A Global Meta-Analysis of the Value of Ecosystem Services Provided by Lakes.

ABSTRACT: This study presents the first meta-analysis on the economic value of ecosystem services delivered by lakes. A worldwide data set of 699 observations drawn from 133 studies combines information reported in primary studies with geospatial data. The meta-analysis explores antagonisms and synergies between ecosystem services. This is the first meta-analysis to incorporate simultaneously external geospatial data and ecosystem service interactions. We first show that it is possible to reliably predict the value of ecosystem services provided by lakes based on their physical and geographic characteristics. Second, we demonstrate that interactions between ecosystem services appear to be significant for explaining lake ecosystem service values. Third, we provide an estimation of the average value o

SUBMITTER: Reynaud A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5421154 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature