Mountain ecosystem services affected by land use changes and hydrological control works in Mediterranean catchments

Carolina Boix-Fayos, Luc G.J. Boerboom, Ron Janssen, María Martínez-Mena, María Almagro, Pedro Pérez-Cutillas, Joris P.C. Eekhout, Victor Castillo and Joris de Vente

Ecosystem Services, 2020, vol. 44, issue C

Abstract: The use of check-dams in mountain environments to regulate fluxes of water and sediments is widely applied across Mediterranean mountains. Besides the use of “grey infrastructures” such as check-dams, other restoration and hydrological control measures rely more on the use of “green infrastructures” or “nature-based solutions” (e.g. reforestation, buffer lines) or a combination of both types of measures. It is widely accepted that both are complementary, and that prioritization should be based on economic, ecological and cultural criteria. This paper brings together all the knowledge generated during more than one decade concerning the impact of land use changes, reforestation, and hydrological control works on several ecosystem services in a representative Mediterranean catchment. The work evaluates different management scenarios aiming to optimize provision of ecosystem services in the area.

Keywords: Hydrological control works; Reforestation; Land use change; Check-dams; Multicriteria analysis; Ecosystem services (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2020.101136

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