Ecosystem Services of Tropical Dry Forests: Insights from Long-term Ecological and Social Research on the Pacific Coast of Mexico

Ecosystem Services of Tropical Dry Forests: Insights from Long-term Ecological and Social Research on the Pacific Coast of Mexico

In the search for an integrated understanding of the relationships among productive activities, human well-being, and ecosystem functioning, we evaluated the services delivered by a tropical dry forest (TDF) ecosystem in the Chamela Region, on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. We synthesized information...

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Main Authors: J. Manuel Maass, Patricia Balvanera, Alicia Castillo, Gretchen C. Daily, Harold A. Mooney, Paul Ehrlich, Mauricio Quesada, Alvaro Miranda, Victor J. Jaramillo, Felipe García-Oliva, Angelina Martínez-Yrizar, Helena Cotler, Jorge López-Blanco, Alfredo Pérez-Jiménez, Alberto Búrquez, Clara Tinoco, Gerardo Ceballos, Laura Barraza, Ricardo Ayala, José Sarukhán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2005-06-01
Series:Ecology and Society
Subjects:
Chamela Region
ecological economics
ecosystem services
integrative research
Mexico
Pacific Coast
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
socioecological systems
tropical dry forest
Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol10/iss1/art17/

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http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol10/iss1/art17/

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