How to design multifunctional landscapes?

GARIBALDI, LUCAS A.; ZERMOGLIO, PAULA F.; JOBBÁGY, ESTEBAN G.; ANDREONI, LUCAS; ORTIZ DE URBINA, ALEJO; GRASS, INGO; ODDI, FACUNDO J.

JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC

Lugar: Londres; Año: 2023

0021-8901

1. The expansion of homogeneous landscapes has been a major driver of biodiversityloss, climate change, and land degradation. There is an urgent need for a transition to34 multifunctional landscapes that provide abundant and nutritious food while also deliveringseveral other contributions essential for a good quality of life. However, implementing this36 process, especially in large-scale agriculture without economic subsidies, remains unclear.2. We discuss guidelines for a transition to multifunctional landscapes based on science38 and our experience as practitioners. In this transition, practitioners manage crop fields,natural habitats, and field edges.40 3. We propose an iterative process for designing multifunctional landscapes. Initially, at afine-scale resolution, we identify and classify areas with low opportunity costs (e.g., low42 crop productivity) or a high appreciation for nature (e.g., near housing areas). These areasare categorized into either "wide" patches or "narrow" corridors (i.e., edges