Anthropogenic drivers of plant diversity: perspective on land use change in a dynamic cultural landscape

Verfasser / Beitragende:
[V. Amici, S. Landi, F. Frascaroli, D. Rocchini, E. Santi, A. Chiarucci]
Ort, Verlag, Jahr:
2015
Enthalten in:
Biodiversity and Conservation, 24/13(2015-12-01), 3185-3199
Format:
Artikel (online)
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245 0 0 |a Anthropogenic drivers of plant diversity: perspective on land use change in a dynamic cultural landscape  |h [Elektronische Daten]  |c [V. Amici, S. Landi, F. Frascaroli, D. Rocchini, E. Santi, A. Chiarucci] 
520 3 |a Changes in land use are among the forces shaping Earth's surface. In many industrialized areas, the loss of a traditional state of dynamic equilibrium between traditional management and natural dynamics is followed by abandonment to regeneration processes. This can reduce ecological complexity at the landscape scale and negatively affect biodiversity patterns. In this study, we investigate the relation between land use change and plant species diversity in the network of protected areas (PAs) of the province of Siena (Tuscany, Central Italy). This is an area characterized by long-lasting human activities and highly renowned cultural landscapes. We used remotely sensed, mapping and ground based plant compositional data, to investigate the present pattern of plant species diversity, the changes of landscape structure and changes in forest habitats. Most of the plant diversity present in this network of PAs is due to broad scale gradients due to ecological diversity but also to human management. Most of the area is currently covered by forests and analysis of a historical sequence of spatial data reveals that this is largely a consequence of the abandonment of traditional management during the last decades. Finally, focusing on forest succession as a consequence of land use change, we demonstrate that species richness significantly declines with increasing age of forest stands. Taken together, our results confirm that the recent trends of rural abandonment are leading to homogenization and biodiversity loss in traditional landscapes of Mediterranean Europe. We discuss implications for policy, and suggest that PA management in cultural and historical landscapes should pay increasing attention traditional anthropic practices. 
540 |a Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2015 
690 7 |a Biodiversity assessment  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Change detection  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Land use  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Mediterranean  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Plant species richness  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Traditional landscapes  |2 nationallicence 
700 1 |a Amici  |D V.  |u BIOCONNET, Biodiversity and Conservation Network, Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Via P.A. Mattioli 4, 53100, Siena, Italy  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Landi  |D S.  |u Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 42, 42126, Bologna, Italy  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Frascaroli  |D F.  |u Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 42, 42126, Bologna, Italy  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Rocchini  |D D.  |u GIS and Remote Sensing Unit, Department of Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Research and Innovation Centre, Via Mach 1, 38010, San Michele all'Adige, TN, Italy  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Santi  |D E.  |u BIOCONNET, Biodiversity and Conservation Network, Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Via P.A. Mattioli 4, 53100, Siena, Italy  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Chiarucci  |D A.  |u Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 42, 42126, Bologna, Italy  |4 aut 
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950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Landi  |D S.  |u Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 42, 42126, Bologna, Italy  |4 aut 
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950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Rocchini  |D D.  |u GIS and Remote Sensing Unit, Department of Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Research and Innovation Centre, Via Mach 1, 38010, San Michele all'Adige, TN, Italy  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Santi  |D E.  |u BIOCONNET, Biodiversity and Conservation Network, Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Via P.A. Mattioli 4, 53100, Siena, Italy  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Chiarucci  |D A.  |u Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 42, 42126, Bologna, Italy  |4 aut 
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