Sustainable land use in an agriculturally misused landscape in northwest Germany through ecotechnical restoration by a ‘Patch-Network-Concept’

Schüller, D.; Brunken-Winkler, Heike; Busch, Peter; Förster, Marcel; Janiesch, Peter; Lemm, Rüdiger von; Niedringhaus, Rolf; Strasser, Helmut

doi:10.1016/s0925-8574(00)00094-x

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“…Buffer zones can also act as corridors -linking the protected area with other fragments -reducing the effects of isolation on populations (Henry et al 1999;Schuller et al, 2000). Corridors may be an efficient tool in conservation strategies, but also present several aspects that should be considered by the managers of protected areas.…”

Section: Influence Of the Surroundings On Protected Areasmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ecological, Legal, and Methodological Principles for Planning Buffer Zones

Perello¹,

Guadagnin²,

Maltchik³

et al. 2012

Nat. Conserv.

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The use of the land around protected areas may pose risks as well as benefit the conservation of biodiversity. Nevertheless, little attention has been given to their management, in the form of clearly established buffer zones (BZ). Moreover, a great deal of confusion exists around their objectives, dimension and location. In this study we review the scientific and technical literature on BZ planning and the related legislation of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Current literature emphasizes the threats to biodiversity from the lands around protected areas, and their role to promote life quality of neighboring communities. On the other hand, neglect the negative impacts of protected areas on the use of land around them, and the potential role of these lands in supplementing or complementing the protection of species and habitats. In the countries which legislation we surveyed, the BZ guidelines are superficial and confusing. The reviewed literature does not present an applied guide for the implementation of BZ. The lack of a comprehensive perception of the relationship between protected areas and their surroundings, clear objectives for buffer zones, and scientific rules for delimitation precludes the integration of these key areas in the effort to conserve biodiversity.

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Section: Influence Of the Surroundings On Protected Areasmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ecological, Legal, and Methodological Principles for Planning Buffer Zones

Perello¹,

Guadagnin²,

Maltchik³

et al. 2012

Nat. Conserv.

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“…Cultural connectivity is also important, as corridors can allow movement of people between neighborhoods of different social and economic levels (Shafer et al 2000, Hellmund andSmith 2006). The ability of buffers to support multiple functions (including the movement of organisms) depends on their location in connecting key habitat areas (Schuller et al 2000), their configuration in the landscape (Hellmund and Smith 2006), and the composition of plant materials. For example, studies have shown that corridors containing woody vegetation are likely to exhibit greater species richness than grassy buffers (Freemark et al 2002, Paine and Ribic 2002, Boutin et al 2003.…”

Section: Vegetative Buffersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…*I = the relative inherent value typically provided by these landscape features for each category of ecosystem service **P = the relative potential value these landscape features could provide if designed using the landscape multifunctionality approach ***Relative values are indicated by: n = none; $ = low; $$ = medium, and $$$ = high increasing the biodiversity of flora and fauna, and providing habitat for wildlife (Schultz et al 1997) by allowing safe movement between fragmented patches of natural areas (Schuller et al 2000). Buffers with trees can provide additional functions including filtering polluted air, mitigating unpleasant odors (Tyndall and Colletti 2001), reducing noise (Thompson and Sorvig 2000), and regulating the microclimate with their shade (Bolund and Hunhammar 1999).…”

Section: Vegetative Buffersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Designing Landscapes for Performance Based on Emerging Principles in Landscape Ecology

Lovell¹,

Johnston²

2009

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ABSTRACT. We have proposed a framework for transforming landscapes to improve performance by integrating ecological principles into landscape design. This effort would focus on the development of multifunctional landscapes, guided by the rapidly growing knowledge base of ecosystem services provided by landscape features. Although the conventional approach to landscape ecology is based on a model that assumes poor ecological quality in the human-dominated matrix, a review of recent literature reveals important opportunities to improve the quality of the landscape matrix by increasing spatial heterogeneity through the addition of seminatural landscape elements designed to provide multiple ecosystem services. Taken alone, these individual elements might not appear to have a large impact on the environment, but when considered together within the entire landscape, the contribution could be significant, particularly when these elements are intentionally designed to improve landscape performance. Previous attention has focused on the value of large patches of native vegetation for conservation efforts. These efforts have included preserving those areas that still remain, restoring those that once existed, and providing connectivity between them. But great opportunities exist to improve the quality of the matrix by designing multifunctional elements throughout the landscape. Through a synthesis of knowledge in landscape architecture and landscape ecology, we have demonstrated some important applications of the landscape performance framework in urban and agricultural settings. Based on a review of the literature, we have suggested several methods of evaluating and monitoring landscape performance to determine the relative success of a designed landscape.

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“…But things have changed in recent years; the thought of restoration for ecological reasons and biodiversity conservation purposes has presently become more and more popular among forest managers and forest ecologists. Ecological restoration has also shifted from the scale of the traditional site (or ecosystem) to a landscape scale, which puts the emphasis on the role of size, form and spatial position of adjacent forest patches in the restoration of a targeted forest patch (Naveh, 1994;Bell et al, 1997;Aronson et al, 1998;Schuller et al, 2000). Research in ecological restoration in China has a long history but, in the past, mainly at an ecosystem scale rather than at a landscape level.…”

Section: Ecological Restorationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Forest landscape ecology and its applications in China

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Landscape ecology is playing an increasingly important role in resources management and landuse planning in recent decades and attracting much attention from resource managers and scientists in China as well as in the world. Reviews of landscape ecology development in China have been well documented, whereas forest landscape ecology and its applications receive relatively fewer reviews. In this paper, we first present a brief review of the historical development and current advances of landscape ecology in China and then introduce the applications of landscape ecology to forest park designs, urban greenspace planning, ecological restoration, biodiversity conservation and forest eco-hydrology. Finally, the problems with the application of forest landscape ecology in China, such as inadequate synthesis and integration, lack of basic research on patterns and processes, basic data shortage and model usage problem are discussed on the basis of which we suggest a future direction of forest landscape ecology in China.

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Sustainable land use in an agriculturally misused landscape in northwest Germany through ecotechnical restoration by a ‘Patch-Network-Concept’

Cited by 36 publications

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Ecological, Legal, and Methodological Principles for Planning Buffer Zones

Ecological, Legal, and Methodological Principles for Planning Buffer Zones

Designing Landscapes for Performance Based on Emerging Principles in Landscape Ecology

Forest landscape ecology and its applications in China

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