El valor de los servicios ambientales en la cuenca baja del río Mayo

Abstract

This article discusses and proposes an ecosystem valuation of the lower Mayo River watershed, in northwestern Mexico, where economic activities have impacted services and replaced natural ecosystems in most of the territory. The study’s methodology involved mapping services based on their spatial distribution, in some cases using ecosystem components as proxies. Nine ecosystem services covering four groups of functions (regulation, support, delivery and cultural) were compared. Calculations were made based on estimated market values by service and area, producing nine individual service maps and one map integrating the total value per area unit.