Coupling stakeholder assessments of ecosystem services with biophysical ecosystem properties reveals importance of social contexts

M.A. Cebrián-Piqueras, L. Karrasch and M. Kleyer

Ecosystem Services, 2017, vol. 23, issue C, 108-115

Abstract: We asked whether different stakeholders perceive ecosystem services in similar ways and how these perceptions relate to measured ecosystem properties. Farmers and conservationists were asked to state (1) their preference for ecosystem services and (2) their perception about the value of several grassland vegetation units in providing these services. Additionally, biophysical parameters were collected on 46 plots. Structural equation models were applied to test which stakeholder perceptions corresponded to the data.

Keywords: Stakeholder perceptions; Ecosystem properties; Nature conservation; Carbon sequestration; Forage production; Structural equation model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.11.009

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