Ambio.
Publisher:
Universitetsforlaget.. Stockholm : Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Frequency: Eight no. a year
Country: Sweden
Language: English
Author(s):
Kungl. Svenska vetenskapsakademien.
Start Year:1972 -
ISSN:
0044-7447 (Print)
1654-7209 (Electronic)
0044-7447 (Linking)
1654-7209 (Electronic)
0044-7447 (Linking)
Impact Factor
6.5
2022
| NLM ID: | 0364220 |
| (DNLM): | A22845000(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 01074032 |
| Coden: | AMBOCX |
| Classification: | W1 AM103K |
Managing multi-functional peri-urban landscapes: Impacts of horse-keeping on water quality. Eutrophication assessments in water management to quantify nutrient loads and identify mitigating measures seldom include the contribution from horse facilities. This may be due to lack of appropriate methods, limited resources, or the belief that the impact from horses is insignificant. However, the recreational horse sector is growing, predominantly in multi-functional peri-urban landscapes. We applied an ecosystem management approach to quantify nutrient loads from horse facilities in the Stockholm Region, Sweden. We found that horses increased the total loads with 30-40% P and 20-45% N, wi...
Experimental rewilding may restore abandoned wood-pastures if policy allows. Large herbivores play key roles in terrestrial ecosystems. Continuous defaunation processes have produced cascade effects on plant community composition, vegetation structure, and even climate. Wood-pastures were created by traditional management practices that have maintained open structures and biodiversity for millennia. In Europe, despite the broad recognition of their biological importance, such landscapes are declining due to land-use changes. This calls for finding urgent solutions for wood-pasture conservation. To test whether introducing an ecological replacement of an extinct wild ho...