IF 5.7 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2026-08-19 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-026-02457-0

Mikko Mönkkönen, Gediminas Brazaitis, Guntis Brūmelis, Bengt-Gunnar Jonsson, Asko Lõhmus, Raisa Mäkipää, Kimmo Syrjänen

{"title":"From guidelines to practice: Operational criteria for identifying old-growth forests in northern Europe.","authors":"Mikko Mönkkönen, Gediminas Brazaitis, Guntis Brūmelis, Bengt-Gunnar Jonsson, Asko Lõhmus, Raisa Mäkipää, Kimmo Syrjänen","doi":"10.1007/s13280-026-02457-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-026-02457-0","url":null,"abstract":"Primary and old-growth forests are globally valued for their biodiversity, ecosystem services, and cultural significance. The EU biodiversity strategy and EU forest strategy for 2030 require strict protection of remaining primary and old-growth forests, yet they cover only about 3% of EU forest area and remain highly threatened. The European Commission's guidelines define old-growth forests using three main indicators-native tree species, deadwood, and large/old trees-supported by four complementary indicators. Implementing these indicators for boreal and hemiboreal old-growth forests in Europe currently lack science-based operational criteria that meet EU legal standards. We provide recommendations for implementing European Commission's indicators with science-based criteria to minimize misclassification and ensure cost-effective conservation. Key criteria include native species dominance, ≥ 5% deadwood of the total wood volume, and ≥ 20 large/old trees per hectare. Additional guidance is offered for regeneration patterns, structural complexity, microhabitats, and indicator species, emphasizing that all indicators should be applied collectively.","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148786233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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From forests to chopsticks: Mapping semi-legal wildlife supply chains in Vietnam. 从森林到筷子：绘制越南半合法野生动物供应链。

IF 5.7 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2026-08-19 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-026-02462-3

Aitor Ibáñez Alonso, Phuc Thien Khoa Nguyen, Trong Dat Cao Tien, Thi Mai Trinh, Daan van Uhm

{"title":"From forests to chopsticks: Mapping semi-legal wildlife supply chains in Vietnam.","authors":"Aitor Ibáñez Alonso, Phuc Thien Khoa Nguyen, Trong Dat Cao Tien, Thi Mai Trinh, Daan van Uhm","doi":"10.1007/s13280-026-02462-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-026-02462-3","url":null,"abstract":"The exploitation of wildlife for meat consumption-both legal and illegal-poses major conservation, animal welfare, and public health risks. While scholarship often centers on CITES-listed species, non-CITES species remain underexamined. Focusing on the trade in civets and bamboo rats in Vietnam, this study examines the illegal trade embedded within ostensibly legal businesses using crime script analysis (CSA) to map it through two complementary scripts, one farm-based and one restaurant-based. Drawing on 107 interviews and direct observations, findings reveal that more than half of surveyed facilities (34/63) acknowledged illegal sourcing; eight farms operated outside the regulatory system or maintained unregistered satellite locations; two-thirds of registered farms had earlier operated unregistered; and logbook manipulation was widespread. Ritualized inspections and facilitation payments compounded lax oversight. These procedural dynamics provide a foundation for targeted interventions essential to conservation and zoonotic disease surveillance within a One Health framework.","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148786223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Belief structures in civic online forest discussion. 公民网络森林讨论中的信仰结构。

IF 5.7 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2026-08-14 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-026-02454-3

Veera Kangaspunta

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Leopard sterilisation in India: The ecological and ethical costs of anthropocentric wildlife management 印度豹绝育：以人类为中心的野生动物管理的生态和伦理成本。

IF 5.7 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2026-08-14 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-026-02473-0

Pranay Arora

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Impacts of solar panels on vegetation biomass shift with climate aridity. 气候干旱时太阳能电池板对植被生物量变化的影响。

IF 5.7 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2026-08-13 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-026-02466-z

Jiangwei Zhai, Enzai Du, Matthew A Sturchio, Alan K Knapp

{"title":"Impacts of solar panels on vegetation biomass shift with climate aridity.","authors":"Jiangwei Zhai, Enzai Du, Matthew A Sturchio, Alan K Knapp","doi":"10.1007/s13280-026-02466-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-026-02466-z","url":null,"abstract":"Photovoltaic power generation provides a promising solution of future energy supply to achieve carbon neutrality. The rapid expansion of ground-mounted photovoltaic solar panels, however, has aroused concerns of potential negative impacts on ecosystems. Based on a global meta-analysis of paired field observations across 55 sites, we show that solar panels exert divergent impacts on aboveground biomass in the under-panel areas compared with the gap areas dependent on the trade-off between a shading effect and altered water relations. Specifically, solar panels on average cause a significant decrease in under-panel aboveground biomass by 38% (95% CI: -63% to -13%) in regions with aridity index (annual precipitation/potential evapotranspiration) above 0.26 (95% CI: 0.19 to 0.33), whereas no significant effect is found for regions with aridity index below this threshold. Using a criterion of aridity index below 0.26, we identify a global dryland area of 11.67 million km2 where aboveground biomass is not decreased by the presence of infrastructure for photovoltaic solar power generation. Within these areas, we estimate that 71 countries have a potential capacity for photovoltaic solar power generation to meet their national electricity demands. Our study identifies an aridity threshold for the negative effect of solar panels on aboveground biomass and for the first time, sets up an ecological threshold for future solar power utilization in global drylands to reduce potential losses of ecosystem functioning.","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148758761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The sound of resilience? Exploring trophic cascades and positive feedbacks between cod and eelgrass in a trawl-free ecosystem. 韧性的声音？探索无拖网生态系统中鳕鱼和大叶藻之间的营养级联和正反馈。

IF 5.7 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2026-08-12 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-026-02445-4

Agnes B Olin, Josep Sardanyés, Ceren Ekinci, Maria Eggertsen, Mikael van Deurs, Ulf Bergström, Filip Ivančić, Karen Timmermann, Hans Jakob Olesen, Lena Bergström

{"title":"The sound of resilience? Exploring trophic cascades and positive feedbacks between cod and eelgrass in a trawl-free ecosystem.","authors":"Agnes B Olin, Josep Sardanyés, Ceren Ekinci, Maria Eggertsen, Mikael van Deurs, Ulf Bergström, Filip Ivančić, Karen Timmermann, Hans Jakob Olesen, Lena Bergström","doi":"10.1007/s13280-026-02445-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13280-026-02445-4","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines The Sound, a strait between Denmark and Sweden protected by a trawl ban since 1932. Consistent with previous research, we show that the area supports greater densities, sizes, and landings of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) than adjacent trawled waters. Simulations from a bespoke food web model indicate that predation from the cod can suppress mesopredators, thus reducing filamentous algal growth through a trophic cascade, which benefits eelgrass (Zostera marina). In line with this, monitoring data show lower mesopredator densities and more extensive eelgrass meadows in The Sound compared with nearby trawled areas, although salinity and hydrodynamic conditions could also contribute. However, despite the trawl ban, adult cod densities are currently at their lowest levels since monitoring started, raising concerns about the ecosystem's long-term resilience. Model results further demonstrate how preserving eelgrass meadows benefits cod, illustrating feedback mechanisms that highlight the importance of integrated fisheries and conservation management.","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148719676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Wicked problems in practice: Responding to ecological transformation in wilderness. 实践中的邪恶问题：应对荒野生态转型。

IF 5.7 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2026-08-06 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-026-02446-3

Jaclyn Fox Rushing, Kira Hefty, Teresa N Hollingsworth, Amanda E Cravens, Christopher A Armatas, Clare Boerigter, Kellie J Carim, Shelley D Crausbay, Olga Helmy, David J Lawrence, Lauren Redmore, Gregor W Schuurman, Eric J Taylor, Jennifer L Wilkening, Katherine A Zeller, Sean A Parks

{"title":"Wicked problems in practice: Responding to ecological transformation in wilderness.","authors":"Jaclyn Fox Rushing, Kira Hefty, Teresa N Hollingsworth, Amanda E Cravens, Christopher A Armatas, Clare Boerigter, Kellie J Carim, Shelley D Crausbay, Olga Helmy, David J Lawrence, Lauren Redmore, Gregor W Schuurman, Eric J Taylor, Jennifer L Wilkening, Katherine A Zeller, Sean A Parks","doi":"10.1007/s13280-026-02446-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13280-026-02446-3","url":null,"abstract":"Congressionally designated wilderness offers the highest level of land protection in the USA, comparable to category 1b wilderness as defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, yet wilderness areas face impacts of climate change. Researchers and managers increasingly recognize the immense challenge of stewarding wilderness in a changing climate. Although responding to climate change is considered a wicked problem, this framing has not been applied to wilderness contexts. We move theory into practice by using wicked problem framing and four illustrative cases to explore how the resist-accept-direct (RAD) framework can help untangle the wicked problem of addressing unprecedented ecological transformation in wilderness. The RAD framework clarifies a range of response options including resisting transformation, accepting it, or directing it toward preferred new conditions. As climate change continues to challenge wilderness managers, the RAD framework can help assess trade-offs and preserve wilderness character into the twenty-first century.","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148683097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Interdisciplinary insights on climate-smart rewilding: Lessons from pioneering Dutch river transformations. 气候智慧型野生动物回归的跨学科见解：来自开创性的荷兰河流改造的教训。

IF 5.7 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2026-08-03 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-026-02451-6

Tim de Kruiff, Cecilia Fraccaroli, Nacho Villar, Judith Slagt, Ravi van de Port, Elisabeth S Bakker

{"title":"Interdisciplinary insights on climate-smart rewilding: Lessons from pioneering Dutch river transformations.","authors":"Tim de Kruiff, Cecilia Fraccaroli, Nacho Villar, Judith Slagt, Ravi van de Port, Elisabeth S Bakker","doi":"10.1007/s13280-026-02451-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-026-02451-6","url":null,"abstract":"With climate and biodiversity crises intensifying, integrated solutions are urgently needed. Rewilding offers a promising approach to ecosystem restoration and climate adaptation. However, challenges regarding land-use, societal conflicts and governance can hinder its implementation. This paper discusses the elements of transformative thinking that can support rewilding implementation and establishment as an innovative approach to ecological recovery. We draw on the lessons learned from over 30 years of rewilding in the Gelderse Poort, the Netherlands. The floodplains in this area have been transformed from a predominantly dry, agricultural landscape into a dynamic riverine nature landscape with a broader range of socio-economic services in a peri-urban area and densely populated region. We describe how a readiness to embrace uncertainty, supportive policies, dedicated champions and innovative funding partnerships were crucial for this rewilding project. We explore how these lessons can inform rewilding efforts in Europe to deliver both climate resilience and biodiversity benefits.","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148668008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Towards responsible water banking: An exploratory synthesis of Responsible Innovation and Value Sensitive Design for inclusive water management. 迈向负责任的水银行：包容性水管理的负责任创新和价值敏感设计的探索性综合。

IF 5.7 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2026-07-31 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-026-02459-y

Emma R McAteer, Hans J Cappon, Neelke Doorn, Andrea Gammon

{"title":"Towards responsible water banking: An exploratory synthesis of Responsible Innovation and Value Sensitive Design for inclusive water management.","authors":"Emma R McAteer, Hans J Cappon, Neelke Doorn, Andrea Gammon","doi":"10.1007/s13280-026-02459-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-026-02459-y","url":null,"abstract":"Water banking offers a transformative solution to freshwater scarcity, but stakeholder involvement is essential for success. Responsible Innovation (RI) and Value Sensitive Design (VSD) include stakeholders in design but both exhibit methodological flaws. This study addressed these limitations by performing an exploratory synthesis of the two approaches within an empirical case in the Dutch Southwestern Delta. First, a systematic literature review produced values inventories for water and water banking; then, a stakeholder workshop used an RI-VSD approach to validate the inventories. The validation highlighted several missing values, such as fit for use and broad prosperity. Stakeholders also emphasised that values are dynamic, influenced by water availability, technology development, and regional specifics such as flood history. Using an RI-VSD approach resulted in a thorough and validated values inventory, contributing to the limited empirical evidence available and forming the basis for inclusive design of a water bank to manage freshwater scarcity.","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2026-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148648139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Revealed-behaviour models to map agri-environment contract feasibility for Finland's semi-natural grasslands and wooded pastures. 揭示行为模型用于绘制芬兰半自然草原和森林牧场的农业环境合同可行性。

IF 5.7 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2026-07-31 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-026-02450-7

Maarit Jokinen

{"title":"Revealed-behaviour models to map agri-environment contract feasibility for Finland's semi-natural grasslands and wooded pastures.","authors":"Maarit Jokinen","doi":"10.1007/s13280-026-02450-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-026-02450-7","url":null,"abstract":"Semi-natural grasslands and wooded pastures are biodiversity-rich, declining habitats whose conservation depends largely on voluntary management by farmers. Their management is supported through agri-environment schemes. Effective scheme design benefits from trans- and interdisciplinary approaches integrating ecological goals with social constraints and human behaviour. This study tested a revealed-behaviour approach by modelling relative agri-environment contract feasibility across Finland using Maximum Entropy (Maxent) based on realised contract uptake and landscape predictors. The models reproduced spatial patterns of contract locations reflecting historical habitat distribution, land-use change, eligibility criteria, and joint decisions by landowners and farmers. Spatial associations and response curves identified structural constraints and opportunity patterns influencing uptake, providing a spatial layer to support ecological prioritisation and scheme design. Maintaining farm types capable of integrating grazing or mowing into routine operations appears critical where semi-natural habitats remain, while payment design should better reflect variation in management costs among farm types and sites.","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2026-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148648059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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