Valuing Ecosystem Services under Climate Risk: A Case of Recreational Fisheries in the Florida Everglades

Brown, Christina Estela; Bhat, Mahadev G.; Rehage, Jennifer S.

doi:10.1061/(asce)wr.1943-5452.0001290

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“…(2019) assessed the impacts of eutrophication into cultural or provision services and highlighted that the ecosystem services which are most affected by eutrophication are food provision, recreational and aesthetic services and carbon sequestration. The main reasons for the value loss of these services are the reduction in water quality and the reduction in recreational fishing landings (Armoškaitė et al., 2020; Brown, Bhat, et al., 2020). Eutrophication could also be associated with increasing occurrences of harmful algal blooms (Plutchak et al., 2010).…”

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“…The majority of the papers analysed address single drivers (135 articles, 82%, n = 165), while less than one-fifth investigated multiple driver (30 articles, 18%, n = 165). tion in recreational fishing landings (Armoškaitė et al, 2020;Brown, Bhat, et al, 2020). Eutrophication could also be associated with increasing occurrences of harmful algal blooms (Plutchak et al, 2010).…”

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How are the impacts of multiple anthropogenic drivers considered in marine ecosystem service research? A systematic literature review

Solé Figueras,

Zandt,

Buschbaum

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Journal of Applied Ecology

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In recent decades, great research efforts have been made to understand how specific anthropogenic drivers impact coastal marine ecosystems and their services. Nevertheless, we still lack a synthesis of the existing knowledge on single and multiple anthropogenic drivers impacts to coastal marine systems, which is necessary to guide future work. The objective of this paper is to assess the current knowledge on the impacts of anthropogenic drivers and their interactions on coastal marine ecosystem services, with emphasis on abiotic drivers as dissolved nutrients (eutrophication or de‐eutrophication), temperature (warming), pH (acidification) and oxygen (hypoxia). We performed a systematic review of the literature consisting of 164 papers using the PRISMA method (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses). We only include English‐written papers, we exclude non‐English papers to avoid potential errors in representing or interpreting scientific information due to language limitations among the authors. The results show that coastal marine ecosystem service research has largely focused on single drivers, while multiple driver assessments are less common. Assessments partially integrate multiple driver complexity, but they do not consider (1) relations and feedbacks between drivers; 2() social processes dynamics; and (3) temporal and spatial scales. Synthesis and applications. We have reviewed the current scientific knowledge on how human drivers affect coastal marine ecosystem services. We found that understanding the combined effects of different drivers and considering various time and space scales is still a pending issue. Ignoring multiple drivers, their interactions and time and space scales limits our understanding of reality, and results in high levels of uncertainty. This affects policies and actions, as they rely on uncertain information. Thus, incomplete knowledge leads to poor management of coastal ecosystem services. To improve this, we propose research framework to better consider multiple drivers and time and space factors.

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How are the impacts of multiple anthropogenic drivers considered in marine ecosystem service research? A systematic literature review

Solé Figueras,

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Buschbaum

et al. 2024

Journal of Applied Ecology

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“…Many coastal recreational fishers are concerned about the effects of sea level rise, including how that will impact the overall ecosystem health and future fish abundance [76]. Sea level rise is also expected to narrow beaches, which is projected to decrease the overall willingness to pay for fishing, since shore fishers prefer wider beaches [77].…”

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Effects and perceptions of weather, climate, and climate change on outdoor recreation and nature-based tourism in the United States: A systematic review

Wilkins,

Horne

2024

PLOS Clim

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Weather, climate, and climate change all effect outdoor recreation and tourism, and will continue to cause a multitude of effects as the climate warms. We conduct a systematic literature review to better understand how weather, climate, and climate change affect outdoor recreation and nature-based tourism across the United States. We specifically explore how the effects differ by recreational activity, and how visitors and supply-side tourism operators perceive these effects and risks. The 82 papers reviewed show the complex ways in which weather, climate, and climate change may affect outdoor recreation, with common themes being an extended season to participate in warm-weather activities, a shorter season to participate in snow-dependent activities, and larger negative effects to activities that depend on somewhat consistent precipitation levels (e.g., snow-based recreation, water-based recreation, fishing). Nature-based tourists perceive a variety of climate change effects on tourism, and some recreationists have already changed their behavior as a result of climate change. Nature-based tourism suppliers are already noticing a wide variety of climate change effects, including shifts in seasonality of specific activities and visitation overall. Collectively, this review provides insights into our current understanding of climate change and outdoor recreation and opportunities for future research.

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“…South Florida is unique for many reasons, including being the only subtropical region within the continental US, part of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem, and one of the most vulnerable regions to climate-driven sea-level rise in the world [32][33][34]. The subtropical climate gives producers a year-round growing season and an abundant diversity of potential woody perennial crop species to choose from.…”

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An Ecosystem Service Approach to Assessing Agro-Ecosystems in Urban Landscapes

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Liu

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Creating sustainable urban landscapes in light of growing population pressures requires interdisciplinary multi-functional solutions. Alternative agro-ecosystems described as food forests, permaculture gardens, and/or edible landscapes among others could offer potential ways to address the social, economic, and ecological goals of various stakeholders simultaneously. Current research is lacking a comprehensive tool that can assess the performance of alternative agro-ecosystems that have both functional and aesthetic values. The present research uses a novel rubric, the Permaculture and Agro-ecosystems Sustainability Scorecard (PASS) that combines agricultural sustainability and ecosystem services (ES) indicators in order to assess alternative agro-ecosystems. The rubric evaluates provisioning, regulating, supporting, economic and cultural ES and includes benefits such as pollinator presence, increased biodiversity, alternative pesticides and fertilizer use, carbon sequestration, food security, and human interactions. Based on the concepts and principles drawn from four popular frameworks and sub-disciplines, namely, SAFE, SITES, permaculture, and agroecology, we identify sixteen broad ES indicators and 59 sub-indices and measure them using data collected through site observation, survey, interviews, and documentary research. For easy comparison across different urban agriculture sites, the above sub-indices are further aggregated into five ES criteria using stakeholder-informed weights. The weights are developed through pair-wise comparison of criteria by sample survey respondents. The PASS framework is used to score twelve sites in South Florida that meet specific criteria in the small farm, residential, and public space categories. Sample respondents place the highest weight on cultural services. Contrary to the popular notion of promoting urban agriculture for food security, the results show that the majority of the sites score highest in the supporting services provided, followed by regulating and cultural services, and lowest in the economic services category. The supporting service for most of the sample sites score consistently very high, close to the highest possible level of 5.0. There is a wide variation in provisioning and economic values across the study sites. The paper offers several ideas for mainstreaming the ES indicators into urban planning and decision-making and some of the practical difficulties one might face along the way. We conclude that in order to realize the broader ES benefits of urban agriculture in particular and agro-ecosystems in general, a multi-pronged policy and planning approach is necessary.

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Valuing Ecosystem Services under Climate Risk: A Case of Recreational Fisheries in the Florida Everglades

Cited by 6 publications

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How are the impacts of multiple anthropogenic drivers considered in marine ecosystem service research? A systematic literature review

How are the impacts of multiple anthropogenic drivers considered in marine ecosystem service research? A systematic literature review

Effects and perceptions of weather, climate, and climate change on outdoor recreation and nature-based tourism in the United States: A systematic review

An Ecosystem Service Approach to Assessing Agro-Ecosystems in Urban Landscapes

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