Ecological classification of land and conservation of biodiversity at the national level: The case of Italy

Capotorti, Giulia; Guida, Domenico; Siervo, Vincenzo; Smiraglia, Daniela; Blasi, C.

doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2011.12.028

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“…Climatic conditions vary from temperate with large amounts of precipitation in the inner mountains areas to typically Mediterranean along the coastal areas [40]. Owing to the environmental heterogeneity and biogeographic complexity, the Latium Region features highly diverse tree species that are often located within national and regional parks [41], as well as numerous natural reserves [42].…”

Section: Study Area: the Latium Region And The Municipality Of Romementioning

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“…Despite the strong urban sprawl, the Municipality of Rome hosts large urban forests inside historical villas and green areas characterized by considerable biological diversity, including evergreen forests and deciduous woodlands [41]. Moreover, the Municipality of Rome, includes the Castelporziano Presidential Estate at approximately 20 km from the urban center.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Mapping and Assessment of PM10 and O3 Removal by Woody Vegetation at Urban and Regional Level

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This study is the follow up of the URBAN-MAES pilot implemented in the framework of the EnRoute project. The study aims at mapping and assessing the process of particulate matter (PM 10 ) and tropospheric ozone (O 3 ) removal by various forest and shrub ecosystems. Different policy levels and environmental contexts were considered, namely the Metropolitan city of Rome and, at a wider level, the Latium region. The approach involves characterization of the main land cover and ecosystems using Sentinel-2 images, enabling a detailed assessment of Ecosystem Service (ES), and monetary valuation based on externality values. The results showed spatial variations in the pattern of PM 10 and O 3 removal inside the Municipality and in the more rural Latium hinterland, reflecting the spatial dynamics of the two pollutants. Evergreen species displayed higher PM 10 removal efficiency, whereas deciduous species showed higher O 3 absorption in both rural and urban areas. The overall pollution removal accounted for 5123 and 19,074 Mg of PM 10 and O 3 , respectively, with a relative monetary benefit of 161 and 149 Million Euro for PM 10 and O 3 , respectively. Our results provide spatially explicit evidence that may assist policymakers in land-oriented decisions towards improving Green Infrastructure and maximizing ES provision at different governance levels.

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Section: Study Area: the Latium Region And The Municipality Of Romementioning

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Section: Study Area: the Latium Region And The Municipality Of Romementioning

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“…Therefore, we consider ecological coherence as species suitability for specific combinations of climatic, litho-morpholgical and edaphic conditions, i.e., coherence with the potential natural vegetation and related natural substitution communities [57,58]. As the natural bio-physical setting is never totally hidden by urbanization, even in the very center of cities [59,60], and as native and ecologically coherent forests and trees grow well with little or no management [61,62], both biogeographic representativity and ecological coherence should be targeted for the conservation of biodiversity in urban regions [63].…”

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Combining the Conservation of Biodiversity with the Provision of Ecosystem Services in Urban Green Infrastructure Planning: Critical Features Arising from a Case Study in the Metropolitan Area of Rome

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A large number of green infrastructure (GI) projects have recently been proposed, planned and implemented in European cities following the adoption of the GI strategy by the EU Commission in 2013. Although this policy tool is closely related to biodiversity conservation targets, some doubts have arisen as regards the ability of current urban GI to provide beneficial effects not only for human societies but also for the ecological systems that host them. The aim of this work is to review the features that should be considered critical when searching for solutions that simultaneously support biodiversity and guarantee the provision of ecosystem services (ES) in urban areas. Starting from a case study in the metropolitan area of Rome, we highlight the role of urban trees and forests as proxies for overall biodiversity and as main ecosystem service providers. We look beyond the individual functional features of plant species and vegetation communities to promote the biogeographic representativity, ecological coherence and landscape connectivity of new or restored GI elements.

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“…In a modern perspective the proper integration of plant sociology and ecological analysis represents a key to a hierarchical land classification that defines ecological units and vegetation types with a degree of detail depending on the scale of analysis (Blasi & Frondoni 2011, Capotorti et al 2012.…”

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The role of plant sociology in the study and management of European forest ecosystems

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Forest composition is a faithful indicator of the stressors and disturbances that influence forest ecosystems, and it should be accounted for in Sustainable Forest Management policies. Indeed, the classification of forest ecosystems in forest types is considered as a key tool to improve the assessment and monitoring of forest biological diversity, and for the definition of management guidelines. Accordingly, the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe has recognized the need of developing a pan-European forest classification in forest types, and has identified indicators of Sustainable Forest Management that should be applied by forest types. The classification of vegetation has always been among the main aims of the plant sociology. The quantitative and qualitative analysis of plant species composition, performed through the plant sociological approach, condenses compositional and structural information within a hierarchical system, and expresses all historical, sociological and habitat factors that influence the actual and potential vegetation. In a modern perspective the integration of plant sociology and ecological analysis represents a key to a hierarchical land classification and to the understanding of vegetation dynamics; furthermore the long history of plant sociology determined the availability of large datasets of vegetation data throughout Europe. Starting from these considerations, in this paper we briefly describe how plant sociology could represent a tool for the assessment of the indicators of SFM that should be applied by forest types, giving insights on how this discipline could contribute to the assessment of each of these indicators

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Ecological classification of land and conservation of biodiversity at the national level: The case of Italy

Cited by 58 publications

References 38 publications

Mapping and Assessment of PM10 and O3 Removal by Woody Vegetation at Urban and Regional Level

Mapping and Assessment of PM10 and O3 Removal by Woody Vegetation at Urban and Regional Level

Combining the Conservation of Biodiversity with the Provision of Ecosystem Services in Urban Green Infrastructure Planning: Critical Features Arising from a Case Study in the Metropolitan Area of Rome

The role of plant sociology in the study and management of European forest ecosystems

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