Have we neglected the societal importance of sand dunes? An ecosystem services perspective
Have we neglected the societal importance of sand dunes? An ecosystem services perspective
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DOI：
10.1002/aqc.1114
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发表时间：
2010-06-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Watts, Bill
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作者：
Everard, Mark;Jones, Laurence;Watts, Bill
1.沿海沙丘分布在世界各地，包括不列颠群岛和欧洲的海岸周围，提供了广泛的功能，其中一些功能因其社会经济效益而得到承认。在一些地方，它们对海防、旅游和区域特色的贡献已在地方规划中得到承认，但这远不是普遍的。对沿海沙丘系统提供的生态系统服务范围进行了快速评估，评估采用了千年生态系统评估生态系统服务分类，并增加了适合生境和当地的内容。沙丘被证明提供了广泛的供应，管理，文化和支持服务，其中许多仍然被严重忽视。虽然沿海沙丘对于来自各种分类群的各种特有的、往往是稀有的生物的重要性已得到讨论，但这些生境为社会提供的许多更广泛的生态系统服务却被忽视。这表明，沿海沙丘系统是被忽视的生态系统，具有重要的社会价值，但往往未得到重视。版权所有（C）2010约翰威利父子有限公司
1. Coastal sand dunes are widespread worldwide, including around the coasts of the British Isles and Europe, providing a wide range of functions some of which are recognized for their socio-economic benefits.2. In some localities, their contribution to coastal defence and to tourism and regional character have been acknowledged in local plans, but this is far from ubiquitous.3. A rapid assessment was undertaken of the range of ecosystem services provided by coastal sand dune systems, using the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment ecosystem services classification augmented with habitat- and locally-appropriate additions.4. Sand dunes were shown to provide a wide range of provisioning, regulatory, cultural and supporting services, many of which remain substantially overlooked.5. Although the importance of coastal sand dune for a diversity of characteristic and often rare organisms from a variety of taxa has been addressed, many of the broader ecosystem services that these habitats provide to society have been overlooked. This suggests that coastal sand dune systems are neglected ecosystems of significant and often under-appreciated societal value. Copyright (C) 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.