Human transformation of ecosystems: Comparing protected andunprotected areas with natural baselines

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F86652079%3A_____%2F16%3A00465829" target="_blank" >RIV/86652079:_____/16:00465829 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216208:11690/16:10323829 RIV/00216208:11240/16:10323829

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.02.001" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.02.001</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.02.001" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.02.001</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Human transformation of ecosystems: Comparing protected andunprotected areas with natural baselines

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

tProtected areas serve as reserves of biological diversity and conserve the naturalness of characteristicregional ecosystems. Numerous approaches have been applied to estimate the level of transformation ofecosystems and to compare trends inside and outside of protected areas. In this study, we apply aggregateindicators of anthropogenic pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity in a fine-scale spatial analysis tocompare the level of human influence within protected and unprotected areas. The actual state of ecosys-tems is compared to a natural baseline that is intact or potential natural state. The results show that in anon-protected Central-European landscape, humans appropriate a considerable share of natural ecosys-tem productivity and carbon stocks, and significantly reduce natural biodiversity and ecosystem services.Human appropriation of net primary production reached more than 60% in total, humans reduced orig-inal biodiversity levels by 69%, and net carbon storage was considerably decreased by intensive typesof land use. All three indicators significantly differed between protected areas and unprotected areas,suggesting that protected areas maintain higher biodiversity levels, store more carbon and are in totalless influenced by human exploitation than average non-protected landscape. Furthermore, we bringevidence that human appropriation of net primary production is negatively related both to biodiversityand ecosystem services indicated by mean species abundance and net carbon storage at the nationallevel. Our results contribute to the quantitative evidence of the impacts of anthropogenic transforma-tion of natural ecosystems on the ecosystem condition, supporting the hypothesis that protected areassignificantly reduce anthropogenic pressures and contribute to maintaining critical ecosystem servicesand biodiversity.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Human transformation of ecosystems: Comparing protected andunprotected areas with natural baselines

Popis výsledku anglicky

tProtected areas serve as reserves of biological diversity and conserve the naturalness of characteristicregional ecosystems. Numerous approaches have been applied to estimate the level of transformation ofecosystems and to compare trends inside and outside of protected areas. In this study, we apply aggregateindicators of anthropogenic pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity in a fine-scale spatial analysis tocompare the level of human influence within protected and unprotected areas. The actual state of ecosys-tems is compared to a natural baseline that is intact or potential natural state. The results show that in anon-protected Central-European landscape, humans appropriate a considerable share of natural ecosys-tem productivity and carbon stocks, and significantly reduce natural biodiversity and ecosystem services.Human appropriation of net primary production reached more than 60% in total, humans reduced orig-inal biodiversity levels by 69%, and net carbon storage was considerably decreased by intensive typesof land use. All three indicators significantly differed between protected areas and unprotected areas,suggesting that protected areas maintain higher biodiversity levels, store more carbon and are in totalless influenced by human exploitation than average non-protected landscape. Furthermore, we bringevidence that human appropriation of net primary production is negatively related both to biodiversityand ecosystem services indicated by mean species abundance and net carbon storage at the nationallevel. Our results contribute to the quantitative evidence of the impacts of anthropogenic transforma-tion of natural ecosystems on the ecosystem condition, supporting the hypothesis that protected areassignificantly reduce anthropogenic pressures and contribute to maintaining critical ecosystem servicesand biodiversity.

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

EH - Ekologie – společenstva

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/LO1415" target="_blank" >LO1415: CzechGlobe 2020 - Rozvoj Centra pro studium dopadů globální změny klimatu</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2016

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Ecological Indicators

ISSN

1470-160X

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

66

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

JUL

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

8

Strana od-do

321-328

Kód UT WoS článku

000388912300035

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-84958167266