Applying a Complex Integrated Method for Mapping and Assessment of the Degraded Ecosystem Hotspots from Romania

To meet the global challenges of climate change and human activity pressure on biodiversity conservation, it has become vital to map such pressure hotspots. Large areas, such as nation-wide regions, are difficult to map from the point of view of the resources needed for such mapping (human resources...

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Autores principales:	Sorin Avram, Irina Ontel, Carmen Gheorghe, Steliana Rodino, Sanda Roșca
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	degraded ecosystems terrestrial ecosystems freshwater ecosystems marine ecosystems Romania Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bc353ebc3c2d455aafc0a1207a950a602021-11-11T16:31:40ZApplying a Complex Integrated Method for Mapping and Assessment of the Degraded Ecosystem Hotspots from Romania10.3390/ijerph1821114161660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/bc353ebc3c2d455aafc0a1207a950a602021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11416https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601To meet the global challenges of climate change and human activity pressure on biodiversity conservation, it has become vital to map such pressure hotspots. Large areas, such as nation-wide regions, are difficult to map from the point of view of the resources needed for such mapping (human resources, hard and soft resources). European biodiversity policies have focused on restoring degraded ecosystems by at least 10% by 2020, and new policies aim to restore up to 30% of degraded ecosystems by 2030. In this study, methods developed and applied for the assessment of the degradation state of the ecosystems in a semi-automatic manner for the entire Romanian territory (238,391 km<sup>2</sup>) are presented. The following ecosystems were analyzed: forestry, grassland, rivers, lakes, caves and coastal areas. The information and data covering all the ecoregions of the Romania (~110,000 km<sup>2</sup>) were analyzed and processed, based on GIS and remote sensing techniques. The largest degraded areas were identified within the coastal area (49.80%), grassland ecosystems (38.59%) and the cave ecosystems (2.66%), while 27.64% of rivers ecosystems were degraded, followed by 8.52% of forest ecosystems, and 14.05% of lakes ecosystems. This analysis can contribute to better definition of the locations of the most affected areas, which will yield a useful spatial representation for future ecological reconstruction strategy.Sorin AvramIrina OntelCarmen GheorgheSteliana RodinoSanda RoșcaMDPI AGarticledegraded ecosystemsterrestrial ecosystemsfreshwater ecosystemsmarine ecosystemsRomaniaMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11416, p 11416 (2021)
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description	To meet the global challenges of climate change and human activity pressure on biodiversity conservation, it has become vital to map such pressure hotspots. Large areas, such as nation-wide regions, are difficult to map from the point of view of the resources needed for such mapping (human resources, hard and soft resources). European biodiversity policies have focused on restoring degraded ecosystems by at least 10% by 2020, and new policies aim to restore up to 30% of degraded ecosystems by 2030. In this study, methods developed and applied for the assessment of the degradation state of the ecosystems in a semi-automatic manner for the entire Romanian territory (238,391 km<sup>2</sup>) are presented. The following ecosystems were analyzed: forestry, grassland, rivers, lakes, caves and coastal areas. The information and data covering all the ecoregions of the Romania (~110,000 km<sup>2</sup>) were analyzed and processed, based on GIS and remote sensing techniques. The largest degraded areas were identified within the coastal area (49.80%), grassland ecosystems (38.59%) and the cave ecosystems (2.66%), while 27.64% of rivers ecosystems were degraded, followed by 8.52% of forest ecosystems, and 14.05% of lakes ecosystems. This analysis can contribute to better definition of the locations of the most affected areas, which will yield a useful spatial representation for future ecological reconstruction strategy.
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author	Sorin Avram Irina Ontel Carmen Gheorghe Steliana Rodino Sanda Roșca
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title	Applying a Complex Integrated Method for Mapping and Assessment of the Degraded Ecosystem Hotspots from Romania
title_short	Applying a Complex Integrated Method for Mapping and Assessment of the Degraded Ecosystem Hotspots from Romania
title_full	Applying a Complex Integrated Method for Mapping and Assessment of the Degraded Ecosystem Hotspots from Romania
title_fullStr	Applying a Complex Integrated Method for Mapping and Assessment of the Degraded Ecosystem Hotspots from Romania
title_full_unstemmed	Applying a Complex Integrated Method for Mapping and Assessment of the Degraded Ecosystem Hotspots from Romania
title_sort	applying a complex integrated method for mapping and assessment of the degraded ecosystem hotspots from romania
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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Applying a Complex Integrated Method for Mapping and Assessment of the Degraded Ecosystem Hotspots from Romania

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