T1: Ecosystem Function Analysis

Theme 1 - Identifying and quantifying ecosystem and landscape functions
Theme coordinators Rob Bugter and Cees Kwakernaak

Research objective:
To identify and quantify the relationship between physical and spatial landscape characteristics and the associated functions and services, and to define possible critical management thresholds.

Key questions:

How can relationships between landscape and ecosystem characteristics and their functions and associated goods and services
be identified and quantified?

What is the spatial distribution of E&L functions and how can they be mapped?

What is the effect of dynamic conditions (spatial and temporal) on services in terms of sustainability and resilience?

What are possible critical thresholds for ecosystem resilience and sustainability?

How can interactions between E&L functions and services be modelled?

How can the issue of resilience be applied to rural systems and landscapes?

Projects of theme 1:

Linking EC-ES with Environmental Management (& “global change”) Vacancy PhD

RUBICODE - Rationalising Biodiversity Conservation in Dynamic Ecosystems
Rob Bugter

Survey of a new landscape-service: Green landscape elements for good air quality> Anne Oosterbaan

Mapping bio-control as a landscape service Hans Baveco

Services and products of multifunctional constructed wetlands; pilot Waterpark Het Lankheet Adrie van der Werf

For more information on the research projects click on the provided links or view the SELS projects. On these pages the project descriptions can be found as well.
And or more information on this Theme, please view the presentations held during the parallell sessions at the SELS symposium on 8 November 2007. On the presentations page more presentations and info on the research projects can be found.