A multi-criteria model for mapping ecosystem services in forested watersheds, southern Chile

dc.creatorEsse, Carlos
dc.creatorValdivia, Paulo
dc.creatorEncina Montoya, Francisco
dc.creatorAguayo, Carlos
dc.creatorGuerrero, Marcela
dc.creatorFigueroa, David
dc.date2014
dc.date2021-04-30T16:25:28Z
dc.date2021-04-30T16:25:28Z
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-14T22:07:19Z
dc.date.available2021-06-14T22:07:19Z
dc.identifierBOSQUE,Vol.35,289-299,2014
dc.identifierhttp://repositoriodigital.uct.cl/handle/10925/2571
dc.identifier10.4067/S0717-92002014000300004
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/3300999
dc.descriptionEcosystem services provide many benefits to society. These services have been classified into four categories: provisioning services, regulating, cultural and support. One of the major gaps in mapping these services is related to the lack of a standardized methodology that integrates biophysical and perceptual variables derived from the vision of relevant actors in a territory. Multi-criteria spatial analysis (MCSA) is an appropriate methodological framework to integrate this type of information. The present study aims at proposing and applying a methodology of multi-criteria analyses based on GIS tools and homogeneous environmental units (HEU) for mapping ecosystem services in Quepe river basin. Results indicated that provision, regulation and cultural services were significantly associated with the HEU Bosque Nativo. Furthermore, the level of presence of these services was significantly lower in the HEU Plantacion and Tierras Agricolas. We conclude that the method has the advantage of providing ease and flexibility in data spatialization, while collecting perceptual values of a specific service in the sub-basin.
dc.languagees
dc.publisherUNIV AUSTRAL CHILE. FAC CIENCIAS FORESTALES
dc.sourceBOSQUE
dc.subjectecosystem service
dc.subjectmulti-criteria evaluation
dc.subjectparticipatory mapping
dc.subjecthomogeneous environmental units
dc.titleA multi-criteria model for mapping ecosystem services in forested watersheds, southern Chile
dc.typeArticle


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