Valoración económica de los servicios ecosistémicos culturales de recreación y belleza escénica del bosque seco del guayacán en su etapa de florecimiento, en la Parroquia Mangahurco, 2015.

Abstract

The main objective of this investigation is to estimate the economic value of the cultural ecosystem service of recreation and scenic beauty of Guayacán dry forest of the parish of Mangahurco, Zapotillo canton. In order to determine the existence value, the contingent valuation method was apply. 253 visitors from the dry forest of Mangahurco were surveyed on-site during the flowering phase of the guayacanes. The results show that 93% of respondents are willing to pay an economic value to conserve the forest and ensure the recreational and scenic beauty ecosystem services it provides. Using the logit model and the cumulative distribution function of a standard logistic variable, it was determined that the economic value of existence is $4,18 annually per visitor.