Assessment of Coastal Ecosystem Services for Conservation Strategies in South Korea.

ABSTRACT: Despite the fact that scientific and political consideration for ecosystem services has dramatically increased over the past decade, few studies have focused on marine and coastal ecosystem services for conservation strategies. We used an ecosystem services approach to assess spatial distributions of habitat risks and four ecosystem services (coastal protection, carbon storage, recreation, and aesthetic quality), and explored the tradeoffs among them in coastal areas of South Korea. Additionally, we analyzed how the social and ecological characteristics in coastal areas interact with conservation and development policies by using this approach. We found strong negative associations between the habitat risks and ecosystem services (aquaculture, carbon storage, recreation, and aesthetic qual

SUBMITTER: Chung MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4519238 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature