Assessing, quantifying and valuing the ecosystem services of coastal lagoons

Newton, Alice; Brito, Ana C.; Icely, John; Derolez, Valérie; Clara, Inês; Angus, Stewart; Schernewski, Gerald; Inácio, Miguel; Lillebø, Ana I.; Sousa, Ana I.; Béjaoui, Béchir; Solidoro, Cosimo; Tosic, Marko; Cañedo‐Argüelles, Miguel; Yamamuro, Masumi; Reizopoulou, Sofia; Tseng, Hsiao-Chun; Canu, Donata Melaku; Roselli, Leonilde; Maanan, Mohamed; Cristina, Sónia; Ruiz-Fernández, Ana Carolina; Lima, Ricardo F. de; Kjerfve, Björn; Rubio‐Cisneros, Nadia T.; Pérez-Ruzafa, Ángel; Marcos, Concepción; Pastres, Roberto; Pranovi, Fabio; Snoussi, Maria; Turpie, Jane; Tuchkovenko, Yuri S.; Dyack, Brenda; Brookes, Justin D.; Povilanskas, Ramūnas; Khokhlov, V. N.

doi:10.1016/j.jnc.2018.02.009

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“…Nevertheless, the available studies suggest that coastal ecosystems (e.g. estuaries and deltas) are especially important for the supply of goods and services (Costanza et al, ; Newton et al, ). There was one conservation criterion selected in this study that was not explicitly captured by FEPAs (Nel et al, ): the conservation of riparian vegetation (although the selection of ‘diversity of river ecosystems as coarse‐filter biodiversity surrogates’ would probably include the protection of the different communities of riparian species).…”

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Freshwater conservation planning informed and validated by public participation: The Ebro catchment, Spain, as a case study

Cañedo‐Argüelles

Hermoso

Herrera‐Grao³

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Aquatic Conservation

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Freshwater ecosystems generally lack adequate protection. In this regard, defining clear and objective conservation criteria through public participation is extremely important, as it can greatly enhance the feasibility of the conservation plans by building credibility, salience, and legitimacy. This article presents an exercise of systematic freshwater conservation planning informed and validated by public participation using river protected areas (RPAs) in the Ebro catchment, Spain, as a case study. A public participation process was performed to define the conservation criteria that RPAs should meet, resulting in a detailed list of conservation features and constraints that were poorly covered by the present network of RPAs in Spain. The present network of RPAs failed to adequately protect aquatic biodiversity, as 48% of the taxa did not meet the conservation target, including seven species of vulnerable invertebrates and three of vulnerable fish. marxan was used to identify a minimum set of additional areas that would help to meet the conservation target by adequately representing all conservation features and by increasing the efficiency of the network of protected areas. When marxan was run without restrictions, none of the present RPAs was selected, suggesting that the current network of RPAs is not efficiently meeting the conservation demands expressed through public participation. Overall, this study shows that combining public participation and systematic conservation planning could result in more efficient and enhanced protection of freshwater ecosystems by integrating a wide variety of conservation preferences into the design of RPAs. Also, according to the results, having detailed and updated information on the distribution of invasive and endangered species, as well as increasing the frequency and spatial extension of ecological monitoring, are key to meeting the public demands of enhanced freshwater biodiversity protection and the preservation of sites with high ecological value.

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Freshwater conservation planning informed and validated by public participation: The Ebro catchment, Spain, as a case study

Cañedo‐Argüelles

Hermoso

Herrera‐Grao³

et al. 2019

Aquatic Conservation

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“…In a worldwide perspective the tool can be used to provides basic information as the number of services explored, which can be compared to other areas as it was done by Newton et al (2018) showing that a proper management and conservation would contribute to human wellbeing. In a more regional context the tool can be used to deal with management specific questions.…”

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“…The application of the MESAT can support the implementation of environmental management for different purposes, as different stakeholder needs can be fulfilled by the results from different CICES hierarchical levels. In a worldwide perspective the tool can be used to provides basic information as the number of services explored, which can be compared to other areas as it was done by Newton et al (2018) showing that a proper management and conservation would contribute to human wellbeing. In a more regional context the tool can be used to deal with management specific questions.…”

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Ecosystem services provision today and in the past: a comparative study in two Baltic lagoons

Inácio

Schernewski

Nazemtseva

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Ecological Research

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The European Biodiversity Strategy asks EU Member States for an assessment, mapping and valuing of Ecosystem Services (ES). While terrestrial ES concept is advanced and different tools are available, they are largely lacking for coastal and marine systems. We develop a stepwise methodological process to assess ES in coastal and marine systems which we name Marine Ecosystem Services Assessment Tool. We applied it to two large Baltic lagoons, the Szczecin and the Curonian Lagoons demonstrating a quantitative and qualitative assessment approach. Firstly, an initial status is defined reflecting, according to the European Water Framework Directive, a past situation when the ecosystems where in a so called good ecological state. In both Baltic lagoons, this refers to a situation around 1960. Secondly, a present state is defined, assessed and compared to the initial status. Increasing anthropogenic impacts in Szczecin Lagoon caused an overall decrease ecological status which may influence the system's ability to provide services. Assessing ES changes semi-quantitatively via 39 indicators and 22 services, we show a decrease in provisioning and regulating and maintenance and an increase of cultural services' provision. According to 15 expert valuations, the Curonian Lagoon displays no changes in provisioning but an increase in regulating and maintenance and cultural service provision. We discuss how these results can serve different marine management approaches and support different polices. Through our application we show how the tool can be used to assess ES changes over time and thus provide key information on sustainable use and ES for future generations.

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“…Coastal marine lagoons have significant socioeconomic importance because they provide various ecosystem services to satisfy several public needs (tourism, recreation, high fish productivity, possibilities for aquaculture development, etc.) [1,2]. The north-western part of the Black Sea Ukrainian coast is characterized by the presence of 16 marine basins of lagoon and estuarine type whose local name is «the limans».…”

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Modelling Water Exchange Between Coastal Elongated Lagoon and Sea: Influence of the Morphometric Characteristics of Connecting Channel on Water Renewal in Lagoon

Tuchkovenko

Khokhlov

2019

EUREKA: Physics and Engineering

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The north-western part of the Black Sea Ukrainian coast is characterized by the presence of 12 marine lagoons which do not presently have permanent natural connections with the sea. Because of regional climate change, these lagoons have experienced a significant deficit of annual freshwater balance during the last decades and, consequently, an increase in salinity and eutrophication of their waters. One way to stabilize the hydroecological regime of lagoons is to maintain their regular connection with the sea via artificial connecting channels. The deepest and most prolonged Tyligulskyi Liman lagoon is used as an example to determine the morphometric characteristics (width, depth) of the artificial connecting channel which ensures bidirectional water exchange of the lagoon with the sea, i. e. its partial flushing. A numerical hydrodynamic model is used to estimate how the morphometric characteristics of the connecting channel influence the intensity of water exchange between the lagoon and the sea and of water renewal by seawater for the various parts of the lagoon. The dynamics of sea water volume concentration in reference points in the lagoon is used as an indicator of seawater intrusion into the lagoon and their degree of water renewal in its various zones. The proposed methodology could be used for other lagoons of the same type in the north-western part of the Black Sea.

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Assessing, quantifying and valuing the ecosystem services of coastal lagoons

Cited by 245 publications

References 117 publications

Freshwater conservation planning informed and validated by public participation: The Ebro catchment, Spain, as a case study

Freshwater conservation planning informed and validated by public participation: The Ebro catchment, Spain, as a case study

Ecosystem services provision today and in the past: a comparative study in two Baltic lagoons

Modelling Water Exchange Between Coastal Elongated Lagoon and Sea: Influence of the Morphometric Characteristics of Connecting Channel on Water Renewal in Lagoon

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