Large Wood Debris Contributes to Beach Ecosystems but Colombian Beachgoer’s Do Not Recognize It

Large Woody Debris (LWD) accumulation serves essential ecological functions and benefits society’s coastal ecosystems (e.g., beaches). Thus far, the ecosystem services perspective has paid little attention to LWD. Therefore, we aim contrast social perceptions on LWD its significance in Puerto Velero beach, Caribbean, Colombia. In consequence, contribution of conformation creation beach was analyzed, as well how beachgoers perceive importance if they were willing pay remove this beach. To achieve this, a quantitative convergent approach then proposed using GIS analysis remote sensing understand contributions ecosystem; addition, survey performed determine perceived valued phenomenon. Results indicate that contributed maintenance; nevertheless, most people neglected values because lack visual attractiveness. As such, targets become conflicted positively provided by beaches, but did not assign dynamics deemed unattractive, regardless their vast importance.