Global Overview of Ecosystem Services Provided by Riparian Vegetation

Fluvial riparian vegetation (RV) links fluvial and terrestrial ecosystems. It is under significant pressure from anthropogenic activities, and, therefore, the management and restoration of RV are increasingly important worldwide. RV has been investigated from different perspectives, so knowledge on...

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Published inBioscience Vol. 70; no. 6; pp. 501 - 514
Main Authors RIIS, TENNA, KELLY-QUINN, MARY, AGUIAR, RANCISCA C., MANOLAKI, PARASKEVI, BRUNO, DANIEL, BEJARANO, MARÍA D., CLERICI, NICOLA, FERNANDES, MARÍA ROSÁRIO, FRANCO, JOSÉ C., PETTIT, NEIL, PORTELA, ANA P., TAMMEORG, OLGA, TAMMEORG, PRIIT, RODRÍGUEZ-GONZÁLEZ, PATRICIA M., DUFOUR, SIMON
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Oxford University Press 01.06.2020
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subjects
Anthropogenic factors
Decision making
Ecosystem management
Ecosystem services
Ecosystems
Geography
Humanities and Social Sciences
Management
Overview Articles
Riparian vegetation
Structure-function relationships
Terrestrial ecosystems
Vegetation
rivers
riparian management
ecosystem functions
riparian ecology
restoration
streams
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Summary:Fluvial riparian vegetation (RV) links fluvial and terrestrial ecosystems. It is under significant pressure from anthropogenic activities, and, therefore, the management and restoration of RV are increasingly important worldwide. RV has been investigated from different perspectives, so knowledge on its structure and function is widely distributed. An important step forward is to convert existing knowledge into an overview easily accessible—for example, for use in decision-making and management. We aim to provide an overview of ecosystem services provided by RV by adopting a structured approach to identify the ecosystem services, describe their characteristics, and rank the importance of each service. We evaluate each service within four main riparian vegetation types adopting a global perspective to derive a broad concept. Subsequently, we introduce a guided framework for use in RV management based on our structured approach. We also identify knowledge gaps and evaluate the opportunities an ecosystem service approach offers to RV management.
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ISSN:0006-3568
1525-3244
DOI:10.1093/biosci/biaa041