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Changes in the Spatial Structure of the Landscape of Isolated Forest Complexes in the 19th and 20th Centuries and Their Potential Effects on Supporti…

2020

This study assesses the changes in the spatial structure of the landscape between 1825 and 2019 in the isolated, protected forest complex of the Niemodlin Forests. Based on the analysis of changes in this structure, a change the supporting ecosystem services related to the protection of biodiversity was proposed. The landscape metrics were used separately for the analysis of the structure of the whole landscape, and individual types of ecosystems were used in the research. There were no major changes in the share of individual types of ecosystems during the period under review. At the same time, a very large increase in built-up areas and tree stands was found in 1825. Landscape metrics poi…

0106 biological sciences010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesGeography Planning and Developmentlcsh:TJ807-830Biodiversitylcsh:Renewable energy sourcesManagement Monitoring Policy and Lawlandscape metrics010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesEcosystem servicesforestEcosystem degradationlandscape structure; landscape metrics; landscape changes; forestEcosystemlandscape structurelcsh:Environmental sciences0105 earth and related environmental scienceslcsh:GE1-350Renewable Energy Sustainability and the EnvironmentSpatial structurebusiness.industrylandscape changeslcsh:Environmental effects of industries and plantsEnvironmental resource managementFragmentation (computing)Structure and functionGeographylcsh:TD194-195HabitatbusinessSustainability
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Fighting carbon loss of degraded peatlands by jump-starting ecosystem functioning with ecological restoration

2015

Degradation of ecosystems is a great concern on the maintenance of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Ecological restoration fights degradation aiming at the recovery of ecosystem functions such as carbon (C) sequestration and ecosystem structures like plant communities responsible for the C sequestration function. We selected 38 pristine, drained and restored boreal peatland sites in Finland and asked i) what is the long-term effect of drainage on the peatland surface layer C storage, ii) can restoration recover ecosystem functioning (surface layer growth) and structure (plant community composition) and iii) is the recovery of the original structure needed for the recovery of ecosystem f…

Conservation of Natural ResourcesEnvironmental EngineeringPeatecosystem structure–function relationshipta1172BiodiversityWetlandCarbon sequestrationplant community compositionEcosystem servicesturveEnvironmental ChemistryEcosystemecosystem recoveryWaste Management and DisposalRestoration ecologyta116EcosystemEnvironmental Restoration and RemediationFinlandgeographygeography.geographical_feature_categoryEcologyPlant communityhiilensidontaBiodiversityPollutioncarbon sequestrationCarbonWetlandspeatEnvironmental scienceta1181ecosystem degradationScience of the Total Environment
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