Modeling nature‐based restoration potential across aquatic–terrestrial boundaries
Conservation Biology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 28, 2025
Abstract
Today,
few
watersheds
remain
untouched
by
global
change
processes
arising
from
climate
warming,
impoundments,
channelization,
water
extraction,
pollution,
and
urbanization.
The
need
for
restoration
has
resulted
in
a
myriad
of
interventions,
generally
performed
at
small
scales,
which
have
limited
measurable
impact
restoring
biodiversity
ecosystem
functions.
We
propose
bringing
nature‐based
(also
referred
to
as
rewilding)
principles
rivers
their
allow
freshwater
ecosystems
heal
themselves
present
case
study
example
the
Wolastoq,
transboundary
watershed
on
North
America's
east
coast.
aimed
identify
key
areas
provision
function
secondary
productivity
explored
how
existing
network
protected
lands
contributes
its
conservation.
first
developed
species
distribution
models
94
aquatic
insects
5
aerial
insectivores
then
considered
human
footprint
when
employing
spatial
prioritization
meet
2
area‐based
targets
(17%
30%
[i.e.,
Aichi
Biodiversity
Target
11
Canada's
30×30,
respectively])
conservation
or
production.
Current
protection
was
predicted
be
insufficient
protect
either
providers
receivers
By
considering
integrated
strategies,
actions
can
better
allocated
throughout
habitat
patches
ensure
sustained
functions
across
watershed.
Nature‐based
help
inform
targets,
providing
framework
incorporating
into
planning
offering
practical
insights
policy
efforts
safeguarding
biodiversity.
Language: Английский
Integrating System Perspectives to Optimize Ecosystem Service Provision in Urban Ecological Development
Wenbo Cai,
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Chengji Shu
No information about this author
Systems,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(9), P. 375 - 375
Published: Sept. 17, 2024
System-based
approaches
are
critical
for
addressing
the
complex
and
interconnected
nature
of
urban
ecological
development
restoration
ecosystem
services.
This
study
adopts
a
system
perspective
to
investigate
spatiotemporal
drivers
key
services,
including
carbon
sequestration,
water
conservation,
sediment
reduction,
pollution
mitigation,
stormwater
regulation,
within
Yangtze
River
Delta
Eco-Green
Integrated
Development
Demonstration
Area
(YRDDA)
from
2000
2020.
We
propose
novel
framework
defining
enhanced-efficiency
service
management
regions
(EESMR)
guide
targeted
restoration.
Our
analysis
revealed
interplay
11,
9,
6,
10
driving
factors
selected
highlighting
heterogeneity
these
drivers.
By
overlaying
factors,
we
identified
high-efficiency
priority
areas
EESMR
that
ensure
high
returns
on
investment
efficient
functions.
system-oriented
approach
provided
spatial
guidance
integrated
restoration,
green
development,
eco-planning.
These
findings
offer
valuable
insights
policymakers
planners
in
other
rapidly
urbanizing
regions,
supporting
formulation
effective
land-use
policies
balance
environmental
sustainability
growth.
Language: Английский
Dynamic Network Analysis of Social-Ecological Action Situations: A Pathway to Polycentric River Governance on the Austrian Danube
Yanhua Shi,
No information about this author
Sonia Steffany Recinos Brizuela,
No information about this author
Thomas Hein
No information about this author
et al.
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Language: Английский
Neue Wege in der interdisziplinären Fließgewässerforschung – Vorstellung des FWF-Doktoratsprogramms „Industrialisierte Flusslandschaften“ im Rahmen der Doktoratsschule HR21 an der BOKU Wien
Österreichische Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaft,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
76(7-8), P. 327 - 334
Published: May 29, 2024
Zusammenfassung
Die
meisten
Flüsse
der
Erde
sind
durch
interagierende
soziale
und
natürliche
Prozesse
geformt
verändert
worden.
Als
industrialisierte
Flusslandschaften
(Industrialized
Riverine
Landscapes
–
IRL)
sie
Teil
unserer
kritischen
Infrastruktur
geworden,
entscheidend
für
den
Nexus
Wasser-Energie-Nahrung,
aber
auch
geprägt
Extremereignisse
anfällig
Biodiversitätsverlust
im
Zuge
des
globalen
Wandels.
Diese
Situation
stellt
das
Management
von
vor
große
Herausforderungen
erfordert
dringend
einen
interdisziplinären
Ansatz,
Natur‑,
Sozial-
Ingenieurwissenschaften
integriert,
um
die
Ursachen
Verlauf
Wandels
Flusssystemen
zu
analysieren
Lösungsansätzen
beizutragen.
Das
FWF-Doktoratsprogramm
IRL
baut
auf
Doktoratsschule
„HR21
Human
Rivers
Systems
in
the
21st
century“
(hr21.boku.ac.at)
an
BOKU
Wien
erforscht
als
gekoppelte
sozio-ökohydrologische
Systeme
(SEHS).
Im
Rahmen
Promotionsprojekten
werden
Wandel
selbst
analysiert
mögliche
Zukunftsszenarien
dargestellt.
Erforschung
Flüssen
SEHS
bringt
neue
Einsichten
Koevolution
Natur
Gesellschaft
Wissensgrundlage
eine
nachhaltigere
Zukunft.
ist
vier
Forschungscluster
gegliedert,
sich
wesentlichen
Systemgrößen
aktuellen
Fluss-
Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaft
orientieren:
(1)
Konnektivität,
(2)
Governance
Planung,
(3)
Metabolismus
(4)
Vulnerabilität.
DoktorandInnen
forschen
gemeinsam
mit
Teams
aus
BOKU-WissenschaftlerInnen
internationalen
KooperationspartnerInnen
dem
Ziel,
ein
umfassendes
Verständnis
Kopplung
natürlichen
sozialen
Systemen
erhalten.
Drei
Forschungsfelder,
gleichzeitig
drängende
Probleme
darstellen,
bilden
thematischen
Schwerpunkt
fünfzehn
neuen
Doktoratsprojekte:
Extremereignisse,
Urbanisierung
Wasser-Energie-Nahrung.