Ecosystem Health Indicators

Burkhard, Benjamin; Lill, Adrian W. T.

doi:10.1016/b978-008045405-4.00312-8

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“…There have been several attempts to define ecosystem health, which is difficult, in order to achieve a comprehensive result. Important principles of attempted definition can be noted, which have been included in the definition of the ecosystem -good condition of the environment (Kruse, 2019), a good functioning system (Burkhard, Müller, & Lill, 2008), activity of the ecosystem, organisation and adaptability according to objective scientific criteria (Lu et al, 2015;Rapport, 1995), ability to solve problems (Rumpelsberger, 2012, S.18). Thus, ecosystem health can be defined as the quality condition of nature assessed according to science-based criteria, as well as a mutually functioning system of the elements of nature aimed at the existence, preservation, and regeneration of the ecosystem.…”

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confidence: 99%

Expanding the Understanding of Health as an Intantgible Good Today

Mazure

2021

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In classical interpretation, health is defined as a subjective right to this intangible good, which is only characteristic of humans. However, it could be evaluated whether health as a relevant interest can be characteristic of any other subject, expanding the existing understanding of health. The modern legal system distinguishes between subjects with different levels of protection of their interests, i.e., the subjects of rights and the subjects of interests. And a trend is observed where health is also recognised as a category characteristic of the subjects of interests, adjusting the former understanding of the concept of health. Thus, by expanding the understanding of health, types of health can be distinguished according to the subject of interests, e.g., health of a legal person, health of a conceived person, etc., adapting the understanding of health to the criteria of the subject of interests. The research aim is to analyse the expansion of the understanding of health and suggest a division of the types of health in accordance with the modern legal system. The following primary research methods were used in the study: analytical, systemic, teleological.

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Expanding the Understanding of Health as an Intantgible Good Today

Mazure

2021

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“…Aquatic ecosystem health has been defined as: 'The ability of the aquatic ecosystem to support and maintain key ecological processes and a community of organisms with a species composition, diversity, and functional organisation as comparable as possible to that of undisturbed habitats within the region' (Schofield and Davies, 1996) after Karr and Dudley 1981:55-68]. Burkhard et al (2008) noted that ecosystem health is a concept that integrates environmental conditions with the impacts of anthropogenic activities to give information for the sustainable use and management of natural resources. The concept is similar to that of the "state" of an ecosystem i.e.…”

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Towards a global river health assessment framework

Dickens¹,

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Eriyagama³

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Maintaining the state or health of rivers is a vital part of sustainable development. Healthy rivers are able to support and maintain key ecological processes and thus ecosystem services on which society depends. The monitoring and reporting of river health is well documented at a local scale, but at national, regional and global scales the existing methods are generally unable to provide useful information. This has resulted in a dearth of river health data and information in the likes of the SDGs, the CBD Post-2020 framework, the IPBES etc., reflecting a world-wide lack of appreciation of this vital natural resource.This report seeks to understand the present global situation of river health (RH) assessment and reporting to develop an understanding of the key attributes of successful approaches, especially in relation to the Emergency Recovery Plan for freshwater biodiversity and GBO5 Sustainable Freshwater Transition (both published in 2019). We restrict our selection of reviewed frameworks to those applicable at either the regional (multi-basin or multi-national) or global scales, as we considered these most likely to possess the traits necessary for global expansion. Where a framework is proposed with the intention to supplant past protocols, the most modern version is used. The report also considers potentially novel ways of moving data to the global scale and ends with the requirements for a global framework for monitoring and reporting on river health. In the process it does not provide detail of site-based methods even where these can be incorporated into global frameworks, as there are already several reviews of such methods. This report focusses on river health and recognizes this as a part of aquatic ecosystem health. While rivers are by nature integrated with floodplain and some palustrine wetlands, with groundwater and with estuaries, the focus remains on the freshwater lentic (flowing) systems. The principles elucidated will however apply to many of the other aquatic ecosystems. Processing of data -data processing usually involves three steps. 1) The aggregation of raw data to the appropriate scale for each metric. 2) Data are standardised to a common scale, to ensure consistency and flexibility. This often involves comparison to reference data.3) The integration (or combination) of data at the indicator, component, or overall ecological condition levels for reporting.  Reporting of results -reporting needs to consider the scale of the report, and also how to best communicate the data that is being used. Many formats for such reports have been produced, with perhaps the most useful being circulate pie-charts that provide an integrated score but also allow component scores to aid interpretation.This report provides a baseline to formulate a global RH framework and will be followed up with further steps. Supported by IWMI and funded by the WWF, more conceptual thinking will be done to draft a paper that proposes a way forward for a global RH framework. It is hoped that this will provide a springboa...

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“…Urbanization, agricultural production, natural resource extractions and climate change are some of anthropogenic challenges leading to degradation and stress of terrestrial ecosystems (Parmesan et al, 2022). Accordingly, concepts such as 'ecosystem health' (Burkhard et al, 2008) are becoming prevalent in ecological literature (Znidersic & Watson, 2022). Health status of ecosystems is generally determined based on a variety of physical, chemical and biological indicators (Angermeier & Karr, 2019).…”

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Application of active acoustic transducers in monitoring and assessment of terrestrial ecosystem health—A review

Rostami

Nansen

2022

Methods Ecol Evol

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1. Urbanization, agricultural production, natural resource extractions and climate change are global drivers of terrestrial ecosystem degradation and decline in ecosystem health. Assessing vegetation structures provides valuable direct and indirect information on biodiversity and ecosystem health, since plant communities govern terrestrial ecosystem functions and overall biodiversity. 2. A growing body of literature supports the hypothesis that acoustic profiling and characterization of soundscapes may reveal natural patterns and ecosystem responses to environmental disturbances. Although assessments of ecosystem soundscapes are a promising tool for ecological monitoring, the influence of vegetation structure on acoustic indices remains largely unaddressed. An effective non-invasive approach to monitoring ecosystem health includes use of active acoustic transducers, which convert mechanical/acoustic energy into electrical energy and visa-versa.3. This article reviews and discusses possible applications (and also constraints) of active acoustic transducers in monitoring and assessments of terrestrial ecosystem health. Specifically, this article includes a brief introduction to the basic principles of sound and types of active acoustic transducers. Moreover, we provide reviews of common uses of active acoustic transducers in assessing plant structures and plant functional traits.4. We emphasize that active acoustic transducers can be used to analyse plant characteristics in a remote, scalable, non-invasive and cost-effective manner to characterize overall terrestrial ecosystem health. Suggestions and recommendations for future research and management directions that may facilitate applications of acoustic transducers to natural terrestrial landscapes are provided.

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Ecosystem Health Indicators

Cited by 22 publications

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Expanding the Understanding of Health as an Intantgible Good Today

Expanding the Understanding of Health as an Intantgible Good Today

Towards a global river health assessment framework

Application of active acoustic transducers in monitoring and assessment of terrestrial ecosystem health—A review

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