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DOI	10.1016/j.ecoser.2021.101243
	Desert landscape services: Insights from pastoralist communities in northern Kenya
	Dan, Michelle E.; Olaka, Lydia A.; Mamo, Mamo Boru; Chalo, Duncan Mutiso; Cuni-Sanchez, Aida
通讯作者	Dan, ME (corresponding author), CALTECH, Div Geol & Planetary Sci, East Calif Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA.
来源期刊	ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
ISSN	2212-0416
出版年	2021
卷号	48
英文摘要	Deserts are often considered a low priority landscape in terms of ecosystem services. However, this evaluation may shift once deserts are also considered in terms of geodiversity and human-landscape interactions. We investigated which landscape services (LS) are provided by the desert landscape to two pastoralist communities (Gabra and Borana) in northern Kenya. We organized ten focus-group discussions (five male and five female) in both communities to identify LS, assess which plant and wild animal species were considered to be most important, and discuss the potential positive and negative impacts of future infrastructure development projects. All groups identified provisioning, regulating, supporting and cultural LS, and distinguished which services were from biological or geological origin. Some differences were observed between groups, but all identified freshwater, pasture, and physical and mental well-being (freedom of movements and peace) as the most important LS. Differences were also observed in the species identified as important: e.g., Borana groups mentioned more plant species for medicine and fodder compared to Gabra groups. Both groups anticipated positive and negative impacts of future development projects but were unaware of the planned railway and oil pipeline infrastructure which will cross their community conservancies. The unique attachment to the desert, shared by Gabra and Borana communities, could serve as common ground to unify efforts to protect their landscapes. Participants? responses demonstrate that identity, physical and mental well-being, and geological LS should be better integrated into landscape (or ecosystem) service assessments.
英文关键词	Desert landscape Pastoralism Socio-cultural assessment Cultural benefits
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000629402400002
WOS关键词	ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ; BIODIVERSITY ; CONSERVATION ; RELIGION ; VALUES
WOS类目	Ecology ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/350054
作者单位	[Dan, Michelle E.] CALTECH, Div Geol & Planetary Sci, East Calif Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA; [Olaka, Lydia A.] Univ Nairobi, Dept Geol, Riverside Dr,Chiromo Campus,POB 30197, Nairobi 00100, Kenya; [Olaka, Lydia A.] Univ Nairobi, Inst Climate Change & Adaptat, Riverside Dr,Chiromo Campus,POB 30197, Nairobi 00100, Kenya; [Mamo, Mamo Boru] Natl Environm Management Author NEMA, Dept Environm Educ Informat & Publ Participat, POB 67839-00200, Nairobi, Kenya; [Chalo, Duncan Mutiso] Univ Nairobi, Dept Biol, Riverside Dr,Chiromo Campus,POB 30197, Nairobi 00100, Kenya; [Cuni-Sanchez, Aida] Univ York, Dept Geog & Environm, York Inst Trop Ecosyst, Wentworth Way, York YO10 5NG, N Yorkshire, England
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Dan, Michelle E.,Olaka, Lydia A.,Mamo, Mamo Boru,et al. Desert landscape services: Insights from pastoralist communities in northern Kenya[J],2021,48.
APA	Dan, Michelle E.,Olaka, Lydia A.,Mamo, Mamo Boru,Chalo, Duncan Mutiso,&Cuni-Sanchez, Aida.(2021).Desert landscape services: Insights from pastoralist communities in northern Kenya.ECOSYSTEM SERVICES,48.
MLA	Dan, Michelle E.,et al."Desert landscape services: Insights from pastoralist communities in northern Kenya".ECOSYSTEM SERVICES 48(2021).