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Displaying 421 - 425 of 1195Erosion regulation as a function of human disturbances to vegetation cover: a conceptual model
Human-induced land cover changes are causing important effects on the ecological services rendered by mountain ecosystems, and the number of case-studies of the impact of humans on soil erosion and sediment yield has mounted rapidly. In this paper, we present a conceptual model that allows evaluating overall changes in erosion regulation after human disturbances. The basic idea behind this model is that soil erosion mechanisms are independent of human impact, but that the frequency–magnitude distributions of erosion rates change as a response to human disturbances.
Integrating single-species management and landscape conservation using regional habitat occurrence models: the northern goshawk in the Southwest, USA
Conservation planners and land managers are often confronted with scale-associated challenges when assessing the relationship between land management objectives and species conservation. Conservation of individual species typically involves site-level analyses of habitat, whereas land management focuses on larger spatial extents. New models are needed to more explicitly integrate species-specific conservation with landscape or regional scales.
Quantifying spatial–temporal change in land-cover and carbon storage among exurban residential parcels
The area of land occupied by exurban residential development is significant and has been increasing over the past several decades in the United States. Considerable attention has been drawn to the measurement of regional-scale patterns of land-cover change and assessment of its environmental and socioeconomic consequences. Yet little is known about the quantity of land-cover change within individual exurban residential parcels, which reflect homeowner preferences, land-management strategies, and the ecosystem services they generate.
Ecological safety of Siberia
In recent decades, the problem of environmental quality and environmental safety at global, regional, and local levels has been an increasingly pressing issue. The intensive development of Siberian natural resources has resulted in the serious deterioration of the natural environment in a region which had previously had almost escaped anthropogenic impact. There are some peculiar features here associated with both specific natural conditions and types of anthropogenic influence. This paper presents data on the pollution of the environment, land degradation, and natural disasters.
On the importance of non-linear relationships between landscape patterns and the sustainable provision of ecosystem services
Marginal land use changes can abruptly result in non-marginal and irreversible changes in ecosystem functioning and the economic values that the ecosystem generates. This challenges the traditional ecosystem services (ESS) mapping approach, which has often made the assumption that ESS can be mapped uniquely to land use and land cover data. Using a functional fragmentation measure, we show how landscape pattern changes might lead to changes in the delivery of ESS.