Ecosystem services in Antarctica: Global assessment of the current state, future challenges and managing opportunities
Antarctic ecosystem services are rich and diverse and include global climate modulation, biodiversity and habitat protection, cultural heritage, scientific knowledge, education and recreation as well as the extraction of marine living resources. However, environmental protection studies have rarely...
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ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/341055 2024-02-11T09:58:51+01:00 Ecosystem services in Antarctica: Global assessment of the current state, future challenges and managing opportunities Pertierra, L.R. Santos-Martin, F. Hughes, K.A. Avila, C. Cáceres, J.O. De Filippo, Daniela González, S. Grant, S.M. Lynch, H. Marina-Montes, C. Quesada, A. Tejedo, P. Tin, T. Benayas, J. De Filippo, Daniela 2021 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/341055 en eng Elsevier https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2021.101299 No Ecosystem Services 49, 101299, 2021 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/341055 2212-0416 none Polar heritage Antarctic science Antarctic tourism Southern Ocean provisioning Climate regulation artículo 2021 ftcsic https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2021.101299 2024-01-16T11:55:55Z Antarctic ecosystem services are rich and diverse and include global climate modulation, biodiversity and habitat protection, cultural heritage, scientific knowledge, education and recreation as well as the extraction of marine living resources. However, environmental protection studies have rarely examined the full complement of Antarctic values recognized in the Antarctic Treaty or Antarctica’s other natural benefits as ecosystem services (ES). Moreover, the existing limited number of ES studies have focused primarily on the biophysical modeling of the service providing units, with little focus on evaluating the balance between Antarctica’s intrinsic vs. economic values (e.g., opportunity cost, payment for services and bequest), or societal perceptions on the Antarctic ES teleconnections with global issues. Here, we systematically identify the ES dimensions present in Antarctica through an expert elicitation combined with scientific literature review. We then map their spatial overlap and examine the existing trends of usage over the various stages of ES utilization in the continent. Lastly, we conduct a preliminary evaluation of the resulting trade-offs from their respective increased utilization. Our results show that Antarcticás ES are currently facing substantial challenges to remain sustainable. In marine ecosystems, fish and krill stock provisioning may put at risk the maintenance of habitats and biodiversity regulation. In turn, cultural values centered around terrestrial ecosystems, face a three-way conflict between the increasing demand for tourism opportunities, the region’s rich and diverse scientific interests and the vast wilderness and bequest values. To appropriately conserve Antarctic ES for future generations, we discuss how different ES framework tools could be developed and adapted to the Antarctic Treaty policy context. Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Southern Ocean Digital.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic Ecosystem Services 49 101299 |
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Antarctic ecosystem services are rich and diverse and include global climate modulation, biodiversity and habitat protection, cultural heritage, scientific knowledge, education and recreation as well as the extraction of marine living resources. However, environmental protection studies have rarely examined the full complement of Antarctic values recognized in the Antarctic Treaty or Antarctica’s other natural benefits as ecosystem services (ES). Moreover, the existing limited number of ES studies have focused primarily on the biophysical modeling of the service providing units, with little focus on evaluating the balance between Antarctica’s intrinsic vs. economic values (e.g., opportunity cost, payment for services and bequest), or societal perceptions on the Antarctic ES teleconnections with global issues. Here, we systematically identify the ES dimensions present in Antarctica through an expert elicitation combined with scientific literature review. We then map their spatial overlap and examine the existing trends of usage over the various stages of ES utilization in the continent. Lastly, we conduct a preliminary evaluation of the resulting trade-offs from their respective increased utilization. Our results show that Antarcticás ES are currently facing substantial challenges to remain sustainable. In marine ecosystems, fish and krill stock provisioning may put at risk the maintenance of habitats and biodiversity regulation. In turn, cultural values centered around terrestrial ecosystems, face a three-way conflict between the increasing demand for tourism opportunities, the region’s rich and diverse scientific interests and the vast wilderness and bequest values. To appropriately conserve Antarctic ES for future generations, we discuss how different ES framework tools could be developed and adapted to the Antarctic Treaty policy context. Peer reviewed |
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Pertierra, L.R. Santos-Martin, F. Hughes, K.A. Avila, C. Cáceres, J.O. De Filippo, Daniela González, S. Grant, S.M. Lynch, H. Marina-Montes, C. Quesada, A. Tejedo, P. Tin, T. Benayas, J. |
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Pertierra, L.R. Santos-Martin, F. Hughes, K.A. Avila, C. Cáceres, J.O. De Filippo, Daniela González, S. Grant, S.M. Lynch, H. Marina-Montes, C. Quesada, A. Tejedo, P. Tin, T. Benayas, J. |
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Ecosystem services in Antarctica: Global assessment of the current state, future challenges and managing opportunities |
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Ecosystem services in Antarctica: Global assessment of the current state, future challenges and managing opportunities |
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Ecosystem services in Antarctica: Global assessment of the current state, future challenges and managing opportunities |
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Ecosystem services in Antarctica: Global assessment of the current state, future challenges and managing opportunities |
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Ecosystem services in Antarctica: Global assessment of the current state, future challenges and managing opportunities |
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ecosystem services in antarctica: global assessment of the current state, future challenges and managing opportunities |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Southern Ocean |
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