Nature’s contributions to people in mountains: a review

Martín-López, Berta; Leister, Ines; Lorenzo Cruz, Pedro; Palomo, Ignacio; Grêt-Regamey, Adrienne; Harrison, Paula A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9873-3338; Lavorel, Sandra; Locatelli, Bruno; Luque, Sandra; Walz, Ariane. 2019 Nature’s contributions to people in mountains: a review. PLoS ONE, 14 (6), e0217847. 24, pp. 10.1371/journal.pone.0217847

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217847

Abstract/Summary

Mountains play a key role in the provision of nature’s contributions to people (NCP) worldwide that support societies’ quality of life. Simultaneously, mountains are threatened by multiple drivers of change. Due to the complex interlinkages between biodiversity, quality of life and drivers of change, research on NCP in mountains requires interdisciplinary approaches. In this study, we used the conceptual framework of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and the notion of NCP to determine to what extent previous research on ecosystem services in mountains has explored the different components of the IPBES conceptual framework. We conducted a systematic review of articles on ecosystem services in mountains published up to 2016 using the Web of Science and Scopus databases. Descriptive statistical and network analyses were conducted to explore the level of research on the components of the IPBES framework and their interactions. Our results show that research has gradually become more interdisciplinary by studying higher number of NCP, dimensions of quality of life, and indirect drivers of change. Yet, research focusing on biodiversity, regulating NCP and direct drivers has decreased over time. Furthermore, despite the fact that research on NCP in mountains becoming more policy-oriented over time, mainly in relation to payments for ecosystem services, institutional responses remained underexplored in the reviewed studies. Finally, we discuss the relevant knowledge gaps that should be addressed in future research in order to contribute to IPBES.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1371/journal.pone.0217847
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Soils and Land Use (Science Area 2017-)
ISSN:	1932-6203
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.
NORA Subject Terms:	Earth Sciences Ecology and Environment
Date made live:	17 Jun 2019 15:22 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/523766

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1371/journal.pone.0217847

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

Soils and Land Use (Science Area 2017-)

ISSN:

1932-6203

Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:

Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.

NORA Subject Terms:

Earth Sciences
Ecology and Environment