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. 2020 Jan 31;8:e8395. doi: 10.7717/peerj.8395

Table 2. Summary of estimated values for each service per wetland type derived from the value transfer exercise.

The total ecosystem service values per wetland type obtained from adding the median values per ES (in bold). Values in 2007 USD/ha/year.

# obs. Mangrove Coastal lagoon Palustrine Riverine Lacustrine Total ES median value
Provisioning services 135 1,325 281 4,845 1,085 478 8,014
Support of commercial fishing 57 380 122 67 822 446 1,838
Water supply 18 683 3 1,286 18 24 2,014
Harvesting of natural materials 39 213 156 3,353 65 8 3,794
Fuel Wood 20 48 26 180 254
Ornamental resources 1 114 114
Regulating services 47 690 17 2,322 4,399 23 7,452
Local climate control 1 7 7
Flood control and storm buffering 30 683 17 1,661 4,291 23 6,677
Water quality improvement 16 661 108 769
Habitat or supporting services 21 247 0 55 2,145 4,369 6,816
Maintenance of genetic diversity 1 31 31
Habitat for species 20 247 24 2,145 4,369 6,785
Cultural services 40 391 1,629 2,467 5,202 1,496 11,185
Amenity and esthetics 9 460 3,291 495 4,245
Recreational activities 20 362 151 2,430 1,253 896 5,093
Recreational fishing and hunting 11 28 1,018 37 658 105 1,847
Median total value per ecosystem type
(2007 USD/ha/year)
2,653 1,926 9,689 12,833 6,366
Area (ha)a 108,600 228,201 320,285 54,178 62,442
Annual ecosystem service flowb
(2007 USD/year)
288,105,575 439,619,915 3,103,293,877 695,246,902 397,517,290 4,923,783,558c

Notes.

a

Extension of the wetland in hectares.

b

Annual ecosystem service flow was calculated multiplying the total ecosystem service value by the wetland area.

c

Total economic value (TEV) was calculated by adding the value of the annual flow of ecosystem services by wetland type.

Wetland description. Mangrove: forested-shrub estuarine wetland: plant association formed by one or a combination of the four species of mangrove; coastal lagoon: subtidal estuarine wetland; palustrine: palustrine continental wetland (where there is permanent water): swamp, marshes, tular, popal; riverine: permanent riverine wetland: rivers and channels; and lacustrine: lacustrine continental wetland, permanent and seasonal: lake, ponds, body of water.