Journal
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
Volume 20, Issue 3, Pages 1275-1291Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-017-9938-4
Keywords
Ecosystem services; Forest management; GIS; Spatial assessment; Natural resources
Funding
- European Community [263953]
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This study investigates consequences of future changes to the provision of ecosystem services (ES) in the Romanian Carpathians. Two 2040 forest management scenarios were compared, using two indicators to describe the gains and losses of ES. Changes in landslide regulation potential were defined as changes to landslide susceptibility. High nature value grasslands characterized biodiversity support. The business as usual scenario results in a 8% lower loss of landslide regulation potential compared to the alternative scenario. It also results in a 29% higher regional net gain of landslide regulation potential. Both scenarios result in the loss of biodiversity support due to their prevalent transition of forest expansion. This type of information is crucial for informing decision makers on the locations of potential gains and losses of future development.
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