Open AccessCoastal Ecosystem Services Assessment in the Framework of the Climate Change Effects: Study Case Bay of Cadiz Natural Park (Spain)
Author(s) -
Alba López-Herrera,
Juan Adolfo Chica Ruiz,
María Luisa Pérez Cayeiro
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
costas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2304-0963
DOI - 10.26359/costas.1602
Subject(s) - ecosystem services , ecosystem , climate change , environmental resource management , bay , natural (archaeology) , marsh , ecosystem health , environmental science , geography , marine ecosystem , wetland , ecology , oceanography , geology , archaeology , biology
An ecosystem service assessment in the Bay of Cadiz Natural Park has been undergone in relation to the effects of climate change. The ecosystems in the study area were analyzed and 3 different types were indentified: 1) beaches and dunes, 2) marshes and 3) marine environment (including the marine phanerogam meadows), and the ecosystem services (providing, regulating and cultural services) that these ecosystems offer have also been identified. The services state was valued to determine which ones are the most exposed and which the most vulnerable to the climate change effects and its possible future trends through climatic simulators has been made. The results allowed to conclude that most of the ecosystem services showed a negative trend, especially the regulation services which are more associated with the climate change phenomenon. Keywords: Protected natural area, ecosystem services, evaluation of ecosystems, human well-being, climate change.