Modelling past, present and future Ecosystem Services supply in a protected floodplain under land use and climate changes

Gaglio, Mattias; Aschonitis, Vassilis; Pieretti, L.; Santos, Luís; Gissi, Elena; Castaldelli, Giuseppe; Fano, Elisa Anna

doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2019.04.019

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“…Lastly, the implications of the discourses unveiled for devising more sustainable governance options for the future of the montado will need to be further examined under the lens of projected climate and land use changes for the Mediterranean [49,54]. As already indicated, montado and similar multi-functional agro-ecosystems, especially but not only [55] in the Mediterranean [56], are most frequently embedded in heterogeneous landscapes, which are affected by climatic changes and human-related drivers, underpinned by individual options and preferences [57]. These complex trajectories of change will likely end up harming biodiversity and ecosystem services provision.…”

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“…This may hopefully pave the way for the development of novel governance systems that are able to reproduce the montado system in a more sustainable way. Also, it may also serve as an inspiration for a similar reframing of the environmental degradation in other complex and multi-functional farming systems where prevailing trends towards globalization and intensification hampers their future sustainability [11,13,50], especially in view of current scenarios of climate and land use changes, which are largely acute across the Mediterranean context [56].…”

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Governance Discourses Reflecting Tensions in a Multifunctional Land Use System in Decay; Tradition Versus Modernity in the Portuguese Montado

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The montado is a silvo pastoral system, and the dominant land-use in the region of Alentejo (Portugal). It bears high nature, socio-economic, and landscape values, shaping the strong cultural identity of the region. Despite these values, it has been under decay over the last decades, indicating the inefficiency of current governance strategies. In this paper, we argue how three main discourses can be found that underpin different governance strategies in the montado: The heritage discourse, the modern production discourse, and the land stewardship discourse. These discourses frame farmers' decisions, though not always explicitly. The discourse analysis is grounded on an analysis of the relevant literature and research results from diverse projects, including an analysis of media representation of the montado since the 1990s, participatory observations, and 30 in-depth interviews with key stakeholders. Each of the three discourses identified are characterized in terms of key farming developments and defining elements, their time-scopes, the ways in which they are perceived by society, their measures of success, and underpinning institutions and power mechanisms. We argue that these discourses co-exist today, and this is a cause of increased tensions in montado governance strategies, hindering more effective and sustainable potential alternatives for the system.

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Governance Discourses Reflecting Tensions in a Multifunctional Land Use System in Decay; Tradition Versus Modernity in the Portuguese Montado

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“…However, this study did not consider the impact of rainfall and temperature on ES. Existing studies have suggested that the impact of these meteorological parameters on ES is nonlinear, or could be extensive [46][47][48]. For future studies, developing approaches that would incorporate climate factors into the assessment of ES supply and demand would be worth exploring.…”

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Construction of the Ecological Security Pattern of Urban Agglomeration under the Framework of Supply and Demand of Ecosystem Services Using Bayesian Network Machine Learning: Case Study of the Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan Urban Agglomeration, China

2019

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Coordinating ecosystem service supply and demand equilibrium and utilizing machine learning to dynamically construct an ecological security pattern (ESP) can help better understand the impact of urban development on ecological processes, which can be used as a theoretical reference in coupling economic growth and environmental protection. Here, the ESP of the Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan urban agglomeration was constructed, which made use of the Bayesian network model to dynamically identify the ecological sources. The ecological corridor and ecological strategy points were identified using the minimum cumulative resistance model and circuit theory. The ESP was constructed by combining seven ecological sources, “two horizontal and three vertical” ecological corridors, and 37 ecological strategy points. Our results found spatial decoupling between the supply and demand of ecosystem services (ES) and the degradation in areas with high demand for ES. The ecological sources and ecological corridors of the urban agglomeration were mainly situated in forestlands and water areas. The terrestrial ecological corridor was distributed along the outer periphery of the urban agglomeration, while the aquatic ecological corridor ran from north to south throughout the entire region. The ecological strategic points were mainly concentrated along the boundaries of the built-up area and the intersection between construction land and ecological land. Finally, the ecological sources were found primarily on existing ecological protection zones, which supports the usefulness of machine learning in predicting ecological sources and may provide new insights in developing urban ESP.

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“…Many authors described positive influence of natural and artificial ecotones on the self-purification processes in degraded waters and the minimization of pressure from organic pollutants and nutrients (Pieczytiska, 1990;Decamps et al, 1990;Faafeng and Roseth, 1993;Chengqing and Zhiwen, 1995;Wang et al, 2002;Wang and Yin., 2008). These types of natural conditions are particularly important during the period of intensive biodegradation of organic pollutants by microorganisms and the release of nutrients into water (Verhoeven et al, 2006;Gaglio et al, 2019). The effects of the process of microbiological revitalization are very scarcely described in scientific literature, despite the fact they have been applied for many years.…”

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The Application of Microbiological Biopreparations in the Process of Water Remediation of the Dam Reservoir in Głuchów

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2020

Acta Sci. Pol., Formatio Circumiectus

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Aim of the study Assessment of the revitalization process and achievement of the treatment effects intended in the process Material and methods The author carried out selected tests and performed a process evaluation along with other results from research laboratories. The research concerned measurements of bottom sediment thickness, water transparency and selected physicochemical analyzes of quality parameters of water from the reservoir during the revitalization process. Results and conclusions The obtained results are very satisfactory, as a high level of reduction of bottom sediments was achieved, at some measuring points by over 1 m. There was an improvement in water transparency; physical and chemical parameters did not show deterioration of water quality during the intensive biodegradation process of the organic fraction deposited in bottom sediments. Based on the results presented in the article, it can be stated that the microbiological revitalization processes carried out are very effective methods of purifying surface water pollution.

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Modelling past, present and future Ecosystem Services supply in a protected floodplain under land use and climate changes

Cited by 43 publications

References 70 publications

Governance Discourses Reflecting Tensions in a Multifunctional Land Use System in Decay; Tradition Versus Modernity in the Portuguese Montado

Governance Discourses Reflecting Tensions in a Multifunctional Land Use System in Decay; Tradition Versus Modernity in the Portuguese Montado

Construction of the Ecological Security Pattern of Urban Agglomeration under the Framework of Supply and Demand of Ecosystem Services Using Bayesian Network Machine Learning: Case Study of the Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan Urban Agglomeration, China

The Application of Microbiological Biopreparations in the Process of Water Remediation of the Dam Reservoir in Głuchów

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