Prospects of fen restoration in relation to changing land use—An example from central Poland

Klimkowska, Agata; Dzierża, Paulina; Grootjans, Albert; Diggelen, Rudy van

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2010.06.009

Cited by 16 publications

(7 citation statements)

References 35 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…This result is different compared to the findings of other authors, who found an increase in the ground water level after the removal of trees on peatlands (Sun et al 2000;Xu et al 2002). Conversely, afforestation may result in decreasing ground water table levels (Klimkowska et al 2010) due to increased transpiration, and the rapid emergence of birch offshoots in reaction to cutting can have similar results (Stenild et al 2010). Despite the strong recovery of birch in 2008 and 2013 as evidenced by increased tree numbers, birch basal area and coverage of trees and shrubs were lower compared to values prior to cutting.…”

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 58%

Removal of birch as a means of protecting raised bog mossy vegetation Ledo-Sphagnetum magellanici

Czerepko

Boczoń

Wróbel

et al. 2018

Wetlands Ecol Manage

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Raised bogs dominated by the vegetation association Ledo-Sphagnetum magellanici Sukopp 1959 em. Neuhäusl 1969 are a valuable and ecologically important plant community that occurs in Central Europe. They develop in impervious depressions with precipitation as the only water source, and are particularly sensitive to drainage, climate change, eutrophication and overgrowing by trees and shrubs. The high pressure of threat justifies taking protective measures. This research focused on the effects of the removal of birch from two bogs, which were dominated by two birch species (Betula pubescens, B. pendula) and also included stands of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris); the bogs are located in northeastern Poland and showed signs of drying. The trees were removed in early spring 2008. To capture the response to tree cutting, vegetation monitoring was performed for 7 years. The results were compared to pre-cutting environmental conditions (precipitation, temperature, air transpiration). At the first site, which was drained at the beginning of the twentieth century, the ground water level initially decreased; then, from 2010 onwards, the level stabilised and exhibited a negative correlation with the average annual air temperature. While the second site exhibited no significant differences in the ground water table, a correlation with the average annual rainfall was found. At both sites, there was an increase in the coverage of species appropriate for raised bogs, Oxycocco-Sphagnatea Br.-Bl. et R. Tx. 1943, whereas only the second site had significant coverage of these species. These actions improved the habitat conditions and initiated the process of raised bog restoration at that site because Oxycocco-Sphagnatea species cover and frequency increased.

show abstract

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 58%

Removal of birch as a means of protecting raised bog mossy vegetation Ledo-Sphagnetum magellanici

Czerepko

Boczoń

Wróbel

et al. 2018

Wetlands Ecol Manage

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The observed negative impact of high TP on the probability of finding protected fen and meadow vegetation may therefore also be related to catchment activities that affect local hydrology in riparian areas such as drainage and water abstraction (Van Loon et al. , 2009; Klimkowska et al. , 2010).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stream characteristics and their implications for the protection of riparian fens and meadows

et al. 2011

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

1. Running waters, including associated riparian areas, are embraced by international legal frameworks outlining targets for the preservation, protection and improvement of the quality of the environment. Interactions between stream and river processes and riparian habitats have not received much attention in the management of stream ecosystems, and integrated measures that consider both the ecological status of streams and rivers (sensu EU Water Framework Directive, WFD) and the conservation status of riparian habitats and species (sensu EU Habitats Directive, HD) are rare. 2. Here, we analysed the influence of stream size, morphology and chemical water characteristics for the distribution of water-dependent terrestrial habitat types, i.e. alkaline fens, periodically inundated meadows and meadows in riparian areas in Denmark using an extensive data set covering a total of 254 stream reaches. A species-based classification model was used to translate species lists into a standardised interpretation of habitat types protected by the HD in Denmark. 3. No size dependency was found regarding the distribution of fen and meadow vegetation. Instead, the distribution of fen and meadow vegetation was strongly affected by the morphology of the streams. Alkaline fens, periodically inundated meadows and meadows occurred six, five and four times, respectively, less frequently along channelised compared with natural stream reaches. Our results indicate that stream channelisation strongly interfered with the natural hydrology of riparian areas, affecting conditions needed to sustain protected fen and meadow communities. 4. We also found that water chemistry strongly influenced the occurrence of fen and meadow vegetation in riparian areas. The probability of finding fen and meadow vegetation was reduced when total phosphorus (TP) concentration exceeded 40-50 lg P L )1 , whereas meadow vegetation responded less strongly to TP. 5. Our findings highlight the importance of restoring hydrology of riparian areas to improve conditions for fen and meadow vegetation, but also that the water chemistry should be considered when measures that increase hydrological connectivity result in an increase in the probability of flooding.

show abstract

“…In questa semplicità di funzionamento risiede purtroppo la fragilità di questi ambienti; sono sufficienti perturbazioni negative di modesta entità per determinare squilibri ecologici importanti (Phillips et al, 2016). Se la resistenza ecologica delle aree umide è piuttosto bassa, la loro resilienza è ancora più scarsa (Čížková et al, 2013): sempre che sia possibile, sono richiesti tempi lunghissimi per il recupero, che peraltro non porta quasi mai a livelli di biodiversità equiparabili a quelli antecedenti l'avvenuta perturbazione ambientale (Zedler, 2000;Klimkowska et al, 2010).…”

Section: Introduzioneunclassified

[Wetlands in the Continental biogeographical region of Northern Italy: from scenarios of change to conservation perspectives]

et al. 2019

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

[Wetlands are extremely important ecosystems for supporting biodiversity and providing services. Nonetheless, although they are mostly protected through several regulations, wetlands are affected by many negative factors that are leading to progressive deterioration of their conservation status. This circumstance is especially obvious in the Continental biogeographical region of Northern Italy, which is included in Piedmont and Lombardy on the left hydrographic side of the River Po. The goal of this study was to assess the main ecological drivers, i.e. the most important ecological factors, including pressures and threats, that shape negatively ecosystem dynamics, hence affecting conservation targets, and finally to suggest actions for counteracting them. Analyses were done at different scales, through bibliographic researches and site-specific data processing. As a result, we identified groups of ecological drivers, among which three were recognized as prevalent: a) the anthropic alteration of water levels; and b) the natural ecological succession in combination to c) the abandonment of traditional land use practices. The last two main ecological drivers were regarded as those to be counteracted by removing biomass (through digging, mowing, fire), because they may produce cascading effects and work against all the other ecological drivers. However, it is necessary to define a new reference framework based on pointing out conservation priorities at large scale (regional or supra-regional) and conservation actions at local scale, both focused on adaptive management.] [Article in Italian]

show abstract

Prospects of fen restoration in relation to changing land use—An example from central Poland

Cited by 16 publications

References 35 publications

Removal of birch as a means of protecting raised bog mossy vegetation Ledo-Sphagnetum magellanici

Removal of birch as a means of protecting raised bog mossy vegetation Ledo-Sphagnetum magellanici

Stream characteristics and their implications for the protection of riparian fens and meadows

[Wetlands in the Continental biogeographical region of Northern Italy: from scenarios of change to conservation perspectives]

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About