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1. A New, Score-Based Multi-Stage Matching Approach for Road Network Conflation in Different Road Patterns

Author:
Hacar, Müslüm; Gökgöz, Türkay
Source:
ISPRS international journal of geo-information 2019 v.8 no.2
ISSN:
2220-9964
Subject:
conservation buffers,   etc   ; roads; trees; Turkey (country);     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Road-matching processes establish links between multi-sourced road lines representing the same entities in the real world. Several road-matching methods have been developed in the last three decades. The main issue related to this process is selecting the most appropriate method. This selection depends on the data and requires a pre-process (i.e., accuracy assessment). This paper presents a new ma ...
DOI:
10.3390/ijgi8020081

2. How “wide green dikes” were reintroduced in The Netherlands: a case study of the uptake of an innovative measure in long-term strategic delta planning

Author:
Van Loon-Steensma, Jantsje M.; Vellinga, Pier
Source:
Journal of environmental planning and management 2019 v.62 no.9 pp. 1525-1544
ISSN:
1360-0559
Subject:
conservation buffers,   etc   ; case studies; climate; climate change; flood control; hydraulic structures; planning; river deltas; scientists; Netherlands;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... This article describes and analyzes the reintroduction of the “wide green dike” in the Netherlands. It is a noteworthy example of implementation of an innovation in long-term strategic delta planning. The Dutch Delta Program was central herein. Pursuing its ambition to make the Netherlands climate-proof, the Delta Program invited a diverse set of actors to participate in developing a long-term ada ...
DOI:
10.1080/09640568.2018.1557039

3. If a tree falls in an urban stream, does it stick around? Mobility, characteristics, and geomorphic influence of large wood in urban streams in northeastern Ohio, USA

Author:
Blauch, Garrett A.; Jefferson, Anne J.
Source:
Geomorphology 2019 v.337 pp. 1-14
ISSN:
0169-555X
Subject:
conservation buffers,   etc   ; forests; geomorphology; hydrology; riparian areas; sediments; streams; surveys; trees; urban areas; watersheds; wood; Ohio;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Large wood influences geomorphological, ecological, and biogeochemical functions of streams, but in urban areas it is also considered an unaesthetic hazard. Quantifying the abundance and mobility of in-stream wood along an urban intensity gradient, and understanding the relationship between wood dynamics and stream reach, network, and watershed characteristics allows for a stronger understanding o ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.geomorph.2019.03.033

4. Conservation Buffer Sizes Derived from Movement Data of Adult Cape Vultures (Gyps coprotheres) in South Africa

Author:
Venter, Jan A; Martens, Francis R; Wolter, Kerri
Source:
African zoology 2019 v.54 no.2 pp. 115-118
ISSN:
1562-7020
Subject:
conservation buffers,   etc   ; Gyps coprotheres; adults; breeding; foraging; infrastructure; wind power; South Africa;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The endangered Cape vulture (Gyps coprotheres) is facing a new emerging threat, e.g. wind energy development. Given their vulnerability to wind energy infrastructure, there is a necessity to establish proactive measures that could potentially mitigate future collisions, such as conservation buffers around breeding colonies and roost sites. This study used 50% kernel density estimates to estimate c ...
DOI:
10.1080/15627020.2019.1600428

5. Ecological infrastructures across Mediterranean agroecosystems: Towards an effective tool for evaluating their ecological quality

Author:
Rosas-Ramos, Natalia; Baños-Picón, Laura; Trivellone, Valeria; Moretti, Marco; Tormos, José; Asís, Josep D.
Source:
Agricultural systems 2019 v.173 pp. 355-363
ISSN:
0308-521X
Subject:
conservation buffers,   etc   ; agroecosystems; botanical composition; experts; indicator species; infrastructure; questionnaires; species richness; temperate zones; woodlands; Spain;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... The development of reliable evaluation schemes is essential to assess the status of biodiversity, particularly under the current scenario of biodiversity loss across agroecosystems. In these areas, ecological infrastructures contribute heavily to enhance biodiversity and underlying services, and their contribution depends on their ecological quality. Based on the questionnaire by Boller et al. (20 ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agsy.2019.03.017

6. Effects of the Three Gorges Project on Runoff and Related Benefits of the Key Regions along Main Branches of the Yangtze River

Author:
Gao, Yanjun; Zhang, Yongqiang
Source:
Water 2019 v.11 no.2
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
conservation buffers,   etc   ; financial economics; flood control; infrastructure; power generation; runoff; water resources; watersheds; China; Yangtze River;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Three Gorges Project (TGP) is the largest hydroelectric project in the world. It is crucial to understand the relationship between runoff regime changes and TGP’s full operation after 2009 in the Yangtze River Basin (YRB). This paper defines core, extended and buffer areas of YRB, analyzes the effects of TGP on runoff anomaly (RA), runoff variation (RV) and change of coefficient of varia ...
DOI:
10.3390/w11020269

7. Bringing the concept of ammonia critical levels into managing cork-oak woodland for conservation

Author:
Rocha, Bernardo; Pinho, Pedro; Branquinho, Cristina; Boieiro, Mário; Matos, Paula
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2019
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
conservation buffers,   etc   ; Quercus suber; adverse effects; agricultural land; ammonia; cattle; ecosystems; grazing; habitats; lichens; nitrogen; nitrogen content; woodlands;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Agricultural activities often emit excessive nitrogen concentrations to nearby habitats, impacting ecosystems structure and functioning. To protect them, critical levels where established as the concentration above which direct adverse effects on ecosystems may arise. However, due to lack of tools, critical levels are seldom applied in management strategies for conservation. Our objective was to p ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117566

8. The role of vegetated buffers in agriculture and their regulation across Canada and the United States

Author:
Gene, S.M.; Hoekstra, P.F.; Hannam, C.; White, M.; Truman, C.; Hanson, M.L.; Prosser, R.S.
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2019 v.243 pp. 12-21
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
conservation buffers,   etc   ; crops; drinking water; groundwater; habitats; nutrients; pesticides; runoff; sediments; stakeholders; surface water; wells; Canada; United States;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... A vegetated buffer, barrier, or filter strip is a parcel of land that is designated to separate land used for agriculture from valued aquatic or terrestrial habitats. It exists partly with the intent to diffuse runoff and to impeded sediment, nutrients, pesticides, and other constituents from reaching off-site surface waters. Mandatory buffer implementation is regulated at various levels of govern ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.05.003

9. Phytoremediation of Three Herbaceous Plants to Remove Metals from Urban Runoff

Author:
Liu, Hongwei; Wang, He; Gao, Weifeng; Liang, Hong; Gao, Dawen
Source:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2019 v.103 no.2 pp. 336-341
ISSN:
0007-4861
Subject:
conservation buffers,   etc   ; Lolium perenne; Medicago sativa; Poa pratensis; cadmium; copper; herbaceous plants; lead; municipal wastewater; phytoremediation; seepage; urban runoff;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Phytoremediation experiments were carried out to assess the ability of different herbaceous buffer strips to absorb metals. Results revealed the Medicago sativa buffer strip had the best removal capacity for copper, lead, and cadmium in the runoff and seepage flow. Copper and lead content in M. sativa were significantly higher than in Lolium perenne and Poa pratensis (p < 0.05). Cadmium content in ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-019-02677-z

10. The role of natural vegetation strips in sugarcane monocultures: ant and bird functional diversity responses

Author:
Rivera-Pedroza, Leonardo Fabio; Escobar, Federico; Philpott, Stacy M.; Armbrecht, Inge
Source:
Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 2019 pp. 106603
ISSN:
0167-8809
Subject:
conservation buffers,   etc   ; Diatraea; Formicidae; agroecology; birds; ecosystem services; functional diversity; industrialization; landscapes; pests; predation; species richness; sugarcane; vegetation; Colombia;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Simplification of landscapes due to the increase of monocultures negatively impacts biodiversity and its functions. In tropical landscapes that are dominated by sugarcane monocultures, some small natural vegetation patches still exist, yet little is known about their capacity to harbor functional biodiversity that may complement agroecological management of the crop. We compared ant and bird diver ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agee.2019.106603

11. Is the hillslope position relevant for runoff and soil loss activation under high rainfall conditions in vineyards?

Author:
Cerdà, Artemi; Rodrigo-Comino, Jesús
Source:
International journal of ecohydrology & hydrobiology 2019
ISSN:
1642-3593
Subject:
conservation buffers,   etc   ; meadows; ponds; rain; rangelands; runoff; sediments; soil erosion; soil properties; tillage; topographic slope; vineyards; wetlands; Spain;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... In agricultural lands, the way in which slope position affects the detachment of material and the runoff generation is not clear. There are complex interactions between slope position, slope gradient and a series of soil characteristics, and their impact on runoff generation and soil erosion may vary from site to site. We designed an experiment to investigate the initial hydrological responces of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecohyd.2019.05.006

12. Trophy Hunting and Possible Source-Sink Dynamics in Protected Areas: Insights from Trophy Size and Offtake Patterns in Southeast Zimbabwe

Author:
Jeke, Augustine; Chanyandura, Admire; Muposhi, Victor K.; Madhlamoto, Daphine; Gandiwa, Edson
Source:
International journal of zoology 2019 v.2019
ISSN:
1687-8485
Subject:
conservation buffers,   etc   ; Syncerus caffer; Tragelaphus strepsiceros; conservation areas; ecosystems; ethics; monitoring; national parks; sport hunting; wildlife management; zoology; Zimbabwe;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Developing harvest management strategies in designated hunting areas requires systematic and robust monitoring. We assessed the trophy size, quota utilization, and distribution of kill sites of African elephant, Cape buffalo, greater kudu, and leopard for the period 2007-2014 in Malapati Safari Area, southeast Zimbabwe. Trophy sizes for African elephant significantly increased over time albeit bei ...
DOI:
10.1155/2019/1313927

13. Distribution and Concentration of Neonicotinoid Insecticides on Waterfowl Production Areas in West Central Minnesota

Author:
Williams, Nate; Sweetman, Jon
Source:
Wetlands 2019 v.39 no.2 pp. 311-319
ISSN:
0277-5212
Subject:
conservation buffers,   etc   ; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; clothianidin; highlands; imidacloprid; risk; surface water; thiamethoxam; waterfowl; wetlands; Minnesota; Prairie Pothole region;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Neonicotinoid insecticides have been reported to occur widely in surface waters, including those of wetlands within the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR). In the US portion of the PPR, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has established Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs) in an effort to enhance waterfowl production. Most WPAs have an area of protected upland surrounding wetlands that can act as a buffer to ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13157-018-1090-x

14. Management Options to Reduce Phosphorus Leaching from Vegetated Buffer Strips

Author:
Hille, Sandra; Graeber, Daniel; Kronvang, Brian; Rubæk, Gitte H.; Onnen, Nils; Molina-Navarro, Eugenio; Baattrup-Pedersen, Annette; Heckrath, Goswin J.; Stutter, Marc I.
Source:
Journal of environmental quality 2019 v.48 no.2 pp. 322-329
ISSN:
0047-2425
Subject:
conservation buffers,   etc   ; agricultural land; ammonium; harvesting frequency; leaching; models; phosphorus; risk; soluble phosphorus; surface water; topsoil; vegetation;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Vegetated buffer strips (VBS) between agricultural areas and surface waters are important retention areas for eroded particulate P through which they may obtain critically high degrees of P saturation imposing high risk of soluble P leaching. We tested topsoil removal and three harvesting frequencies (once, twice, or four times per year) of natural buffer vegetation to reduce P leaching with the a ...
DOI:
10.2134/jeq2018.01.0042

15. The effect of buffer strip width and selective logging on streamside plant communities

Author:
Oldén, A.; Selonen, V. A. O.; Lehkonen, E.; Kotiaho, J. S.
Source:
BMC ecology 2019 v.19 no.1 pp. 9
ISSN:
1472-6785
Subject:
conservation buffers,   etc   ; biodiversity; clearcutting; community structure; financial economics; logging; mosses and liverworts; plant communities; riparian areas; riparian forests; streams; trees; vascular plants;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Riparian forests surrounding streams host high biodiversity values, but are threatened by clear-cut logging. Narrow buffer strips of about 15 m are commonly left between the stream and the clear-cut, but studies suggest that the buffer width should be at least 30 m to protect riparian plant communities. Moreover, selective logging is often allowed on the buffer strips in order to incre ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12898-019-0225-0

16. Managing the farmscape for connectivity increases conservation value for tropical bird species with different forest-dependencies

Author:
Estrada-Carmona, N.; Martínez-Salinas, A.; DeClerck, F.A.J.; Vílchez-Mendoza, S.; Garbach, K.
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2019 v.250
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
conservation buffers,   etc   ; biodiversity; cattle; ecosystems; farms; forests; habitat connectivity; land clearing; land use; landscapes; life history; live fences; models; neotropical birds; pastures; plantations; probability; roads; trees; Costa Rica;     Show all 20 Subjects
Abstract:
... Land clearing for agricultural use is a primary driver of biodiversity loss and fragmentation of natural ecosystems. Restoring natural habitat connectivity by retaining quality habitats and increasing on-farm tree cover contributes to species' mobility and persistence in agricultural landscapes. Nonetheless, remarkably few studies have quantified the impacts of on-farm practices for species' mobil ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109504

17. The effect of buffer strip width and selective logging on riparian forest microclimate

Author:
Oldén, Anna; Peura, Maiju; Saine, Sonja; Kotiaho, Janne S.; Halme, Panu
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2019
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
conservation buffers,   etc   ; Hylocomium splendens; Polytrichum; air; air temperature; canopy; clearcutting; logging; microclimate; mosses and liverworts; relative humidity; riparian forests; streams; summer;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Riparian forests have cool and humid microclimates, and one aim of leaving forested buffer strips between clear-cut areas and streams is to conserve these microclimatic conditions. We used an experimental study set up of 35 streamside sites to study the impacts of buffer strip width (15 or 30 m) and selective logging within the buffer strips on summer-time air temperature, relative air humidity an ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117623

18. Spatial differentiation of ecological security and differentiated management of ecological conservation in the Pearl River Delta, China

Author:
Hu, Mengmeng; Li, Zhaotian; Yuan, Mengjiao; Fan, Chen; Xia, Beicheng
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.104 pp. 439-448
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
conservation buffers,   etc   ; anthropogenic activities; autocorrelation; cold; conservation areas; ecosystems; environmental indicators; forests; models; river deltas; rivers; socioeconomic development; spatial variation; urban development; China;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... The ecological security (ES) pattern in China is gaining considerable attention worldwide due to intensifying urban development and human activities that threaten ecosystem structures and ecological processes. The Pearl River Delta (PRD) has experienced intense economic development for nearly 40 years; however, the ES pattern in the PRD is poorly understood. In this paper, we used a multisource da ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.04.081

19. Biodiversity in tropical plantations is influenced by surrounding native vegetation but not yield: A case study with dung beetles in Amazonia

Author:
Beiroz, Wallace; Barlow, Jos; Slade, Eleanor M.; Borges, Cézar; Louzada, Julio; Sayer, Emma J.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2019 v.444 pp. 107-114
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
conservation buffers,   etc   ; functional diversity; plantations; sand fraction; canopy; forests; Eucalyptus; community structure; dung beetles; landscapes; entropy; timber production; indigenous species; soil texture; case studies; insect communities; Amazonia;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... Human-modified forests, including plantations and managed forest, will be a major component of tropical landscapes in the near future. To conserve biodiversity across modified tropical landscapes we must first understand what influences diversity in planted areas. We studied dung beetle communities in Eucalyptus plantations to assess the influence of local (canopy openness and soil texture) and la ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2019.04.036

20. From agricultural catchment to management scenarios: A modular tool to assess effects of landscape features on water and pesticide behavior

Author:
Rouzies, Emilie; Lauvernet, Claire; Barachet, Christine; Morel, Thierry; Branger, Flora; Braud, Isabelle; Carluer, Nadia
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.671 pp. 1144-1160
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
conservation buffers,   etc   ; agricultural watersheds; land use; landscape management; landscapes; model validation; models; pesticides; rivers; roads; topographic slope; water quality; watershed management;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Pesticide transfers and fate are highly influenced by the presence of discontinuities such as grass strips, slopes, hedgerows or roads that can accelerate or slow down and dissipate water and contaminant fluxes. That is why those landscape elements must be integrated into watershed management plans. It implies taking them into account when modeling water and contaminant fluxes at the small catchme ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.060