Trade-offs between management and conservation for the provision of ecosystem services in the southern Patagonian forests

ROSAS Y.M.; PERI P.L.; BAHAMONDE H.; CELLINI J.M.; BARRERA M.D.; HUERTAS HERRERA A.; LENCINAS M.V.; MARTÍNEZ PASTUR G.

Achieving Sustainable Management of Boreal and Temperate Forests

Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science

Lugar: London; Año: 2020; p. 1 - 33

The concept of ecosystem services (ES) refers to different goods and beneftsthat society obtains from natural ecosystems. One way to graphically represent ES is with a cascade model. This methodology allowed us to understand the connections between natural and social systems, and the synergies (positives and negatives) that can limit the provision of ES. We proposed a model for forested landscapes in southern Patagonia that provided an understanding of how different vegetation types (e.g. forests, grasslands, high mountain vegetation) provided specifc ecological functions (e.g. biomass growth, water regulation) and produced different ES (e.g. raw material, livestock, water provision).