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dc.contributor.authorBurdon, Francis J.
dc.contributor.authorRamberg, Ellinor
dc.contributor.authorSargac, Jasmina
dc.contributor.authorForio, Marie Anne Eurie
dc.contributor.authorde Saeyer, Nancy
dc.contributor.authorMutinova, Petra Thea
dc.contributor.authorMoe, Therese Fosholt
dc.contributor.authorPavelescu, Mihaela Oprina
dc.contributor.authorDinu, Valentin
dc.contributor.authorCazacu, Constantin
dc.contributor.authorWiting, Felix
dc.contributor.authorKupilas, Benjamin
dc.contributor.authorGrandin, Ulf
dc.contributor.authorVolk, Martin
dc.contributor.authorRîşnoveanu, Geta
dc.contributor.authorGoethals, Peter
dc.contributor.authorFriberg, Nikolai
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Richard K.
dc.contributor.authorMcKie, Brendan G.
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-10T13:15:14Z
dc.date.available2020-09-10T13:15:14Z
dc.date.created2020-09-04T11:22:57Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationWater. 2020, 12 (4), 1178.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2073-4441
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2677290
dc.description.abstractDeveloping a general, predictive understanding of ecological systems requires knowing how much structural and functional relationships can cross scales and contexts. Here, we introduce the CROSSLINK project that investigates the role of forested riparian buffers in modified European landscapes by measuring a wide range of ecosystem attributes in stream-riparian networks. CROSSLINK involves replicated field measurements in four case-study basins with varying levels of human development: Norway (Oslo Fjord), Sweden (Lake Mälaren), Belgium (Zwalm River), and Romania (Argeş River). Nested within these case-study basins include multiple, independent stream-site pairs with a forested riparian buffer and unbuffered section located upstream, as well as headwater and downstream sites to show cumulative land-use impacts. CROSSLINK applies existing and bespoke methods to describe habitat conditions, biodiversity, and ecosystem functioning in aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Here, we summarize the approaches used, detail protocols in supplementary materials, and explain how data is applied in an optimization framework to better manage tradeoffs in multifunctional landscapes. We then present results demonstrating the range of riparian conditions present in our case-study basins and how these environmental states influence stream ecological integrity with the commonly used macroinvertebrate Average Score Per Taxon (ASPT) index. We demonstrate that a qualitative index of riparian integrity can be positively associated with stream ecological status. This introduction to the CROSSLINK project shows the potential for our replicated study with its panoply of ecosystem attributes to help guide management decisions regarding the use of forested riparian buffers in human-impacted landscapes. This knowledge is highly relevant in a time of rapid environmental change where freshwater biodiversity is increasingly under pressure from a range of human impacts that include habitat loss, pollution, and climate change.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleAssessing the benefits of forested riparian zones: A qualitative index of riparian integrity is positively associated with ecological status in European streamsen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.source.pagenumber24en_US
dc.source.volume12en_US
dc.source.journalWateren_US
dc.source.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/W12041178
dc.identifier.cristin1827336
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: 264499en_US
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