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Habitat Restoration: An Applicative Approach to “Biodiversity Heritage Relicts” in Social-Ecological Systems

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  • Teodoro Semeraro

    (Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (DiSTeBA), University of the Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy)

  • Alessio Turco

    (DHITECH S.c.a r.l. Prov.le Lecce Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy)

  • Stefano Arzeni

    (DHITECH S.c.a r.l. Prov.le Lecce Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy)

  • Giuseppe La Gioia

    (Mediterranean Ornithology (Or.me): Ornithology in Puglia, Via Saponaro n 7, 73100 Lecce, Italy)

  • Roberta D’Armento

    (Architecture and Urban Planning, V. Taranto 33, Campi Salentina, 73012 Lecce, Italy)

  • Riccardo Taurino

    (Campi Salentina Amministration, Piazza Libertà, 33, Campi Salentina, 73012 Lecce, Italy)

  • Pietro Medagli

    (DHITECH S.c.a r.l. Prov.le Lecce Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy)

Abstract

Many landscapes are the result of interactions between ecological processes, economic activities, and the administrative and political organisation of society. Therefore, as a consequence of human transformations over time, some landscapes may contain residual damaged habitats hosting testimony of past biodiversity that can be called “biodiversity heritage relicts”. From this perspective, the aim of the paper is to describe an applicative approach to habitat restoration in social-ecological landscapes. The approach entails the restoration of vegetation using GIS analysis integrated with field activities and a phytosociological method. The methodology includes expert and stakeholder involvement in order to increase the resilience of the measures over time, thereby consolidating landscape value. The approach was applied in the municipality of Campi Salentina, Province of Lecce, Italy, and the result was the restoration of an important riparian habitat classified under Directive 92/43/EEC as “ Salix alba and Populus alba galleries ” (code 92A0), which had not previously been recorded in the Province of Lecce. In this case, the project re-established a natural habitat that represented a “biodiversity heritage relict” in the landscape. The paper shows that direct knowledge of the landscape and the ability to identify “biodiversity heritage relicts”, in combination with a phytosociological approach, can enhance the effectiveness of ecological restoration projects. Moreover, social and institutional integration in projects helps ensure the management of the measures over time.

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  • Teodoro Semeraro & Alessio Turco & Stefano Arzeni & Giuseppe La Gioia & Roberta D’Armento & Riccardo Taurino & Pietro Medagli, 2021. "Habitat Restoration: An Applicative Approach to “Biodiversity Heritage Relicts” in Social-Ecological Systems," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(9), pages 1-23, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:10:y:2021:i:9:p:898-:d:622291
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