Linking the human appropriation of net primary productivity-based indicators, input cost and high nature value to the dimensions of land-use intensity across French agricultural landscapes

Lorel, Claire; Plutzar, Christoph; Erb, Karl‐Heinz; Mouchet, Maud

doi:10.1016/j.agee.2019.06.004

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“…Thus, production from grassland in good ecological condition had significantly lower HANPP but higher animal production (lamb and wool) values than overgrazed and ecologically degraded sites in the less productive grasslands. This is consistent with Lorel et al [41] who reported for French agricultural landscapes higher levels of HANPP spatially congruent with low values of NPP. Conversely, high amounts of NPP were spatially matched with low values of HANPP.…”

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Human Appropriation of Net Primary Production Related to Livestock Provisioning Ecosystem Services in Southern Patagonia

2022

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Human appropriation of net primary productivity (HANPP) integrates ecological and socioeconomic perspectives on land use by quantifying the amount of net primary production (NPP) appropriated by society through biomass harvest from the ecosystem. The main objective of this study was to determine the spatial patterns of HANPP related to lamb and wool production from sheep farms across the province of Santa Cruz. The HANPP was obtained by dividing the sum of the biomass used in livestock products (lamb and wool) by the NPP. In addition, we examined the spatial relationship between HANPP and potential plant biodiversity and net carbon balance at the farm level under livestock land use across our study region. At the regional level, livestock production accounted for an average of 11.35% of appropriated NPP, and HANPP ranged from 0.75 to 50%. The map of HANPP across Santa Cruz showed low values in the vegetation transition (ecotone) between Nothofagus antarctica forests and grasslands in the west, in the south, and in wetlands where the most productive rangelands dominate. High values were observed in the northwest and central areas of the province. There were differences in HANPP across vegetation types with mean values that varied from 3.93% in grasslands on the Humid Magellanic Steppe to 12.33% in the Central Plateau. Simple linear regression analysis for HANPP evaluated in Southern Patagonia showed a negative linear relationship (p < 0.05) with vascular plant biodiversity and net carbon balance at the farm level. The method used to map HANPP related to livestock provisioning ecosystem services (ES) in the present study (lamb and wool), may be integrated into decision support systems. In this context, low HANPP values (<9%) promote sustainability-oriented economies within the region. Furthermore, keeping plant biodiversity and net carbon balance at the farm level could bring Patagonian export commodities recognition in international markets.

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Human Appropriation of Net Primary Production Related to Livestock Provisioning Ecosystem Services in Southern Patagonia

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“…Adequately grasping this complexity with only one or two indicators is hardly possible, as evidenced by the ongoing debate on how to measure LUI, respectively, intensification (e.g. Lorel et al., 2019). The (partial) independence and possible decoupling of different aspects of land‐use intensification may lead to weak spatial correlation among different LUI indicators (and biodiversity patterns, cf.…”

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Biodiversity models need to represent land‐use intensity more comprehensively

Dullinger

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Moser

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Global Ecol. Biogeogr.

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Background Land use is the major driver of the current biodiversity crisis. However, its impact is not yet adequately reflected in biodiversity scenarios. In particular, effects of land‐use intensity are often neglected although natural limits to land conversion will likely enforce further land‐use intensification in the future. Aims and innovation We argue that integration of land‐use intensity into biodiversity models should ideally be based on a proper conceptualization of the land‐use intensity phenomenon. We, therefore, present terminological distinctions and a conceptual framework developed in land system science. The framework distinguishes three dimensions of land‐use intensity: input intensity, output intensity, and alterations of system properties. We discuss nonlinearities and intricacies of the relationships among these dimensions as well as their direct and indirect relationships to biodiversity. In an explorative literature assessment we demonstrate that the multi‐dimensional nature of land‐use intensity appears insufficiently reflected in biodiversity research. Finally, we discuss issues of data availability that limit integration of land‐use intensity into spatially and temporally explicit biodiversity modelling. Conclusion Research on the relationship between land use and biodiversity would profit from a more systematic and comprehensive consideration of land‐use intensity. While there is no standard recipe for combining indicators of land‐use intensity in biodiversity studies the input–output–system distinction is a useful conceptual basis for study designs. More generally, better integration of biodiversity and land system science would foster understanding and predicting the consequences of land‐use intensification on biodiversity.

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“…Erb et al indicated that the intensification of land use denotes an increase in socioeconomic inputs to and/or outputs from land, and that it is imperative to find ways of sustainable intensification that allows for reaping its landsparing benefits while avoiding negative social and ecological effects [1,10]. According to Lorel et al, LUI can be decomposed into three dimensions, namely inputs, outputs, and system-level intensity of land-based production [11]. The three dimensions were measured using five indices and applied to an LUI study of 25,758 French metropolitan municipalities.…”

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The Natural and Socioeconomic Influences on Land-Use Intensity: Evidence from China

Chen

Yang

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Intensive land use can support sustainable socioeconomic development, especially in the context of limited land resources and high population. It is measured by land-use intensity that reflects the degree of land-use efficiency. In order to support decision-making for efficient land use, we investigated the mechanism whereby natural and socioeconomic factors influence land-use intensity from the perspectives of overall, region-, and city-based analysis, respectively. This investigation was conducted in Chinese cities using the multiple linear stepwise regression method and geographic information system techniques. The results indicate that: (1) socioeconomic factors have more positive impact on land-use intensity than natural factors as nine of the top 10 indicators with the highest SRC values are in the socioeconomic category according to the overall assessment; (2) education input variously contributes to land-use intensity because of the mobility of a well-educated workforce between different cities; (3) the increase in transportation land may not promote intensive land use in remarkably expanding cities due to the defective appraisal system for governmental achievements; and that (4) in developed cities, economic structure contributes more to land-use intensity than the total economic volume, whereas the opposite is the case in less-developed cities. This study can serve as a guide for the government to prepare strategies for efficient land use, hence promoting sustainable socioeconomic development.

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Linking the human appropriation of net primary productivity-based indicators, input cost and high nature value to the dimensions of land-use intensity across French agricultural landscapes

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Human Appropriation of Net Primary Production Related to Livestock Provisioning Ecosystem Services in Southern Patagonia

Human Appropriation of Net Primary Production Related to Livestock Provisioning Ecosystem Services in Southern Patagonia

Biodiversity models need to represent land‐use intensity more comprehensively

The Natural and Socioeconomic Influences on Land-Use Intensity: Evidence from China

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