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An analytical framework for spatially targeted management of natural capital

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  • Rebecca Spake

    (University of Southampton)

  • Chloe Bellamy

    (Northern Research Station)

  • Laura J. Graham

    (University of Southampton)

  • Kevin Watts

    (Alice Holt Lodge)

  • Tom Wilson

    (Forest Research, Silvan House)

  • Lisa R. Norton

    (Lancaster Environment Centre)

  • Claire M. Wood

    (Lancaster Environment Centre)

  • Reto Schmucki

    (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology)

  • James M. Bullock

    (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology)

  • Felix Eigenbrod

    (University of Southampton)

Abstract

A major sustainability challenge is determining where to target management to enhance natural capital and the ecosystem services it provides. Achieving this understanding is difficult, given that the effects of most actions vary according to wider environmental conditions; and this context dependency is typically poorly understood. Here, we describe an analytical framework that helps meet this challenge by identifying both why and where management actions are most effective for enhancing natural capital across large geographic areas. We illustrate the framework’s generality by applying it to two examples for Britain: pond water quality and invasion of forests by rhododendron.

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  • Rebecca Spake & Chloe Bellamy & Laura J. Graham & Kevin Watts & Tom Wilson & Lisa R. Norton & Claire M. Wood & Reto Schmucki & James M. Bullock & Felix Eigenbrod, 2019. "An analytical framework for spatially targeted management of natural capital," Nature Sustainability, Nature, vol. 2(2), pages 90-97, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natsus:v:2:y:2019:i:2:d:10.1038_s41893-019-0223-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41893-019-0223-4
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    1. Aaron M. Eger & Ezequiel M. Marzinelli & Rodrigo Beas-Luna & Caitlin O. Blain & Laura K. Blamey & Jarrett E. K. Byrnes & Paul E. Carnell & Chang Geun Choi & Margot Hessing-Lewis & Kwang Young Kim & Na, 2023. "The value of ecosystem services in global marine kelp forests," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-13, December.
    2. Burke, Thomas & Whyatt, J. Duncan & Rowland, Clare & Blackburn, G. Alan & Abbatt, Jon, 2020. "The influence of land cover data on farm-scale valuations of natural capital," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 42(C).

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