This paper reports a case study which examines the how mapping ecosystem services can be used to identify areas of significant natural value to be protected or restored. We mapped habitat quality in Lombardy (northwest Italy) using the InVEST (Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoff) model. Model outputs were used to approximate the spatial distribution of ecological quality across the region provided a framework to support the implementation of the Lombardy Regional Landscape Plan. This resulted in a proposal for introduction of new protected areas in the updated Landscape Plan, while other areas were proposed to be removed.
Mapping Habitat Quality in the Lombardy Region, Italy / Salata, Stefano; Ronchi, Silvia; Arcidiacono, Andrea; Ghirardelli, Federico. - In: ONE ECOSYSTEM. - ISSN 2367-8194. - 2:(2017), pp. 1-8. [10.3897/oneeco.2.e11402]
Mapping Habitat Quality in the Lombardy Region, Italy
SALATA, STEFANO;
2017
Abstract
This paper reports a case study which examines the how mapping ecosystem services can be used to identify areas of significant natural value to be protected or restored. We mapped habitat quality in Lombardy (northwest Italy) using the InVEST (Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoff) model. Model outputs were used to approximate the spatial distribution of ecological quality across the region provided a framework to support the implementation of the Lombardy Regional Landscape Plan. This resulted in a proposal for introduction of new protected areas in the updated Landscape Plan, while other areas were proposed to be removed.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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