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Land sharing complements land sparing in the conservation of disturbance-dependent species

Tälle, Malin ; Öckinger, Erik LU ; Löfroth, Therese ; Pettersson, Lars B. LU orcid ; Smith, Henrik G. LU ; Stjernman, Martin LU orcid and Ranius, Thomas LU (2023) In Ambio 52(3). p.571-584
Abstract

Alteration of natural disturbances in human-modified landscapes has resulted in many disturbance-dependent species becoming rare. Conservation of such species requires efforts to maintain or recreate disturbance regimes. We compared benefits of confining efforts to habitats in protected areas (a form of land sparing) versus integrating them with general management of production land (a form of land sharing), using two examples: fire in forests and grazing in semi-natural grasslands. We reviewed empirical studies from the temperate northern hemisphere assessing effects of disturbances in protected and non-protected areas, and compiled information from organisations governing and implementing disturbances in Sweden. We found advantages... (More)

Alteration of natural disturbances in human-modified landscapes has resulted in many disturbance-dependent species becoming rare. Conservation of such species requires efforts to maintain or recreate disturbance regimes. We compared benefits of confining efforts to habitats in protected areas (a form of land sparing) versus integrating them with general management of production land (a form of land sharing), using two examples: fire in forests and grazing in semi-natural grasslands. We reviewed empirical studies from the temperate northern hemisphere assessing effects of disturbances in protected and non-protected areas, and compiled information from organisations governing and implementing disturbances in Sweden. We found advantages with protection of areas related to temporal continuity and quality of disturbances, but the spatial extent of disturbances is higher on production land. This suggests that an approach where land sparing is complemented with land sharing will be most effective for preservation of disturbance-dependent species in forests and semi-natural grasslands.

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Fire, Forest, Grazing, Mowing, Protected area, Semi-natural grassland
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Ambio
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52
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3
pages
14 pages
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Springer
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  • scopus:85144685803
  • pmid:36565407
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0044-7447
DOI
10.1007/s13280-022-01820-1
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Quality indicators for protected land - a roadmap for Sweden
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English
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