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Abstract: Tropical estuaries are one of the most valuable ecosystems on the planet because of the number of ecosystem services they provide. The increasing anthropogenic pressure to which these estuaries are subject has caused a reduction in their natural capital stock. Therefore, the application of a pragmatic and rational ecosystem-based management approach to sustainably manage the multiple ecosystem services provided by this ecosystem is necessary. The aim of our study is to present an approach that combines prospective scenarios with habitat-based perspective to assess the supply capacity of ecosystem services, plus determine the impact of protected areas in an urbanized tropical estuary. The current situation and two scenarios were generated to evaluate the capacity of habitats to supply ecosystem services. This type of assessment will allow the decision makers to visualize the effect of their choices or the occurrence of events which might produce significant changes in the estuary. Thus, over time, measures can be taken to sustain the supply of ecosystem services. We determined that the establishment of protected areas have a positive impact; however, the effect is not the same for all of them. Consequently, indicating that actions such as community participation, research, education, management planning and infrastructure development must accompany the development of a protected area.
Fuente: PLOS ONE | October 5, 2018 (1)
Publisher: Public Library of Science
Publication date: 01/10/2018
No. of pages: 19
Publication type: Article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203927
ISSN: 1932-6203
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CARLOS GUSTAVO ZAPATA CORTEZ
MARIA ARACELI PUENTE TRUEBA
ANDRES GARCIA GOMEZ
JAVIER GARCIA ALBA
ESPINOZA, JORGE
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