Ecosystem Services of Mangrove Forests: Results of a Meta-Analysis of Economic Values
Department of Public Finance and Infrastructure Policy, Institute of Spatial Planning, Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), Karlsplatz 13, 1040 Vienna, Austria
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(16), 5830; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165830
Received: 22 July 2020
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Revised: 9 August 2020
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Accepted: 10 August 2020
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Published: 12 August 2020
Mangrove forests are paramount for sustaining and enhancing ecosystem services benefitting both local and regional communities, and the global environment. Scholars have long studied the values of ecosystem services of mangrove forests. However, the number of recent primary studies monetizing ecosystem services is rather limited. This paper ascertains the values of ecosystem services of 66 primary valuation studies with a total of 250 observations. The results indicate that the range of values is substantially wide. This range cannot be explained sufficiently by the various differences of the studies, as the explanatory power of the econometric estimations is low. Main influential factors on the values of ecosystem services are the elicitation methods, the types of ecosystem services considered, and the conservation status of the respective mangrove forest as Ramsar site. The results stress the significant economic values of ecosystem services of mangrove forests and the importance for conservation management. However, the results also caution against a direct transfer of benefits between sites. The substantial variety of site and country specifics warrants the implementation of separate, original valuation studies.
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Keywords:
mangrove forests; ecosystem services; environmental health; environmental valuation; meta-analysis; benefit transfer
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Getzner, M.; Islam, M.S. Ecosystem Services of Mangrove Forests: Results of a Meta-Analysis of Economic Values. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 5830. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165830
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Getzner M, Islam MS. Ecosystem Services of Mangrove Forests: Results of a Meta-Analysis of Economic Values. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(16):5830. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165830
Chicago/Turabian StyleGetzner, Michael, and Muhammad S. Islam. 2020. "Ecosystem Services of Mangrove Forests: Results of a Meta-Analysis of Economic Values" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 16: 5830. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165830
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