Multifunctional floodplain management and biodiversity effects: a knowledge synthesis for six European countries
Schindler, Stefan, O’Neill, Fionnuala H., Biró, Marianna, Damm, Christian, Gasso, Viktor, Kanka, Robert, van der Sluis, Theo, Krug, Andreas, Lauwaars, Sophie G., Sebesvari, Zita, Pusch, Martin, Baranovsky, Boris, Ehlert, Thomas, Neukirchen, Bernd, Martin, James R., Euller, Katrin, Mauerhofer, Volker and Wrbka, Thomas, (2016). Multifunctional floodplain management and biodiversity effects: a knowledge synthesis for six European countries. Biodiversity and Conservation, 25(7), 1349-1382
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Sub-type Journal article Author Schindler, Stefan
O’Neill, Fionnuala H.
Biró, Marianna
Damm, Christian
Gasso, Viktor
Kanka, Robert
van der Sluis, Theo
Krug, Andreas
Lauwaars, Sophie G.
Sebesvari, Zita
Pusch, Martin
Baranovsky, Boris
Ehlert, Thomas
Neukirchen, Bernd
Martin, James R.
Euller, Katrin
Mauerhofer, Volker
Wrbka, ThomasTitle Multifunctional floodplain management and biodiversity effects: a knowledge synthesis for six European countries Appearing in Biodiversity and Conservation Volume 25 Issue No. 7 Publication Date 2016-06 Place of Publication Leiden Publisher Springer Netherlands Start page 1349 End page 1382 Language eng Abstract Floodplain ecosystems are biodiversity hotspots and supply multiple ecosystem services. At the same time they are often prone to human pressures that increasingly impact their intactness. Multifunctional floodplain management can be defined as a management approach aimed at a balanced supply of multiple ecosystem services that serve the needs of the local residents, but also those of off-site populations that are directly or indirectly impacted by floodplain management and policies. Multifunctional floodplain management has been recently proposed as a key concept to reconcile biodiversity and ecosystem services with the various human pressures and their driving forces. In this paper we present biophysics and management history of floodplains and review recent multifunctional management approaches and evidence for their biodiversity effects for the six European countries Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary and the Ukraine. Multifunctional use of floodplains is an increasingly important strategy in some countries, for instance in the Netherlands and Hungary, and management of floodplains goes hand in hand with sustainable economic activities resulting in flood safety and biodiversity conservation. As a result, biodiversity is increasing in some of the areas where multifunctional floodplain management approaches are implemented. We conclude that for efficient use of management resources and ecosystem services, consensual solutions need to be realized and biodiversity needs to be mainstreamed into management activities to maximize ecosystem service provision and potential human benefits. Multifunctionality is more successful where a broad range of stakeholders with diverse expertise and interests are involved in all stages of planning and implementation. Keyword Flood plains
Ecosystem services
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