Using long-term ecosystem service and biodiversity data to study the impacts and adaptation options in response to climate change: insights from the global ILTER sites network

0394129 - BÚ 2014 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Vihervaara, P. - D'Amato, D. - Forsius, M. - Angelstam, P. - Baessler, C. - Balvanera, P. - Boldgiv, B. - Bourgeron, P. - Dick, J. - Kanka, R. - Klotz, S. - Maass, M. - Melecis, V. - Petřík, Petr - Shibata, H. - Tang, J. - Thompson, J. - Zacharias, S.
Using long-term ecosystem service and biodiversity data to study the impacts and adaptation options in response to climate change: insights from the global ILTER sites network.
Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. Roč. 5, č. 1 (2013), s. 53-66. ISSN 1877-3435. E-ISSN 1877-3443
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT 7AMB12SK156
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : climate change * long-term ecological monitoring * prmanen research plot
Subject RIV: EF - Botanics
Impact factor: 2.758, year: 2013

The International Long Term Ecological Research (ILTER) network can coordinate ecological research to provide observations of the ecosystem changes, and their socioeconomic impacts on human societies at different scales. In this paper we demonstrate the importance of the ILTER network in the study and monitoring of environmental changes at a global level. We give examples of how biodiversity and ecosystem service data can be used to study impacts and adaptation options in response to climate change. There are some ecosystem types, such as agricultural or coastal ecosystems that are not covered with current ILTER network. Standardized monitoring schemes and techniques should be considered for future steering of ILTER collaboration. Integrating and synthesizing the collected data should be prioritized for future cooperation, and integrated in decision-making.
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