Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jiaqi Qiu, Ting Huang, Deyong Yu
Summary: This study used a model to simulate land use changes in Inner Mongolia and investigated the impacts of vegetation recovery and the grain for grass program on ecosystem services. The results showed that vegetation recovery increased some ecosystem services, while the grain for grass program came at the expense of other services.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sheikh Adil Edrisi, Amit Kumar Bundela, Vivek Verma, Pradeep Kumar Dubey, Purushothaman Chirakkuzhyil Abhilash
Summary: Land degradation has significant impacts on ecosystem services and human livelihoods globally. This article analyzes the effects of national and international policies on land restoration in India, highlighting positive trends such as increased forest cover and decreased degraded land. However, efforts to protect ecosystem integrity need to be strengthened.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ding Wen, Xiuming Wang, Jun Liu, Naizhong Xu, Wen Zhou, Man Hong
Summary: Effective land use management is crucial for maintaining ecosystem services in urban agglomerations, but the understanding of rational urban scale systems and landscape patterns for key ecosystem services in highly urbanized areas is limited. Using models, the study quantified the change in key ecosystem services in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area from 2000 to 2020, and simulated land use change under different development scenarios in 2050. The findings showed a decrease in natural habitat, water retention, and carbon sequestration, while soil conservation increased. It was recommended to optimize the urban scale system and restrict forest and farmland conversion to maintain ecosystem services.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ying Deng, Zhenfeng Shao, Chaoya Dang, Xiao Huang, Qingwei Zhuang
Summary: Understanding the relationship between policies, land cover, and ecosystem services is crucial for sustainable development and ecological conservation. This study analyzed the effects of various policies on land cover and ecosystem services in the Poyang Lake Ecological Economic Zone from 2000 to 2020. The findings showed that agricultural encroachment and rapid urbanization led to a loss of woodland and wetland, while ecological policies resulted in the conversion of cultivated land back to natural land and an increase in wetland area. Crop production increased significantly, but carbon storage slightly decreased. Habitat quality and water yield also increased. The study suggests that water ecological safety should be prioritized and the loss of natural land and ecosystem services driven by economic policies should be minimized in the region.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Qian Shi, Chen-Jie Gu, Chao Xiao
Summary: Land use simulation under different development strategies is the key research direction of land use planning analysis. Recent studies focused on integrating land use optimization with economic and ecological objectives, neglecting environmental justice. This study introduced the evaluation of ecosystem services supply and demand equilibrium into a coupled model, considering factors such as geography, built environment, and socioeconomics. Results showed that the sustainable development scenario led to higher dynamic land use change compared to the past decade, with a shift towards ecological land. The coupled model mitigated the mismatch of ecosystem services supply and demand, addressing environmental injustice and emphasizing government intervention in future land use planning for sustainable development.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Laura Jane Mccarthy, Alessio Russo
Summary: This research investigates the perceptions of UK citizens on the ecosystem services created using Nature-Based Solutions in urban green spaces. The study explores the impact of civic stewardship on these services and suggests integrating complex UGS into urban centers for accessibility and engagement. The results show a preference for multifunctional green spaces and indicate that stewardship programs increase community resilience.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Shuling Yu, Baoshan Cui, Chengjie Xie, Xu Ma, Ying Man, Jiaguo Yan, Jing Fu
Summary: This study developed a mathematical model accounting for multiple ecosystem services and their synergies or trade-offs relationships to determine the required allocation of compensation area, and optimal amount of offsetting based on calculated ratios between damaged and compensated habitat areas. The study conducted in the Yellow River Delta of China showed that compensating for carbon storage and water regulation with trade-offs will require higher offset ratios than those based on biodiversity only, and will also be more flexible. The findings suggest that trade-offs and synergetic relationships should be prioritized when making decisions regarding the restoration of multiple ecosystem services.
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Tibor Eros, Judit Petrovszki, Attila Morocz
Summary: This study integrated historical data and remote sensing-based landscape analyses to understand the landscape development of a large remnant floodplain and evaluate the present-day utilization of different river-floodplain habitat types. The results showed drastic transformation of the landscape due to river regulation works, resulting in the conversion of wetlands to agricultural land and a significant decrease in aquatic habitat area. The evaluation of present-day land use indicated that protected areas have higher potential for the maintenance of aquatic biodiversity. However, past changes and present-day utilization limit conservation and restoration possibilities.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Calum Maney, Marieke Sassen, Samantha L. L. Hill
Summary: Interest in economically and ecologically sustainable cocoa has grown in recent years. Cocoa-based agroforestry systems are seen as a potential win-win solution for long-term yields, multiple benefits, and biodiversity preservation. This study found that biodiversity intactness (BII) in cocoa-based agroforestry systems can be sustained by retaining natural shade, but land-use history significantly influences the biodiversity intactness. Retaining natural shade can maintain high levels of BII, while incentivizing planted shade can enhance biodiversity intactness in degraded areas.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Carlos A. Guerra, Miguel Berdugo, David J. Eldridge, Nico Eisenhauer, Brajesh K. Singh, Haiying Cui, Sebastian Abades, Fernando D. Alfaro, Adebola R. Bamigboye, Felipe Bastida, Jose L. Blanco-Pastor, Asuncion de los Rios, Jorge Duran, Tine Grebenc, Javier G. Illan, Yu-Rong Liu, Thulani P. Makhalanyane, Steven Mamet, Marco A. Molina-Montenegro, Jose L. Moreno, Arpan Mukherjee, Tina U. Nahberger, Gabriel F. Penaloza-Bojaca, Cesar Plaza, Sergio Pico, Jay Prakash Verma, Ana Rey, Alexandra Rodriguez, Leho Tedersoo, Alberto L. Teixido, Cristian Torres-Diaz, Pankaj Trivedi, Juntao Wang, Ling Wang, Jianyong Wang, Eli Zaady, Xiaobing Zhou, Xin-Quan Zhou, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo
Summary: Soils are fundamental for terrestrial ecosystems, but a global assessment of hotspots for soil nature conservation is still lacking, hindering the establishment of conservation priorities. A global field survey identified different ecological dimensions of soils in various regions of the planet, emphasizing the importance of accounting for the multidimensionality of soil for future conservation efforts.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jonas Josefsson, Lina Ahlback Widenfalk, Malgorzata Blicharska, Marcus Hedblom, Tomas Part, Thomas Ranius, Erik Ockinger
Summary: Biodiversity offsetting is emerging as a key strategy for managing biodiversity and ecosystem services, but there is a lack of evidence that the gains from offsets can fully offset the losses to natural values. The failure to quantify losses may result in continued net loss of biodiversity, highlighting the need for rigorous evaluation of offsetting projects.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Md Mostafizur Rahman, Gyorgy Szabo
Summary: Urban ecosystem services play a crucial role in sustaining life and addressing challenges like climate change and pollution. This study examined the land use dynamics in Dhaka over the past three decades and found that as built-up areas increased, ecosystem services value decreased by 59.55%, with water bodies being the largest contributor. The findings suggest that even a small change in land use could have a significant impact on total ecosystem services value.
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
L. Vilar, S. Herrera, E. Tafur-Garcia, M. Yebra, J. Martinez-Vega, P. Echavarria, M. P. Martin
Summary: This study used a statistically based regression model to estimate the future probability of wildfire occurrence in four regions of Spain over a 20-year period. The results showed regional differences in the increased probability of wildfires, providing valuable information for planning and management actions in the future.
ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Joey R. Bernhardt, Mary I. O'Connor
Summary: This study examines the impact of biodiversity on the nutritional value of seafood diets and human health. It reveals that species with different ecological traits in seafood have distinct micronutrient profiles, but increasing species richness does not necessarily increase protein content and may lead to higher concentrations of toxic metal contaminants. By drawing on biodiversity-ecosystem functioning theory, the study demonstrates the importance of biodiversity in enhancing nutritional benefits derived from seafood and consolidating sustainability goals for biodiversity and human well-being.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jianyu Wang, Kai Huang, Hui Liu, Yajuan Yu
Summary: The concept and calculation model of ecological boundaries were proposed in this study to quantitatively assess the gap between the services provided by the ecosystem and the urban population and economy that the ecosystem can support. The study focused on megacities, using Beijing as a specific case, and found that natural resource consumption has exceeded the ecological boundary, leading to a decrease in ecological wellbeing per capita. As the ecological footprint and land use change decreases, the ecological boundary gap is gradually narrowing. The role of ecological boundaries as early warning signals of undesirable urban ecological changes, the monetization of ecological boundaries, factors underlying the ecological boundary gap in accelerating urbanization in China, and policy recommendations for resolving threats to ecological security boundaries by megacities were discussed in the study.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Marwan Cheikh Albassatneh, Marcial Escudero, Anne-Christine Monnet, Juan Arroyo, Gianni Baccheta, Francesca Bagnoli, Panayotis Dimopoulos, Arndt Hampe, Agathe Leriche, Frederic Medail, Toni Nikolic, Loic Ponger, Giovanni Giuseppe Vendramin, Bruno Fady
Summary: The study aims to understand tree biodiversity patterns in the Mediterranean and provide indicators for better forest protection. High phylogenetic diversity and endemism were found in Southern Spain, Cyprus, some Aegean islands, and eastern Sicily, highlighting these areas as high priority targets for European tree flora conservation.
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS
(2021)
Correction
Biology
Mark C. Urban, Justin M. J. Travis, Damaris Zurell, Patrick L. Thompson, Nicholas W. Synes, Alice Scarpa, Pedro R. Peres-Neto, Anne-Kathleen Malchow, Patrick M. A. James, Dominique Gravel, Luc De Meester, Calum Brown, Greta Bocedi, Cecile H. Albert, Andrew Gonzalez, Andrew P. Hendry
Article
Biology
Mark C. Urban, Justin M. J. Travis, Damaris Zurell, Patrick L. Thompson, Nicholas W. Synes, Alice Scarpa, Pedro R. Peres-Neto, Anne-Kathleen Malchow, Patrick M. A. James, Dominique Gravel, Luc De Meester, Calum Brown, Greta Bocedi, Cecile H. Albert, Andrew Gonzalez, Andrew P. Hendry
Summary: Time is running out to limit further devastating losses of biodiversity and nature's contributions to humans. Addressing this crisis requires accurate predictions about which species and ecosystems are most at risk to ensure efficient use of limited conservation and management resources. Existing biodiversity projection models have gaps that need to be addressed to create a universal biodiversity modeling platform.
Article
Ecology
Emilie Ladent, Agathe Leriche, Bastien Thomas, Alexandre Millon
Summary: Spatial segregation allows species with similar ecological preferences to coexist, potentially mitigating the impact of biological invasions. In a river catchment in northwest France, the southern water vole, coypu, and muskrat were found to coexist without a negative effect of the two invasive rodents on the water vole. Weak evidence of spatial segregation at a smaller scale was observed, with a non-significant impact of muskrat on the water vole.
Article
Ecology
Didier Aurelle, Severine Thomas, Cecile Albert, Marc Bally, Alberte Bondeau, Charles-Francois Boudouresque, Abigail E. Cahill, Francois Carlotti, Anne Chenuil, Wolfgang Cramer, Hendrik Davi, Aurelien De Jode, Alexander Ereskovsky, Anne-Marie Farnet, Catherine Fernandez, Thierry Gauquelin, Pascal Mirleau, Anne-Christine Monnet, Bernard Prevosto, Vincent Rossi, Stephane Sartoretto, France Van Wambeke, Bruno Fady
Summary: The potential for adaptation to climate change in the biodiversity-rich Mediterranean basin is discussed, focusing on ecosystems dominated by species without active dispersal. The heterogeneity of the Mediterranean landscapes and seascapes is highlighted as a laboratory for studying adaptation, and the importance of adaptive management to increase ecosystem resilience is emphasized.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Albert Norstrom, Bina Agarwal, Patricia Balvanera, Brigitte Baptiste, Elena M. Bennett, Eduardo Brondizio, Reinette Biggs, Bruce Campbell, Stephen R. Carpenter, Juan Carlos Castilla, Antonio J. Castro, Wolfgang Cramer, Graeme S. Cumming, Maria Felipe-Lucia, Joern Fischer, Carl Folke, Ruth DeFries, Stefan Gelcich, Juliane Groth, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza, Sander Jacobs, Johanna Hofmann, Terry P. Hughes, David P. M. Lam, Jacqueline Loos, Amanda Manyani, Berta Martin-Lopez, Megan Meacham, Hannah Moersberger, Harini Nagendra, Laura Pereira, Stephen Polasky, Michael Schoon, Lisen Schultz, Odirilwe Selomane, Marja Spierenburg
Summary: SES research has deepened over the past decade and shed light on key dimensions of SES dynamics, leading to tangible action for solving sustainability challenges. Networks like PECS have contributed to these developments by fostering the growth of place-based SES research.
ECOSYSTEMS AND PEOPLE
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture
Francois Hamonic, Cecile Albert, Basile Couetoux, Yann Vaxes
Summary: In this article, the problem of optimizing landscape connectivity under a budget constraint is considered. A new flow-based integer linear programming formulation is proposed, improving upon existing models. Computational experiments show the benefits of the proposed formulation and an improved preprocessing algorithm in solving larger instances of the problem. Greedy algorithms perform relatively well in practice but may give arbitrarily bad solutions in the worst case.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nicolas Roux, Lisa Kaufmann, Manan Bhan, Julia Le Noe, Sarah Matej, Perrine Laroche, Thomas Kastner, Alberte Bondeau, Helmut Haberl, Karlheinz Erb
Summary: The global livestock system is putting increasing pressure on ecosystems, due to the increasing demand for animal products and systemic changes along the supply chains. A study analyzing livestock supply chains found that livestock accounted for 65% of agriculture's pressure on ecosystems, mostly through cattle grazing. Options to reduce livestock's pressures on ecosystems exist at all levels of the supply chain, especially by reducing production and consumption in high-consuming countries and regulating international supply chains.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Francois Hamonic, Basile Couetoux, Yann Vaxes, Cecile H. Albert
Summary: Connectivity conservation and restoration are crucial for preserving biodiversity in the face of habitat loss and fragmentation. Numerous quantitative approaches have been developed to help conservation practitioners take effective and cost-efficient actions to maintain or enhance landscape connectivity. This study highlights the challenge of considering cumulative effects and recommends optimal resolution whenever possible, through quantitative analysis and comparison of different algorithms applied to four case studies.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Manuel Cartereau, Agathe Leriche, Frederic Medail, Alex Baumel
Summary: Warm drylands cover 19% of land surfaces worldwide and have around 1100 tree species. However, the risk of decline in this neglected biodiversity due to climate aridification has been overlooked. In this study, we assessed the risk of decline of tree species in warm drylands based on occurrence data and climate models, and found that a high percentage of species will undergo climate aridification with a risk of decline. We also identified that both species vulnerability and exposure are important factors driving their risk of decline.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Olivier Blight, Benoit Geslin, Lola Mottet, Cecile H. Albert
Summary: Understanding insect movements is crucial for conserving grassland ecosystems. Technological advancements, such as RFID tags, have allowed researchers to track the movements of even the smallest organisms. This study investigated the use of passive RFID tags to track the movements of three beetle species in a degraded grassland, providing valuable insights into their daily mobility and potential for restoration.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Karolina Argote, Cecile H. Albert, Benoit Geslin, Charlotte Biryol, Mathieu Santonja
Summary: Collembola can perceive and seek better litter quality, but litter quality does not affect their foraging behavior to select high-quality resources.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Joel Guiot, Nicolas Bernigaud, Alberte Bondeau, Laurent Bouby, Wolfgang Cramer
Summary: An original attribution method based on an emulation of offline coupled climate and ecosystem models was proposed to distinguish between the drivers of past variations in the Mediterranean viticulture extension since Early Antiquity and improve projections for the future. It was found that volcanic activity was the main driver for variations in potential area for viticulture during the last 3 millennia in the Mediterranean Basin, while the effects of solar activity and orbital changes were negligible. The increase in greenhouse gases is expected to cause significantly drier conditions and major difficulties for viticulture in Spain and North Africa in the future.
CLIMATE OF THE PAST
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Karolina Argote, Cecile H. Albert, Benoit Geslin, Charlotte Biryol, Mathieu Santonja
Summary: This study investigated the ability of Collembola to perceive and seek better litter quality. The results showed that litter quality plays a relevant role in Collembola demographic parameters, but does not affect foraging behavior to select high-quality resources.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
