Trends and approaches in the analysis of ecosystem services provided by grazing systems: A review
| Autor: | E. Sedić, Matteo Francioni, Laura Trozzo, R. Santilocchi, Katarina Budimir, C. Porqueddu, Marco Toderi, Paride D’Ottavio, Maria Federica Trombetta, P. Avanzolini |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
natural (landscape) heritage Scientific literature Management Monitoring Policy and Law 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences climate regulation Ecosystem services habitat services Anthropocentrism Willingness to pay Political science Grazing regulation of water flows Management practices business.industry food water quality regulation Environmental resource management Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Stakeholder 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences moderation of extreme events land degradation prevention 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries business Agronomy and Crop Science primary production |
| Zdroj: | Grass and forage science (2017): 1–11. doi:10.1111/gfs.12299 info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:P. D'Ottavio, M. Francioni, L. Trozzo, E. Sedic, K. Budimir, P. Avanzolini, M. F. Trombetta, C. Porqueddu, R. Santilocchi, M. Toderi/titolo:Trends and approaches in the analysis of ecosystem services provided by grazing systems: A review/doi:10.1111%2Fgfs.12299/rivista:Grass and forage science (Print)/anno:2017/pagina_da:1/pagina_a:11/intervallo_pagine:1–11/volume |
| Popis: | The ecosystem services (ES) approach is a framework for describing the benefits of nature to human well-being, and this has become a popular instrument for assessment and evaluation of ecosystems and their functions. Grazing lands can provide a wide array of ES that depend on their management practices and intensity. This article reviews the trends and approaches used in the analysis of some relevant ES provided by grazing systems, in line with the framework principles of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA). The scientific literature provides reports of many studies on ES in general, but the search here focused on grazing systems, which returned only sixty-two papers. This review of published papers highlights that: (i) in some papers, the concept of ES as defined by the MA is misunderstood (e.g., lack of anthropocentric vision); (ii) 34% of the papers dealt only with one ES, which neglects the need for the multisectoral approach suggested by the MA; (iii) few papers included stakeholder involvement to improve local decision-making processes; (iv) cultural ES have been poorly studied despite being considered the most relevant for local and general stakeholders; and (v) stakeholder awareness of well-being as provided by ES in grazing systems can foster both agri-environmental schemes and the willingness to pay for these services. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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