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O'Farrell, P.J.
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De Lange, W.J.
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Le Maitre, D.C. (David Carlyle)
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Reyers, Belinda
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Blignaut, James Nelson
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Milton, Sue J. (Suzanne Jane), 1952-
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Atkinson, D.
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Egoh, Benis N.
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Maherry, A.
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Colvin, Christine
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Cowling, Richard Mark
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2011-03-07T06:32:52Z |
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2011-03-07T06:32:52Z |
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2011-06 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Arid regions are home to unique fauna, flora, and vulnerable human populations, and present a challenge for sustainable land-use management. We undertook an assessment and valuation of three key services, grazing, tourism and water supply in the arid Succulent Karoo biome in western South Africa - a globally recognised biodiversity hotspot. We were looking for ways and values that could be used to promote conservation in this region through the adoption of sustainable land-use practices which have human welfare benefits. Our study adopted a variety of methods in valuing these services in developing ranges of values for these services. At the biome level, total annual values ranged from $ 19e114 million for grazing, $ 2e$ 20 million for tourism, and $ 300e3120 million for water. These values are generally low
compared with values derived for other biomes and regions and do not adequately reflect known
dependence and the importance of ecosystem services to the residents of this biome. The ecosystems here provide small but critical benefits enabling communities to sustain themselves and small changes in service levels can have major welfare effects. Highlighting these sensitivities will require finding more
appropriate ways to link ecological and social factors. |
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dc.identifier.citation |
O’Farrell, P.J., et al., The possibilities and pitfalls presented by a pragmatic approach to ecosystem service valuation in an arid biodiversity hotspot, Journal of Arid Environments, vol. 75, no. 6, pp. 612-623 (2011), doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.01.005 |
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0140-1963 |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.01.005 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15970 |
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Elsevier |
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© 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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dc.subject |
Human wellbeing |
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Sustainable land-use |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Natural resources -- South Africa -- Karoo -- Management |
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Ecosystem services -- South Africa -- Karoo |
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Biotic communities -- South Africa -- Karoo |
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Arid regions biodiversity conservation -- South Africa -- Karoo |
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Biodiversity conservation -- South Africa -- Karoo |
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dc.title |
The possibilities and pitfalls presented by a pragmatic approach to ecosystem service valuation in an arid biodiversity hotspot |
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dc.type |
Postprint Article |
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