A1 Journal article (refereed)
Cost-effective biodiversity protection through multiuse-conservation landscapes (2024)
Peura, M., Eyvindson, K., Burgas, D., Mönkkönen, M., Raatikainen, K. J., & Kotiaho, J. S. (2024). Cost-effective biodiversity protection through multiuse-conservation landscapes. Landscape Ecology, 39(3), Article 48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-024-01803-5
JYU authors or editors
Publication details
All authors or editors: Peura, Maiju; Eyvindson, Kyle; Burgas, Daniel; Mönkkönen, Mikko; Raatikainen, Kaisa J.; Kotiaho, Janne S.
Journal or series: Landscape Ecology
ISSN: 0921-2973
eISSN: 1572-9761
Publication year: 2024
Publication date: 19/02/2024
Volume: 39
Issue number: 3
Article number: 48
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication country: Netherlands
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-024-01803-5
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Open Access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/93774
Abstract
Intensive land use and exploitation of natural resources are the main direct drivers of biodiversity loss. Transformative changes in land management are called for as conservation and management actions have not been sufficient to support the viability of species populations. It has been proposed that to solve the sufficiency problem one could segregate the landscape into an intensively managed part, and into so-called multiuse-conservation landscapes that aggregate set asides with managed areas for multiple uses.
Objectives
We describe a scenario analysis where we evaluate the effects and cost-efficiency of transforming the boreal forest from intensively managed production landscapes progressively towards multiuse-conservation landscapes.
Methods
We simulated Finnish boreal forests under various managements and optimized management to produce six scenarios to reveal the ecological, economic, climate and management regime implications of multiuse-conservation landscapes. Ecological effects explored included habitat availability and metacommunity capacity of dead wood dependent species.
Results
Increasing the area of set aside and multiuse management increased the habitat availability and metacommunity capacity as well as climate benefits but caused economic losses in terms of timber revenues. Pooling the set asides and multiuse management areas together into the same landscapes reduced the economic losses, had negligible added climate benefits and produced mixed biodiversity effects: pooling decreased habitat availability but increased metacommunity capacity across all landscapes.
Conclusions
Changing land management and aggregating conservation efforts can be a cost-efficient way to protect biodiversity. Our results suggest biodiversity benefits in landscapes where the set aside and multiuse is aggregated. Careful spatial planning can also alleviate the conflicts between ecological and economic values of land.
Keywords: biodiversity; nature conservation; land use; land use planning; cost effectiveness; multiple use; simulation; optimisation; forests; population ecology; landscape ecology
Free keywords: biodiversity loss; connectivity; forestry; land sharing; land sparing; population ecology; spatial planning
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Ministry reporting: Yes
VIRTA submission year: 2024
Preliminary JUFO rating: 2
