Ecosystem Services of the Buffalo National River in Arkansas

IF 1 4区环境科学与生态学 Q4 ECOLOGY

Natural Areas Journal Pub Date : 2022-10-21 DOI:10.3375/21-45

Margaret A. Young, K. Patel, Leah C. Crenshaw, M. Moran, Maureen R. McClung, William Haden Chomphosy

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ABSTRACT The Buffalo National River is a scenic and ecologically significant resource located in the Ozark Plateau of Arkansas, USA. As a free-flowing and protected river, the Buffalo offers natural benefits to humanity (e.g., food production, carbon storage, recreation), known as ecosystem services. Using both market and survey data, we performed the first comprehensive valuation of the ecosystem services that the Buffalo National River provides to Arkansas residents. The total ecosystem services benefits in 2018 USD were valued at $20.5 million per year ($550/ha). Most of the value was concentrated in cultural services (i.e., recreation, aesthetics, cognitive development), which were responsible for over 70% of total value at $384/ha. Air quality regulation and the provisioning of water also made important contributions to the total, with values of $103/ha and $36/ha, respectively. Our study highlights the considerable economic value provided by the Buffalo National River in its current state. Recent economic activity, in particular intensive agriculture, has threatened these services and in the process created conflicts between different industries. These values are important to consider when making management and policy decisions that affect the region.

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阿肯色州布法罗国家河的生态系统服务

摘要布法罗国家河是位于美国阿肯色州奥扎克高原的一条风景优美、生态重要的资源。作为一条自由流动、受保护的河流，布法罗为人类提供了自然效益（如粮食生产、碳储存、娱乐），即生态系统服务。利用市场和调查数据，我们对布法罗国家河为阿肯色州居民提供的生态系统服务进行了首次全面评估。2018年的生态系统服务总收益为每年2050万美元（550美元/公顷）。大部分价值集中在文化服务（即娱乐、美学、认知发展），占总价值的70%以上，为384美元/公顷。空气质量监管和供水也对总额做出了重要贡献，价值分别为103美元/公顷和36美元/公顷。我们的研究强调了布法罗国家河在目前状态下提供的可观的经济价值。最近的经济活动，特别是集约农业，威胁到了这些服务业，并在这一过程中造成了不同行业之间的冲突。在做出影响该地区的管理和政策决策时，这些价值观非常重要。

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Natural Areas Journal 环境科学-林学

CiteScore

1.70

自引率

11.10%

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审稿时长

>36 weeks

期刊介绍： The Natural Areas Journal is the flagship publication of the Natural Areas Association is the leading voice in natural areas management and preservation. The Journal features peer-reviewed original research articles on topics such as: -Applied conservation biology- Ecological restoration- Natural areas management- Ecological assessment and monitoring- Invasive and exotic species management- Habitat protection- Fire ecology. It also includes writing on conservation issues, forums, topic reviews, editorials, state and federal natural area activities and book reviews. In addition, we publish special issues on various topics.