Article
Unwanted No More: Land Use, Ecosystem Services, and Opportunities for Resilience in Human-Influenced Shrublands.
Rangelands
(2014)
Abstract
On the Ground
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Shrub-dominated rangelands are highly susceptible to land degradation, partly because low land values can encourage neglect, leading to poor stewardship and/or conversion to more lucrative but ecologically less desirably uses.
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Recent efforts to assess the value of “ecosystem services” show that commodity values don’t capture all the benefits of shrublands to society.
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Efforts to prevent shrubland degradation and land type conversion can be enhanced if the value of noncommodity ecosystem services can be recognized.
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Conceptual modeling of socio-ecological systems can point decision makers and stakeholders toward strategies to enhance shrubland resilience and protect ecosystem services.
Keywords
- socio-ecological systems,
- ecosystem services,
- resilience,
- shrublands
Disciplines
Publication Date
2014
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-13-00064.1
Citation Information
Mark W. Brunson. "Unwanted No More: Land Use, Ecosystem Services, and Opportunities for Resilience in Human-Influenced Shrublands." Rangelands Vol. 36 Iss. 2 (2014) p. 5 - 11 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mark_brunson/124/