Ecosystem services at risk: integrating spatiotemporal dynamics of supply and demand to promote long-term provision

Author(s)

Boesing, Andrea Larissa ^[1] ; Prist, Paula Ribeiro ^[1] ; Barreto, Julia ^[1] ; Hohlenwerger, Camila ^[1] ; Maron, Martine ^[2] ; Rhodes, Jonathan R. ^[2] ; Romanini, Eduarda ^[1] ; Tambosi, Leandro Reverberi ^{[1, 3]} ; Vidal, Mariana ^[1] ; Metzger, Jean Paul ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Biosci Inst, Dept Ecol, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Queensland, Sch Earth & Environm Sci, Brisbane, Qld 4072 - Australia

^[3] Fed Univ ABC, Dept Environm & Urban Engineer, Santo Andre, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: ONE EARTH; v. 3, n. 6, p. 704-713, DEC 18 2020.
• Web of Science Citations: 1

Abstract

Ecosystem services (ESs)-the benefits provided to people by nature-are fundamental to human well-being. The sustainable provision of such services is constrained by both spatial and temporal dynamics of ES supply (S) and demand (D), but the temporal aspect is usually disregarded despite its high relevance in sustainability analyses. Here, we propose a conceptual framework integrating both spatial and temporal dynamics of S and D to forecast trends in ES provision. In this framework, we identify three temporal trends of ES threat: steady undersupply (S decreases through time, and D exceeds it), cyclical highly variable undersupply (S is cyclical through time, and D exceeds S periodically), and stochastic undersupply (unpredictable events might change either S or D). Once the type of S/D trend is identified, landscape management strategies can be designed accordingly to increase flow between S and D areas, reducing the risk of ES extirpation over time. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/50015-5 - Linking landscape structure to ecosystem services
• Grantee: Jean Paul Walter Metzger
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 17/26093-6 - Avian cross-habitat spillover into Brazilian coffee farms and implications for pest control provisioning
• Grantee: Andrea Larissa Boesing
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 17/11666-0 - Yellow fever: transmission risk due to landscape changes and climate alterations
• Grantee: Paula Ribeiro Prist
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 18/23364-1 - Spatial-temporal dynamics of yellow fever virus in the state of São Paulo, Brazil
• Grantee: Paula Ribeiro Prist
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
• FAPESP's process: 19/13802-4 - Integrating movement ecology to ecosystem service provision assessments
• Grantee: Andrea Larissa Boesing
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
• FAPESP's process: 15/24802-4 - Effects of landscape structure on the organization of pollination and seed dispersal systems
• Grantee: Mariana Morais Vidal
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral