Operationalising ecosystem service assessment in Bayesian Belief Netwoks: Experiences within the OpenNESS project

• Autores: Smith, Ron I.; Barton, David N.; Dick, Jan; Haines-Young, Roy; Madsen, Anders L.; Rusch, Graciela M.; Termansen, Mette; Woods, Helen; Carvalho, Lawrence; Giuca, Relu Constantin; Luque, Sandra; Odee, David; Rusch, Veronica Elena; Saarikoski, Heli; Adamescu, Cristian; Dunford, Rob; Ochieng, John; Gonzalez-Redin, Julen; Stange, Erik; Vadineanu, Angheluta; Verweij, Peter; Vikström, Suvi
• Año de publicación: 2018
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Fuente: Ecosystem services 29, Part C, : 452-464. (February 2018)
• Materia: Agroecosistemas; Agentes Interesados; Agroecosystems; Stakeholders; Servicios Ecosistémicos
• Institución: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria

Nine Bayesian Belief Networks (BBNs) were developed within the OpenNESS project specifically for modelling ecosystem services for case study applications. The novelty of the method, its ability to explore problems, to address uncertainty, and to facilitate stakeholder interaction in the process were all reasons for choosing BBNs. Most case studies had some local expertise on BBNs to assist them, and all used expert opinion as well as data to help develop the dependences in the BBNs. In terms of the decision scope of the work, all case studies were moving from explorative and informative uses towards decisive, but none were yet being used for decision-making. Three applications incorporated BBNs with GIS where the spatial component of the management was critical, but several concerns about estimating uncertainty with spatial modelling approaches are discussed. The tool proved to be very flexible and, particularly with its web interface, was an asset when working with stakeholders to facilitate exploration of outcomes, knowledge elicitation and social learning. BBNs were rated as very useful and widely applicable by the case studies that used them, but further improvements in software and more training were also deemed necessary.
EEA Bariloche
Fil: Smith, Ron I. Center for Ecology and Hydrology; Gran Bretaña
Fil: Barton, David N. Norwegian Institute for Nature Research NINA; Noruega
Fil: Dick, Jan. Center for Ecology and Hydrology; Gran Bretaña
Fil: Haines-Young, Roy. Fabis Consulting Ltd,; Gran Bretaña
Fil: Madsen, Anders L. Hugin Expert A/S; Dinamarca. Aalborg University. Department of Computer Science; Dinamarca
Fil: Rusch, Graciela M. Norwegian Institute for Nature Research NINA; Noruega
Fil: Termansen, Mette. Aarhus University. Department Environmental Science; Dinamarca
Fil: Woods, Helen. Center for Ecology and Hydrology; Gran Bretaña
Fil: Carvalho, Lawrence. Center for Ecology and Hydrology; Gran Bretaña
Fil: Giuca, Relu Constantin. University of Bucharest. Research Center in Systems Ecology and Sustainability; Rumania
Fil: Luque, Sandra. National Research Institute of Science and Technology for Environment and Agriculture; Francia
Fil: Odee, David. Kenya Forestry Research Institute; Kenia
Fil: Rusch, Veronica Elena. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Saarikoski, Heli. Finnish Environment Institute; Finlandia
Fil: Adamescu, Cristian. University of Bucharest. Research Center in Systems Ecology and Sustainability; Rumania
Fil: Dunford, Rob. Environmental Change Institute. Gran Bretaña. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Maclean Building; Gran Bretaña
Fil: Ochieng, John. Kenya Forestry Research Institute; Kenia
Fil: Gonzalez-Redin, Julen. James Hutton Institute; Gran Bretaña
Fil: Stange, Erik. Norwegian Institute for Nature Research NINA; Noruega
Fil: Vadineanu, Angheluta. University of Bucharest. Research Center in Systems Ecology and Sustainability; Rumania
Fil: Verweij, Peter. Wageningen University & Research – Environmental Research; Holanda
Fil: Vikström, Suvi. Finnish Environment Institute; Finlandia