Remote sensing combined with social-ecological data: The importance of diverse land uses for ecosystem service provision in north-eastern Madagascar

摘要: Through ongoing deforestation in the tropics, forest-related ecosystem services are declining, while provided by agricultural land uses on increase. Land system science provides a framework for analysing links between use change and resulting socio-environmental trade-offs. However, evidence base to support navigation of such trade-offs is often lacking, as information cannot directly be obtained through remote sensing census data unavailable at sufficient spatial resolution. The global biodiversity hotspot north-eastern Madagascar exemplifies these challenges. Combining with social-ecological from regional level household survey, we attempt make service benefits explicit. Our study confirmed that remotely sensed landscapes reflects households’ involvement rice production systems. We further characterized terms “ecosystem bundles” linked specific uses, well households. map landscape types could help direct future conservation development efforts towards places where there potential success.