Mapping cumulative pressures on the grazing lands of northern Fennoscandia
Abstract Traditional grazing areas in Europe have declined substantially over the last century. Specifically, in northern Fennoscandia, the grazing land is disturbed by cumulative land-use pressures. Here we analysed the configuration of the grazing land for reindeer and sheep in northern Fennoscand...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:80f1ea6836524c4d9577f5465ff59db6 2023-05-15T16:11:24+02:00 Mapping cumulative pressures on the grazing lands of northern Fennoscandia Marianne Stoessel Jon Moen Regina Lindborg 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20095-w https://doaj.org/article/80f1ea6836524c4d9577f5465ff59db6 EN eng Nature Portfolio https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20095-w https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322 doi:10.1038/s41598-022-20095-w 2045-2322 https://doaj.org/article/80f1ea6836524c4d9577f5465ff59db6 Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2022) Medicine R Science Q article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20095-w 2022-12-30T19:54:03Z Abstract Traditional grazing areas in Europe have declined substantially over the last century. Specifically, in northern Fennoscandia, the grazing land is disturbed by cumulative land-use pressures. Here we analysed the configuration of the grazing land for reindeer and sheep in northern Fennoscandia in relation to the concurrent land-use pressures from tourism, road and railway networks, forestry, industrial and wind energy facilities, together with predator presence and climate change. Our results show that 85% of the region is affected by at least one land-use pressure and 60% is affected by multiple land-use pressures, co-occurring with predator presence and rising temperatures. As such, a majority of the grazing land is exposed to cumulative pressures in northern Fennoscandia. We stress that, if the expansion of cumulative pressures leads to grazing abandonment of disturbed areas and grazing intensification in other areas, it could irreversibly change northern vegetation and the Fennoscandian mountain landscape. Article in Journal/Newspaper Fennoscandia Fennoscandian Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Scientific Reports 12 1 |
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Abstract Traditional grazing areas in Europe have declined substantially over the last century. Specifically, in northern Fennoscandia, the grazing land is disturbed by cumulative land-use pressures. Here we analysed the configuration of the grazing land for reindeer and sheep in northern Fennoscandia in relation to the concurrent land-use pressures from tourism, road and railway networks, forestry, industrial and wind energy facilities, together with predator presence and climate change. Our results show that 85% of the region is affected by at least one land-use pressure and 60% is affected by multiple land-use pressures, co-occurring with predator presence and rising temperatures. As such, a majority of the grazing land is exposed to cumulative pressures in northern Fennoscandia. We stress that, if the expansion of cumulative pressures leads to grazing abandonment of disturbed areas and grazing intensification in other areas, it could irreversibly change northern vegetation and the Fennoscandian mountain landscape. |
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Mapping cumulative pressures on the grazing lands of northern Fennoscandia |
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