Marine and Coastal Cultural Ecosystem Services: knowledge gaps and research priorities

Garcia Rodrigues, Jo&#227;o; Conides, Alexis; Rivero Rodriguez, Susana; Raicevich, Saša; Pita, Pablo; Kleisner, Kristin; Pita, Cristina; Lopes, Priscila; Alonso Rold&#225;n, Virginia; Ramos, Sandra; Klaoudatos, Dimitris; Outeiro, Lu&#237;s; Armstrong, Claire; Teneva, Lida; Stefanski, Stephanie; B&#246;hnke-Henrichs, Anne; Kruse, Marion; Lilleb&#248;, Ana; Bennett, Elena; Belgrano, Andrea; Murillas, Arantza; Sousa-Pinto, Isabel; Burkhard, Benjamin; Villasante, Sebasti&#225;n

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Article: Marine and Coastal Cultural Ecosystem Services: knowledge gaps and research priorities

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Marine and Coastal Cultural Ecosystem Services: knowledge gaps and research priorities

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Garcia Rodrigues, João Conides, Alexis Rivero Rodriguez, Susana Raicevich, Saša Pita, Pablo Kleisner, Kristin Pita, Cristina Lopes, Priscila Alonso Roldán, Virginia Ramos, Sandra Klaoudatos, Dimitris Outeiro, Luís Armstrong, Claire Teneva, Lida Stefanski, Stephanie Böhnke-Henrichs, Anne Kruse, Marion Lillebø, Ana Bennett, Elena Belgrano, Andrea Murillas, Arantza Sousa-Pinto, Isabel Burkhard, Benjamin Villasante, Sebastián

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Article

Date of Publication

2017-5-5

Original Publication

One ecosystem : ecology and sustainability data journal

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1--33

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co-production , drivers of change , global assessment. , Human wellbeing , integrated valuation , non-material benefits , social-ecological systems , synergies , Systematic review , Trade-offs , value pluralism

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Pensoft Publishers

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English

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Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/oneeco.2.e12290

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Cultural ecosystem services (CES) reflect peoples’ physical and cognitive interactions with nature and are increasingly recognised for providing non-material benefits to human societies. Whereas coasts, seas, and oceans sustain a great proportion of the human population, CES provided by these ecosystems have remained largely unexplored. Therefore, our aims were (1) to analyse the state of research on marine and coastal CES, (2) to identify knowledge gaps, and (3) to pinpoint research priorities and the way forward. To accomplish these objectives, we did a systematic review of the scientific literature and synthesised a subset of 72 peer-reviewed publications. Results show that research on marine and coastal CES is scarce compared to other ecosystem service categories. It is primarily focused on local and regional sociocultural or economic assessments of coastal ecosystems from Western Europe and North America. Such research bias narrows the understanding of social-ecological interactions to a western cultural setting, undermining the role of other worldviews in the understanding of a wide range of interactions between cultural practices and ecosystems worldwide. Additionally, we have identified clusters of co-occurring drivers of change affecting marine and coastal habitats and their CES. Our systematic review highlights knowledge gaps in: (1) the lack of integrated valuation assessments; (2) linking the contribution of CES benefits to human wellbeing; (3) assessing more subjective and intangible CES classes; (4) identifying the role of open-ocean and deep-sea areas in providing CES; and (5) understanding the role of non-natural capital in the co-production of marine and coastal CES. Research priorities should be aimed at filling these knowledge gaps. Overcoming such challenges can result in increased appreciation of marine and coastal CES, and more balanced decision-supporting mechanisms that will ultimately contribute to more sustainable interactions between humans and marine ecosystems.