RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 An ecosystem services approach to the ecological effects of salvage logging: valuation of seed dispersal. A1 Leverkus, Alexandro Bitol A1 Castro, Jorge K1 Economic valuation K1 Garrulus glandarius K1 Salvage harvesting K1 Wildfire K1 Ecosystem service K1 Quercus ilex K1 Medio Ambiente K1 Environmental science AB Forest disturbances diminish ecosystem services and boost disservices. Because post-disturbance management intends to recover the greatest possible value, selling timber often prevails over other considerations. Ecological research has shown diverse effects of salvage logging, yet such research has focused on the biophysical component of post-disturbance ecosystems and lacks the link with human well-being. Here we bridge that gap under the ecosystem services framework by assessing the impact of post-fire management on a non-timber value. By employing the replacement cost method, we calculated the value of the post-fire natural regeneration of Holm oaks in southern Spain under three post-fire management options by considering the cost of planting instead. The value of this ecosystem service in non-intervention areas doubled that of salvage-logged stands due to the preference for standing dead trees by the main seed disperser. Still, most of the value resulted from the resprouting capacity of oaks. The value of this and other ecosystem services should be added to traditional cost/benefit analyses of post-disturbance management. We thus call for a more holistic approach to salvage logging research, one that explicitly links ecological processes with human well-being through ecosystem services, to better inform decision-makers on the outcomes of post-disturbance management. PB Ecological Society of America SN 1051-0761 YR 2017 FD 2017 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/32802 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/32802 LA eng NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad DS MINDS@UW RD 29-mar-2024