Evaluation of the ecosystem services approach in agricultural literature

Schmidt, Martin H.; Weißhuhn, Peter; Augustin, Jürgen; Funk, Roger; Häfner, Kati; König, Hannes; Loft, Lasse; Merz, Christoph; Meyer, Claas; Piorr, Annette; Reutter, Michaela; Stachow, Ulrich; Stein-Bachinger, Karin; Matzdorf, Bettina

doi:10.3897/oneeco.2.e11613

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“…While we believe this captures the most widely researched services, future studies could use a more methodically approach (see e.g., Schmidt et al, 2017). This goal could be achieved by e.g., using machine learning, or a broader and more formal expert elicitation, to select the search terms, to ensure the most relevant search terms are selected and avoid repetition of search terms between classes.…”

Section: Limitations and Further Researchmentioning

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Assessing Ecosystem Services and Multifunctionality for Vineyard Systems

Winkler

Viers

Nicholas

2017

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Vineyards shape important economic, cultural, and ecological systems in many temperate biomes. Like other agricultural systems, they can be multifunctional landscapes that not only produce grapes, but also for example serve as wildlife habitat, sequester carbon, and are places of rich traditions. However, research and management practices often focus mostly on individual, specific ecosystem services, without considering multifunctionality. Therefore, we set out to meet four research objectives: (1) evaluate how frequently the ecosystem services approach has been applied in vineyard systems; (2) identify which individual ecosystem services have been most frequently studied in vineyard systems, (3) summarize knowledge on the key ecosystem services identified in (2), and (4) illustrate approaches to multifunctionality in vineyards to inform more holistic land management. For research objective (1), we identified 45 publications that used the term "ecosystem services" in relation to vineyards, but found that only seven fully apply the ecosystem service concept to their research. For research objective (2), we operationalized the Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (CICES) for 27 ecosystem services in vineyards, in order to consider provisioning, regulating, and cultural services through an analysis of more than 4,000 scientific papers that mentioned individual services. We found the six most frequently studied ecosystem services included (1) cultivated crops, (2) filtration, sequestration, storage and accumulation by the vineyards, (3) pest control and (4) disease control, (5) heritage, cultural and (6) scientific services. For research objective (3), we found that research on these six single ecosystem services is highly developed, but relationships between single ecosystem services are less studied. Therefore, we suggest that greater adoption of the ecosystem services approach could help scientists and practitioners to acknowledge the multifunctionality of the agricultural system and gain a holistic perspective that supports more sustainable land management.

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Section: Limitations and Further Researchmentioning

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Assessing Ecosystem Services and Multifunctionality for Vineyard Systems

Winkler

Viers

Nicholas

2017

Front. Environ. Sci.

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“…In the context of agricultural policies, landscape evaluation mainly involves the assessment of agro-ecosystem services. Some scholars have examined this field both in terms of the supply of principal services or the negative environmental effects of agriculture as well as ecosystem disservices, particularly in the literature of agronomic sciences [16][17][18]. In the European project "Supporting the role of the Common agricultural policy in Landscape valorisation" (CLAIM), Ungaro et al [19] included the mapping and examination of the services provided by different landscapes on the basis of geo-statistical models.…”

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Rural Landscape Changes in the Piedmont Region (Italy). A Method for the Interpretation of Possible Effects of CAP

Gottero

2021

Sustainability

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As a result of various regulatory reforms, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has gradually achieved value and environmental awareness. However, the most recent studies carried out in the fields of environmental assessment and spatial planning seem to indicate that agricultural policies have not been very effective in achieving landscape aims. Understanding how the CAP affects the landscape can help us to improve its effectiveness and foster a more efficient territorial and targeted approach. This paper aims to show a replicable method for evaluating rural landscape changes and understanding the possible role of CAP as one of the main driving forces. The analysis was conducted in the Piedmont Region (Italy) at the supra-local and local scales by observing land use changes and landscape changes. The main results show that the CAP seems quite effective in maintaining the territorial presence on rural landscapes and in preventing the spread of forests. However, it seems less effective in limiting urban and peri-urban sprawl. The research also shows that in areas with high CAP support, factors that produce negative effects on landscape have increased. In conclusion, the author shows a possible way for the CAP to achieve the landscape purposes.

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Evaluation of the ecosystem services approach in agricultural literature

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Assessing Ecosystem Services and Multifunctionality for Vineyard Systems

Assessing Ecosystem Services and Multifunctionality for Vineyard Systems

Rural Landscape Changes in the Piedmont Region (Italy). A Method for the Interpretation of Possible Effects of CAP

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