Bringing the margin to the focus: 10 challenges for riparian vegetation science and management

Short communication

Publiseringsår: 2022
Tidsskrift: WIREs Water
Eksterne nettsted: Cristin; Arkiv; Doi
Forfattere: Patricia M. Rodríguez-González, Eleni Abraham, Francisca Aguiar, Andrea Andreoli, Ligita Baležentienė, Naim Berisha, Ivan Bernez, Michael Bruen, Daniel Bruno, Carlo Camporeale, Andraž Čarni, Mila Chilikova-Lubomirova, Dov Corenblit, Renata Ćušterevska, Tanya Doody, Judy England, André Evette, Robert Francis, Virginia Garófano-Gómez, Marta González del Tánago, Yasar Selman Gultekin, Florian Guyard, Seppo Hellsten, Georgi Hinkov, Jiří Jakubínský, Philippe Janssen, Roland Jansson, Jochem Kail, Emine Keles, Mary Kelly-Quinn, Anna Kidová, Tímea Kiss, Mart Kulvik, Nicola La Porta, Marianne Laslier, Melissa Latella, Stefan Lorenz, Dejan Mandžukovski, Paraskevi Manolaki, Vanesa Martinez-Fernández, David Merritt, Adrien Michez, Jelena Milovanović, Tomasz Okruszko, Eva Papastergiadou, Ellis Penning, Remigiusz Pielech, Emilio Politti, Ana Portela, Tenna Riis, Željko Škvorc, Michal Slezák, Barbara Stammel, John Stella, Danijela Stesevic, Vladimir Stupar, Olga Tammeorg, Priit Tammeorg, Therese Fosholt Moe, Gorazd Urbanič, Marc Villar, Ioannis Vogiatzakis, Paul Vrchovsky, Rasoul Yousefpour, Peggy Zinke, Tzvetan Zlatanov, Simon Dufour

Sammendrag

Riparian zones are the paragon of transitional ecosystems, providing critical habitat and ecosystem services that are especially threatened by global change. Following consultation with experts, 10 key challenges were identified to be addressed for riparian vegetation science and management improvement: (1) Create a distinct scientific community by establishing stronger bridges between disciplines; (2) Make riparian vegetation more visible and appreciated in society and policies; (3) Improve knowledge regarding biodiversity—ecosystem functioning links; (4) Manage spatial scale and context-based issues; (5) Improve knowledge on social dimensions of riparian vegetation; (6) Anticipate responses to emergent issues and future trajectories; (7) Enhance tools to quantify and prioritize ecosystem services; (8) Improve numerical modeling and simulation tools; (9) Calibrate methods and increase data availability for better indicators and monitoring practices and transferability; and (10) Undertake scientific validation of best management practices. These challenges are discussed and critiqued here, to guide future research into riparian vegetation.