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Significant loss of ecosystem services by environmental changes in the Mediterranean coastal area / Adriano Conte in Forests, vol 13 n° 5 (May 2022)  

Public [article]  inForests > vol 13 n° 5 (May 2022) . - n° 689 Titre : Significant loss of ecosystem services by environmental changes in the Mediterranean coastal area Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Adriano Conte, Auteur ; Ilaria Zappitelli, Auteur ; Lina Fusaro, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 689 Note générale : bilbliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Ecologie [Termes IGN] biodiversité [Termes IGN] écosystème [Termes IGN] forêt méditerranéenne [Termes IGN] Leaf Area Index [Termes IGN] littoral méditerranéen [Termes IGN] Pinus (genre) [Termes IGN] pollution atmosphérique [Termes IGN] puits de carbone [Termes IGN] Quercus suber [Termes IGN] Rome [Termes IGN] service écosystémique Résumé : (auteur) Mediterranean coastal areas are among the most threated forest ecosystems in the northern hemisphere due to concurrent biotic and abiotic stresses. These may affect plants functionality and, consequently, their capacity to provide ecosystem services. In this study, we integrated ground-level and satellite-level measurements to estimate the capacity of a 46.3 km2 Estate to sequestrate air pollutants from the atmosphere, transported to the study site from the city of Rome. By means of a multi-layer canopy model, we also evaluated forest capacity to provide regulatory ecosystem services. Due to a significant loss in forest cover, estimated by satellite data as −6.8% between 2014 and 2020, we found that the carbon sink capacity decreased by 34% during the considered period. Furthermore, pollutant deposition on tree crowns has reduced by 39%, 46% and 35% for PM, NO2 and O3, respectively. Our results highlight the importance of developing an integrated approach combining ground measurements, modelling and satellite data to link air quality and plant functionality as key elements to improve the effectiveness of estimate of ecosystem services. Numéro de notice : A2022-350 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : BIODIVERSITE/FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.3390/f13050689 Date de publication en ligne : 28/04/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/f13050689 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=100537 [article]