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1. Above-ground biomass estimation based on NPP time-series − A novel approach for biomass estimation in semi-arid Kazakhstan

Author:
Eisfelder, Christina; Klein, Igor; Bekkuliyeva, Aruzhan; Kuenzer, Claudia; Buchroithner, Manfred F.; Dech, Stefan
Source:
Ecological indicators 2017 v.72 pp. 13-22
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
aboveground biomass; carbon sinks; data collection; desertification; ecological function; environmental indicators; grasses; plant communities; primary productivity; remote sensing; semiarid zones; shrubs; space and time; sustainable land management; time series analysis; vegetation cover; Kazakhstan
Abstract:
... Biomass is a sensitive indicator of environmental change and ecological functioning. Quantification of biomass is essential to identify and monitor those areas threatened by degradation and desertification. This is especially important in arid and semi-arid environments. However, robust techniques to monitor carbon stocks over large areas and through time are still missing. The major objective of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.07.042

2. A comprehensive analysis of blue water scarcity from the production, consumption, and water transfer perspectives

Author:
Liu, Jing; Wang, Yubao; Yu, Zhongbo; Cao, Xinchun; Tian, Lei; Sun, Shikun; Wu, Pute
Source:
Ecological indicators 2017 v.72 pp. 870-880
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
agricultural industry; crops; exports; imports; irrigation; irrigation water; prices; risk; virtual water; water shortages; water stress
Abstract:
... The issue of growing water scarcity has been increasingly perceived as a global systemic risk. To solve it, an integrated approach considering different perspectives of water scarcity is at a premise. In this study, we developed an approach to calculate the blue water scarcity (BWS) and integrated the production, consumption, and water transfer perspectives into a single framework. The results are ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.09.021

3. Analysis and management of multiple ecosystem services within a social-ecological context

Author:
Rova, Silvia; Pranovi, Fabio
Source:
Ecological indicators 2017 v.72 pp. 436-443
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
carbon sequestration; ecological function; ecosystem management; ecosystem services; ecosystems; fish; humans; wetlands
Abstract:
... The assessment of ecosystem services (ESS) requires approaches that are capable to deal with the complexity of social-ecological systems (SES). A new viewpoint is proposed, in which the social-ecological perspective of Ostrom’s SES framework is used to describe the flow of ESS, through the identification of the social and ecological elements involved. Two types of ESS flow emerge from this analysi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.07.050

4. Analysis of structural and functional indicators for assessing the health state of mountain streams

Author:
Estevez, Edurne; Rodríguez-Castillo, Tamara; Álvarez-Cabria, Mario; Peñas, Francisco J.; González-Ferreras, Alexia María; Lezcano, María; Barquín, José
Source:
Ecological indicators 2017 v.72 pp. 553-564
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
Ephemeroptera; Plecoptera; Trichoptera; biodiversity; biomass; decayed wood; ecosystem services; ecosystems; fish; fish communities; humans; macroinvertebrates; metabolism; monitoring; national parks; periphyton; pollution; rivers; sewage; streams; watersheds; Spain
Abstract:
... Mountain streams play a key role in the conservation of aquatic biodiversity and key ecosystem services; however human activities are threatening these ecosystems as mountain areas become more and more developed and intensively used. Many of these streams are not considered in current national monitoring programs due to their small catchment area. However, assessing their status and monitoring the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.08.052

5. An environmental sustainability assessment of China’s cement industry based on emergy

Author:
Zhang, Xiaohong; Shen, Jianming; Wang, Yanqing; Qi, Yan; Liao, Wenjie; Shui, Wei; Li, Li; Qi, Hui; Yu, Xiaoyu
Source:
Ecological indicators 2017 v.72 pp. 452-458
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
cement; coal; construction materials; emergy; exports; industry; issues and policy; prices; raw materials; China
Abstract:
... As one of important building materials, the sustainability of cement production is widely concerned in the world. This research evaluated the sustainability of China’s cement industry in 2010 using emergy analysis. Several emergy based indicators were adopted to describe the comprehensive performance of this system from different angles, including Percentage of renewability (%R), Unit emergy value ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.08.046

6. An improved approach to evaluate car sharing options

Author:
Qu, Min; Yu, Suihuai; Yu, Mingjiu
Source:
Ecological indicators 2017 v.72 pp. 686-702
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
case studies; decision making; uncertainty
Abstract:
... We develop an improved approach to evaluate car sharing options under uncertain environments with the combination of Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (F-AHP) and Fuzzy Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (F-TOPSIS), which consists of three steps. In the first step, we propose a SCUMN (Specific, Comprehensive, Understandable, Measurable, and Neutral) methodology to identi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.07.018

7. A note on communicating environmental change for non-market valuation

Author:
Fu, Baihua; Dyer, Fiona; Kravchenko, Alexey; Dyack, Brenda; Merritt, Wendy; Scarpa, Riccardo
Source:
Ecological indicators 2017 v.72 pp. 165-172
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
ecology; environmental factors; environmental indicators; philosophy; surveys
Abstract:
... Communicating change in environmental condition is a critical component of non-market valuation studies. However, the underlying assumptions and implications associated with alternative ways of expressing change in environmental condition for surveys are rarely discussed in the literature. Our review found no cases where alternative formulations were both discussed and tested. In this note we repo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.08.018

8. Anthropogenic impact on habitat connectivity: A multidimensional human footprint index evaluated in a highly biodiverse landscape of Mexico

Author:
Correa Ayram, Camilo A.; Mendoza, Manuel E.; Etter, Andrés; Pérez Salicrup, Diego R.
Source:
Ecological indicators 2017 v.72 pp. 895-909
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; biodiversity; climate change; habitat destruction; habitat fragmentation; habitats; humans; issues and policy; land use; landscapes; Mexico
Abstract:
... Evaluating the cumulative effects of the human footprint on landscape connectivity is crucial for implementing policies for the appropriate management and conservation of landscapes. We present an adjusted multidimensional spatial human footprint index (SHFI) to analyze the effects of landscape transformation on the remnant habitat connectivity for 40 terrestrial mammal species representative of t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.09.007

9. A participatory method for the design and integrated assessment of crop-livestock systems in farmers’ groups

Author:
Moraine, M.; Melac, P.; Ryschawy, J.; Duru, M.; Therond, O.
Source:
Ecological indicators 2017 v.72 pp. 340-351
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
agroecosystems; design for environment; economic sustainability; farmers; farming systems; farms; learning; livestock production; monitoring; public policy; sustainable agriculture; France
Abstract:
... Crop-livestock integration promises more sustainable farming systems, but is constrained by organizational and technical issues at the farm level. Developing locally-adapted crop-livestock systems between specialized farms remains theoretical due to a lack of methods for their design and of analysis of benefits and limits for their monitoring. This article presents a method for participatory desig ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.08.012

10. Assessing labile organic carbon in soils undergoing land use change in Brazil: A comparison of approaches

Author:
Oliveira, Dener Márcio da Silva; Paustian, Keith; Cotrufo, Maria Francesca; Fiallos, Amanda Rocha; Cerqueira, Andressa Gonçalves; Cerri, Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino
Source:
Ecological indicators 2017 v.72 pp. 411-419
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
biofuels; fuel production; indigenous species; land use change; pastures; soil organic carbon; sugarcane; tropics; Brazil
Abstract:
... The labile organic C (LC) and C management index (CMI) may be useful indicators of alterations of soil organic matter (SOM) in areas undergoing land use change (LUC) for biofuels production. However, there is no consensus on which methodology is best suited for quantifying LC and CMI. The main goal of this study was to assess alterations on LC contents and CMI values in sites undergoing the LUC na ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.08.041

11. Assessing the ability of MODIS EVI to estimate terrestrial ecosystem gross primary production of multiple land cover types

Author:
Shi, Hao; Li, Longhui; Eamus, Derek; Huete, Alfredo; Cleverly, James; Tian, Xin; Yu, Qiang; Wang, Shaoqiang; Montagnani, Leonardo; Magliulo, Vincenzo; Rotenberg, Eyal; Pavelka, Marian; Carrara, Arnaud
Source:
Ecological indicators 2017 v.72 pp. 153-164
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
carbon cycle; cloud cover; cold; cropland; data collection; deciduous forests; environmental law; growing season; latitude; leaf area index; models; moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer; primary productivity; remote sensing; snow; temperature; terrestrial ecosystems; vegetation structure
Abstract:
... Terrestrial ecosystem gross primary production (GPP) is the largest component in the global carbon cycle. The enhanced vegetation index (EVI) has been proven to be strongly correlated with annual GPP within several biomes. However, the annual GPP-EVI relationship and associated environmental regulations have not yet been comprehensively investigated across biomes at the global scale. Here we explo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.08.022

12. A worldwide country-based assessment of social-ecological status (c. 2010) using the social-ecological status index

Author:
Estoque, Ronald C.; Murayama, Yuji
Source:
Ecological indicators 2017 v.72 pp. 605-614
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
biodiversity; environmental quality; human development; humans; social justice; socioeconomic development; Africa; Asia; North America; South America
Abstract:
... It is not uncommon today that countries worldwide are assessed or ranked using major composite social (e.g. human development index) or ecological (e.g. biodiversity index) indicators. However, until today they have not been assessed or ranked using a social-ecological status indicator. Knowledge of the status of a social-ecological system, a system that includes human and environmental subsystems ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.08.047

13. Benchmarking the environmental performance of specialized milk production systems: selection of a set of indicators

Author:
Mu, W.; van Middelaar, C.E.; Bloemhof, J.M.; Engel, B.; de Boer, I.J.M.
Source:
Ecological indicators 2017 v.72 pp. 91-98
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
acidification; biodiversity; cost effectiveness; dairy farming; energy; environmental impact; environmental performance; eutrophication; farms; fossil fuels; freshwater; global warming; land use; life cycle assessment; milk; milk production; nutrient balance; production technology; Western European region
Abstract:
... Dairy production across the world contributes to environmental impacts such as eutrophication, acidification, loss of biodiversity, and use of resources, such as land, fossil energy and water. Benchmarking the environmental performance of farms can help to reduce these environmental impacts and improve resource use efficiency. Indicators to quantify and benchmark environmental performances are gen ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.08.009

14. Benthic and fish aggregation inside an offshore wind farm: Which effects on the trophic web functioning?

Author:
Raoux, Aurore; Tecchio, Samuele; Pezy, Jean-Philippe; Lassalle, Géraldine; Degraer, Steven; Wilhelmsson, Dan; Cachera, Marie; Ernande, Bruno; Le Guen, Camille; Haraldsson, Matilda; Grangeré, Karine; Le Loc’h, François; Dauvin, Jean-Claude; Niquil, Nathalie
Source:
Ecological indicators 2017 v.72 pp. 33-46
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; benthic organisms; biomass; dredging; ecosystems; energy; fish; fisheries; food quality; marine mammals; models; mollusc culture; omnivores; oysters; phytoplankton; piscivores; planning; recycling; sea transportation; seabirds; sediments; trophic levels; wind farms; English Channel; France
Abstract:
... As part of the energy transition, the French government is planning the construction of three offshore wind farms in Normandy (Bay of Seine and eastern part of the English Channel, north-western France) in the next years. These offshore wind farms will be integrated into an ecosystem already facing multiple anthropogenic disturbances such as maritime transport, fisheries, oyster and mussel farming ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.07.037

15. Biophysical indicators based on spatial hierarchy for informing land reclamation: The case of the Lower Athabasca River (Alberta, Canada)

Author:
Thiffault, Evelyne; Webster, Kara; Lafleur, Benoit; Wilson, Stephanie; Mansuy, Nicolas
Source:
Ecological indicators 2017 v.72 pp. 173-184
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
biodiversity; bitumen; drainage; ecosystem services; ecosystems; forest soils; land classification; land restoration; landforms; landscapes; monitoring; oil sands; planning; rivers; rolling; soil texture; surface mining; topography; vegetation; watersheds; Alberta
Abstract:
... In the Lower Athabasca region of Alberta (Canada), surface mining for bitumen from oil sands creates highly disturbed environments, which need to be restored, after mine closing, to equivalent land capability in terms of biodiversity and ecosystem services. We demonstrate a method to characterize ecosystem diversity and conditions using biophysical indicators of the Lower Athabasca meant for infor ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.08.020

16. Building time-budgets from bioacoustic signals to measure population-level changes in behavior: a case study with sperm whales in the Gulf of Mexico

Author:
McDonald, Elizabeth M.; Morano, Janelle L.; DeAngelis, Annamaria I.; Rice, Aaron N.
Source:
Ecological indicators 2017 v.72 pp. 360-364
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
Physeter macrocephalus; behavior change; bioacoustics; case studies; ecosystems; environmental factors; foraging; frogs; group behavior; habitat preferences; insects; monitoring; phenology; predators; vocalization; Gulf of Mexico
Abstract:
... Evaluating changes in the collective behavior of a population can be an indirect method for inferring organismal responses to changing environmental conditions. Apex predators, such as the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), can provide valuable insights into the ecosystem processes of the deep sea, where little direct observation can be made. Sperm whales are often difficult to observe at sea, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.08.028

17. California Multivariate Ocean Climate Indicator (MOCI) and marine ecosystem dynamics

Author:
García-Reyes, Marisol; Sydeman, William J.
Source:
Ecological indicators 2017 v.72 pp. 521-529
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
El Nino; Internet; climate; continental shelf; fisheries; heat; marine ecosystems; predators; prediction; trophic levels; wildlife management; zooplankton; California
Abstract:
... Marine ecosystems are complex adaptive systems with physical and biological processes operating on multiple spatial and temporal scales. Here, we present an operational regional indicator for California's continental shelf system and investigate its skill in predicting a variety of biological responses across trophic levels. This updated Multivariate Ocean Climate Indicator (MOCI) version 2 includ ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.08.045

18. Comparison of the urban heat island intensity quantified by using air temperature and Landsat land surface temperature in Hangzhou, China

Author:
Sheng, Li; Tang, Xiaolu; You, Heyuan; Gu, Qing; Hu, Hao
Source:
Ecological indicators 2017 v.72 pp. 738-746
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
Landsat; air temperature; cities; heat island; land cover; land use; population size; surface temperature; weather; China
Abstract:
... This study compared different measures of urban heat island (UHI) intensity, which were calculated using both air temperature (Tair) at a height of 1.5m and Landsat land surface temperature (LST) in Hangzhou, China. Two UHI-driven indicators (range and magnitude) and two land-cover-driven indicators (urban-rural and urban-agriculture) were calculated to quantify the UHI intensity based on hourly T ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.09.009

19. Consensus in prioritizing river rehabilitation projects through the integration of social, economic and landscape indicators

Author:
Canto-Perello, Julian; Martinez-Leon, Jesus; Curiel-Esparza, Jorge; Martin-Utrillas, Manuel
Source:
Ecological indicators 2017 v.72 pp. 659-666
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; cultural heritage; ecological restoration; landscapes; methodology; models; rivers; streams; water flow
Abstract:
... Selecting a river rehabilitation project is a complex decision which should address social, economic and landscape indicators. The rehabilitation project becomes even more complicated if the city qualifies for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Tangible and intangible factors must be assessed to take into account cultural and natural heritage, water flow, river naturalization, interact ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.09.004

20. Cuckoo as indicator of high functional diversity of bird communities: A new paradigm for biodiversity surrogacy

Author:
Morelli, Federico; Møller, Anders Pape; Nelson, Emma; Benedetti, Yanina; Tichit, Muriel; Šímová, Petra; Jerzak, Leszek; Moretti, Marco; Tryjanowski, Piotr
Source:
Ecological indicators 2017 v.72 pp. 565-573
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
birds; breeding; correlation; divergent evolution; environmental factors; functional diversity; hosts; models; niches; species diversity
Abstract:
... We tested the hypothesis that the cuckoo may serve as an effective surrogate for different aspects of biodiversity. Six different measures of biodiversity were estimated for these three bird communities: (a) taxonomic diversity, (b) host species richness, (c) functional richness, (d) functional evenness, (e) functional divergence, and (f) evolutionary distinctiveness. Mixed models were used for st ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.08.059