Blar i Scientific publications på forfatter "Rusch, Graciela"
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Intermediate ecosystem services: An empty concept?
Potschin-Young, Marion; Czúcz, Balint; Liquete, Camino; Maes, Joachim; Rusch, Graciela; Haines-Young, Roy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017) -
A joint climate and nature cure: A transformative change perspective
Rusch, Graciela; Bartlett, Jesamine; Kyrkjeeide, Magni Olsen; Lein, Ulrika; Nordén, Jenni; Sandvik, Hanno; Stokland, Håkon B. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Climate change has considerably dominated science-policy dialogue, public debate, and subsequently environmental policies since the three ‘‘Rio Conventions’’ were born. This has led to practically independent courses of ... -
Local resources, linear elements and mass-flowering crops determine bumblebee occurrences in moderately intensified farmlands
Kallioniemi, Eveliina; Åström, Jens; Rusch, Graciela; Dahle, Sondre; Åström, Sandra Charlotte Helene; Gjershaug, Jan Ove (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)There is consensus that land-use change is a main driver behind the recent declines of many pollinator populations in Europe. However, it is still not adequately understood how the local resource quality and landscape ... -
Modelo de estados y transiciones de los ñirantales del NO de la Patagonia como herramienta para el uso silvopastoril sustentable
Rusch, Veronica E.; López, Dardo R.; Cavallero, Laura; Rusch, Graciela; Garibaldi, Lucas A.; Grosfeld, Javier; Peri, Pablo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Desarrollamos un modelo de estados y transiciones (MEyT) para el bosque de ñire (Nothofagus antarctica) en el norte de la Patagonia, con el fin de sintetizar el conocimiento disperso sobre las repuestas de este sistema ... -
More stable productivity of semi natural grasslands than sown pastures in a seasonally dry climate
Ospina, Sonia; Rusch, Graciela; Pezo, Danilo; Casanoves, Fernando; Sinclair, Fergus L. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)In the Neotropics the predominant pathway to intensify productivity is generally thought to be to convert grasslands to sown pastures, mostly in monoculture. This article examines how above-ground net primary productivity ... -
Operationalising ecosystem service assessment in Bayesian Belief Networks: experiences within the OpenNESS project
Smith, Ron I.; Barton, David Nicholas; Dick, Jan; Haines-Young, Roy; Madsen, Anders L.; Rusch, Graciela; Termansen, Mette; Woods, Helen; Carvalho, Laurence; Giucă, Relu Constantin; Luque, Sandra; Odee, David; Rusch, Veronica E.; Saarikoski, Heli; Adamescu, Cristian Mihai; Dunford, Robert; Ochieng, John; Gonzalez-Redino, Julen; Stange, Erik; Vădineanuh, Angheluță; Verweijq, Peter; Vikström, Suvi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Nine Bayesian Belief Networks (BBNs) were developed within the OpenNESS project specifically for modelling ecosystem services for case study applications. The novelty of the method, its ability to explore problems, to ... -
Policy Mixes: Aligning instruments for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem service provision
Barton, David Nicholas; Ring, Irene; Rusch, Graciela (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)“To explain the world of interactions and outcomes occurring at multiple levels, we also have to be willing to deal with complexity instead of rejecting it.” (E. Ostrom 2009 Nobel Prize Lecture) This special issue was ... -
Practical application of spatial ecosystem service models to aid decision support
Zulian, Grazia; Stange, Erik; Woods, Helen; Carvalho, Laurence; Dick, Jan; Andrews, Christopher; Baró, Francesc; Vizcaino, Pilar; Barton, David Nicholas; Nowel, Megan; Rusch, Graciela; Autunes, Paula; Fernandes, João; Ferraz, Diogo; dos Santos, Rui Ferreira; Aszalós, Réka; Arany, Ildikó; Czúcz, Bálint; Priess, Joerg A.; Hoyer, Christian; Bürger-Patriciom, Gleiciani; Lapola, David; Mederly, Peter; Halabuk, Andrej; Bezak, Peter; Kopperoinen, Leena; Viinikka, Arto (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Ecosystem service (ES) spatial modelling is a key component of the integrated assessments designed to support policies and management practices aiming at environmental sustainability. ESTIMAP (‘‘Ecosystem Service Mapping ... -
Recent forest on abandoned agricultural land in the boreonemoral zone – Biodiversity of plants and fungi in relation to historical and present tree cover
Nordén, Björn; Olsen, Siri Lie; Haug, Solveig; Rusch, Graciela (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Recent forests may be an asset for green infrastructure and ecological restoration, but studies are needed of the variation in forest biodiversity among sites, and possible reasons for observed patterns. In boreonemoral ... -
Selecting methods for ecosystem service assessment: A decision tree approach
Harrison, Paula A.; Dunford, Robert; Barton, David Nicholas; Kelemen, Eszter; Martín-López, Berta; Norton, Lisa; Termansen, Mette; Saarikoski, Heli; Hendriks, Kees; Gomez-Baggethun, Erik; Czúcz, Balint; García-Llorente, Marina; Howard, David; Jacobs, Sander; Karlsen, Martin; Kopperoinen, Leena; Madsen, Andes; Rusch, Graciela; van Eupen, Michiel; Verweij, Peter; Smith, Ron; Tuomasjukka, Diana; Zulian, Grazia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)A range of methods are available for assessing ecosystem services. Methods differ in their aims; from mapping and modelling the supply and demand of ecosystem services to appraising their economic and non-economic importance ... -
Spatial alternatives for Green Infrastructure planning across the EU: An ecosystem service perspective
Vallecillo, Sara; Polce, Chiara; Barbosa, Ana; Castillo, Carolina Perpiña; Vandecasteele, Ine; Rusch, Graciela; Maes, Joachim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Target 2 of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 aims at the deployment of Green Infrastructure (GI) and the restoration of at least 15% of degraded ecosystems. We assess different alternatives for the spatial planning of ... -
Stakeholders’ perspectives on the operationalisation of the ecosystem service concept: results from 27 case studies
Dick, Jan; Turkelboom, Francis; Woods, Helen; Iniesta-Arandia, Irene; Primmer, Eeva; Saarela, Sanna-Riikka; Bezak, Peter; Mederly, Peter; Leone, Michael; Verheyden, Wim; Kelemen, Eszter; Hauck, Jennifer; Andrews, Chris; Antunes, Paula; Aszalós, Réka; Baró, Francesc; Barton, David Nicholas; Berry, Pam; Bugter, Rob; Carvalho, Laurence; Czúcz, Balint; Dunford, Rob; Blancos, Gemma Garcia; Geamănăt, Nicoleta; Giucăt, Relu; Grizzetti, Bruna; Izakovičováv, Zita; Kertész, Miklós l; Kopperoinen, Leena; Langemeyer, Johannes; Lapola, David Montenegro; Liquete, Camino; Luque, Sandra; Pastur, Guillermo Martinéz; Martín-López, Berta; Mukhopadhyay, Raktima; Niemela, Jari; Odee, David; Peri, Pablo Luis; Pinho, Patricia; Blumentrath, Stefan; Fongar, Claudia; Gomez-Baggethun, Erik; Gundersen, Vegard; Haavardsholm, Oscar; Köhler, Berit; Lindhjem, Henrik; Nowell, Megan Sara; Often, Anders; Reinvang, Rasmus; Rusch, Graciela; Stange, Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The ecosystem service (ES) concept is becoming mainstream in policy and planning, but operational influence on practice is seldom reported. Here, we report the practitioners’ perspectives on the practical implementation ... -
State and transition model approach in native forests of Southern Patagonia (Argentina): linking ecosystem services, thresholds and resilience
Peri, Pablo Luis; López, Dardo Rubén; Rusch, Veronica; Rusch, Graciela; Rosas, Yamina Micaela; Pastur, Guillermo Martinéz (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The sustainable use of ñire forests requires knowledge of its dynamics and management to maintain long-term main forest ecosystem services. The aim of this work was to develop a structural–functional state and transition ... -
Sustainable Development Goals and risks: The Yin and the Yang of the paths towards sustainability
Eckert, Nicolas; Rusch, Graciela; Lyytimäki, Jari; Lepenies, Robert; Giacona, Florie; Panzacchi, Manuela; Mosoni, Claire; Pedersen, Anders Branth; Mustajoki, Jyri; Mille, Raoul; Richard, Didier; Jax, Kurt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The United Nations 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) define a path towards a sustainable future, but given that uncertainty characterises the outcomes of any SDG-related actions, risks in the implementation ... -
The science, policy and practice of nature-based solutions: An interdisciplinary perspective
Nesshöver, Carsten; Assmuth, Timo; Irvine, Katherine N.; Rusch, Graciela; Waylen, Kerry A.; Delbaere, Ben; Haase, Dagmar; Jones-Walters, Lawrence; Keune, Hans; Kovacs, Eszter; Krauze, Kinga; Külvik, Mart; Rey, Freddy; van Dijk, Jiska Joanneke; Vistad, Odd Inge; Wilkinson, Mark E; Wittmer, Heidi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)In this paper, we reflect on the implications for science, policy and practice of the recently introduced concept of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS), with a focus on the European context. First, we analyse NBS in relation to ... -
Transformative governance of biodiversity: insights for sustainable development
Visseren-Hamakers, Ingrid; Razzaque, Jona; McElwee, Pamela; Turnhout, Esther; Kelemen, Eszter; Rusch, Graciela; Fernández-Llamazares, Álvaro; Chan, Ivis; Lim, Michelle; Islar, Mine; Gautam, Ambika P.; Williams, Meryl; Mungatana, Eric; Karim, Md Saiful; Muradian, Roldan; Gerber, Leah R.; Lui, Gabriel; Liu, Jinlong; Spangenberg, Joachim H.; Zaleski, Dara (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)While there is much debate on transformative change amongacademics and policymakers, the discussion on how to governsuch change is still in its infancy. This article argues thattransformative governance is needed to enable ... -
Trees enhance soil carbon sequestration and nutrient cycling in a silvopastoral system in south-western Nicaragua
Hoosbeek, Marcel R.; Remme, Roy P.; Rusch, Graciela (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Tree occurrence in silvopastoral systems of Central America has been under pressure for various reasons including attempts to improve grassland productivity and the need for wood. However, scattered isolated trees are ... -
When we cannot have it all: Ecosystem services trade-offs in the context of spatial planning
Turkelboom, Francis; Leone, Michael; Jacobs, Sander; Kelemen, Eszter; García-Llorente, Marina; Baró, Francesc; Termansen, Mette; Barton, David Nicholas; Berry, Pam; Stange, Erik; Thoonen, Marijke; Kalóczkai, Ágnes; Vadineanu, Angheluta; Castro, Antonio J.; Czúcz, Balint; Röckmann, Christine; Wurbs, Daniel; Odee, David; Preda, Elena; Gomez-Baggethun, Erik; Rusch, Graciela; Pastur, Guillermo Martinéz; Palomo, Ignacio; Dick, Jan; Casaer, Jim; van Dijk, Jiska Joanneke; Priess, Joerg A.; Langemeyer, Johannes; Mustajoki, Jyri; Kopperoinen, Leena; Baptist, Martin J.; Peri, Pablo Luis; Mukhopadhyay, Raktima; Aszalós, Réka; Roy, S.B.; Luque, Sandra; Rusch, Veronica E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Spatial planning have to deal with trade-offs between various stakeholders’ wishes and needs as part of planning and management of landscapes, natural resources and/or biodiversity. To make ecosystem services (ES) trade-off ...