Dataset: Ecosystem services and uses of dune systems of the coast of the Araucanía Region, Chile: A perception study

Pablo Arévalo-Valenzuela; Fernando Peña-Cortés; Jimmy Pincheira-Ulbrich

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2021.106725

Dataset: Ecosystem services and uses of dune systems of the coast of the Araucanía Region, Chile: A perception study

Data Brief. 2021 Jan 20:35:106725. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2021.106725. eCollection 2021 Apr.

Authors

Pablo Arévalo-Valenzuela¹, Fernando Peña-Cortés², Jimmy Pincheira-Ulbrich²

Affiliations

¹ Magíster en Planificación y Gestión Territorial, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Rudecindo Ortega 02950, Chile.
² Laboratorio de Planificación Territorial, Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Rudecindo Ortega 02950, Chile.

Abstract

The dataset shows the relationship and valuation of the coastal dunes of the Araucanía region in Chile. The valuation of the local population was surveyed using a questionnaire applied to 49 subjects belonging to Mapuche communities and local government. The data consists of eight tables that show a list of questions, the number of times per year that visit the dunes, cultural practices carried out in the dunes, valuation of ecosystem services provided by the coastal dunes, and knowledge about flora and fauna. Lastly, the original questionnaire and its responses in Spanish and English are included in supplemantary material. This dataset was generated within the framework of the manuscript "Ecosystem services and uses of dune systems of the coast of the Araucanía Region, Chile: a perception study" where 23 leaders of Mapuche communities and 26 representatives of the local government were interviewed. The dataset can be used to compare the valuation of ecosystems by local communities, especially when quantitative data are scarce or do not exist.

Keywords: Dune fields; Ecosystem services; Indigenous communities; Interviews; Local actors.