A contribution towards a transfer of the ecosystem service concept to landscape planning using landscape metrics

Frank, Susanne; Fürst, Christine; Koschke, Lars; Makeschin, Franz

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.04.027

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“…Due to their complexity, the land cover data can be used as a proxy for ecological assessments in natural areas (Balthazar et al 2015). This information is relevant to recognize the influence of land management in Andean basins that comprises the endemic affectation of ES and the welfare of rural communities (Balvanera et al 2012, Frank et al 2012.…”

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Effects of Productive Activities on the Water Quality for Human Consumption in an Andean Basin, a Case Study

Ruiz

Idrobo

Sarmiento

et al. 2017

Rev. Int. Contam. Ambie.

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Productive activities such as agriculture and livestock have transformed the Andean basins in South America. In accordance with this statement, the objective of this study was to assess the water quality of "Las Piedras" river located in an Andean basin with 6626 ha in Colombian Highlands. This study analyzed nutrient inputs from agricultural production, spatial crops distribution, human activities and their influence on the ecological state of the river. The evaluation integrated physicochemical and biological parameters in the indexes of water quality, pollution and the aquatic macroinvertebrates community. Results showed that aggregated crop fields occupy 25.2 % in the basin and the biological water quality through the Biological Monitoring Working Party (BMWP) index denotes the presence of tolerant-pollution organisms, additionally the biodiversity was low (Shannon H´1.1). The water quality in the river satisfies the Colombian regulation criteria for human consumption, even higher concentrations of nutrients in the lower area with 2.20 mg/L nitrates and 1.49 mg/L of phosphates, besides the loss of nutrients by runoff, which was 2.57 mg/L nitrates in the middle area and 0.18 mg/L phosphates in the upper area. In this sense, the nutrient concentration input increases toward the lower area of the basin because of the crop distribution. The agricultural land use modified the hydrological ecosystem services by decreasing the basin water regulatory capacity and nutrients input to the main stream.Palabras clave: contaminación hídrica, agricultura, distribución espacial de los cultivos, biodiversidad, agua potable RESUMENLas actividades productivas como la agricultura y la ganadería han transformado las cuencas andinas de América del Sur. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la calidad del agua en la cuenca del río Las Piedras (6626 ha), localizada en la alta montaña colombiana. Se analizaron los aportes de nutrientes a partir de la producción agrícola, distribución espacial de cultivos, actividades humanas y su influencia en el estado ecológico del río. La evaluación integró los parámetros físicos, químicos y biológicos en índices de calidad del agua, de contaminación y de macroinvertebrados acuáticos. Los resultados mostraron que los cultivos ocupan el 25.2 % de la cuenca, la calidad biológica del agua según el 362índice del Grupo de Trabajo de Monitoreo Biológico (BMWP, por sus siglas en inglés) evidenció la presencia de organismos tolerantes a la contaminación y baja biodiversidad (Shannon H' 1.1). La calidad del agua es apta para consumo humano según los estándares establecidos por la normatividad Colombiana. Sin embargo, se encontraron altas concentraciones de nutrientes en la zona baja del río con 2.20 mg/L de nitratos y 1.49 mg/L de fosfatos, adicionalmente los aportes de nutrientes en escorrentía superficial fueron de 2.57 mg/L de nitratos en la zona media y 0.18 mg/L de fosfatos en la zona alta. En este sentido, se observó que el ingreso de nutrientes aumenta hacia la zona baja de la cuenca deb...

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of Productive Activities on the Water Quality for Human Consumption in an Andean Basin, a Case Study

Ruiz

Idrobo

Sarmiento

et al. 2017

Rev. Int. Contam. Ambie.

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“…Simulation models could also help to better understand how natural re-growth varies in space and time and its effects on landscape function [71]. In particular, predicting the pattern of forest expansion is extremely important, because of its possible effects on many key ecosystem functions [99,100]. For instance, the pattern of forest expansion affects watershed services [15,101,102], biodiversity [11,18,19] and climate at different scales [16,17].…”

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Quantifying Landscape-Scale Patterns of Temperate Forests over Time by Means of Neutral Simulation Models

Frate

Carranza

2013

IJGI

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Several studies attempt to describe changes in the spatial patterns of forests over time, resorting to the comparison of landscape pattern indices (LPI), but new methods for quantifying landscape differences in a statistical context are necessary. In this paper, we quantified and assessed the statistical significance of the forests pattern changes, which have occurred since the end of WWII in Central Italy (Isernia). To do this; based on the proportion of forest cover (pi) and contagion (H) of three land cover maps (1954-1981-2006); we generated 100 forest maps with predictable results through the midpoint displacement algorithm. Then, for both observed and simulated maps, we computed a set of LPI (number of patches, cohesion, largest forest patch index and area weighted mean shape index) and we derived their empirical distributions; finally, we compared the empirical distributions using the non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis test. Our results show significant changes in the spatial pattern of forests and underline the process of natural forest re-growth, which, in the area, is constrained by -remnants‖ of traditional activities. The adopted approach could be extended to a large ensemble of landscapes and spatial scales and could become a standard procedure when comparing patterns in time.

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“…Advances in research on changes in the global environment have shifted both temporal-and spatial-scale studies on land-use and cover change (LUCC) from a global to a regional scale; such studies have focused particularly on administrative, vulnerable, and other ecologically sensitive areas [10][11][12][13][14][15]. The region analyzed in this study, Liuqiu Island, includes both administrative regions (Liuqiu Township) and natural areas (a fragile, environmentally sensitive area).…”

Section: Land Use Changementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The rather dramatic and ongoing changes to the global climate that have occurred in recent decades have caused a variety of impacts in regions around the world, including reductions in biodiversity, the destruction of ecosystem resilience, and desertification [13]. In reaction to and anticipation of such impacts, the 1972 United Nations Declaration on the Human Environment and Eco-security provided an outline of the key principles for sustainable human development projects, which in turn provided a novel outlook regarding how environmental resources, sustainable development, and human survival itself should be assessed, while at the same time bringing attention to a number of concerns relating to the protection and conservation of food sources and related ecosystems.…”

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Integrating Ecosystem Services and Eco-Security to Assess Sustainable Development in Liuqiu Island

2017

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Abstract:Developing sustainable island tourism must be thoroughly evaluated in consideration of ecological, economic, and social factors on account of the fragility of island ecosystems. This study evaluated the ecological footprint (EF) and ecological capacity of Liuqiu Island from 2010 to 2015 using the EF model, establishing an indicator to estimate the value of ecosystem service and eco-security. The empirical results include: (1) the overall value of ecosystem service on Liuqiu Island increased from US$3.75 million in 2010 to US$5.11 million in 2015; (2) the total per capita EF considerably increased from 0.5640 gha/person in 2010 to 4.0845 gha/person in 2015; and (3) the ecological footprint index increased from 0.30 in 2010 to 2.28 in 2015. These findings indicate that island tourism recreational zones gradually increased the pressure on its ecosystem, reduced the eco-security level, and severely damaged the environment, thereby threatening the function and structure of the entire ecosystem. The innovations and contributions of this study is integrating ecological footprint and ecosystem services valuation provide insights into sustainability of an island. The theoretical and practical implications identified in this study should contribute to reducing the gap between research and practice.

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A contribution towards a transfer of the ecosystem service concept to landscape planning using landscape metrics

Cited by 196 publications

References 48 publications

Effects of Productive Activities on the Water Quality for Human Consumption in an Andean Basin, a Case Study

Effects of Productive Activities on the Water Quality for Human Consumption in an Andean Basin, a Case Study

Quantifying Landscape-Scale Patterns of Temperate Forests over Time by Means of Neutral Simulation Models

Integrating Ecosystem Services and Eco-Security to Assess Sustainable Development in Liuqiu Island

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