Reviving Europe's rivers: Seven challenges in the implementation of the Nature Restoration Law to restore free‐flowing rivers

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(3)

Published: Jan. 30, 2024

Abstract The EU Nature Restoration Law represents an important opportunity for freshwater habitat restoration and, consequently, biodiversity protection. However, a number of challenges must be anticipated in its implementation, which may compromise success. Some aspects, particularly those relating to ecosystems, require more clarification. We use riverine ecosystems illustrate existing ambiguities the proposed legislation and potential consequences leaving these aspects open interpretation during implementation process. also discuss solutions problems could help ensure that law's objectives are met. argue river network structure connectivity dimensions, result into meta‐ecosystems, explicitly considered. For purpose, we ask clear definitions critical terms “free‐flowing rivers,” “barriers,” “reference areas.” In addition, recommend developing methods integrated assessment across networks. As key property this used prioritize actions increase length free‐flowing rivers. Adequate planning at larger spatial scales will benefit from meta‐ecosystem perspective accurate representation aquatic‐terrestrial linkages, significantly improve efficacy efforts. Furthermore, stakeholder citizen engagement offer opportunities local, national, European scales, should fostered inclusive decision‐making. conservation outlined here rivers, but they have implications other ecosystems. These considerations useful policymakers, conservationists, stakeholders involved related policy initiatives. This article is categorized under: Water Life > Stresses Pressures on Ecosystems Conservation, Management, Awareness Human Governance

Language: Английский

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Mapping and Analyzing the Spatiotemporal Patterns and Drivers of Multiple Ecosystem Services: A Case Study in the Yangtze and Yellow River Basins

Remote Sensing, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(2), P. 411 - 411

Published: Jan. 20, 2024

The Yangtze River Basin (YZRB) and the Yellow (YRB), which are crucial for ecology economy in China, face growing challenges to ecosystem service (ES) functions due global population growth, urbanization, climate change. This study assessed spatiotemporal dynamics of ESs YZRB YRB between 2001 2021, comprehensively encompassing essential aspects such as water yield (WY), carbon sequestration (CS), soil conservation (SC), habitat quality (HQ) while also analyzing trade-offs synergies among these at grid cells. GeoDetector was employed ascertain individual or interactive effects natural anthropogenic factors on their trade-offs/synergies. results showed that (1) from four exhibited significant spatial disparities distribution within two basins, with overall trend mainly increasing. consistently substantially higher ES values than YRB. (2) Complex were apparent both characterized by distinct heterogeneity. relationships WY–CS, WY–SC, CS–SC, CS–HQ synergistic. (3) Precipitation, potential evapotranspiration, elevation, land use cover (LULC), slope influenced basins. Notably, factors, particularly interactions involving LULC other demonstrated more robust explanatory power trade-offs/synergies drivers. These findings significantly affect refined management sustainable development decision-making large rivers regions.

Language: Английский

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Connectivity and policy confluences: a multi-scalar conservation approach for protecting Amazon riverine ecosystems

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 22(2), P. 129 - 136

Published: April 1, 2024

The world is calling for ambitious conservation targets the Amazon, world's largest hydrographic basin, with an aim to protect 80% of biome by 2025. With less than two years reach this target, it time bridge scientific, management, and policy divides in understanding safekeeping Amazon. A collaborative, concerted effort required developing strategies toward integration riverine biocultural diversity connectivity conserve basin. Building on analysis interviews diverse stakeholders, paper identifies key elements that can support creation Amazon basin-wide system's approach, focusing public policies institutional arrangements. proposed system concentrates coordinated protection ecosystem services across transboundary It builds existing policies, institutions, governance arrangements instantly include rivers currently under some form protection, while providing a platform investigating other subsequent inclusion. Fostering transdisciplinary dialogues, addressing power imbalances, promoting capacity building scales would facilitate meaningful participation stakeholders governance. local strengths, enforcement happen at regional national levels.

Language: Английский

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Enhancing metabarcoding of freshwater biotic communities: A new online tool for primer selection and exploring data from 14 primer pairs

Environmental DNA, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 6(4)

Published: July 1, 2024

Abstract Freshwater ecosystems are complex, diverse, and face multiple imminent threats that have led to changes in both structure function. It is urgent we develop standardize monitoring tools allow for rapid comprehensive assessment of freshwater communities understand their changing dynamics inform conservation. Environmental DNA surveys offer a means inventory monitor aquatic diversity, yet most studies focus on one or few taxonomic groups because technical challenges. In this study, (1) create an eDNA metabarcoding dataset (natural water bodies) with 14 validated primer pairs; (2) free online, user‐friendly tool selection can be used any data (SNIPe); (3) using SNIPe, explore our derive subsets informative, cost‐effective pairs maximize detection diversity. We first evaluated the completeness public reference sequence databases efficiency silico, vitro five mock (mix from tissues select taxa), vivo samples aquarium known composition, finally systems Eastern Canada. Results analyses SNIPe revealed 13 necessary recover 100% species systems), but four sufficient almost 75% taxa little overlap. Our work highlights power reconstructing communities, including prey, parasite, pathogen, invasive, declining species. also emphasizes importance marker choice resolution, characteristics filtering parameters success accuracy biodiversity estimates. Together, these results highlight usefulness should prompt more survey all communities.

Language: Английский

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Environmental Flow Increases The Riparian Vegetation Diversity And Community Similarity

Wetlands, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 44(5)

Published: May 15, 2024

Language: Английский

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Resilient riverine social–ecological systems: A new paradigm to meet global conservation targets

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(6)

Published: July 29, 2024

Abstract The United Nations' Convention on Biological Diversity set forth the 30 × target, an agenda for countries to protect at least 30% of their terrestrial, inland water, and coastal marine areas by 2030. With <6 years reach that goal, riverine conservation professionals are faced with difficult decision prioritizing which rivers or river segments should be conserved (protected and/or restored). While incorporating resilience into planning is essential enhancing, restoring, maintaining vital ecosystem services (ES) most threatened climate change other environmental human stresses, this paradigm odds traditional approaches either opportunistic reactionary, where only unique highly visible ecosystems have been prioritized. Barriers implementing resilience‐based include: (1) difficulties in conceptualizing quantifying resilience; (2) insufficient consideration social components systems; (3) inapplicability terrestrial‐only models aquatic (4) ad hoc approach conservation. To overcome these barriers, we propose a framework includes: assessing using indicator frameworks; considering as dynamically coupled social–ecological explicitly terrestrial–aquatic network connectivity decision‐making; strategic systems novel resilience–conservation matrix tool. This has potential transform practices around globe more effectively enhance development. article categorized under: Water Life > Conservation, Management, Awareness Science Environmental Change Human Governance

Language: Английский

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Habitat Diversity Mitigates the Impacts of Human Pressure on Stream Biodiversity

Global Change Biology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 30(10)

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

ABSTRACT Recent decades have witnessed substantial changes in freshwater biodiversity worldwide. Although research has shown that can be shaped by habitat diversity and human‐induced pressure, the potentials for interaction between these drivers at large spatial extents remain unclear. To address issues, we employed a spatially extensive multitrophic fish insect database from 3323 stream sites across United States, to investigate ability of modulate effect human pressure on richness abundance insects. We found evidence high levels were associated with increased insects (including whole‐assemblage individual trophic guilds). also show effects tend become positive diversity. Where is low, strongly reduces abundance, whereas reductions are attenuated Structural equation modeling revealed reduced diversity, indirectly negatively affecting These findings illustrate that, addition promoting greater biodiversity, may mitigate deleterious pressures two assemblages. Overall, our study suggests maintaining useful way protect ongoing increases pressure. However, if continue increase, this will reduce further threatening

Language: Английский

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Effect of artificial fish nest placement on spawning site preference and reproductive efficiency in reservoir fish with adhesive and demersal eggs

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: Jan. 25, 2025

Language: Английский

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Habitat management and restoration as missing pieces in flats ecosystems conservation and the fishes and fisheries that they support

Fisheries, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 24, 2025

ABSTRACT Flats ecosystems are dynamic, shallow, nearshore marine environments that interconnected and provide immense ecological socio-economic benefits. These habitats support a diversity of fish populations various fisheries, yet they increasingly threatened by anthropogenic stressors, including overfishing, habitat degradation, coastal development, the cascading effects climate change. Effective management restoration essential but often missing for flats ecosystems. Despite navigating landscape imperfect knowledge these systems, decisive action implementation protection is currently needed through policy practice. We present comprehensive set 10 strategic guiding principles necessary integrating conservation flat include calls ecosystem-based ­management, adaptive strategies leverage diverse partnerships, scientific research, legislative initiatives, local traditional knowledge. Drawing on successes in other environmental realms, we emphasize importance evidence-informed approaches to address complexities uncertainties aim advance restoration, promoting integrity strengthening resilience important environments.

Language: Английский

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Evaluating the use of a freshwater protected area by northern pike (Esox lucius) in a large temperate lake system

Aquatic Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 87(2)

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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