Sustainable land management enhances ecological and economic multifunctionality under ambient and future climate.

ABSTRACT: The currently dominant types of land management are threatening the multifunctionality of ecosystems, which is vital for human well-being. Here, we present a novel ecological-economic assessment of how multifunctionality of agroecosystems in Central Germany depends on land-use type and climate. Our analysis includes 14 ecosystem variables in a large-scale field experiment with five different land-use types under two different climate scenarios (ambient and future climate). We consider ecological multifunctionality measures using averaging approaches with different weights, reflecting preferences of four relevant stakeholders based on adapted survey data. Additionally, we propose an economic multifunctionality measure based on the aggregate economic value of ecosystem services. Results show

SUBMITTER: Scherzinger F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11164979 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature