Posílení biologické rozmanitosti a ochrany půdy v zemědělské krajině s využitím konceptu konektivity/Enhancement of Biological Diversity and Soil Protection in the Agricultural Landscape Using the Connectivity Concept

The most serious degradation factor affecting soil quality in the Czech Republic, as in other countries, is water erosion. This threatens more than 50% of agricultural land. One of the contributing factors to accelerated water erosion is the structure of the agricultural land fund where there was la...

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Main Authors: Bořivoj Šarapatka, Marek Bednář, Tomáš Kuras, Monika Mazalová, Ivan H.Tuf
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Published: Institute of Landscape Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences 2018-12-01
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Online Access:http://147.213.211.222/sites/default/files/ZP_2018_04_221_227_Sarapatka_a_kol.pdf
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author Bořivoj Šarapatka
Marek Bednář
Tomáš Kuras
Monika Mazalová
Ivan H.Tuf
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description The most serious degradation factor affecting soil quality in the Czech Republic, as in other countries, is water erosion. This threatens more than 50% of agricultural land. One of the contributing factors to accelerated water erosion is the structure of the agricultural land fund where there was land consolidation in the post-war period and disposal of landscape elements, including greenery. The present fragmented landscape thus forms a mosaic of significantly larger “grain” than it did in the pre-war period. For example, the average size of arable land blocks is now approximately 11 hectares, and this was much lower before World War II. The result is a remarkable decline in biodiversity, bound to the original heterogenous landscape which has disappeared from today’s dull environment. This paper presents a new approach to soil protection solutions while supporting biodiversity in the landscape. It offers a developed method for changes to landscape structure which considers erosion threats and the land’s potential to contribute to preserving both landscape and species biodiversity. Based on raster modelling of erosion processes and landscape connectivity in GIS and Statistics, we propose measures that will reduce the overall risk of erosion and other related degradation changes and increase functional connectivity of the landscape; thus resulting in increased biodiversity in areas of interest.
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spelling doaj.art-6d3d488d7cbb448a947d58487714c37d2022-12-22T00:18:14ZslkInstitute of Landscape Ecology of the Slovak Academy of SciencesŽivotné prostredie0044-48632585-78002018-12-01524221227Posílení biologické rozmanitosti a ochrany půdy v zemědělské krajině s využitím konceptu konektivity/Enhancement of Biological Diversity and Soil Protection in the Agricultural Landscape Using the Connectivity ConceptBořivoj Šarapatka0Marek Bednář1Tomáš Kuras2Monika Mazalová3Ivan H.Tuf4Katedra ekologie a životního prostředí Přírodovědecké fakulty Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci, Šlechtitelů 27, 771 46 Olomouc, Česká republikaKatedra ekologie a životního prostředí Přírodovědecké fakulty Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci, Šlechtitelů 27, 771 46 Olomouc, Česká republikaKatedra ekologie a životního prostředí Přírodovědecké fakulty Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci, Šlechtitelů 27, 771 46 Olomouc, Česká republikaKatedra ekologie a životního prostředí Přírodovědecké fakulty Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci, Šlechtitelů 27, 771 46 Olomouc, Česká republikaKatedra ekologie a životního prostředí Přírodovědecké fakulty Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci, Šlechtitelů 27, 771 46 Olomouc, Česká republikaThe most serious degradation factor affecting soil quality in the Czech Republic, as in other countries, is water erosion. This threatens more than 50% of agricultural land. One of the contributing factors to accelerated water erosion is the structure of the agricultural land fund where there was land consolidation in the post-war period and disposal of landscape elements, including greenery. The present fragmented landscape thus forms a mosaic of significantly larger “grain” than it did in the pre-war period. For example, the average size of arable land blocks is now approximately 11 hectares, and this was much lower before World War II. The result is a remarkable decline in biodiversity, bound to the original heterogenous landscape which has disappeared from today’s dull environment. This paper presents a new approach to soil protection solutions while supporting biodiversity in the landscape. It offers a developed method for changes to landscape structure which considers erosion threats and the land’s potential to contribute to preserving both landscape and species biodiversity. Based on raster modelling of erosion processes and landscape connectivity in GIS and Statistics, we propose measures that will reduce the overall risk of erosion and other related degradation changes and increase functional connectivity of the landscape; thus resulting in increased biodiversity in areas of interest.http://147.213.211.222/sites/default/files/ZP_2018_04_221_227_Sarapatka_a_kol.pdfwater erosionbiodiversityagricultural landscapeconnectivityoptimisation measures
spellingShingle Bořivoj Šarapatka
Marek Bednář
Tomáš Kuras
Monika Mazalová
Ivan H.Tuf
Posílení biologické rozmanitosti a ochrany půdy v zemědělské krajině s využitím konceptu konektivity/Enhancement of Biological Diversity and Soil Protection in the Agricultural Landscape Using the Connectivity Concept
Životné prostredie
water erosion
biodiversity
agricultural landscape
connectivity
optimisation measures
title Posílení biologické rozmanitosti a ochrany půdy v zemědělské krajině s využitím konceptu konektivity/Enhancement of Biological Diversity and Soil Protection in the Agricultural Landscape Using the Connectivity Concept
title_full Posílení biologické rozmanitosti a ochrany půdy v zemědělské krajině s využitím konceptu konektivity/Enhancement of Biological Diversity and Soil Protection in the Agricultural Landscape Using the Connectivity Concept
title_fullStr Posílení biologické rozmanitosti a ochrany půdy v zemědělské krajině s využitím konceptu konektivity/Enhancement of Biological Diversity and Soil Protection in the Agricultural Landscape Using the Connectivity Concept
title_full_unstemmed Posílení biologické rozmanitosti a ochrany půdy v zemědělské krajině s využitím konceptu konektivity/Enhancement of Biological Diversity and Soil Protection in the Agricultural Landscape Using the Connectivity Concept
title_short Posílení biologické rozmanitosti a ochrany půdy v zemědělské krajině s využitím konceptu konektivity/Enhancement of Biological Diversity and Soil Protection in the Agricultural Landscape Using the Connectivity Concept
title_sort posileni biologicke rozmanitosti a ochrany pudy v zemedelske krajine s vyuzitim konceptu konektivity enhancement of biological diversity and soil protection in the agricultural landscape using the connectivity concept
topic water erosion
biodiversity
agricultural landscape
connectivity
optimisation measures
url http://147.213.211.222/sites/default/files/ZP_2018_04_221_227_Sarapatka_a_kol.pdf
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