Landscape Research,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
49(2), С. 246 - 267
Опубликована: Ноя. 27, 2023
Protecting
forest
ecosystems
is
a
critical
action
for
addressing
both
the
climate
and
biodiversity
crises.
Effective
long-term
management
of
forests
requires
landscape
approaches,
but
evaluating
actions
key
challenge.
Previous
research
has
suggested
evaluation
should
focus
on
three
interrelated
pillars:
ecosystem
integrity,
effective
planning,
strong
governance.
This
paper
presents
framework
integrity
based
'Principle,
Criteria,
Indicator
Verifier'
(PCIV)
method.
The
principle
used
autopoiesis
–
ability
system
self-generation
maintenance
by
creating
its
own
parts.
Four
criteria
are
applied,
accompanied
set
nine
indicators.
Verifiers
each
indicator
which
feasible
data
sources
likely
available.
use
three-pillar
framework,
including
illustrated
using
hypothetical
cases
representing
different
contexts.
Such
can
provide
practical,
consistent,
repeatable,
comparable
information
stakeholders
decision
makers.
Water Biology and Security,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
1(3), С. 100054 - 100054
Опубликована: Май 29, 2022
Freshwater
biota
are
more
comprehensive
and
direct
indicators
of
biological
impacts,
meaningful
to
the
public
than
water
quality
or
physical
habitat
surrogates.
biotic
data
multiple
developed
from
them
offer
a
much
richer
array
for
assessing
impacts
pollution
controls
limited
set
chemical
measures.
In
recent
decades,
assemblage-based
assessments
by
ecologists,
environmental
scientists,
agencies
have
been
employed
globally
determining
condition
of,
threats
to,
freshwater
ecosystems.
A
key
step
in
this
advance
has
development
multimetric
indices
(MMIs)
integrity
(IBIs)
based
on
quantitative
algae,
macrophyte,
macroinvertebrate,
fish
riparian
bird
assemblages.
Europe,
where
assemblages
mandated
ecosystem
health,
many
multimetric.
However,
proliferation
MMIs
not
always
occurred
through
application
rigorous
study
designs
monitoring
protocols,
nor
they
effectively
incorporated
functional
metrics,
stressor
assessments,
statistical
analyses.
Therefore,
review,
we
discuss
eleven
major
concerns
with
(including
logistical
limitations)
encourage
widely
applicable
(transferable)
MMI
use
implementation.
Specifically,
our
focus
reference
conditions;
sampling
effort,
methods,
season;
trophic
guild
definition;
metric
comprehensiveness,
options,
screening
scoring;
validation.
could
also
benefit
increased
attention
ecological
mechanisms
development,
further
improve
understanding
anthropogenic
as
well
rehabilitation
effects
ecosystems
globally.
Paying
closer
designs,
should
better
facilitate
degraded
ecosystems,
aiding
conservation
healthy
Water,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
15(4), С. 725 - 725
Опубликована: Фев. 12, 2023
The
ongoing
rapid
climate
change,
combined
with
the
disturbance
of
fish
breeding
grounds,
may
impact
reproduction
by
endangering
successful
and
survival,
thus
affect
viable
sustainability
in
aquaculture
systems
as
well
sea.
In
this
study
we
focus
on
biocomplexity
response
to
change.
Further,
propose
adaptive
strategies,
including
technological
advancements,
using
a
noninvasive
non-lethal
approach,
outline
an
assisted
nutrigenomics
approach
mitigating
reproductive
risks
posed
This
was
done
effort
monitor
ensure
that,
livelihood,
it
provide
useful
source
nutrition
for
our
society.
PLoS Biology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
22(5), С. e3002613 - e3002613
Опубликована: Май 21, 2024
The
Global
Biodiversity
Framework
(GBF),
signed
in
2022
by
Parties
to
the
Convention
on
Biological
Diversity,
recognized
importance
of
area-based
conservation,
and
its
goals
targets
specify
characteristics
protected
conserved
areas
(PCAs)
that
disproportionately
contribute
biodiversity
conservation.
To
achieve
GBF’s
target
conserving
a
global
area
30%
2030,
this
Essay
argues
for
recognizing
these
scaling
them
up
through
conservation
are:
extensive
(typically
larger
than
5,000
km
2
);
have
interconnected
PCAs
(either
physically
or
as
part
jurisdictional
network,
frequently
embedded
landscapes);
high
ecological
integrity;
are
effectively
managed
equitably
governed.
These
presented
“Nature’s
Strongholds,”
illustrated
examples
from
Congo
Amazon
basins.
Conserving
Nature’s
Strongholds
offers
an
approach
scale
initiatives
address
threats
biodiversity.
One Earth,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
6(6), С. 632 - 644
Опубликована: Июнь 1, 2023
Humanity
must
adapt
rapidly
to
climate
change
as
the
impacts
accelerate.
Growing
scientific
evidence
underscores
role
of
ecological
integrity
in
improving
adaptation
outcomes
for
nature
and
people
by
providing
refugia
biodiversity,
buffering
natural
hazards,
protecting
freshwater
resources,
benefiting
human
health.
However,
initiatives
have
largely
neglected
prioritize
integrity,
even
though
it
is
critical
effective
achieving
global
conservation
goals.
Here,
we
highlight
how
biodiversity
policy
practice
can
help
manage
ecosystems
social
outcomes.
We
discuss
challenges
associated
with
operationalizing
describe
seven
priorities
scientists,
policymakers,
practitioners
improve
through
supporting
retention
high-integrity
restoration
low-integrity
ecosystems.
Finally,
show
linking
these
UN
frameworks
on
climate,
sustainable
development
would
attain
best
a
changing
climate.
Environmental Reviews,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
32(2), С. 278 - 293
Опубликована: Фев. 22, 2024
Multimetric
indices
(MMIs)
are
used
worldwide
to
assess
the
ecological
conditions
of
aquatic
and
terrestrial
ecosystems.
Different
criteria
approaches
construct
MMIs,
resulting
in
widely
different
indices.
Therefore,
scientists,
managers,
policymakers
sometimes
question
whether
such
MMIs
useful
for
biomonitoring
bioassessment
programs.
Crucial
design
issues
programs
include
MMI
responsiveness,
bioindicator
group
used,
survey
design,
field
sampling
methods,
level
taxonomic
resolution,
metric
selection
scoring,
reference
condition
identification.
We
performed
a
meta-analysis
on
development
applications
analyze
response
disturbance
factors
determine
degree
which
construction
features
influence
their
responsiveness
anthropogenic
disturbances.
Web
Science
database
find
articles
that
applied
an
related
values
environmental
stressor,
we
extracted
data
from
157
articles.
random-effects
modeling
estimate
overall
effect
responses
subgroup
analysis
extent
sizes
varied
as
function
features.
found
had
major
disturbance.
The
type,
number
metrics,
ecosystem
type
were
contributed
more
weakly
size
variance.
general
was
little
affected
by
group,
criteria,
or
scoring
method.
These
findings
have
important
implications
designing
programs,
including
developing
improving
cost-effective
biological
indices,
because
they
could
enhance
application
protocols.
