What can conservation strategies learn from the ecosystem services approach? Insights from ecosystem assessments in two Spanish protected areas

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2018, Pages 1575-1597

  García Llorente, Marina ^a,b,c   Harrison, Paula A ^c,d   Berry, Pam ^c   Palomo, Ignacio ^e   Gómez Baggethun, Erik ^f,g   Iniesta Arandia, Irene ^b   Montes, Carlos ^b   García del Amo, David ^b   Martín López, Berta ^h  

^a Madrid Institute for Rural   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^e BASQUE CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE BC3   (Spain)

^f NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^g NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^h LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deliberative workshop; Document analysis; Management plan; National Park; Natural Park; Perception

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION STATUS; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; MOUNTAIN REGION; NATIONAL PARK; NATURE RESERVE; PERCEPTION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PROTECTED AREA; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WETLAND;

ANDALUCIA; CALIFORNIA; DONANA NATIONAL PARK; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84975217310     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-016-1152-4     Document Type: Article

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