Semi-natural habitats in boreal Europe: a rise of a social-ecological research agenda

The European continent contains substantial areas of semi-natural habitats, mostly grasslands, which are among the most endangered habitats in Europe. Their continued existence depends on some form of human activity, for either production or conservation purposes, or both. We examined the share of s...

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Autores principales:	Irina Herzon, Kaisa J. Raatikainen, Sølvi Wehn, Solvita Rūsiņa, Aveliina Helm, Sara A. O. Cousins, Valerijus Rašomavičius
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Publicado:	Resilience Alliance 2021
Materias:	agriculture biodiversity farmland social-ecological systems trends Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ce9b507077d64b8795fbef8078178d722021-11-15T16:40:18ZSemi-natural habitats in boreal Europe: a rise of a social-ecological research agenda1708-308710.5751/ES-12313-260213https://doaj.org/article/ce9b507077d64b8795fbef8078178d722021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol26/iss2/art13/https://doaj.org/toc/1708-3087The European continent contains substantial areas of semi-natural habitats, mostly grasslands, which are among the most endangered habitats in Europe. Their continued existence depends on some form of human activity, for either production or conservation purposes, or both. We examined the share of semi-natural grasslands within the general grassland areas in boreal Europe. We reviewed research literature across the region to compile evidence on semi-natural grasslands and other semi-natural habitats, such as wooded pastures, in respect to a range of topics such as ecology, land-use change, socioeconomics, and production. We also explored drivers of the research agenda and outlined future research needs. Challenges are faced when defining and quantifying semi-natural habitats even across a restricted region. Agricultural development and other policies clearly impact the research agenda in various countries. There are recent signs of a shift from classical ecological studies toward more multidisciplinary and integrated research. To sufficiently address the threats faced by semi-natural habitats, political and research frameworks in the European Union should pay more attention to the social-ecological complexity inherent in their management and should support the engagement of various actors into participatory governance processes. This is in line with a full-farm approach implicit in high nature value farming systems.Irina HerzonKaisa J. RaatikainenSølvi WehnSolvita RūsiņaAveliina HelmSara A. O. CousinsValerijus RašomavičiusResilience Alliancearticleagriculturebiodiversityfarmlandsocial-ecological systemstrendsBiology (General)QH301-705.5EcologyQH540-549.5ENEcology and Society, Vol 26, Iss 2, p 13 (2021)
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topic	agriculture biodiversity farmland social-ecological systems trends Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	agriculture biodiversity farmland social-ecological systems trends Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5 Irina Herzon Kaisa J. Raatikainen Sølvi Wehn Solvita Rūsiņa Aveliina Helm Sara A. O. Cousins Valerijus Rašomavičius Semi-natural habitats in boreal Europe: a rise of a social-ecological research agenda
description	The European continent contains substantial areas of semi-natural habitats, mostly grasslands, which are among the most endangered habitats in Europe. Their continued existence depends on some form of human activity, for either production or conservation purposes, or both. We examined the share of semi-natural grasslands within the general grassland areas in boreal Europe. We reviewed research literature across the region to compile evidence on semi-natural grasslands and other semi-natural habitats, such as wooded pastures, in respect to a range of topics such as ecology, land-use change, socioeconomics, and production. We also explored drivers of the research agenda and outlined future research needs. Challenges are faced when defining and quantifying semi-natural habitats even across a restricted region. Agricultural development and other policies clearly impact the research agenda in various countries. There are recent signs of a shift from classical ecological studies toward more multidisciplinary and integrated research. To sufficiently address the threats faced by semi-natural habitats, political and research frameworks in the European Union should pay more attention to the social-ecological complexity inherent in their management and should support the engagement of various actors into participatory governance processes. This is in line with a full-farm approach implicit in high nature value farming systems.
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author	Irina Herzon Kaisa J. Raatikainen Sølvi Wehn Solvita Rūsiņa Aveliina Helm Sara A. O. Cousins Valerijus Rašomavičius
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title	Semi-natural habitats in boreal Europe: a rise of a social-ecological research agenda
title_short	Semi-natural habitats in boreal Europe: a rise of a social-ecological research agenda
title_full	Semi-natural habitats in boreal Europe: a rise of a social-ecological research agenda
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Semi-natural habitats in boreal Europe: a rise of a social-ecological research agenda

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