RT journal article
T1 Mapping Services for an Ecosystem Based Management Along the Andalusian Coastal Zone (Spain)
T2 Cartografiando servicios para una gestión basada en ecosistemas a lo largo de la zona costera andaluza (España)
A1 Chavarria Zuniga, Laura
A1 Andrés García, María de
A1 Barragán Muñoz, Juan Manuel
A1 García Onetti, Javier
A1 Chavarria Zuñiga, Laura
A2 HistoriaGeografía y Filosofía
K1 Coastal zone
K1 Intertidal ecosystems
K1 EBM
K1 ICZM
AB The coastal zone is an area where a multitude of physical-natural, social and economic issues converge. The interactions among these elements are accentuated by the demographic concentration that characterises coastal areas all over the world. Coastal areas have the unique characteristic of being located in the connecting space between land and marine areas. The economic activities that take place on the coast require the services provided by terrestrial, intertidal and marine ecosystems for their proper functioning. In consequence, the main objective of this research is to identify and map ecosystem services provided by coastal ecosystems in the region of Andalusia (Spain) in order to move towards an Ecosystem-Based Management of this area.Ecosystem services are obtained from a literature review supported by a participatory process through expert consultation. The results obtained from the participatory process, together with the analysis and mapping of the ecosystems, make it possible to obtain those areas where the diversity of potential ecosystem services is greatest. The results of the research highlight certain ecosystems, such as the intertidal ecosystems, which, although they occupy the smallest surface area, are the ones that offer the greatest services to the population. Therefore, studying ecosystem services in coastal areas in order to move towards an Ecosystem-Based Management must be done from a broad perspective, considering the coastal zone as a complete socio-ecological system.
PB Elsevier
SN 0964-5691
YR 2023
FD 2023-01-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/39852
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/39852
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 04-nov-2026