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Taljaard, Susan
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Van Niekerk, Lara
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Adams, JB
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Riddin, T
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2023-07-12T12:02:23Z |
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2023-07-12T12:02:23Z |
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2023-03 |
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Taljaard, S., Van Niekerk, L., Adams, J. & Riddin, T. 2023. Advancing ecosystem accounting in estuaries: Swartkops Estuary case study. <i>South African Journal of Science, 119(3/4).</i> http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12884 |
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0038-2353 |
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https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2023/14303
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http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12884
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Rapid degradation of ecosystems and loss of ecosystem services have sparked interest in developing approaches to report and integrate such change with socio-economic information systems, such as the System of National Accounts. Here we describe an approach and application of ecosystem accounting for individual estuaries, building on approaches previously applied at national and bay levels. Using the Swartkops Estuary as a case study, the focus is on physical accounts for ecosystem extent and condition, as well as accounts for two important ecosystem services (carbon sequestration and recreational use). Pressure accounts are also introduced to demonstrate the value of identifying key areas for management and restoration interventions in response to changes in extent and/or condition accounts. Greater resolution in these account reports, achieved through zoning, provides spatially explicit information on ecosystem assets and their services within an estuary to also inform management decision-making at local level. Further, these accounts can also inform local restoration prioritisation, in support of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030), for example offsetting irreversibly degraded areas in one zone with restoration or maintenance of similar habitats in another. |
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Fulltext |
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https://sajs.co.za/article/view/14303 |
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dc.source |
South African Journal of Science, 119(3/4) |
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dc.subject |
Estuary-level |
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Extent and condition accounts |
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Physical ecosystem service accounts |
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Ecosystems degradation |
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dc.title |
Advancing ecosystem accounting in estuaries: Swartkops Estuary case study |
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Article |
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11 |
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dc.description.note |
© 2023. The Author(s). Published under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence. |
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Smart Places |
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Coastal Systems |
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Taljaard, S., Van Niekerk, L., Adams, J., & Riddin, T. (2023). Advancing ecosystem accounting in estuaries: Swartkops Estuary case study. <i>South African Journal of Science, 119(3/4)</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12884 |
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dc.identifier.chicagocitation |
Taljaard, Susan, Lara Van Niekerk, JB Adams, and T Riddin "Advancing ecosystem accounting in estuaries: Swartkops Estuary case study." <i>South African Journal of Science, 119(3/4)</i> (2023) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12884 |
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Taljaard S, Van Niekerk L, Adams J, Riddin T. Advancing ecosystem accounting in estuaries: Swartkops Estuary case study. South African Journal of Science, 119(3/4). 2023; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12884. |
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dc.identifier.ris |
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AB - Rapid degradation of ecosystems and loss of ecosystem services have sparked interest in developing approaches to report and integrate such change with socio-economic information systems, such as the System of National Accounts. Here we describe an approach and application of ecosystem accounting for individual estuaries, building on approaches previously applied at national and bay levels. Using the Swartkops Estuary as a case study, the focus is on physical accounts for ecosystem extent and condition, as well as accounts for two important ecosystem services (carbon sequestration and recreational use). Pressure accounts are also introduced to demonstrate the value of identifying key areas for management and restoration interventions in response to changes in extent and/or condition accounts. Greater resolution in these account reports, achieved through zoning, provides spatially explicit information on ecosystem assets and their services within an estuary to also inform management decision-making at local level. Further, these accounts can also inform local restoration prioritisation, in support of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030), for example offsetting irreversibly degraded areas in one zone with restoration or maintenance of similar habitats in another.
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26739 |
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