Urbanization in China drives farmland uphill under the constraint of the requisition–compensation balance

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 831, P. 154895 - 154895

Published: March 29, 2022

Language: Английский

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Exploring shifting patterns of land use and land cover dynamics in the Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve (1992–2032): a geospatial forecasting approach

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 197(3)

Published: Feb. 15, 2025

Language: Английский

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Stakeholder perceptions of wildfire management strategies as nature-based solutions in two Iberian biosphere reserves

Ecology and Society, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 28(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Increased large and high-intensity wildfires cause socioeconomic ecological impacts, which demand improved landscape management approaches in both societal dimensions are integrated. Engaging society fire requires a better understanding of stakeholder perceptions management. We analyze about wildfire-landscape interactions abandoned rural landscapes southern Europe, how the land should be managed to reduce wildfire hazard ensure long-term supply ecosystem services these fire-prone regions. To do so, structured online questionnaire was sent stakeholders two transboundary biosphere reserves Spain-Portugal. Our analysis also questioned what extent fuel strategies can considered nature-based solutions (NbS) using IUCN standard. Overall, state that support prevention lieu suppression policies. Rural abandonment is perceived as main wildfires, with fires impacting study regions more than recent past, trend they expect continue future absence All suggested strategies, except chemical treatments, were accepted by who perceive positive negative effects on forest services. Transboundary coordination rated inadequate or even nonexistent. did not find differences among sectors reserves, indicating area, there general agreement associated impacts at level. Finally, we showed promoting agricultural livestock uses, modifying species composition increase resistance, introducing herbivores have potential become effective NbS This represents first-step representing base for co-design implementation improve management, contributing their application addressing challenges high fire-risk areas.

Language: Английский

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Predicting water quality using partial least squares regression of land use and morphology (Danjiangkou Reservoir, China)

Journal of Hydrology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 624, P. 129828 - 129828

Published: June 21, 2023

Language: Английский

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Forest-Cover Changes in European Natura 2000 Sites in the Period 2012–2018

Forests, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(2), P. 232 - 232

Published: Jan. 25, 2024

Protected areas have a key role in preserving biodiversity at different scales, as well providing ecosystem services to rural communities. Natura 2000 is the primary conservation network EU level, with aim of protecting most valuable species and habitats; it covers around 18.6% EU’s land area. The this study assess evolution forest cover sites period 2012–2018 through GIS-based spatial analyses High-Resolution Layers produced framework Copernicus initiative. In 2018, fifteen countries had more than 50% their surface covered by forests, top three being Slovenia (71.9%), Czech Republic (70.5%), Slovakia (69.3%). 2012–2018, net increase was equal 105,750 ha/year (+1.7%). France, Bulgaria, Germany recorded greater increase: 303,000 ha, 267,000 150,000, respectively. France also highest yearly rate gain (+51,491 ha/year). Most found be located between 0 200 m a.s.l. demonstrated that increasing, consequent reduction open spaces, homogenization landscapes, loss landscape-scale biodiversity. management design protected should consider importance biodiversity-friendly uses practices, instead promoting diffuse “rewilding” negative consequences for landscape complexity heterogeneity,

Language: Английский

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Ancient trees are essential elements for high-mountain forest conservation: Linking the longevity of trees to their ecological function

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 121(7)

Published: Feb. 5, 2024

Mature forests and their extremely old trees are rare threatened ancient vestiges in remote European high-mountain regions. Here, we analyze the role that long-living have mature biodiversity relation to singular traits underlying longevity. Tree size age determine relative growth rates, bud abortion, water status of trees. The oldest suffer indefectible age-related constraints but possess evolutionary defined by fitness adaptation, modular autonomy, a resilient metabolism allow them irreplaceable roles ecosystem as anchors vulnerable lichen species like Letharia vulpina . We suggest unique reservoirs is linked physiological associated with set evolutionarily plastic tools can only be provided centuries or millennia longevity helps drive ecological relationships necessary for dynamics.

Language: Английский

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Ecological restoration programs reduced forest fragmentation by stimulating forest expansion

Ecological Indicators, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 154, P. 110855 - 110855

Published: Aug. 24, 2023

Deforestation has led to substantial loss of natural forests worldwide, resulting in forest fragmentation, soil erosion, biodiversity loss, and carbon loss. In response the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, particularly Global Forest Goals, China implemented a series large-scale ecological restoration programs. context coexisting effectiveness long-term programs optimizing fragmentation remains uncertain. Within framework programs, we investigate dynamics analyze spatial processes expansion assess impact on core edge Panzhihua City using landscape metrics Morphological Spatial Pattern Analysis. At statistical scale, rise AI CONTAG indices, along with decline SHDI index, signifies reduction fragmentation. Additionally, findings Analysis (MSPA) at scale corroborate this trend. These results demonstrate that reduced primarily driven expansion. We discovered decreased thanks three management practices: (1) expanding edges (sprawl); (2) converting farmland forest's forestland (corridor or sprawl); (3) closing perforations within (infill). pattern level, enhanced area (567.36 km2) declined (44.28 from 1992 2020. Integrating MSPA analysis indices enhances our understanding region. Considering complexity when analyzing holds significant importance for formulating improvement strategies. Moreover, these emphasize necessity considering process while effective measures mitigate minimize negative effects forests.

Language: Английский

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Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Forest Restoration in the Karst Region: Integrating Trend Analysis and the Multi-Order Adjacency Index with Landsat Imagery

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Monitoring the spatial and temporal dynamics of forest restoration is essential for developing effective policies, management strategies, assessing ecosystem resilience. Remote sensing enables rapid detection changes continuous monitoring efforts. However, a comprehensive understanding trends patterns in still lacking. This study analyzes expansion using Landsat time series data from 1986 to 2021, applying non-parametric trend test multi-order adjacency index (MAI). The results indicate following: (1) 78.93% NDMI showed significant increases, indicating overall recovery, with only small portion remaining stable or declining. (2) In areas number change pixels grew by an average 6.02% annually. After 2000, abrupt rose sharply, 2013 was year most changes. Following these changes, 79.7% forests increase trend, that karst have undergone under implementation large-scale ecological engineering direction recovery. (3) MAI, constructed based on topological relationships between old new patches, can accurately describe continuity gradient restoration. edge proximity types are dominant Huanjiang Maonan County, accounting 69.2% total area. effect spread type obvious, shifting compact along existing patches more fragmented, dispersed pattern expansion. provides timely valuable insights into effectiveness impact regions offers optimize strategies sustainable development conservation.

Language: Английский

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Climate, not land-use, drives a recent acceleration of larch expansion at the forest-grassland ecotone in the southern French alps

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 959, P. 178326 - 178326

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Integrating Forestry and Local Administrative Data Using Semantic and GIS Technologies

Transactions in GIS, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 29(1)

Published: Jan. 14, 2025

ABSTRACT Linking National Forest Inventory (NFI) data with local administrative units (LAUs) unlocks a wealth of benefits for forest management. It enhances precision in assessments, facilitates policy alignment, optimizes resource allocation, and enables effective monitoring research at the level. This study presents an automated process to convert official Spanish municipality geometries from Geographic Institute's geospatial database into Linked Open Data (LOD) format. assignment NFI plots their corresponding municipalities using GeoSPARQL publication open LOD repository. Additionally, we compared results this GIS‐based solution. To demonstrate potential spatial integration, conducted analyses two case studies. work highlights integrating information other cross‐domain Semantic Web technologies, which can be further complemented by GIS software analysis.

Language: Английский

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