Ecosystem Services of Kettle Holes in Agricultural Landscapes
Kettle holes are small water bodies of glacial origin which mostly occur in agricultural landscapes. They provide numerous ecosystem services (ES), but their supply may be negatively affected by agricultural management. We conducted a literature review to identify which ES are supplied by kettle hol...
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| description | Kettle holes are small water bodies of glacial origin which mostly occur in agricultural landscapes. They provide numerous ecosystem services (ES), but their supply may be negatively affected by agricultural management. We conducted a literature review to identify which ES are supplied by kettle holes and to analyze feedbacks with agricultural management. Taking Germany as a test case, we also analyzed how kettle holes are addressed in policy documents and for which ES they are regulated. This was done to identify the societal value officially associated with kettle holes. The literature review found eight ES attributed to kettle holes, of which <i>hydrological cycle and flood control</i>, <i>chemical condition of freshwaters, nursery populations and habitats</i> and <i>biotic remediation of wastes</i> were addressed most often. In contrast, only the <i>provision of habitat</i> service was addressed in German policy documents related to kettle holes. We identified types of agricultural management that negatively affected the supply of ES by kettle holes, in particular artificial drainage, high levels of pesticide and fertilizer application, and management where tillage and erosion result in elevated sediment inputs. Additionally, climate change may lead to an increased drying up of kettle holes. Based on our finding, we conclude that the intensity of agricultural management around kettle holes threatens the supply of all ES while only the service of providing habitats for biodiversity is addressed in German policy regulations. Further regulation is required to induce agricultural management change towards a conservation of all ES supplied by kettle holes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2286b318e016428db1946eb571810c802023-11-20T12:34:38ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952020-09-01109132610.3390/agronomy10091326Ecosystem Services of Kettle Holes in Agricultural LandscapesFilip Vasić0Carsten Paul1Veronika Strauss2Katharina Helming3Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research ZALF, Eberswalder Straße 84, 15374 Müncheberg, GermanyLeibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research ZALF, Eberswalder Straße 84, 15374 Müncheberg, GermanyLeibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research ZALF, Eberswalder Straße 84, 15374 Müncheberg, GermanyLeibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research ZALF, Eberswalder Straße 84, 15374 Müncheberg, GermanyKettle holes are small water bodies of glacial origin which mostly occur in agricultural landscapes. They provide numerous ecosystem services (ES), but their supply may be negatively affected by agricultural management. We conducted a literature review to identify which ES are supplied by kettle holes and to analyze feedbacks with agricultural management. Taking Germany as a test case, we also analyzed how kettle holes are addressed in policy documents and for which ES they are regulated. This was done to identify the societal value officially associated with kettle holes. The literature review found eight ES attributed to kettle holes, of which <i>hydrological cycle and flood control</i>, <i>chemical condition of freshwaters, nursery populations and habitats</i> and <i>biotic remediation of wastes</i> were addressed most often. In contrast, only the <i>provision of habitat</i> service was addressed in German policy documents related to kettle holes. We identified types of agricultural management that negatively affected the supply of ES by kettle holes, in particular artificial drainage, high levels of pesticide and fertilizer application, and management where tillage and erosion result in elevated sediment inputs. Additionally, climate change may lead to an increased drying up of kettle holes. Based on our finding, we conclude that the intensity of agricultural management around kettle holes threatens the supply of all ES while only the service of providing habitats for biodiversity is addressed in German policy regulations. Further regulation is required to induce agricultural management change towards a conservation of all ES supplied by kettle holes.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/9/1326kettle holesmall water bodieswetlandecosystem serviceCICESagricultural management |
| spellingShingle | Filip Vasić Carsten Paul Veronika Strauss Katharina Helming Ecosystem Services of Kettle Holes in Agricultural Landscapes Agronomy kettle hole small water bodies wetland ecosystem service CICES agricultural management |
| title | Ecosystem Services of Kettle Holes in Agricultural Landscapes |
| title_full | Ecosystem Services of Kettle Holes in Agricultural Landscapes |
| title_fullStr | Ecosystem Services of Kettle Holes in Agricultural Landscapes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ecosystem Services of Kettle Holes in Agricultural Landscapes |
| title_short | Ecosystem Services of Kettle Holes in Agricultural Landscapes |
| title_sort | ecosystem services of kettle holes in agricultural landscapes |
| topic | kettle hole small water bodies wetland ecosystem service CICES agricultural management |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/9/1326 |
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