@article{fdi:010077826, title = {{T}he role of linked social-ecological systems in a mobile agent-based ecosystem service from giant honey bees ({A}pis dorsata) in an indigenous community forest in {P}alawan, {P}hilippines}, author = {{M}atias, {D}. {M}. {S}. and {B}orgemeister, {C}. and {S}{\'e}mah, {A}nne-{M}arie and von {W}ehrden, {H}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n an indigenous forest community in {P}alawan, {P}hilippines, honey gathering from the giant honey bee ({A}pis dorsata) is a traditional subsistence practice. {W}e characterize the social-ecological dynamics of giant honey bees with indigenous peoples of {T}agbanua ethnicity using the mobile agent-based ecosystem service ({MABES}) framework. {C}hemical and pollen analysis conducted on honey samples generated data on the ecological features of this linked social-ecological system. {T}hese were supplemented by 251 household surveys and key informant interviews with institutional representatives to identify the social and institutional features of the system. {H}oney samples analyzed for pollen showed a total of 11 different plant families and did not have any traces of pesticide residue. {T}he majority of households interviewed use honey as food, medicine, and a saleable commodity. {A} small percentage of households use fertilizers and pesticides known to be harmful to bees. {I}nstitutions have different knowledge strengths that can be tapped through a transdisciplinary approach. {A}s the scale of production and delivery of {MABES} is distinctly a product of the mobility of service-delivering organisms, we recommend using a landscape approachwith a focus on maintaining the quality of both the local environment and landscapes around the site of {ES} delivery.}, keywords = {{C}onservation ; {H}oney ; {I}nstitutions ; {E}cosystem ; {P}esticide ; {P}ollen ; {M}obile agent-based ecosystem services ({MABES}) ; {T}agbanua ; {P}alawan ; {P}hilippines ; {PHILIPPINES} ; {PALAWAN}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{H}uman {E}cology}, volume = {47}, numero = {6}, pages = {905--915}, ISSN = {0300-7839}, year = {2019}, DOI = {10.1007/s10745-019-00114-7}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077826}, }