Assessing ecosystem services in Neotropical dry forests: a systematic review

• Published in: Environmental conservation Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 34 - 43
• Main Authors: CALVO-RODRIGUEZ, SOFIA, SANCHEZ-AZOFEIFA, ARTURO G., DURAN, SANDRA M., ESPÍRITO-SANTO, MARIO M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.03.2017
• Subjects: biodiversity; carbon; Carbon sequestration; Decision making; Dry forests; Ecosystem assessment; Ecosystem services; fauna; Forests; Internet; inventories; natural resources conservation; soil; Sustainability; Sustainability management; systematic review; tropical dry forests; carbon storage; Millennium Ecosystem Assessment; Neotropical dry forests; biodiversity; soil; water; ecosystem services
• ISSN: 0376-8929; 1469-4387; 1469-4387
• DOI: 10.1017/S0376892916000400

There is an increasing consensus on the importance of understanding ecosystem service (ES) provision in order to facilitate decision making and the sustainable management of Neotropical dry forests (NTDFs), yet research on the ESs provided by NTDFs is limited. We identified the main existing gaps an...