Indicating ecosystem integrity — theoretical concepts and environmental requirements

Müller, Felix; Hoffmann-Kroll, Regina; Wiggering, Hubert

doi:10.1016/s0304-3800(00)00210-6

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“…The integrity of such an ecosystem is not necessarily high, this depends on the definition of ecosystem integrity. Many scientists discussed ecosystem integrity, especially the last decade (see Karr, 1990;Noss, 1990;Kay, 1991;Woodley et al, 1993;Westra, 1996;De Leo and Levin, 1997;Goldstein, 1998;Müller et al, 2000). Nevertheless, there is still no agreement on a uniform definition.…”

Section: Forest Ecosystem Integritymentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrity, stability and management of protection forests in the European Alps

Dorren¹,

Berger²,

Imeson

et al. 2004

Forest Ecology and Management

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Section: Forest Ecosystem Integritymentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrity, stability and management of protection forests in the European Alps

Dorren¹,

Berger²,

Imeson

et al. 2004

Forest Ecology and Management

173

101

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Section: Strategies For Network Integrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This also counts for the highlighted lack of 15 integration of underground biotic elements, although the underground biota performs a crucial ecosystem functioning role (Deruiter et al, 1994;Wall et al, 2015). Data harmonization could be achieved based upon the concept of blending the conceptual frameworks of Ecosystem Integrity (Müller et al, 2000) and the Essential Biodiversity Variables (Pereira et al, 2013) as suggested Haase et al (2018) and the Critical Zone approach (Chorover et al, 2015 andBrantley et al, 2016).Drawing from the requirements of ESD modelling, and the apparent complementarities and synergies already lead to 20 network integration efforts in several regions around the globe, basically aiming at the joint use of resource intensive observatories by more than one research community. The integration of existing research and observation networks can be accomplished by either 1) making the existing networks also functional topological networks (Brantley et al, 2017), or 2) thematically and geographically restructuring the available networks.…”

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Integration of terrestrial observational networks: opportunity for advancing Earth system dynamics modelling

Baatz

Sullivan

et al. 2017

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Abstract. Advancing our understanding of Earth System Dynamics (ESD) depends on the development of models and other analytical tools that integrate physical, biological and chemical data. This ambition of increased understanding and model development of ESD based on integrated site observations was at the origin of the creation of the networks of Long Term Ecological Research (LTER), Critical Zone Observatories (CZO), and others. We organized a survey to identify pressing gaps in data availability from these networks, in particular for the future development and evaluation of models that 5 represent ESD processes. With the survey results, we look for gaps between data collection and ESD model development, to draw perspectives for the improvement both in data collection and model integration.From this overview of model applications gathered in the context of LTER-and CZO research, we identified three challenges: 1) Improving integration of observational data in Earth system modelling, 2) developing coupled Earth system models, and 3) identifying complementarity and ways to integrate the existing networks. These challenges lead to 10 perspectives and recommendations for strategic integration of observational networks and links to the ESD modelling community. We propose the further integration of the observational networks, either by 1) making the existing sitedetermined networks also functional topological networks with organising spread and coverage, and/or 2) thematically and geographically restructuring or co-locating the existing networks, and further formalizing these recommendations among these communities. Such integration will enable cross-site comparison and synthesis studies, which will offer significant 15 insights and extraction of organizing principles, classifications, and general rules of coupling processes and environmental conditions. IntroductionIn light of accelerating global change (e.g. IPCC, 2014;Camill, 2010), the scientific and societal imperatives are paramount 20 to improve our understanding of Earth System Dynamics (ESD), which comprise complex interactions among rock, soil, water, air, and living organisms that regulate the natural habitat and determine the availability of life-sustaining resources for human well-being (MEA, 2005). Understanding and modelling of Earth system processes and interactions among Earth system compartments can be enhanced by accessing a wider range of both observational and experimental data (Banwart et al., 2012;Aronova et al., 2010;Reid et al., 2010). For this purpose, observational networks have been developed the last 25 decennia aiming at a temporal and multidisciplinary coverage of continental and global scale ecosystem observations. The Critical Zone Observatory network (Brantley et al. 2015), the International Long Term Ecosystem Research network (Mirtl et al., 2017), the National Ecological Observatory Network of the US , Schimel et al. 2001, the Chinese Ecosystem Research Network (Fu et al., 2010) and the Australian Terrestrial Ecosystem Research N...

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“…As a foundation, new ecological/ecosystem theories currently develop a better description and understanding of the behaviour of ecosystems as complex systems [5][6][7]. As opposed to the classical approach presenting the impacts of toxicants upon various aspects of biological and ecological systems, a new integrated framework is now proposed that incorporates complexity theory.…”

Section: New Ecological Theories Refer To Ecosystems As Complex Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Environment protection: The current challenge in radioecology

Bréchignac

2012

EPJ Web of Conferences

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Radioecology, a multifaceted scientific discipline which addresses environmental issues relevant to radioprotection, has for a long time been focused on environmental transfers through the environment to feed the needs of human radioprotection. This quite anthropocentric initial scope is now moving to a more ecocentric view capable of assessing ecological risk mediated by ionising radiation. The central issue consists in reaching an ability to understand the effects of radiation on the environment components, from individual organisms up to populations of species and ecosystems, together with their interaction with the abiotic compartments. Dominated by operational goals, the system of radiological protection of the environment which is under development emphasises a concept based upon reference organisms supported by traditional toxicological data on individual organisms. Whilst there are immediate advantages to this approach (pragmatism, consistency with other approaches in use for man and biota), there are also clear limitations which need to be acknowledged and further considered. The most important probably is to rely on effects data gathered almost exclusively for individual organisms to meet protection goals which are usually set at population and ecosystem levels. Overcoming this limitation leads to scientific and methodological approaches featuring the ecosystem concept. *

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Indicating ecosystem integrity — theoretical concepts and environmental requirements

Cited by 129 publications

References 14 publications

Integrity, stability and management of protection forests in the European Alps

Integrity, stability and management of protection forests in the European Alps

Integration of terrestrial observational networks: opportunity for advancing Earth system dynamics modelling

Environment protection: The current challenge in radioecology

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