The effects of natural forest and eucalyptus plantations on seven water-related ecosystem services in Cerrado landscapes

IF 4 2区环境科学与生态学 Q1 BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.pecon.2023.01.001

Giulia Baldaconi S. Bispo , Rozely F. Santos , Marcelo L.M. Pompeo , Silvio Frosini. B. Ferraz , Carolina B. Rodrigues , Bruno M. Brentan

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It is imperative that decision-makers recognize when the intensity of human interference in regard to forest losses may result in adverse conditions for water ecosystem services. Several studies have indicated that defining thresholds is appropriate for indicating the ideal relationship between natural ecosystems and land uses in such a way as to ensure ecosystem service supply, but this knowledge is not readily available for different water services. To predict tipping points of change in the availability of seven water-related services, we assessed 11 catchments with different proportions of natural forests (Brazilian cerradão) and eucalyptus plantations. We analyzed water samples for 13 physical–chemical–biological parameters, which by specific aggregation functions define indices for each water service. We applied the piecewise model to evaluate the relationships between water service indices and natural forest cover. The results indicated that the highest potential gains occurred above 45% of forest. Landscapes with less than 20% natural forests tended to become unsustainable in maintaining services. Erosion control had a higher correlation with the decrease in natural forests.

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天然林和桉树人工林对塞拉多七种与水有关的生态系统服务的影响

决策者必须认识到，在森林损失方面，人类干预的强度何时可能对水生态系统服务造成不利条件。有几项研究表明，确定阈值是适当的，可以表明自然生态系统和土地利用之间的理想关系，从而确保生态系统服务的供应，但这种知识并不适用于不同的水服务。为了预测七种水相关服务可用性变化的临界点，我们评估了11个具有不同比例天然林(巴西塞拉 o)和桉树人工林的集水区。我们分析了水样的13个物理-化学-生物参数，这些参数通过特定的聚集函数定义了每种水服务的指标。采用分段模型评价了天然林覆盖与水服务指数之间的关系。结果表明，最大的潜在收益发生在45%以上的森林。天然林少于20%的景观在维持服务方面往往变得不可持续。侵蚀控制与天然林的减少有较高的相关性。

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Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation Environmental Science-Nature and Landscape Conservation

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7.80

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4.30%

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59 days

期刊介绍： Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation (PECON) is a scientific journal devoted to improving theoretical and conceptual aspects of conservation science. It has the main purpose of communicating new research and advances to different actors of society, including researchers, conservationists, practitioners, and policymakers. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation publishes original papers on biodiversity conservation and restoration, on the main drivers affecting native ecosystems, and on nature’s benefits to people and human wellbeing. This scope includes studies on biodiversity patterns, the effects of habitat loss, fragmentation, biological invasion and climate change on biodiversity, conservation genetics, spatial conservation planning, ecosystem management, ecosystem services, sustainability and resilience of socio-ecological systems, conservation policy, among others.