Temporary Salt Lakes: Ecosystem Services Shift in a Ramsar Site Over a 50-Year Period

Temporary Salt Lakes: Ecosystem Services Shift in a Ramsar Site Over a 50-Year Period

Changes in land use/land cover (LULC) are the key factors driving biodiversity and ecosystem services decline globally. This study examines spatiotemporal LULC changes in a Ramsar coastal temporary wetland (Larnaca Salt Lake) on the island of Cyprus between 1963 and 2015. LULC changes in the area ar...

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Main Authors: Ioanna Ioannidou, Paraskevi Manolaki, Vassilis D. Litskas, Ioannis N. Vogiatzakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Cyprus
climate regulation
Natura 2000
food supply
habitat maintenance
landscape aesthetics
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.662107/full

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