Have we neglected the societal importance of sand dunes? An ecosystem services perspective

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems - Tập 20 Số 4 - Trang 476-487 - 2010
Mark Everard1, Laurence Jones2, Bill Watts3
1Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Coldharbour Lane, Frenchay Campus, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK
2Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Environment Centre Wales, Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, UK
3Environment Agency, Rio House, Waterside Drive, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol BS32 4UK, UK

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Abstract

Coastal sand dunes are widespread worldwide, including around the coasts of the British Isles and Europe, providing a wide range of functions some of which are recognized for their socio‐economic benefits.

In some localities, their contribution to coastal defence and to tourism and regional character have been acknowledged in local plans, but this is far from ubiquitous.

A rapid assessment was undertaken of the range of ecosystem services provided by coastal sand dune systems, using the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment ecosystem services classification augmented with habitat‐ and locally‐appropriate additions.

Sand dunes were shown to provide a wide range of provisioning, regulatory, cultural and supporting services, many of which remain substantially overlooked.

Although the importance of coastal sand dune for a diversity of characteristic and often rare organisms from a variety of taxa has been addressed, many of the broader ecosystem services that these habitats provide to society have been overlooked. This suggests that coastal sand dune systems are neglected ecosystems of significant and often under‐appreciated societal value. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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