A systematic quantitative review of coastal and marine cultural ecosystem services: Current status and future research

Martin, Carol Lynn; Momtaz, Salim; Gaston, Troy F.; Moltschaniwskyj, Natalie A.

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2016.09.004

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“…For example, the MPB support harvested shellfish and fish species (França et al, ; Melville & Connolly, ; Morioka et al, ), improves the quality and clarity of our waters and underpin marine food webs. These links are the foundation of cultural ES provision, and increase our recreational use, and appreciation of the marine environment, as well as non‐use benefits such as ‘existence’ value (Martin, Momtaz, Gaston, & Moltschaniwskyj, ). It is often our association with the natural environment that drives our desire to protect it, and these connections improve our health and wellbeing (Annis et al, ).…”

Section: Individual Ecosystem Functions and Servicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The role of microphytobenthos in soft‐sediment ecological networks and their contribution to the delivery of multiple ecosystem services

2019

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1. Sediment dwelling, microscopic primary producers, that occupy sediments in the photic zone, are commonly referred to as microphytobenthos (MPB). The MPB are essential components of soft-sediment systems, but are often overlooked when assessing coastal ecosystem functionality and service delivery. 2. The MPB are involved in several complex interactions and feedback that underpin the delivery of vital ecosystem services. MPB profoundly influence the flow and cycling of carbon and nutrients, such as nitrogen, directly and indirectly underpinning highly productive shallow water marine food webs. The MPB can also stabilize sediments through the formation of biofilms, and significantly improve water quality by mediating the benthic-pelagic coupling of nutrients, sediment and pollutants. 3. The functional role of the MPB is compromised by increasing anthropogenic pressures such as nutrient enrichment, sedimentation, herbicides and emerging contaminants such as microplastic pollution. However, MPB are extremely good at buffering the effects of these land-sourced stressors at the interface between land and sea. 4. Synthesis. Society often appreciates the final provisioning of goods and services from our coastal marine environments. However, provisioning services are only possible due to the multitude of supporting and regulating services that underpin them. Microphytobenthos (MPB) are central to benthic ecological networks, and contribute to ecosystem service delivery through various pathways. Understanding the critical role of MPB in complex networks is therefore essential to appreciate their importance in ecosystem function and service delivery into the future. K E Y W O R D S benthic microalgae, ecosystem services, estuarine systems, microphytobenthos, service delivery, soft-sediment ecology 816 | Journal of Ecology HOPE Et al.

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Section: Individual Ecosystem Functions and Servicesmentioning

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The role of microphytobenthos in soft‐sediment ecological networks and their contribution to the delivery of multiple ecosystem services

2019

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“…Cultural services are established under certain natural conditions and are a product that adapts to the natural environment. Cultural services generally refer to the nonmaterial benefits that humans obtain from the ecosystem [33,34]. The SoLVES (Social Values for Ecosystem Services) model is used to quantify cultural services, and is a typical representative model of cultural services evaluation.…”

Section: Biodiversitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring Expedient Protected Area for Ecosystem Services: Decision-Making Method with a New Algorithm

Zhang

Zhou

2019

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From the point of view of ecological environment protection, the concepts of biodiversity, carbon sequestration, water production and culture have been selected to evaluate the ecosystem services of Guanzhong-Tianshui Economic Zone. A multi-criterion decision-making method is applied to select the expedient protected area of the study area, which can provide abundant natural resources and a basis for the maintenance of ecological balance. In this paper, by setting up different risk values and weights to calculate OWA (ordered weighted averaging) operator, the scenario of the expedient protected area with the highest tradeoff value is selected. This study analyzes and evaluates ecosystem services in the study area by combining natural and human factors, and the OWA operator is used to balance the trade-offs between different ecosystem services, as well as select the expedient protected areas, which provides a reference for improving ecosystem services in the study area.

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“…Environmental education is understood as a "cultural" ecosystem service (Milcu et al, 2013;Martin et al, 2016;Mocior and Kruse, 2016). Most efforts undertaken to value education or other, recreational benefits of ecosystems have focused on relatively undeveloped terrestrial environments, such as national or state parks (Lee et al, 2009;Haefele et al, 2016).…”

Section: Environmental Education As An Ecosystem Servicementioning

confidence: 99%

Valuing environmental education as a cultural ecosystem service at Hudson River Park

2018

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A systematic quantitative review of coastal and marine cultural ecosystem services: Current status and future research

Cited by 107 publications

References 61 publications

The role of microphytobenthos in soft‐sediment ecological networks and their contribution to the delivery of multiple ecosystem services

The role of microphytobenthos in soft‐sediment ecological networks and their contribution to the delivery of multiple ecosystem services

Exploring Expedient Protected Area for Ecosystem Services: Decision-Making Method with a New Algorithm

Valuing environmental education as a cultural ecosystem service at Hudson River Park

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