Indicators of landscape organization and functionality in semi-arid former agricultural lands under a passive restoration management over two periods of abandonment

Autores
Tabeni, Maria Solana; Yannelli, Florencia A.; Vezzani, Nazareth; Mastrantonio, Leandro Eloy
Año de publicación
2016
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Abandoned lands previously used for agricultural purposes may constitute an opportunity for understandingthe variables involved in the restoration of native ecosystems over time. In this study, weassessed the functional status of an abandoned farmland currently used for conservation, using a methodologybased on indicators of landscape organization and soil surface. We analyzed changes in plant cover,patch and interpatches structure and several soil surface properties during two periods of land abandonment(less and more than 40 years). Using this methodology, we characterize the potential of theecosystem to capture and transfer resources, and the state of functional properties such as infiltrationcapacity, soil stability and nutrient cycling.We detected a significant development of the shrub layer and an increase of the number, type andarea occupied by vegetated patches in old fields. The contribution of vegetated patches to the recovery ofstability, infiltration and nutrient functions was significant at the local scale. Nonetheless, when analyzingthe landscape as a whole only the nutrient cycling index was significantly higher in old fields. The lackof improvement of the stability and infiltration in old fields can lead to further degradation and indicatesthat even though vegetation cover may have improved over time in old fields, the current cover mightnot be enough to prevent further degradation by erosion. Our results reinforce the importance of usingfunctionality indexes in future studies focused on adequate restoration measures to protect the functionof desert ecosystems, especially when aimed for biodiversity conservation. Hence, the use of monitoringsystems based on organization and function indicators is a useful tool to represent the current state andpotential recovery of previously disturbed ecosystems, provided that the time scale is taken into account.
Fil: Tabeni, Maria Solana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Yannelli, Florencia A.. Technische Universität München. Chair of Restoration Ecology; Alemania
Fil: Vezzani, Nazareth. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Mastrantonio, Leandro Eloy. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
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Land Abandonment
Passive Management
Degradation
Monte Desert
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spelling Indicators of landscape organization and functionality in semi-arid former agricultural lands under a passive restoration management over two periods of abandonmentTabeni, Maria SolanaYannelli, Florencia A.Vezzani, NazarethMastrantonio, Leandro EloyLand AbandonmentPassive ManagementDegradationMonte Deserthttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Abandoned lands previously used for agricultural purposes may constitute an opportunity for understandingthe variables involved in the restoration of native ecosystems over time. In this study, weassessed the functional status of an abandoned farmland currently used for conservation, using a methodologybased on indicators of landscape organization and soil surface. We analyzed changes in plant cover,patch and interpatches structure and several soil surface properties during two periods of land abandonment(less and more than 40 years). Using this methodology, we characterize the potential of theecosystem to capture and transfer resources, and the state of functional properties such as infiltrationcapacity, soil stability and nutrient cycling.We detected a significant development of the shrub layer and an increase of the number, type andarea occupied by vegetated patches in old fields. The contribution of vegetated patches to the recovery ofstability, infiltration and nutrient functions was significant at the local scale. Nonetheless, when analyzingthe landscape as a whole only the nutrient cycling index was significantly higher in old fields. The lackof improvement of the stability and infiltration in old fields can lead to further degradation and indicatesthat even though vegetation cover may have improved over time in old fields, the current cover mightnot be enough to prevent further degradation by erosion. Our results reinforce the importance of usingfunctionality indexes in future studies focused on adequate restoration measures to protect the functionof desert ecosystems, especially when aimed for biodiversity conservation. Hence, the use of monitoringsystems based on organization and function indicators is a useful tool to represent the current state andpotential recovery of previously disturbed ecosystems, provided that the time scale is taken into account.Fil: Tabeni, Maria Solana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; ArgentinaFil: Yannelli, Florencia A.. Technische Universität München. Chair of Restoration Ecology; AlemaniaFil: Vezzani, Nazareth. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; ArgentinaFil: Mastrantonio, Leandro Eloy. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; ArgentinaElsevier Science2016-07info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/44841Tabeni, Maria Solana; Yannelli, Florencia A.; Vezzani, Nazareth; Mastrantonio, Leandro Eloy; Indicators of landscape organization and functionality in semi-arid former agricultural lands under a passive restoration management over two periods of abandonment; Elsevier Science; Ecological Indicators; 66; 7-2016; 488-4961470-160XCONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.02.019info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X16300346info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T10:07:38Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/44841instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 10:07:38.818CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Indicators of landscape organization and functionality in semi-arid former agricultural lands under a passive restoration management over two periods of abandonment
title Indicators of landscape organization and functionality in semi-arid former agricultural lands under a passive restoration management over two periods of abandonment
spellingShingle Indicators of landscape organization and functionality in semi-arid former agricultural lands under a passive restoration management over two periods of abandonment
Tabeni, Maria Solana
Land Abandonment
Passive Management
Degradation
Monte Desert
title_short Indicators of landscape organization and functionality in semi-arid former agricultural lands under a passive restoration management over two periods of abandonment
title_full Indicators of landscape organization and functionality in semi-arid former agricultural lands under a passive restoration management over two periods of abandonment
title_fullStr Indicators of landscape organization and functionality in semi-arid former agricultural lands under a passive restoration management over two periods of abandonment
title_full_unstemmed Indicators of landscape organization and functionality in semi-arid former agricultural lands under a passive restoration management over two periods of abandonment
title_sort Indicators of landscape organization and functionality in semi-arid former agricultural lands under a passive restoration management over two periods of abandonment
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Tabeni, Maria Solana
Yannelli, Florencia A.
Vezzani, Nazareth
Mastrantonio, Leandro Eloy
author Tabeni, Maria Solana
author_facet Tabeni, Maria Solana
Yannelli, Florencia A.
Vezzani, Nazareth
Mastrantonio, Leandro Eloy
author_role author
author2 Yannelli, Florencia A.
Vezzani, Nazareth
Mastrantonio, Leandro Eloy
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Land Abandonment
Passive Management
Degradation
Monte Desert
topic Land Abandonment
Passive Management
Degradation
Monte Desert
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Abandoned lands previously used for agricultural purposes may constitute an opportunity for understandingthe variables involved in the restoration of native ecosystems over time. In this study, weassessed the functional status of an abandoned farmland currently used for conservation, using a methodologybased on indicators of landscape organization and soil surface. We analyzed changes in plant cover,patch and interpatches structure and several soil surface properties during two periods of land abandonment(less and more than 40 years). Using this methodology, we characterize the potential of theecosystem to capture and transfer resources, and the state of functional properties such as infiltrationcapacity, soil stability and nutrient cycling.We detected a significant development of the shrub layer and an increase of the number, type andarea occupied by vegetated patches in old fields. The contribution of vegetated patches to the recovery ofstability, infiltration and nutrient functions was significant at the local scale. Nonetheless, when analyzingthe landscape as a whole only the nutrient cycling index was significantly higher in old fields. The lackof improvement of the stability and infiltration in old fields can lead to further degradation and indicatesthat even though vegetation cover may have improved over time in old fields, the current cover mightnot be enough to prevent further degradation by erosion. Our results reinforce the importance of usingfunctionality indexes in future studies focused on adequate restoration measures to protect the functionof desert ecosystems, especially when aimed for biodiversity conservation. Hence, the use of monitoringsystems based on organization and function indicators is a useful tool to represent the current state andpotential recovery of previously disturbed ecosystems, provided that the time scale is taken into account.
Fil: Tabeni, Maria Solana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Yannelli, Florencia A.. Technische Universität München. Chair of Restoration Ecology; Alemania
Fil: Vezzani, Nazareth. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Mastrantonio, Leandro Eloy. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
description Abandoned lands previously used for agricultural purposes may constitute an opportunity for understandingthe variables involved in the restoration of native ecosystems over time. In this study, weassessed the functional status of an abandoned farmland currently used for conservation, using a methodologybased on indicators of landscape organization and soil surface. We analyzed changes in plant cover,patch and interpatches structure and several soil surface properties during two periods of land abandonment(less and more than 40 years). Using this methodology, we characterize the potential of theecosystem to capture and transfer resources, and the state of functional properties such as infiltrationcapacity, soil stability and nutrient cycling.We detected a significant development of the shrub layer and an increase of the number, type andarea occupied by vegetated patches in old fields. The contribution of vegetated patches to the recovery ofstability, infiltration and nutrient functions was significant at the local scale. Nonetheless, when analyzingthe landscape as a whole only the nutrient cycling index was significantly higher in old fields. The lackof improvement of the stability and infiltration in old fields can lead to further degradation and indicatesthat even though vegetation cover may have improved over time in old fields, the current cover mightnot be enough to prevent further degradation by erosion. Our results reinforce the importance of usingfunctionality indexes in future studies focused on adequate restoration measures to protect the functionof desert ecosystems, especially when aimed for biodiversity conservation. Hence, the use of monitoringsystems based on organization and function indicators is a useful tool to represent the current state andpotential recovery of previously disturbed ecosystems, provided that the time scale is taken into account.
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