Can avian functional traits predict cultural ecosystem services?. Issue 1 (4th November 2019)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Can avian functional traits predict cultural ecosystem services?. Issue 1 (4th November 2019)
- Main Title:
- Can avian functional traits predict cultural ecosystem services?
- Authors:
- Echeverri, Alejandra
Karp, Daniel S.
Naidoo, Robin
Tobias, Joseph A.
Zhao, Jiaying
Chan, Kai M. A. - Abstract:
- Abstract: The functional trait diversity of species assemblages can predict the provision of ecosystem services such as pollination and carbon sequestration, but it is unclear whether the same trait‐based framework can be applied to identify the factors that underpin cultural ecosystem services and disservices. To explore the relationship between traits and the contribution of species to cultural ecosystem services and disservices, we conducted 404 questionnaire surveys with birdwatchers and local residents in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. We used an information–theoretic approach to identify which of 20 functional traits for 199 Costa Rican bird species best predicted their cultural ecosystem service scores related to birdwatching, acoustic aesthetics, education and local identity, as well as disservices (e.g. harm to crops). We found that diet was the most important variable explaining perceptions of cultural ecosystem service and disservice providers. Aesthetic traits such as plumage colour and pattern were important in explaining birdwatching scores. We also found people have a high affinity for forest‐affiliated birds. The insight that functional traits can explain variation among cultural perspectives on values derived from birds offers a first step towards a trait‐based system for understanding the species attributes that underpin cultural ecosystem services and disservices. Abstract : A free Plain Language Summary can be found within the Supporting Information of thisAbstract: The functional trait diversity of species assemblages can predict the provision of ecosystem services such as pollination and carbon sequestration, but it is unclear whether the same trait‐based framework can be applied to identify the factors that underpin cultural ecosystem services and disservices. To explore the relationship between traits and the contribution of species to cultural ecosystem services and disservices, we conducted 404 questionnaire surveys with birdwatchers and local residents in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. We used an information–theoretic approach to identify which of 20 functional traits for 199 Costa Rican bird species best predicted their cultural ecosystem service scores related to birdwatching, acoustic aesthetics, education and local identity, as well as disservices (e.g. harm to crops). We found that diet was the most important variable explaining perceptions of cultural ecosystem service and disservice providers. Aesthetic traits such as plumage colour and pattern were important in explaining birdwatching scores. We also found people have a high affinity for forest‐affiliated birds. The insight that functional traits can explain variation among cultural perspectives on values derived from birds offers a first step towards a trait‐based system for understanding the species attributes that underpin cultural ecosystem services and disservices. Abstract : A free Plain Language Summary can be found within the Supporting Information of this article. Abstract : La diversidad de rasgos funcionales presente en las comunidades ecológicas puede predecir la provisión de los servicios ecosistémicos tales como la polinización o el secuestro de carbono. Sin embargo, se desconoce si la misma relación predictiva existe entre los rasgos funcionales de las especies y la provisión de los servicios ecosistémicos culturales. Con el fin de explorar la relación entre los rasgos funcionales y la contribución de las especies hacia los servicios ecosistémicos culturales, realizamos 404 encuestas con observadores de aves y residentes locales en Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Colectamos información de 20 rasgos funcionales para 199 especies de aves costarricenses y usamos un método de información teórico para investigar cuáles rasgos mejor predecían los siguientes servicios ecosistémicos culturales: avistamiento de aves, estética acústica, educación, identidad local y servicios negativos (e.g. daño hacia los cultivos). Encontramos que la dieta fue la variable más importante en explicar los servicios ecosistémicos culturales. Los rasgos funcionales estéticos, tales como el color del plumaje y el patrón del plumaje, ayudaron a explicar los valores de percepción sobre el avistamiento de las aves y la recreación. También encontramos que en general, tanto los observadores de aves como los residentes locales, tienen una gran afinidad por las aves afiliadas a los bosques. En este artículo demostramos que los rasgos funcionales ayudan a explicar la variación sobre las perspectivas de las personas con respecto a los servicios ecosistémicos culturales provistos por la biodiversidad. A free Plain Language Summary can be found within the Supporting Information of this article. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- People and nature. Volume 2:Issue 1(2020)
- Journal:
- People and nature
- Issue:
- Volume 2:Issue 1(2020)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 2, Issue 1 (2020)
- Year:
- 2020
- Volume:
- 2
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2020-0002-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 138
- Page End:
- 151
- Publication Date:
- 2019-11-04
- Subjects:
- avian conservation -- conservation psychology -- ecosystem services -- human‐nature interactions -- Neotropical birds -- questionnaire surveys
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1002/pan3.10058 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 2575-8314
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