Riparian buffers in tropical agriculture: scientific support, effectiveness and directions for policy
There is a weak evidence base supporting the effective management of riparian ecosystems within tropical agriculture. Policies to protect riparian buffers—strips of non-cultivated land alongside waterways—are vague and vary greatly between countries. From a rapid evidence appraisal, we find that rip...
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| author | Luke, Sarah H. Slade, Eleanor M. Gray, Claudia L. Annammala, Kogila V. Drewer, Julia Williamson, Joseph Agama, Agnes L. Ationg, Miklin Mitchell, Simon L. Vairappan, Charles S. Struebig, Matthew J. |
| author_facet | Luke, Sarah H. Slade, Eleanor M. Gray, Claudia L. Annammala, Kogila V. Drewer, Julia Williamson, Joseph Agama, Agnes L. Ationg, Miklin Mitchell, Simon L. Vairappan, Charles S. Struebig, Matthew J. |
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| description | There is a weak evidence base supporting the effective management of riparian ecosystems within tropical agriculture. Policies to protect riparian buffers—strips of non-cultivated land alongside waterways—are vague and vary greatly between countries. From a rapid evidence appraisal, we find that riparian buffers are beneficial to hydrology, water quality, biodiversity and some ecosystem functions in tropical landscapes. However, effects on connectivity, carbon storage and emissions reduction remain understudied. Riparian functions are mediated by buffer width and habitat quality, but explicit threshold recommendations are rare. Policy implications. A one-size fits all width criterion, commonly applied, will be insufficient to provide all riparian functions in all circumstances. Context-specific guidelines for allocating, restoring and managing riparian buffers are necessary to minimise continued degradation of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in tropical agriculture. |
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| spelling | utm.eprints-875832020-11-30T09:04:06Z http://eprints.utm.my/87583/ Riparian buffers in tropical agriculture: scientific support, effectiveness and directions for policy Luke, Sarah H. Slade, Eleanor M. Gray, Claudia L. Annammala, Kogila V. Drewer, Julia Williamson, Joseph Agama, Agnes L. Ationg, Miklin Mitchell, Simon L. Vairappan, Charles S. Struebig, Matthew J. TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) There is a weak evidence base supporting the effective management of riparian ecosystems within tropical agriculture. Policies to protect riparian buffers—strips of non-cultivated land alongside waterways—are vague and vary greatly between countries. From a rapid evidence appraisal, we find that riparian buffers are beneficial to hydrology, water quality, biodiversity and some ecosystem functions in tropical landscapes. However, effects on connectivity, carbon storage and emissions reduction remain understudied. Riparian functions are mediated by buffer width and habitat quality, but explicit threshold recommendations are rare. Policy implications. A one-size fits all width criterion, commonly applied, will be insufficient to provide all riparian functions in all circumstances. Context-specific guidelines for allocating, restoring and managing riparian buffers are necessary to minimise continued degradation of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in tropical agriculture. Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2019-01-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/87583/1/KogilaVAnnammala2019_RiparianBuffersinTropicalAgricultureScientific.pdf Luke, Sarah H. and Slade, Eleanor M. and Gray, Claudia L. and Annammala, Kogila V. and Drewer, Julia and Williamson, Joseph and Agama, Agnes L. and Ationg, Miklin and Mitchell, Simon L. and Vairappan, Charles S. and Struebig, Matthew J. (2019) Riparian buffers in tropical agriculture: scientific support, effectiveness and directions for policy. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56 (1). pp. 85-92. ISSN 0021-8901 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13280 DOI:10.1111/1365-2664.13280 |
| spellingShingle | TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Luke, Sarah H. Slade, Eleanor M. Gray, Claudia L. Annammala, Kogila V. Drewer, Julia Williamson, Joseph Agama, Agnes L. Ationg, Miklin Mitchell, Simon L. Vairappan, Charles S. Struebig, Matthew J. Riparian buffers in tropical agriculture: scientific support, effectiveness and directions for policy |
| title | Riparian buffers in tropical agriculture: scientific support, effectiveness and directions for policy |
| title_full | Riparian buffers in tropical agriculture: scientific support, effectiveness and directions for policy |
| title_fullStr | Riparian buffers in tropical agriculture: scientific support, effectiveness and directions for policy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Riparian buffers in tropical agriculture: scientific support, effectiveness and directions for policy |
| title_short | Riparian buffers in tropical agriculture: scientific support, effectiveness and directions for policy |
| title_sort | riparian buffers in tropical agriculture scientific support effectiveness and directions for policy |
| topic | TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| url | http://eprints.utm.my/87583/1/KogilaVAnnammala2019_RiparianBuffersinTropicalAgricultureScientific.pdf |
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