Author(s) :
Marull, J.
;
Delgadillo, O.
;
Cattaneo, C.
;
Rota, M. J. la
;
Krausmann, F.
Author Affiliation :
Barcelona Institute of Regional and Metropolitan Studies, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain.
Author Email :
joan.marull@uab.cat
Editors :
Gingrich, S.; Cunfer, G.; Aguilera, E.
Journal article
:
Regional Environmental Change
2018
Vol.18
No.4
pp.1073-1087
ref.76
Abstract :
Agroecosystems are facing a global challenge amidst a socioecological transition that places them in a dilemma between increasing land-use intensity to meet the growing demand of food, feed, fibres and fuels, while avoiding the loss of
biodiversitybiodiversitySubject Category: Properties
see more details and
ecosystem servicesecosystem servicesSubject Category: Miscellaneous
see more details. We applied an intermediate disturbance-complexity approach to the land-use changes of a Latin American biocultural
landscapelandscapeSubject Category: Miscellaneous
see more details (Cauca river valley,
ColombiacolombiaSubject Category: Geographic Entities
see more details, 1943-2010), which accounts for the joint behaviour of human appropriation of photosynthetic capacity used as a measure of disturbance, and a selection of land metrics that account for landscape ecological functionality. We also delved deeper into local land-use changes in order to identify the main socioeconomic drivers and ruling agencies at stake. The results show that traditional organic mixed-farming tended to disappear as a result of
sugarcanesugarcaneSubject Category: Commodities and Products
see more details intensification. The analysis confirms the intermediate disturbance-complexity hypothesis by showing a nonlinear relationship, where the highest level of landscape complexity (heterogeneity-connectivity) is attained when disturbance peaks at 50-60%. The study proves the usefulness of transferring the concept of intermediate disturbance to biocultural landscapes and suggests that conservation of heterogeneous and well-connected mixed-farming, with a positive interplay between intermediate level of disturbances and land-use complexity endowed with a rich intercultural heritage, will preserve a wildlife-friendly agro-ecological matrix likely to house high biodiversity and ecosystem services.
ISSN :
1436-3798
DOI :
10.1007/s10113-017-1128-2
Record Number :
20193192753
Publisher :
Springer-Verlag GmbH
Location of publication :
Berlin
Country of publication :
Germany
Language of text :
English
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