Carbon stocks and biodiversity conservation on a small island: Pico (the Azores, Portugal)

摘要: The loss of carbon storage and sequestration capacity has been increasingly assessed analyzed worldwide as among the factors causing or amplifying climate change. Solutions that contribute to decreasing release increasing its sequestration, without compromising currently threatened ecosystems, are required, especially for small territories. This study focuses on strategies increase resilience islands these losses, including spatial management prevent adapt change while preserving biodiversity. Changes in Pico Island (Azores, Portugal) between 1998 2013 were using InVEST (Integrated Valuation Ecosystem Services Tradeoffs) Carbon Storage Sequestration model. stocks caused by changes land use during this period, stocks’ relationships with protected areas quality natural habitats Island, analyzed. Bogs Azorean endemic Macaronesian heaths store more per ha. Alien species invading areas, their values need be carefully addressed. Results, however, indicated simultaneously (economical value) protecting biodiversity (environmental is possible adapted discussed actions. supports promote potential conservation mitigating proposed guidelines can applied other and, local adaptations, outermost regions.