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Beck, E; Bendix, J: Towards a Sustainable Land Use Portfolio. In: Bendix J., Beck E., Bräuning A., Makeschin F., Mosandl R., Scheu S. and Wilcke W. (eds): Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity and Environmental Change in a Tropical Mountain Ecosystem of South Ecuador., Ecological Studies, Springer Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, Vol. 221 (2013), doi:10.1007/978-3-642-38137-9_27
Abstract:
The synopsis summarises results of the previous chapters against the background of published literature. It compares ecosystem stability and services of the natural ecosystem “tropical mountain forest” with its anthropogenic substitution systems: pastures, abandoned pastures and reforestation plantations. Examining the effects of different land use measures on ecosystem services, it confronts the ecology of a hotspot of biological diversity in the humid tropical Andes with economic benefits for the rural population of the region. It discusses consequences of potential climate changes and, based on the available knowledge of the ecosystems recommends a sustainable land use portfolio which can have model character for similar regions in Ecuador and beyond.

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