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Ecosystem services in European protected areas: Ambiguity in the views of scientists and managers?

  • Hummel C Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and Utrecht University, Yerseke, the Netherlands.
  • Provenzale A Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Rome, Italy.
  • van der Meer J VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Wijnhoven S EcoAuthor, Heinkenszand, the Netherlands.
  • Nolte A Deltares, Delft, the Netherlands.
  • Poursanidis D Foundation for Research and Technology, Crete, Greece.
  • Janss G Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Almonte, Spain.
  • Jurek M United Nations Environment, Vienna, Austria.
  • Andresen M United Nations Environment, Vienna, Austria.
  • Poulin B Research Institute for the Conservation of Mediterranean Wetlands, Tour du Valat, Le Sambuc, France.
  • Kobler J Umweltbundesamt, Vienna, Austria.
  • Beierkuhnlein C BayCEER, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.
  • Honrado J InBIO/CIBIO, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
  • Razinkovas A Marine Science and Technology Centre, Klaipeda University, Klaipeda, Lithuania.
  • Stritih A Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Bargmann T University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
  • Ziemba A Deltares, Delft, the Netherlands.
  • Bonet-García F University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
  • Adamescu MC University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.
  • Janssen G Rijkswaterstaat, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands.
  • Hummel H Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and Utrecht University, Yerseke, the Netherlands.
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  • 2017-11-16
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  • PloS one. - 2017
Administrative Personnel
Conservation of Natural Resources
Ecosystem
Europe
Humans
Interprofessional Relations
Science
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English Protected Areas are a key component of nature conservation. They can play an important role in counterbalancing the impacts of ecosystem degradation. For an optimal protection of a Protected Area it is essential to account for the variables underlying the major Ecosystem Services an area delivers, and the threats upon them. Here we show that the perception of these important variables differs markedly between scientists and managers of Protected Areas in mountains and transitional waters. Scientists emphasise variables of abiotic and biotic nature, whereas managers highlight socio-economic, cultural and anthropogenic variables. This indicates fundamental differences in perception. To be able to better protect an area it would be advisable to bring the perception of scientists and managers closer together. Intensified and harmonised communication across disciplinary and professional boundaries will be needed to implement and improve Ecosystem Service oriented management strategies in current and future Protected Areas.
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  • English
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