Linking landscape structure and ecosystem service flow

  • Highlights • We propose a framework to address landscape effects on ecosystem services. • We expect ecosystem service flows to be modulated by the amount and configuration of supply and demand areas. • We stress the role of neutral areas in facilitating or hindering ecosystem service flows. • Supply/demand ratios, spatial overlap, and ES characteristics need to be accounted for when assessing flows. • We propose a research agenda with challenges to couple the effects of landscape configuration on ES flow. Abstract Despite advances in understanding the effects of landscape structure on ecosystem services (ES), many challenges related to these complex spatial interactions remain. In particular, the integration of landscape effects on different components of the service provision chain (supply, demand, and flow) remains poorly understood and conceptualized. Here we propose a theoretical framework to further explore how the spatial flow of ES can vary according to landscape structure (i.e. composition and configuration) emphasizing the role played by the configuration of supply, demand, and neutral areas, as well as individual characteristics of ES (e.g., service rivalry). For this, we expand the discussion on how landscape changes can affect ES flows and propose a theoretical representation of ES flows variation led by different supply-demand ratios. Additionally, we expand this discussion by integrating the potential effects of neutral areas in the landscape as well as of supply/demand spatial overlap. This novel approach links the spatial arrangement (e.g. fragmentation, network complexity, matrix resistance) usually captured by landscape metrics, and ratios of ES supply and demand areas to potential effects on spatial flows of ES. We discuss the application of this model using widely studied ES, such as pollination, pest control by natural enemies, and microclimate regulation. Finally, we propose a research agenda to connect the presented ideas with other prominent research topics that must be further developed to support landscape management targeting ES provision. The prominence of ES science calls for contributions such as this to give the scientific community the opportunity to reflect on the underlying mechanisms of ES and avoid oversimplified spatial assessments.

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Author:Julia C. AssisORCiD, Camila HohlenwergerORCiD, Jean Paul MetzgerORCiDGND, Jonathan R. RhodesORCiD, Gabriela Teixeira DuarteORCiD, Rafaela Aparecida da SilvaORCiD, Andrea Larissa BoesingORCiD, Paula Ribeiro PristORCiD, Milton Cezar RibeiroORCiD
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-790131
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2023.101535
ISSN:2212-0416
Parent Title (English):Ecosystem Services
Publisher:Elsevier
Place of publication:Amsterdam
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2023/06/03
Date of first Publication:2023/06/03
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2024/07/25
Tag:Fragmentation; Landscape configuration; Service provision chain; Spatial flow; Spatial overlap; Supply-demand ratio
Volume:62
Issue:101535
Article Number:101535
Page Number:10
HeBIS-PPN:520854608
Institutes:Angeschlossene und kooperierende Institutionen / Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft
Dewey Decimal Classification:3 Sozialwissenschaften / 33 Wirtschaft / 333 Boden- und Energiewirtschaft / 333.7 Natürliche Ressourcen, Energie und Umwelt
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International