Fragmentation and thresholds in hydrological flow-based ecosystem services.

ABSTRACT: Loss and fragmentation of natural land cover due to expansion of agricultural areas is a global issue. These changes alter the configuration and composition of the landscape, particularly affecting those ecosystem services (benefits people receive from ecosystems) that depend on interactions between landscape components. Hydrological mitigation describes the bundle of ecosystem services provided by landscape features such as woodland that interrupt the flow of runoff to rivers. These services include sediment retention, nutrient retention and mitigation of overland water flow. The position of woodland in the landscape and the landscape topography are both important for hydrological mitigation. Therefore, it is crucial to consider landscape configuration and flow pathways in a spatially exp

SUBMITTER: Thomas A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7079118 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature