The Bulgarian national Long-term ecosystem research network (LTER-Bulgaria) is starting the project “Upgrading the distributed scientific infrastructure”. The aim is to summarize the scientific information on conservation and sustainable management of the unique biodiversity in Bulgaria, the ecosystems and their services for the social well-being. [Read more…] about Upgrading the distributed scientific infrastructure on ecosystem research in Bulgaria
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Integration of hydrological functions of forests into forest management plans concludes in Turkey
Nature Conservation Center (DKM) in partnership with the General Directorate of Forestry has completed the project “Integration of Hydrological Functions into Forest Management Planning”. The project aimed to improve the technical capacity for the integration of hydrological functions of forests into forest management plans and to implement the developed methodology in a pilot study. A technical guide entitled “Integration of Hydrological Functions into Forest Management Plans” was also created. [Read more…] about Integration of hydrological functions of forests into forest management plans concludes in Turkey
Mapping Europe’s institutional landscape for forest ecosystem service provision, innovations and governance
ESP members Eeva Primmer, Davide Geneletti, Lasse Loft and others published the paper Mapping Europe’s institutional landscape for forest ecosystem service provision, innovations and governance. The article highlights how mapping and assessing ecosystem services (ES) have been used to support governance. It shows the importance of the institutional landscape that governs ES provision across multiple contexts. A framework is developed and operationalized for the analysis of policy documents that address European forest ES provision. An analysis of how the biophysical supply of forest ES is connected to policies paying attention to ES is given. The article also identifies innovations and the governance mechanisms for the provision of the ES.
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Lakes in the era of global change: moving beyond single-lake thinking in maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services
Jani Heino and others published the paper Lakes in the era of global change: moving beyond single-lake thinking in maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services. The article describes the vulnerability and importance of lakes. It also describes the differences in lakes and how these differences contribute to the dynamics of these systems. Factors such as lake connectivity in the waterscape and position in the landscape are described as determining the degree to which a lake is prone to invasion by non‐native species and accumulation of harmful substances. Lastly, the paper looks at monitoring and restoration of lake biodiversity and ecosystem services, and also the challenges that hinder adaptive management of lakes.
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Bridging mapping and simulation modelling in the ecosystem service assessments of boreal forests: effects of bioenergy production on carbon dynamics
Anu Akujarvi and others published the paper Bridging mapping and simulation modelling in the ecosystem service assessments of boreal forests: effects of bioenergy production on carbon dynamics. First, the article highlights the advantages and disadvantages of bioenergy on carbon emissions and carbon stocks which both have an impact on climate. The authors then use a mapping framework and simulate key ecosystem service indicators related to the carbon cycle of forests. Three forest management scenarios were studied and estimates of carbon stocks and fluxes are presented over the studied landscape to illustrate their temporal variation. Lastly, the article describes the effects of bioenergy production on ecosystem services and also describes the evaluation of the mapping framework.
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