly associated with differences in land tenure and the type of ecosystem that a household manages. This information can help us to enhance and diversify strategies for sustaining both ecosystems and community livelihoods.

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Trade-offs between ecosystem services and alternative pathways toward sustainability in a tropical dry forest region

Cited by 24 publications

References 37 publications

The positive carbon stocks–biodiversity relationship in forests: co‐occurrence and drivers across five subclimates

The positive carbon stocks–biodiversity relationship in forests: co‐occurrence and drivers across five subclimates

Linking social–ecological knowledge with rural communities in Mexico: lessons and challenges toward sustainability

Unraveling households’ natural resource management strategies: a case study in Jalisco, Mexico

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