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- Ecosystem services (ES) are crucial for managing social-ecological landscapes, but understanding how they interact—through synergies or trade-offs—remains limited.
- The study evaluated 16 different ES in 62 municipalities of the Norrström drainage basin in Sweden by utilizing GIS data and public information to quantify and map these services.
- Five distinct bundles of ES were identified, influenced by regional social and ecological factors, with urban areas showing high multifunctionality and significant cultural services.
Article Abstract
Ecosystem services (ES) is a valuable concept to be used in the planning and management of social-ecological landscapes. However, the understanding of the determinant factors affecting the interaction between services in the form of synergies or trade-offs is still limited. We assessed the production of 16 ES across 62 municipalities in the Norrström drainage basin in Sweden. We combined GIS data with publically available information for quantifying and mapping the distribution of services. Additionally, we calculated the diversity of ES for each municipality and used correlations and k-means clustering analyses to assess the existence of ES bundles. We found five distinct types of bundles of ES spatially agglomerated in the landscape that could be explained by regional social and ecological gradients. Human-dominated landscapes were highly multifunctional in our study area and urban densely populated areas were hotspots of cultural services.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4289005 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13280-014-0601-0 | DOI Listing |
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