Landscape ecology in the Anthropocene: an overview for integrating agroecosystems and biodiversity conservation

Santos, Juliana Silveira dos; Dodonov, Pavel; Oshima, Júlia Emi F.; Martello, Felipe; Jesus, Andrelisa Santos de; Ferreira, Manuel Eduardo; Silva-Neto, Carlos de Melo e; Ribeiro, Milton Cézar; Collevatti, Rosane Garcia

doi:10.1016/j.pecon.2020.11.002

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“…The possible focus on agro and urban ecosystems may be due to their characteristics as these two ecosystems are human-modified; therefore, the trait–service linkage in those ecosystems had been already pre-defined and attributed through traditional and scientific understanding (Anand et al 2010 ; Santos et al 2021 ). However, these studies can be circumstantially relevant as control studies to understand the application of trait–service linkage as a tool for better mapping of ES in natural landscapes (forests, wetlands, etc.).…”

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Mapping Peer-Reviewed Scientific Studies on Plant Trait–Service Linkages Across Ecosystems: A Bibliometric Analysis

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The concept of ‘ecosystem service’ has gained momentum in the twenty-first century to bridge the gap between human–nature interactions. However, the challenge remains to map the flow of ecosystem services (ES) for their efficient management. Among the multiple existing methods, biophysical assessments provide better knowledge of the state of the ecosystem and its mapping for complimentary services. Trait–service linkage is one of the tools to reliably link biodiversity with ES if we better understand the role functional traits play in the underlying ecosystem processes. In this paper, we have performed a bibliometric analysis of published literature on ES and plant functional traits to identify the current state of knowledge on trait–service linkage, biases, research gaps, and challenges. There was a skewed geographical basis for trait–service linkage studies; most studies were conducted in Europe and North America. The majority of the research focused on supporting and regulating ES, mainly carbon sequestration, biomass production, and climate regulation, using a particular set of vegetative traits, such as leaf, root, and plant height, and ignored most regeneration traits, except for a few flower traits. A matrix to quantify the association between ES and selected plant traits (specific leaf area, leaf dry matter content, leaf area, leaf nitrogen content, vegetation height, wood density, canopy density, root length, root density, flowering time, flower color and flower size) revealed that the two leaf traits (specific leaf area and leaf dry matter content) in the linkage have contrasting associations with multiple ES. The study illustrated that there is still a considerable research gap in linking plant traits with essential ES (biomass production, climate and water regulation). Thus, suggest future studies on ES should focus more on trait–service linkage across major ecosystems to underpin key ecosystem processes for better sustenance of ES and human well-being. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s44177-023-00048-2.

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Mapping Peer-Reviewed Scientific Studies on Plant Trait–Service Linkages Across Ecosystems: A Bibliometric Analysis

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“…In the last five decades there has been a significant global increase in land use changes for agricultural production purposes [81,82]. As a consequence, landscapes on Earth have been simplified and homogenized [83][84][85][86]. This is concerning as both human-managed and natural ecosystems rely on their biodiversity for the provision of diverse services that allow their functioning [87][88][89].…”

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Agroecological Strategies to Safeguard Insect Pollinators in Biodiversity Hotspots: Chile as a Case Study

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Industrial agriculture (IA) has been recognized among the main drivers of biodiversity loss, climate change, and native pollinator decline. Here we summarize the known negative effects of IA on pollinator biodiversity and illustrate these problems by considering the case of Chile, a “world biodiversity hotspot” (WBH) where food exports account for a considerable share of the economy in this country. Most of Chile’s WBH area is currently being replaced by IA at a fast pace, threatening local biodiversity. We present an agroecological strategy for sustainable food production and pollinator conservation in food-producing WBHs. In this we recognize native pollinators as internal inputs that cannot be replaced by IA technological packages and support the development of agroecological and biodiversity restorative practices to protect biodiversity. We suggest four fundamental pillars for food production change based on: (1) sharing the land, restoring and protecting; (2) ecological intensification; (3) localized knowledge, research, and technological development; and (4) territorial planning and implementation of socio-agroecological policies. This approach does not need modification of native pollination services that sustain the world with food and basic subsistence goods, but a paradigm changes where the interdependency of nature and human wellbeing must be recognized for ensuring the world’s food security and sovereignty.

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“…New policy initiatives have also emerged, such as the Agri-Environment Schemes (AES) of the European Union (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which provide economic incentives for farmers to undertake agrobiodiversity-friendly practices [49]. The number of scientific studies on biodiversity conservation in agroecosystems has also increased in recent years [27,[50][51][52][53][54][55]. These studies reinforce the idea that with proper management, agricultural areas can be rich in native taxa and key sites for their conservation [44,56,57].…”

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Effects of Agricultural Use on Endangered Plant Taxa in Spain

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Agriculture is one of the most widespread human activities and has the greatest impact on terrestrial ecosystems, as it transforms natural ecosystems into artificial landscapes using, in many cases, large amounts of pesticides as well as overexploiting natural resources. Therefore, for effective biodiversity conservation, it is necessary to include agricultural systems in conservation programs. In this work, the 50 plant taxa described for Spain as threatened by agricultural use were selected. These were divided according to the type of threat into those affected by crop extension, intensification, or abandonment. In addition, information was obtained concerning their conservation status, level of protection and functional traits (life form, pollination, and dispersal). Finally, the evolution of land use, in the areas near the populations of the selected species, was identified. The selected taxa belong to 21 families and present different life forms and modes of dispersal or pollination. Forty-six percent are endangered (EN) and most are included in legal protection lists. Nearly three-quarters are threatened by crop expansion and land use dynamics, reflecting an expansion of cultivated areas, which adds further pressure to these species. In addition to agricultural expansion, taxa are also at risk, due to important rates of agricultural land abandonment, and mention agricultural intensification. Nevertheless, conservation measures do exist to promote biodiversity in agricultural landscapes that may help to reverse the negative effect of land use dynamics on selected species, but few are specific to threatened flora. Therefore, if threatened plants are to be conserved in agricultural areas, it is necessary to promote a profound transformation of our socioecological systems. One of these transformative changes could come from the human-nature reconnection.

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Landscape ecology in the Anthropocene: an overview for integrating agroecosystems and biodiversity conservation

Cited by 34 publications

References 80 publications

Mapping Peer-Reviewed Scientific Studies on Plant Trait–Service Linkages Across Ecosystems: A Bibliometric Analysis

Mapping Peer-Reviewed Scientific Studies on Plant Trait–Service Linkages Across Ecosystems: A Bibliometric Analysis

Agroecological Strategies to Safeguard Insect Pollinators in Biodiversity Hotspots: Chile as a Case Study

Effects of Agricultural Use on Endangered Plant Taxa in Spain

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