Can ecosystem services be integrated with conservation? A case study of breeding waders on grassland
Can ecosystem services be integrated with conservation? A case study of breeding waders on grassland
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1474-919x.2010.01049.x
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2010-10
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2.1
通讯作者：
Caroline M. Rhymer;R. Robinson;J. Smart;M. Whittingham
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作者：
Caroline M. Rhymer;R. Robinson;J. Smart;M. Whittingham
我们回顾了已发表的研究，表明土壤湿度水平的变化对一系列涉水鸟类产生重大影响，这些涉水鸟类使用英国低地草原（包括潮湿的草原），并主要通过探测土壤获取食物。我们研究了水文和生态文献，并评估了管理方案如何改变（1）生态系统服务（通过水质和洪水）和（2）涉水鸟类的栖息地质量。人们广泛提倡将生物多样性目标与更广泛的生态系统服务相结合，我们建议多尺度（例如小规模：池塘；大规模：综合洼地）的适当管理可以为涉水草原鸟类提供生态系统服务和栖息地。然而，评估这两个区域之间潜在联系的证据基础有限，特别是对于非涉水鸟类而言。未来的工作应侧重于确定（1）作物产量、生态系统服务和生物多样性如何相互关联；（2）需要管理的土地范围才能使这些多重目的受益并带来可衡量的收益（例如，一两个池塘可能在减少径流和污染方面取得重大进展，但对涉水鸟类影响不大）；（3）解决在大空间尺度（例如流域）建立管理方案所面临的挑战。
We review published studies to show that changes in soil moisture levels have significant impacts on a range of wading bird species that use UK lowland grassland, including wet grassland, and obtain their food predominantly by probing the soil. We examine both the hydrological and the ecological literature and assess how management options could alter (1) ecosystem services (via water quality and flooding) and (2) habitat quality for wading birds. The combination of biodiversity goals with broader ecosystem services has been widely advocated and we suggest that appropriate management at multiple scales (e.g. small-scale: ponds; large-scale: integrated washlands) could potentially provide both ecosystem services and habitat for wading grassland birds. However, there is only a limited base of evidence on which to assess the potential linkage between these two areas, particularly for non-wading bird species. Future work should be directed at identifying (1) how crop yield, ecosystem services and biodiversity relate to each other, (2) the extent of land needed to be managed to benefit these multiple purposes and bring about measurable gain (e.g. one or two ponds may make significant inroads in reducing run-off and pollution but make little difference to wading birds) and (3) solutions to the challenges of setting up management options at large spatial scales (e.g. catchments).