scholarly journals Integrating landscape ecology and the assessment of ecosystem services in the study of karst areas

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Canedoli ◽  
Gentile Francesco Ficetola ◽  
Davide Corengia ◽  
Paola Tognini ◽  
Andrea Ferrario ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Landscape Ecology ◽  
Karst Areas

Ecosystem services provided by groundwater dependent wetlands (turloughs) in karst areas

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Delle Grazie ◽  
Laurence Gill ◽  
Owen Naughton
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emission ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Terrestrial Ecosystems ◽  
Habitats Directive ◽  
Natural Ecosystems ◽  
Trinity College Dublin ◽  
Karst Areas ◽  
Institute Of Technology

<p><strong>Ecosystem services provided by groundwater dependent wetlands (turloughs) in karst areas</strong></p><p><strong>Fabio Massimo Delle Grazie<sup>1</sup>, Owen Naughton<sup>1,2</sup>, Laurence Gill<sup>1</sup></strong></p><p><sup>1 </sup>Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland</p><p><sup>2 </sup>Carlow Institute of Technology, Carlow, Ireland</p><p> </p><p>E-mail: [email protected]</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>According to the Irish National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), Ireland hosts twenty-one types of Groundwater Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystems (GWDTEs). They include ecosystems like alkaline fens, transition mires, active raised bogs and turloughs.</p><p>Turloughs, the focus of this study, are ephemeral lakes which are present mostly in Ireland and have been compared hydrologically to polje for the period inundation and lacustrine deposits. They are flooded for some periods across the year (typically in the winter) but usually dry up in summer months. Turloughs are defined as Groundwater Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystems (GWDTEs) and as such they are protected under the Water Framework Directive (WFD, Directive 2000/60/EC). As they host protected fauna and flora, they are also designated as a Priority Habitat in Annex 1 of the EU Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC). As hydrology is the main driver of their ecosystem, a thorough understanding of their hydrological regime is crucial. The water-bodies supporting GWDTE’s are also protected under the WFD and it is important to establish whether the status of these groundwater bodies is impacting on the functioning of the GWDTE’s and if so, what measures can be introduced to mitigate this impact.</p><p>Ecosystem services can be defined as the conditions and processes through which natural ecosystems sustain and fulfil human life. These can be classified as provisioning, regulating, supporting and cultural and examples of them are water and raw materials production, flood risk attenuation, carbon sequestration (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005). The determination of the ecosystem services can help analyse different scenarios linked to pressures like road drainage schemes, water supply and wastewater disposal.</p><p>Previous data and field studies (including soil and water sampling and greenhouse gas emission measurements) were performed on seven turloughs. The ecosystem services of the turloughs were determined through appropriate models and software packages and quantified in appropriate biophysical units as well as in monetary terms.</p><p> </p>

scholarly journals Integration of ecosystem services into a conceptual spatial planning framework based on a landscape ecology perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (12) ◽  
pp. 2047-2059 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Babí Almenar ◽  
Benedetto Rugani ◽  
Davide Geneletti ◽  
Tim Brewer
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Landscape Ecology ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Planning Framework

scholarly journals Improving Land Use Planning through the Evaluation of Ecosystem Services: One Case Study of Quyang County

Complexity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Lin Liu ◽  
Yapeng Zhou ◽  
Haikui Yin ◽  
Ruiqiang Zhang ◽  
Ying Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Landscape Ecology ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Landscape Fragmentation ◽  
Shannon Index ◽  
Ecological Planning ◽  
Mountain Area ◽  
Landscape Ecological Planning ◽  
Landscape Ecological

Competition for land is increasing as demand for multiple land uses and ecosystem services rises. Land regulation of the principles of landscape ecology is necessary to develop more sustainable approaches to land use planning. The research evaluated the present land patterns and determined best practices for its regulation of Dongwang Township in Quyang County, located in the Taihang Mountain area of Hebei Province, China. The research used the landscape ecology theory to construct an index system for landscape pattern analysis based on the GIS and Fragstats 3.3 software. In this study, we examined the specific reasons that landscape ecology is superior to traditional methods in land consolidation planning and design, which is conducive to the comprehensive development of land ecological benefits. Landscape ecological planning can effectively reduce landscape fragmentation and improve intensive management. The result found that the descending order of the Shannon index was current landscape, landscape ecological planning, and traditional planning. Landscape ecological planning could protect the natural diversity than traditional planning. Landscape ecological planning enables the creation of long corridors, with higher densities and connectivity and lower average corridor widths than traditional planning. Besides, it can improve ecological service function values in the study area to varying degrees, thus discouraging residents from limiting themselves to grain production. This research has great potential to improve the visibility of ecosystem services in local land use planning and, thus, to improve the ecological functioning of future landscapes.

scholarly journals Experimental mapping and assessment of ecosystem services based on multi-level landscape classification

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 31-39
Author(s):  
Hristina Prodanova
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Cultural Ecosystem Services ◽  
Landscape Classification ◽  
North Central ◽  
Corine Land Cover ◽  
Central European ◽  
Karst Areas ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Landscape Ecological

The importance of the landscapes for the development of recreation and ecotourism is significant but very little studied. Usually, scientists use spatial units to map and assess the ecosystem services CORINE land cover or similar classifications. Traditional multi-level landscape classifications, very well-known and developed in the XXth century in Bulgaria, Russia, and other Eastern and Central European countries, could give valuable information for various indicators for ecosystem services assessment. From another hand, these classical landscape ecological maps are very little- known for the international scientific audience. We decided to conduct an experimental mapping and assessment of ecosystem services based on multi-level landscape classification. For this, we have chosen a case study area with hilly karst relief, which is part of the inner Predbalkan Region, located in North-Central Bulgaria. The site represents a scientific interest in terms of its transitional position between the Stara Planina Mountain and the Danube Plain and the presence of various anthropogenic changes. The study aimed to develop and test an original methodology for mapping and assessment of the capacity of the contemporary landscapes in the Strazhata syncline upland and Melovete hills to provide cultural ecosystem services – recreation and ecotourism. The results showed that 70% of the territory has medium or higher capacity, dominated mainly by karst areas with natural vegetation in protected sites.

scholarly journals Gray Forecast of Ecosystem Services Value and Its Driving Forces in Karst Areas of China: A Case Study in Guizhou Province, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12404
Author(s):  
Sipei Pan ◽  
Jiale Liang ◽  
Wanxu Chen ◽  
Jiangfeng Li ◽  
Ziqi Liu
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Driving Factors ◽  
Guizhou Province ◽  
Forest Land ◽  
Ecosystem Services Value ◽  
Karst Areas ◽  
Gray Correlation ◽  
Gray Correlation Analysis

A sound ecosystem is the prerequisite for the sustainable development of human society, and the karst ecosystem is a key component of the global ecosystem, which is essential to human welfare and livelihood. However, there remains a gap in the literature on the changing trend and driving factors of ecosystem services value (ESV) in karst areas. In this study, Guizhou Province, a representative region of karst mountainous areas, was taken as a case to bridge the gap. ESV in the karst areas was predicted, based on the land use change data in 2009–2018, and the driving mechanisms were explored through the gray correlation analysis method. Results show that a total loss of CNY 21.47 billion ESV from 2009 to 2018 is due to the conversion of a total of 22.566% of the land in Guizhou, with forest land as the main cause of ESV change. By 2025 and 2030, the areas of garden land, water area, and construction land in Guizhou Province will continue to increase, whereas the areas of cultivated land, forest land, and garden land will decline. The total ESV shows a downward trend and will decrease to CNY 218.71 billion by 2030. Gray correlation analysis results illuminate that the total population and tertiary industry proportion are the uppermost, among all the driving factors that affect ESV change. The findings in this study have important implications for optimizing and adjusting the land use structure ecological protection and will enrich the literature on ESV in ecologically fragile areas.

scholarly journals Biogeomorphological feedback in karst areas

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 101-108
Author(s):  
Ilona Bárány-Kevei ◽  
Márton Kiss
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Karst Areas ◽  
Karst Ecosystems ◽  
Negative Impacts

In the last decades, the research on ecosystem services have emerged in the field of geography. The negative impacts of human activities on the vulnerable karst areas are getting enforced quickly, which have an unfavourable influence on ecosystem service provision. On karstic areas, there are significant geographical processes, connected to biological activities. This issue is not adequately discussed in the current literature of karst ecology. In our study, we give an overview on the biogeomorphological feedbacks that change the functions and overall value of karst ecosystems.

SERVIÇOS ECOSSISTÊMICOS: ABORDAGEM TEÓRICO-CONCEITUAL NA PERSPECTIVA DA GEOGRAFIA FÍSICA

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 521-539
Author(s):  
Nayara Marques Santos ◽  
Denise Santos Saldanha ◽  
Diógenes Félix Da Silva Costa ◽  
Zuleide Maria Carvalho Lima
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Landscape Ecology ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Spatial Dynamics ◽  
Well Being ◽  
De Se ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Survey Review ◽  
Object Of Study

Os processos ecológicos dos ecossistemas são responsáveis pelo funcionamento dos sistemas ambientais e prestação de serviços para manutenção do bem-estar humano, denominados de Serviços Ecossistêmicos (SE). Compreender as interrelações entre processos e funções dos ecossistemas para os serviços prestados à sociedade, apresenta-se como um desafio para a Geografia, posto que está ciência tem como objeto de estudo a relação do homem com a natureza considerando a dinâmica espacial em que o primeiro está inserido. A presente proposta teve como objetivo discutir como a ciência geográfica embasa e contribui de forma teórico-metodológica para a discussão da dinâmica espacial dos Serviços Ecossistêmicos. O principal procedimento metodológico utilizado foi o levantamento, revisão e análise de material bibliográfico referente a temática abordada. Os conceitos, teorias e métodos presentes na Geografia podem contribuir em diferentes perspectivas para análise, identificação e classificação dos SE, como por exemplo, o conceito de paisagem e as abordagens das teorias Geossistêmica e da Ecologia da Paisagem. Desse modo, é notória a necessidade da integração de abordagens dentro do estudo dos Serviços Ecossistêmicos, visto a complexidade que envolve a dinâmica entre os ecossistemas e a sociedade.Palavras-chave: Geossistema, Ecossistema, Paisagem. ABSTRACTEcological processes of ecosystems are controlled by the functioning of environmental systems and the provision of human well-being services, called Ecosystem Services (SE). Understanding the interrelationships between processes and functions of ecosystems for services rendered to society presents itself as a challenge for Geography, since this science has as object of study the relation of man to nature considering the spatial dynamics in which the first it's inserted. The present proposal had as objective to discuss how the geographic science bases and contributes in a theoretical-methodological way for the discussion of the spatial dynamics of the Ecosystem Services. The main methodological procedure used was the survey, review and analysis of bibliographic material referring to the subject matter. The concepts, theories and methods present in Geography can contribute in different perspectives for the analysis, identification and classification of SE, such as the concept of landscape and the approaches of Geosystemic and Landscape Ecology. Thus, the need for the integration of approaches within the Ecosystem Services study is notorious, since the complexity involved in the dynamics between ecosystems and society.Keywords: Geosystem, Ecosystem, Landscape. RESUMENLos procesos ecológicos del ecosistema son responsables del funcionamiento de los sistemas ambientales y de la provisión de servicios para el mantenimiento del bienestar humano, llamados Servicios del Ecosistema (SE). Comprender las interrelaciones entre los procesos y las funciones del ecosistema para los servicios prestados a la sociedad es un desafío para la Geografía, ya que esta ciencia tiene como objeto de estudio la relación entre el hombre y la naturaleza considerando la dinámica espacial en la que el primero está insertado. El propósito de esta propuesta es discutir cómo la ciencia geográfica sustenta y contribuye de manera teórica y metodológica a la discusión de la dinámica espacial de los Servicios de los Ecosistemas. El principal procedimiento metodológico utilizado fue la encuesta, revisión y análisis de material bibliográfico relacionado con el tema abordado. Los conceptos, teorías y métodos presentes en Geografía pueden contribuir en diferentes perspectivas para el análisis, identificación y clasificación de SE, como el concepto de paisaje y los enfoques de las teorías geosistémicas y la ecología del paisaje. Por lo tanto, la necesidad de integrar enfoques en el estudio de los servicios de los ecosistemas es notoria, dada la complejidad que implica la dinámica entre los ecosistemas y la sociedad.Palabra clave: Geosistema, Ecosistema, Paisaje.

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