Understanding small‐scale private forest owners is a basis for transformative change towards integrative conservation DOI Creative Commons
Malin Tiebel, Andreas Mölder, Claudia Bieling

и другие.

People and Nature, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 6(1), С. 337 - 353

Опубликована: Янв. 16, 2024

Abstract Balancing societal demands on forests is a major challenge in current forest management. Small‐scale private owners are an important ownership group that rarely addressed directly this discussion. Our study aims to identify and differentiate between owner groups. Based this, we take systemic approach determine leverage points can be used foster transformative change towards integrative conservation‐oriented We conducted survey of 1656 small‐scale northwest Germany within typical European multi‐ownership landscape formed three clusters based their activities. While all groups generally perceived nature conservation as important, they differed with regard management Multiple‐use‐oriented (45%) were most active, including terms measures. Conservation‐oriented (25%) mainly focused passive measures, conventional (30%) showed only little engagement conservation‐related Despite the differences, common instruments promoting activities identified. They included, for example on‐site consultation, information about legal regulations financial incentives. four system characteristics (parameters, feedback, design intent), identified change. The deep thus effective changing discourse, accounting heterogeneity well uncertainty related climate adapting measures local contexts. Furthermore, working increasing awareness, knowledge interest desire autonomy control promising pathways A holistic transformation policy urgently needed meet challenges change, biodiversity loss timber demand. This has go beyond adaptation existing instead focus systematic cross‐sectoral changes underlying orientation, its implementation. Read free Plain Language Summary article Journal blog.

Язык: Английский

Landscape‐scale habitat fragmentation is positively related to biodiversity, despite patch‐scale ecosystem decay DOI
Federico Riva, Lenore Fahrig

Ecology Letters, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 26(2), С. 268 - 277

Опубликована: Дек. 5, 2022

Positive effects of habitat patch size on biodiversity are often extrapolated to infer negative fragmentation at landscape scales. However, such cross-scale extrapolations typically fail. A recent, landmark, patch-scale analysis (Chase et al., 2020, Nature 584, 238-243) demonstrates positive biodiversity, that is, 'ecosystem decay' in small patches. Other authors have already this result effects, higher a few large than many patches the same cumulative area. We test whether extrapolation is valid. find landscape-scale patterns opposite their analogous patterns: for sets with equal total area, species richness and evenness decrease increasing mean comprising even when considering only conservation concern. Preserving will, therefore, be key sustain amidst ongoing environmental crises.

Язык: Английский

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Toward conciliation in the habitat fragmentation and biodiversity debate DOI Creative Commons
Jonathon J. Valente, Dustin Gannon, Jessica Hightower

и другие.

Landscape Ecology, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 38(11), С. 2717 - 2730

Опубликована: Сен. 12, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Overcoming confusion and stigma in habitat fragmentation research DOI Creative Commons
Federico Riva, Nicola Koper, Lenore Fahrig

и другие.

Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 99(4), С. 1411 - 1424

Опубликована: Март 13, 2024

ABSTRACT Anthropogenic habitat loss is widely recognized as a primary environmental concern. By contrast, debates on the effects of fragmentation persist. To facilitate overcoming these debates, here we: ( i ) review state literature fragmentation, finding widespread confusion and stigma; ii identify consequences this for biodiversity conservation ecosystem management; iii suggest ways in which research can move forward to resolve problems. Confusion evident from 25 most‐cited articles published between 2017 2021. These use five distinct concepts only one clearly distinguishes area other factors (‘fragmentation per se ’). Stigmatization our new findings that papers are more charged with negative sentiments when compared subfields sciences, cited more. While most empirical studies find neutral or positive species outcomes, implies small patches have high cumulative value, stigma reporting discussing such results led suboptimal protection policy. For example, government agencies, organizations, land trusts impose minimum patch sizes protection. Given value patches, policies mean many opportunities being missed. Our highlights importance reducing research. end, we propose implementing study designs multiple sample landscapes selected across independent gradients amount measured density. We show possible forest Earth's biomes. As adopted, language becomes precise, expect will dissipate. also important breakthroughs understanding situations where neutral, positive, negative, reasons differences. Ultimately improve efficacy area‐based policies, benefit people.

Язык: Английский

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Principles for area‐based biodiversity conservation DOI Creative Commons
Federico Riva, Nick M. Haddad, Lenore Fahrig

и другие.

Ecology Letters, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 27(6)

Опубликована: Июнь 1, 2024

Recent international agreements have strengthened and expanded commitments to protect restore native habitats for biodiversity protection ("area-based conservation"). Nevertheless, conservation is hindered because how such should be implemented has been strongly debated, which can lead suboptimal habitat decisions. We argue that, despite the debates, there are three essential principles area-based conservation. These related geographic coverage, amount, connectivity. They emerge from evidence while large areas of nature important must protected, or restoration multiple small patches also critical global conservation, particularly in regions with high land use. contend that many initiatives expected coming decades follow we identify, regardless ongoing debates. Considering importance maintenance ecosystem services, suggest this would bring widespread societal benefits.

Язык: Английский

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Habitat amount modulates biodiversity responses to fragmentation DOI
Helin Zhang, Jonathan M. Chase, Jinbao Liao

и другие.

Nature Ecology & Evolution, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 8(8), С. 1437 - 1447

Опубликована: Июнь 24, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Urban oases: the social-ecological importance of small urban green spaces DOI Creative Commons
Monika Egerer, Peter Annighöfer, Sophie Arzberger

и другие.

Ecosystems and People, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 20(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 20, 2024

Global challenges around biodiversity loss, climate change, and public health are heightening the importance of urban green spaces for supporting ecosystem services human wellbeing. Trees, parks forests integrated across cityscapes proposed strategies to combat change promote current future cities. This is true small spaces, perhaps just < 1 ha in size. Depending on their structure size, these can provide structural vegetation complexity, species diversity, regulate temperatures offer thermal comfort. These also recreation opportunity, nature experience, sense belonging, restoration people. As cities densify, it crucial understand where dimensions intersect theory practice design manage particular, as systems may be easier than large implement planning. In this paper, we narratively review known biophysical ecological properties that support biodiversity, temperature regulation resilience, ultimately benefit residents' through different use activities multisensory experiences Furthermore, how stakeholder engagement participatory processes guide equitable space provision design, case studies our own research examples. doing so, paper aims further understanding social-ecological calls inter- transdisciplinary generates insight protect places a changing climate.

Язык: Английский

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Quantifying landscape connectivity gaps between protected area and natural habitat DOI
Haowei Mu, Shanchuan Guo, Xuecao Li

и другие.

Journal of Cleaner Production, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 437, С. 140729 - 140729

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Designing biodiversity-friendly landscapes: the effects of landscape heterogeneity across scales on bird species richness in Taiwan DOI Creative Commons
Da‐Li Lin, Tatsuya Amano, Richard A. Fuller

и другие.

Landscape Ecology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 40(2)

Опубликована: Фев. 5, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Ecological Grassland Restoration—A South African Perspective DOI Creative Commons
Clinton Carbutt, Kevin Kirkman

Land, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 11(4), С. 575 - 575

Опубликована: Апрель 14, 2022

The principal drivers of Grassland Biome conversion and degradation in South Africa include agricultural intensification, plantation forestry, urban expansion mining, together with invasive non-native plants insidious rural sprawl. This biome is poorly conserved dire need restoration, an ecologically centred practice gaining increasing traction given its wide application to people biodiversity this emerging culture renewal. pioneering proponent restoration the mining industry, primarily restore surface stability using vegetation cover. We noticed a historical progression from production-focussed pastures more diverse suites native species habitats landscape. paradigm shift towards proactive “biodiversity approach” necessitates assisted natural regeneration, mainly through revegetation grasses, plugs, sods and/or seeds, long-lived perennial forbs. discuss key management interventions such as ongoing control plants, merits fire grazing, deleterious impacts fertilisers. also highlight areas research requiring further investigation. has limitations best suited restoring ecological processes rather than attempting match original pristine state. advocate conserving intact grassland ecosystems strategy for protecting biodiversity, including small patches disproportionately high conservation value.

Язык: Английский

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Loss of the world's smallest forests DOI
Federico Riva, C Martin, Koreen Millard

и другие.

Global Change Biology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 28(24), С. 7164 - 7166

Опубликована: Окт. 3, 2022

Abstract A large number of small forests typically harbor higher biodiversity than a totaling the same area, suggesting that patches are disproportionately valuable for conservation. However, policies often favor protection forest patches. Here we demonstrate global trend deforestation in patches: likelihood randomly selected plot disappeared between 1992 and 2020 increased with decreasing size patch containing plot. Our results imply disproportionate impact loss on relative to total area removed. Achieving recent commitments post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework will require revision current societal awareness importance habitat protection.

Язык: Английский

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