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  • Agricultural Science
  • Social Science

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  • The ecosystem services (ES) concept highlights the importance of preserving ecosystems for human well-being amidst global change.
  • Integrated research on the feedback loop between biodiversity, ES, and land use, particularly how ES influence land management decisions, remains largely theoretical.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how ecosystem service (ES) cognition mediates the feedback from environmental change to farmers' behaviors in a mountain grassland system.
  • To explore the complete feedback loop between ES and land management decisions for more sustainable ES management.

Main Methods:

  • A role-playing game simulating a near-real landscape was used, where farmers made land management decisions under various climatic and socio-economic scenarios.
  • Outcomes were supplemented with agronomic and ecological data from interviews and fieldwork.

Main Results:

  • Direct feedback effects on farmer decisions occurred with familiar ES changes (e.g., shifting from mowing to grazing due to drought-reduced forage).
  • Indirect feedback occurred when ES changes or external factors altered ES cognition (e.g., stopping fertilization after realizing its inefficacy during drought).
  • Farmers' behaviors did not always align with their attitudes towards ES, influenced by factors like topography, social value of farming, and individual characteristics.

Conclusions:

  • ES cognition plays a role in mediating farmers' responses to environmental changes.
  • The complete feedback loop between ES and land management decisions needs consideration for effective and sustainable ES management.
  • Understanding these complex interactions is vital for adapting agricultural practices to environmental changes.