Ecosystem Services and landscape change associated with plantation expansion in a tropical rainforest region of Southwest China

2017 ◽  
Vol 353 ◽  
pp. 129-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiliang Liu ◽  
Yijie Yin ◽  
Xuehua Liu ◽  
Fangyan Cheng ◽  
Juejie Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Landscape Change ◽  
Tropical Rainforest ◽  
Southwest China

scholarly journals Trade-offs and Synergies Between Provisioning and Regulating Ecosystem Services in a Mountain Area in Portugal Affected by Landscape Change

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 452-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ângelo Sil ◽  
Ana Paula Rodrigues ◽  
Cláudia Carvalho-Santos ◽  
João Pedro Nunes ◽  
João Honrado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Landscape Change ◽  
Mountain Area ◽  
Trade Offs

scholarly journals Scientific and local ecological knowledge, shaping perceptions towards protected areas and related ecosystem services

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (11) ◽  
pp. 2549-2567 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Cebrián-Piqueras ◽  
A. Filyushkina ◽  
D. N. Johnson ◽  
V. B. Lo ◽  
M. D. López-Rodríguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Human Nature ◽  
Landscape Change ◽  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Knowledge Systems ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Path Modeling ◽  
Nature Protection

Abstract Context Most protected areas are managed based on objectives related to scientific ecological knowledge of species and ecosystems. However, a core principle of sustainability science is that understanding and including local ecological knowledge, perceptions of ecosystem service provision and landscape vulnerability will improve sustainability and resilience of social-ecological systems. Here, we take up these assumptions in the context of protected areas to provide insight on the effectiveness of nature protection goals, particularly in highly human-influenced landscapes. Objectives We examined how residents’ ecological knowledge systems, comprised of both local and scientific, mediated the relationship between their characteristics and a set of variables that represented perceptions of ecosystem services, landscape change, human-nature relationships, and impacts. Methods We administered a face-to-face survey to local residents in the Sierra de Guadarrama protected areas, Spain. We used bi- and multi-variate analysis, including partial least squares path modeling to test our hypotheses. Results Ecological knowledge systems were highly correlated and were instrumental in predicting perceptions of water-related ecosystem services, landscape change, increasing outdoors activities, and human-nature relationships. Engagement with nature, socio-demographics, trip characteristics, and a rural–urban gradient explained a high degree of variation in ecological knowledge. Bundles of perceived ecosystem services and impacts, in relation to ecological knowledge, emerged as social representation on how residents relate to, understand, and perceive landscapes. Conclusions Our findings provide insight into the interactions between ecological knowledge systems and their role in shaping perceptions of local communities about protected areas. These results are expected to inform protected area management and landscape sustainability.

Community mapping of ecosystem services in tropical rainforest of Ecuador

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 460-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ma. Jeaneth Delgado-Aguilar ◽  
Werner Konold ◽  
Christine B. Schmitt
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Tropical Rainforest ◽  
Community Mapping

scholarly journals Diversity of House Dust Mite Species in Xishuangbanna Dai, a Tropical Rainforest Region in Southwest China

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing-Miao Yu ◽  
Qing-Hua Luo ◽  
Jin-Lu Sun ◽  
Cun-Lian Shi ◽  
Jia Yin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Significant Variation ◽  
Tropical Rainforest ◽  
Southwest China ◽  
Mite Species ◽  
Dust Mites ◽  
Tyrophagus Putrescentiae ◽  
Species Determination ◽  
Blomia Tropicalis ◽  
Dust Mite ◽  
Mite Family

Purpose. To survey the species diversity of home dust mites (HDM) in Xishuangbanna, a tropical rainforest region in Southwest China.Methods. From August 2010 to January 2011, mite-allergic patients and healthy controls were invited to participate. Dust samples from the patients’ homes were collected, and mites in the samples were isolated. Permanent slides were prepared for morphologically based species determination.Results. In total, 6316 mite specimens of morphologically identifiable species were found in 233 dust samples taken from 41 homes. The result shows that the mite family of Pyroglyphidae occupied the highest percentage of the total amount of mites collected, followed by Cheyletidae family. The most common adult Pyroglyphidae mites wereDermatophagoides(D.)farinae,D. pteronyssinus, andD. siboney. The most common mites found from other families wereBlomia tropicalis,Tyrophagus putrescentiae, andAleuroglyphus ovatus. Four main allergenic dust mite speciesD. farinae,D. pteronyssinus,D. siboney, andBlomia tropicaliswere found to be coinhabiting in 6/41 homes.Conclusion. The HDM population in homes in Xishuangbanna, a tropical rainforest region in Southwest China, has its own characteristics. It has rich dust mite species and the dust mite densities do not show significant variation across seasons.

scholarly journals ECOSYSTEM SERVICES OF KAKAMEGA TROPICAL RAINFOREST ECOSYSTEM OF KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 1579-1592
Author(s):  
John Ayieko Aseta ◽  
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Paul Omondi ◽  
Abdirizak A. Nunow ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Tropical Rainforest

scholarly journals Valuing Nature for Wellbeing: Narratives of Socio-ecological Change in Dynamic Intertidal Landscapes

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Roberts ◽  
Merryn Thomas ◽  
Nick Pidgeon ◽  
Karen Henwood
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Landscape Change ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Ecological Change ◽  
Cultural Ecosystem Services ◽  
Environmental Management Strategies ◽  
Study Sites

Contributing to the cultural ecosystem services literature, this paper draws on the in-depth place narratives of two coastal case-study sites in Wales (UK) to explore how people experience and understand landscape change in relation to their sense of place, and what this means for their wellbeing. Our place narratives reveal that participants understand coastal/intertidal landscapes as complex socio-ecological systems filled with competing legitimate claims that are difficult to manage. Such insights suggest that a focus on diachronic integrity (Holland and O’Neill 1996) within place narratives might offer a route to more socially and culturally acceptable environmental management strategies.

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