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Linking biodiversity, ecosystem services, and beneficiaries of tropical dry forests of Latin America: Review and new perspectives

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  • Quijas, Sandra
  • Romero-Duque, Luz Piedad
  • Trilleras, Jenny M.
  • Conti, Georgina
  • Kolb, Melanie
  • Brignone, Elisa
  • Dellafiore, Claudia

Abstract

We conducted a systematic literature review to identify and analyze research linking biodiversity, ecosystem services and their beneficiaries in tropical dry forests of Latin America. By assessing 71 studies published in the last 20 years, we addressed two questions: i) when research on links between biodiversity, ecosystem services and beneficiaries began and which of these links have been addressed the most? ii) how these links were addressed? Research on links began in 1997. Studies have been carried out mostly on a local scale and lasted for one year or more. Links between biodiversity and ecosystem services were the most frequently addressed (24% of total studies) considering biodiversity as a regulator of ecosystem processes. Plants and mammals’ abundance and richness were mainly linked with regulating and provisioning services. While these links have started to be addressed, only five studies actually linked the three components. It is necessary to redirect efforts towards studies effectively linking ecosystem services and beneficiaries, a link that still remains scarcely addressed. The current challenge for research is to incorporate the beneficiaries into the study of ecosystem services in tropical dry forests of Latin America and fill the information gaps by promoting long-term studies at larger spatial scales.

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  • Quijas, Sandra & Romero-Duque, Luz Piedad & Trilleras, Jenny M. & Conti, Georgina & Kolb, Melanie & Brignone, Elisa & Dellafiore, Claudia, 2019. "Linking biodiversity, ecosystem services, and beneficiaries of tropical dry forests of Latin America: Review and new perspectives," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 36(C), pages 1-1.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecoser:v:36:y:2019:i:c:2
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100909
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    3. Nelson, H.P. & Devenish-Nelson, E.S. & Rusk, B.L. & Geary, M. & Lawrence, A.J., 2020. "A review of tropical dry forest ecosystem service research in the Caribbean – gaps and policy-implications," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 43(C).
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