scholarly journals Agent-based modeling of complex social–ecological feedback loops to assess multi-dimensional trade-offs in dryland ecosystem services

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 707-727 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takafumi Miyasaka ◽  
Quang Bao Le ◽  
Toshiya Okuro ◽  
Xueyong Zhao ◽  
Kazuhiko Takeuchi
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Feedback Loops ◽  
Agent Based Modeling ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Trade Offs

scholarly journals A social-ecological analysis of ecosystem services supply and trade-offs in European wood-pastures

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. eaar2176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Torralba ◽  
Nora Fagerholm ◽  
Tibor Hartel ◽  
Gerardo Moreno ◽  
Tobias Plieninger
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Ecological Analysis ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Trade Offs

scholarly journals How to Detect Scale Effect of Ecosystem Services Supply? A Comprehensive Insight from Xilinhot in Inner Mongolia, China

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3654 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huashun Dou ◽  
Xiaobing Li ◽  
Shengkun Li ◽  
Dongliang Dang
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Spatial Scale ◽  
Scale Effect ◽  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Ecological Factors ◽  
Driving Mechanisms ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Comprehensive Framework ◽  
Different Levels

Spatial scale plays a crucial role in the assessment and management of ecosystem services (ES), yet explicit information for identifying and understanding the scale effect on ES supply remains limited. In an attempt to detect scale effect on ES supply from a comprehensive perspective, this study developed a framework for integrating scale effect in three aspects, including individual ES patterns, pairwise ES interactions, and ecosystem service bundles (ESB). The framework was tested in Xilinhot, a prairie landscape city of Inner Mongolia, at four different levels of spatial scale. The results indicated that, most ES showed a decreasing clustering at coarser scales in terms of spatial pattern. At the same time, coarser scales resulted in fewer trade-offs and stronger synergies between pairwise ES. The identification of ESB varied greatly with scale, and this change reflected in the composition of ES variables and spatial distribution of bundles. We attributed the scale effect of the above three aspects to differences in social-ecological factors and their driving mechanisms at different scales. This comprehensive framework could support local managers to coordinate the management of multiple ES at different scales.

scholarly journals Urban expansion in the Atlantic Forest: applying the Nature Futures Framework to develop a conceptual model and future scenarios

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (suppl 1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Cavalcanti Lembi ◽  
Cecilia Cronemberger ◽  
Caroline Picharillo ◽  
Sheina Koffler ◽  
Pedro H. Albuquerque Sena ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Urban Expansion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Natural Ecosystems ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
The Impact

Abstract: The Atlantic Forest is an important hotspot of biodiversity and ecosystem services that contributes to the well-being of its 125 million human inhabitants, about three quarters of the Brazilian population. In the coming decades, forecasts show that urban areas in the Atlantic Forest will grow at the expense of natural ecosystems, leading to increasing pressure on biodiversity and ecosystem services. We used the Nature Futures Framework (NFF) for envisioning positive scenarios for cities in the Atlantic Forest. First, we developed a conceptual model based on the Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) approach to describe consequences of urban growth for the three NFF perspectives: Nature for Society, Nature for Nature and Nature as Culture. Second, we proposed scenario storylines that encompass multiple social-ecological values of nature and could be used by policy makers to plan desirable futures for the Atlantic Forest. Then, we discussed the impact of distinct policies on these values, identifying the different ways in which the management of urban green and blue spaces, natural ecosystems, and urban densities can lead to different social-ecological outcomes. We further detail the complexity, trade-offs, and synergies regarding city development, nature conservation, and human well-being in this tropical hotspot. Applying NFF can contribute to the ongoing debate regarding urban sustainability, by providing an interdisciplinary and integrative approach that explicitly incorporates multiple values of nature and the visualization of positive futures.

scholarly journals Monitoring social–ecological networks for biodiversity and ecosystem services in human-dominated landscapes

FACETS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 1670-1692
Author(s):  
Carina Rauen Firkowski ◽  
Amanda M. Schwantes ◽  
Marie-Josée Fortin ◽  
Andrew Gonzalez
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Maple Syrup ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Scales ◽  
Causal Understanding ◽  
Social Ecological Systems ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Analytical Tools

The demand the human population is placing on the environment has triggered accelerated rates of biodiversity change and created trade-offs among the ecosystem services we depend upon. Decisions designed to reverse these trends require the best possible information obtained by monitoring ecological and social dimensions of change. Here, we conceptualize a network framework to monitor change in social–ecological systems. We contextualize our framework within Ostrom’s social–ecological system framework and use it to discuss the challenges of monitoring biodiversity and ecosystem services across spatial and temporal scales. We propose that spatially explicit multilayer and multiscale monitoring can help estimate the range of variability seen in social–ecological systems with varying levels of human modification across the landscape. We illustrate our framework using a conceptual case study on the ecosystem service of maple syrup production. We argue for the use of analytical tools capable of integrating qualitative and quantitative knowledge of social–ecological systems to provide a causal understanding of change across a network. Altogether, our conceptual framework provides a foundation for establishing monitoring systems. Operationalizing our framework will allow for the detection of ecosystem service change and assessment of its drivers across several scales, informing the long-term sustainability of biodiversity and ecosystem services.

scholarly journals Assessing the Effectiveness of Payments for Ecosystem Services: an Agent-Based Modeling Approach

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaodong Chen ◽  
Andrés Viña ◽  
Ashton Shortridge ◽  
Li An ◽  
Jianguo Liu
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Agent Based Modeling ◽  
Payments For Ecosystem Services ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Modeling Approach
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