A Battery of soil and plant indicators of NBS environmental performance in the context of global change
Andrés Pastor, Pilar (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Doblas Miranda, Enrique (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Mattana, Stefania (University of Antwerp. Department of Biology)
Molowny-Horas, Roberto (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Vayreda Duran, Jordi (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Guardiola, Moisès (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d'Ecologia)
Pino i Vilalta, Joan (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Gordillo, Javier (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)

Data:	2021
Resum:	Nature-based solutions (NBSs) for risk reduction produce environmental effects that must be assessed to evaluate their performance. In a context of climate change and growing concern about the loss of biodiversity, indicators informing about ecosystem complexity, resilience and stability are required. NBS projects hardly ever include environmental monitoring programs and, at best, NBS performance is evaluated based on elementary indicators that provide poor information about ecosystem functions and services. Within the framework of the PHUSICOS (EU, H2020) project, a NBS approach is being applied to reduce the hydrometeorological risks (rock falls and snow avalanches) that threaten a transnational road and a very populated town in the Pyrenees range. In both cases, the planned actions are modifying soil and vegetation structure and functioning as well as the environmental services they provide. Here we present a set of soil and plant indicators designed to be included in the postoperation monitoring plan of both NBS projects. We provide a description and information about the range of values of every indicator measured in the study sites together with indications about analytical methods and sampling calendar. We discuss the trade-offs between monetary cost, expertise requirements and meaningfulness of the indicators.
Ajuts:	European Commission 776681
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	NBS monitoring ; Hydrogeological risks ; Environmental services ; Soil bioindicators ; Plant indicators ; Rock falls ; Snow avalanches
Publicat a:	Sustainability, Vol. 13, issue 4 (Feb. 2021) , art. 1913, ISSN 2071-1050

DOI: 10.3390/su13041913

18 p, 1.3 MB

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