Assessment of regulating ES potential of lowland riparian hardwood forests in Poland

Lowland riparian hardwood forests are valuable habitats protected by EU Habitat Directive (EU code: 91F0). Today, in most areas across Europe they are extremely rare due to deforestation, drainage and river engineering. The remaining small forest patches are important parts of riparian ecological co...

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Autores principales:	Anna Kowalska, Andrzej Affek, Jacek Wolski, Edyta Regulska, Bogusława Kruczkowska, Izabela Zawiska, Ewa Kołaczkowska, Jarosław Baranowski
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Biophysical indicators Ecosystem service drivers Ecosystem service interactions Forest and environmental attributes Poland The Vistula River Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:df4dc2961a454e95be6066b004ec93842021-12-01T04:27:56ZAssessment of regulating ES potential of lowland riparian hardwood forests in Poland1470-160X10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106834https://doaj.org/article/df4dc2961a454e95be6066b004ec93842021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X2030772Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/1470-160XLowland riparian hardwood forests are valuable habitats protected by EU Habitat Directive (EU code: 91F0). Today, in most areas across Europe they are extremely rare due to deforestation, drainage and river engineering. The remaining small forest patches are important parts of riparian ecological corridors and biodiversity hotspots, and provide valuable ecosystem services (ES) to humans. However, unlike other forest types, due to their rarity and often low accessibility their ES potential has not been duly recognized and assessed to date. In this work we propose a set of biophysical indicators to assess the regulating potential of riparian hardwood forests. Indicator values were obtained through extensive field work and direct measurements carried out on selected test sites located along the middle Vistula River. The specific objectives of this work were: (i) to estimate the potential of riparian hardwood forests to provide 11 regulating services and to identify interactions among them; (ii) to examine the effects of forest and environmental attributes on individual ES; (iii) to determine ES drivers. Our results clearly show that riparian hardwood forests may be regarded as multiservice hotspots. Their regulating potential has proved to be substantial and in case of many services higher than the potential of other forest ecosystems. However, disruption of the natural water regime due to the absence of flooding and artificial drainage reduces their potential mainly for water-related regulating services (e.g. water treatment). On the other hand, more mesic habitats are beneficial for melliferous plant species and thus for wild pollinators. Most of the strong and significant interactions among the studied regulating services are synergistic. The high ES potential quantified by the biophysical ecosystem-condition-related indicators can be used effectively to promote the maintenance or restoration of this type of forests. The outcomes of our research suggest that protective actions should focus on ensuring adequate soil-moisture conditions which determine the specificity of these ecosystems.Anna KowalskaAndrzej AffekJacek WolskiEdyta RegulskaBogusława KruczkowskaIzabela ZawiskaEwa KołaczkowskaJarosław BaranowskiElsevierarticleBiophysical indicatorsEcosystem service driversEcosystem service interactionsForest and environmental attributesPolandThe Vistula RiverEcologyQH540-549.5ENEcological Indicators, Vol 120, Iss , Pp 106834- (2021)
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topic	Biophysical indicators Ecosystem service drivers Ecosystem service interactions Forest and environmental attributes Poland The Vistula River Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	Biophysical indicators Ecosystem service drivers Ecosystem service interactions Forest and environmental attributes Poland The Vistula River Ecology QH540-549.5 Anna Kowalska Andrzej Affek Jacek Wolski Edyta Regulska Bogusława Kruczkowska Izabela Zawiska Ewa Kołaczkowska Jarosław Baranowski Assessment of regulating ES potential of lowland riparian hardwood forests in Poland
description	Lowland riparian hardwood forests are valuable habitats protected by EU Habitat Directive (EU code: 91F0). Today, in most areas across Europe they are extremely rare due to deforestation, drainage and river engineering. The remaining small forest patches are important parts of riparian ecological corridors and biodiversity hotspots, and provide valuable ecosystem services (ES) to humans. However, unlike other forest types, due to their rarity and often low accessibility their ES potential has not been duly recognized and assessed to date. In this work we propose a set of biophysical indicators to assess the regulating potential of riparian hardwood forests. Indicator values were obtained through extensive field work and direct measurements carried out on selected test sites located along the middle Vistula River. The specific objectives of this work were: (i) to estimate the potential of riparian hardwood forests to provide 11 regulating services and to identify interactions among them; (ii) to examine the effects of forest and environmental attributes on individual ES; (iii) to determine ES drivers. Our results clearly show that riparian hardwood forests may be regarded as multiservice hotspots. Their regulating potential has proved to be substantial and in case of many services higher than the potential of other forest ecosystems. However, disruption of the natural water regime due to the absence of flooding and artificial drainage reduces their potential mainly for water-related regulating services (e.g. water treatment). On the other hand, more mesic habitats are beneficial for melliferous plant species and thus for wild pollinators. Most of the strong and significant interactions among the studied regulating services are synergistic. The high ES potential quantified by the biophysical ecosystem-condition-related indicators can be used effectively to promote the maintenance or restoration of this type of forests. The outcomes of our research suggest that protective actions should focus on ensuring adequate soil-moisture conditions which determine the specificity of these ecosystems.
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author	Anna Kowalska Andrzej Affek Jacek Wolski Edyta Regulska Bogusława Kruczkowska Izabela Zawiska Ewa Kołaczkowska Jarosław Baranowski
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title	Assessment of regulating ES potential of lowland riparian hardwood forests in Poland
title_short	Assessment of regulating ES potential of lowland riparian hardwood forests in Poland
title_full	Assessment of regulating ES potential of lowland riparian hardwood forests in Poland
title_fullStr	Assessment of regulating ES potential of lowland riparian hardwood forests in Poland
title_full_unstemmed	Assessment of regulating ES potential of lowland riparian hardwood forests in Poland
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publishDate	2021
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Assessment of regulating ES potential of lowland riparian hardwood forests in Poland

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