Bundling ecosystem services in the Panama Canal watershed.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
; 110(23): 9326-31, 2013 Jun 04.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23690598
ABSTRACT
Land cover change in watersheds affects the supply of a number of ecosystem services, including water supply, the production of timber and nontimber forest products, the provision of habitat for forest species, and climate regulation through carbon sequestration. The Panama Canal watershed is currently being reforested to protect the dry-season flows needed for Canal operations. Whether reforestation of the watershed is desirable depends on its impacts on all services. We develop a spatially explicit model to evaluate the implications of reforestation both for water flows and for other services. We find that reforestation does not necessarily increase water supply, but does increase carbon sequestration and timber production.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Abastecimiento de Agua
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Agricultura Forestal
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Ecosistema
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Conservación de los Recursos Naturales
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Secuestro de Carbono
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Modelos Teóricos
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
País/Región como asunto:
America central
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Panama
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos