Net Climate Effects of Moose Browsing in Early Successional Boreal Forests by Integrating Carbon and Albedo Dynamics

Salisbury, Jonathan R.; Hu, Xiangping; Speed, James D. M.; Iordan, Cristina Maria; Austrheim, Gunnar; Cherubini, Francesco

doi:10.1029/2022jg007279

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“…The dissimilar characteristics of surrounding land cover types may induce convection because of the impact of land surface features on surface temperatures or latent heat transport, which enhances clouds and precipitation [1]. Increased albedo and the climatic effects that follow are also caused by changes in the characteristics of the land's surface [19,32,33]. Localized warming or cooling may result from changes in land cover; normally, as albedo increases, surface temperatures decrease.…”

Section: Land Use and Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing the Connection between Land Use Planning, Water Resources, and Global Climate Change

Kalfas,

Kalogiannidis,

Papaevangelou

et al. 2024

Water

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The complex interplay between land use planning, water resource management, and the effects of global climate change continues to attract global attention. This study assessed the connection between land use planning, water resources, and global climate change. Data were collected using an online questionnaire that was emailed to 320 professionals in the land and environmental sectors in Greece and Europe. The results showed a significant relationship between land use planning, water resources, and their policies with global climate change. It was also revealed that proper land use planning can guide the establishment of waste management systems that minimize methane emissions, and that land use planning influences agricultural practices, which, in turn, impact greenhouse gas emissions. It was also revealed that changes in precipitation patterns can lead to an increased frequency and severity of droughts, and that changes in water temperature and flow can lead to habitat loss. This study also confirmed that strong policy support helps in the conservation of land and water resources, and stakeholder engagement promotes a shared planning process, leading to commonly agreed-upon spatial measures. This study recommends that governments and policymakers should integrate climate change, land use, and water management policies to ensure a coherent and effective approach towards sustainable development.

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Section: Land Use and Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing the Connection between Land Use Planning, Water Resources, and Global Climate Change

Kalfas,

Kalogiannidis,

Papaevangelou

et al. 2024

Water

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“…For example, grazers generally consume fast‐growing grasses, which can promote shoot production, thereby increasing carbon capture (Wilson et al., 2018). In contrast, browsers consume slow‐growing shrubs and trees, which, in some systems, may limit carbon capture (Salisbury et al., 2023). Additionally, functional traits such as digestion capabilities may shape the quality and quantity of plants that are eaten and the subsequent amount of methane released (Clauss et al., 2020).…”

Section: Context Dependency In Rewilding the Carbon Cyclementioning

confidence: 99%

Context matters when rewilding for climate change

Burak,

Ferraro,

Orrick

et al. 2024

People and Nature

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There is a cross‐sectoral push among conservationists to simultaneously mitigate biodiversity loss and climate change, especially as the latter increasingly threatens the former. Growing evidence demonstrates that animals can have substantial impacts on carbon cycling. As such, there are increasing calls to use animal conservation and rewilding to dually overcome biodiversity loss and mitigate climate change. Specifically, trophic rewilding—which involves restoring intact animal communities, functional roles and trophic structure within food webs, and natural ecosystem processes—utilizes a rewilding framework to simultaneously support biodiversity conservation and carbon capture and storage. Trophic rewilding is a complex conservation approach to mitigating climate change, involving accurate estimations of baseline conditions and continuous monitoring of carbon cycling and species impacts within a system. It is also predicated on garnering social support for both the reintroduction and monitoring of a species, and obtaining the animals themselves. We are excited by the growing interest in this potential, but emphasize that a species' net impact on ecosystem carbon dynamics is context‐dependent. Caution is required whenever biodiversity conservation (including rewilding), climate change mitigation, and human welfare do not readily align. Hence—similar to other nature‐based solutions—these burgeoning efforts must avoid sweeping generalizations. To bolster successful trophic rewilding, we highlight a range of social and ecological context dependencies that can vary outcomes in a rewilded carbon cycle and provide ethical considerations for successful implementation. We conclude with an overview of the available technology to predict and monitor progress toward both biodiversity and climate mitigation goals. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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“…For example, grazers generally consume fast-growing grasses, which can promote shoot production, thereby increasing carbon capture. In contrast, browsers consume slow-growing shrubs and trees, which, in some systems, may limit carbon capture (Salisbury et al, 2023).…”

Section: The Context Of the Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Context matters when rewilding for climate change

Burak¹,

Ferraro²,

(³

et al. 2023

Preprint

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There is a cross-sectoral push amongst conservation practitioners to simultaneously mitigate biodiversity loss and climate change, especially as the latter increasingly threatens the former. Growing evidence demonstrates that animals can have substantial impacts on carbon cycling and as such, there are increasing calls to use animal conservation and trophic rewilding to help dually overcome biodiversity loss and climate change. Trophic rewilding is a complex conservation approach to mitigating climate change because it requires accurate baseline estimates of carbon cycling and species impacts on a system, social support for the project, and the actual reintroduction of a species. We join the growing excitement around this potential but caution that rewilding cannot always be justified on carbon benefits alone: a species’ net impact on ecosystem carbon dynamics is context dependent. The need for caution intensifies whenever biodiversity conservation (including rewilding), climate change mitigation, and human welfare do not readily align. Hence, these burgeoning efforts must avoid sweeping generalizations. To bolster reliable outcomes, we highlight the regional social and ecological context dependencies that can drastically vary outcomes in a rewilded carbon cycle and provide ethical considerations for successful implementation. We conclude with an overview of the available technology to predict and monitor progress toward both biodiversity and climate mitigation goals.

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Net Climate Effects of Moose Browsing in Early Successional Boreal Forests by Integrating Carbon and Albedo Dynamics

Cited by 6 publications

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Assessing the Connection between Land Use Planning, Water Resources, and Global Climate Change

Assessing the Connection between Land Use Planning, Water Resources, and Global Climate Change

Context matters when rewilding for climate change

Context matters when rewilding for climate change

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