Mapping and characterizing ecosystem services of social–ecological production landscapes: case study of Noto, Japan

摘要: Improving our understanding about ecosystem production, function, and services is central to balancing both conservation development goals while enhancing human well-being. This study builds a scientific basis for planning by exploring the types, abundance, spatial variation in Noto Peninsula of Japan, Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems. Although recognized as an important social–ecological production landscape, limited quantitative information available. evaluates maps explores their using original data obtained through questionnaire surveys secondary from literature, statistics, geographic systems. The hilly mountainous geography its remoteness large consumption markets work constraints agricultural provisioning limiting water resources, labor productivity, choice economically viable crops. However, rich forests, marine coastal resources provide various economic opportunities forest-, fishery-, livestock-related services. Geographical conditions such land use cover type also play role differentiating regulating services, that starkly differs distribution patterns other areas. Unlike natural artificial landscape components including traditional cultural constructions shrines temples anchor help people appreciate intangible tangible linking different specific locales across Peninsula.