Search Results - "Comin, Francisco A."

The ecosystem services supplied by urban green infrastructure depend on their naturalness, functionality and imperviousness by Hanna, Elie, Bruno, Daniel, Comín, Francisco A.

“…Urban green infrastructure (UGI) can provide key ecosystem services (ES) for human well-being. For this purpose, it is critical to ascertain which…”
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A framework for the social valuation of ecosystem services by Felipe-lucia, Maria R, Comin, Francisco A, Escalera-reyes, Javier

“…Methods to assess ecosystem services using ecological or economic approaches are considerably better defined than methods for the social approach. To identify…”
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Nurse species could facilitate the recruitment of mangrove seedlings after hydrological rehabilitation by Teutli-Hernández, Claudia, Herrera-Silveira, Jorge A, Comín, Francisco A., López, Margarita Menéndez

“…•Hydrological restoration in mangroves favors secondary succession.•In restored mangroves facilitating plants such as Batis sp and Salicornia sp., are…”
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Ecosystem service trends in basin-scale restoration initiatives: A review by Trabucchi, Mattia, Ntshotsho, Phumza, O'Farrell, Patrick, Comín, Francisco A.

“…The integration of ecosystem services in ecological restoration projects presents an opportunity for enhancing benefits to human livelihood and funding sources…”
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Effects of wetland restoration on nitrate removal in an irrigated agricultural area: The role of in-stream and off-stream wetlands by Darwiche-Criado, Nadia, Comín, Francisco A., Masip, Adrià, García, Mercedes, Eismann, Silvia G., Sorando, Ricardo

“…•We assessed the efficiency of two different types of restored wetlands in NO3− removal.•In-stream wetlands showed higher NO3− concentrations than off-stream…”
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Modelling landscape management scenarios for equitable and sustainable futures in rural areas based on ecosystem services by Felipe-Lucia, María R., de Frutos, Angel, Comín, Francisco A.

“…Scenario analysis is a useful technique to inform landscape planning of social-ecological systems by modelling future trends in ecosystem service supply and…”
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Mapping Ecological Processes and Ecosystem Services for Prioritizing Restoration Efforts in a Semi-arid Mediterranean River Basin by Trabucchi, Mattia, O’Farrell, Patrick J., Notivol, Eduardo, Comín, Francisco A.

“…Semi-arid Mediterranean regions are highly susceptible to desertification processes which can reduce the benefits that people obtain from healthy ecosystems…”
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Seasonal variability of NO3− mobilization during flood events in a Mediterranean catchment: The influence of intensive agricultural irrigation by Darwiche-Criado, Nadia, Comín, Francisco A., Sorando, Ricardo, Sánchez-Pérez, José Miguel

“…•We assessed the NO3− mobilization during flood events in different seasons.•Fertilization increased the NO3− concentration but irrigation caused its…”
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Comparing Two Multi-Criteria Methods for Prioritizing Wetland Restoration and Creation Sites Based on Ecological, Biophysical and Socio-Economic Factors by Darwiche-Criado, Nadia, Sorando, Ricardo, Eismann, Silvia G., Comín, Francisco A.

“…Wetland restoration has been recognized as a useful tool for improving water quality. Many studies have focused on developing strategies and models to optimize…”
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Ecosystem services–biodiversity relationships depend on land use type in floodplain agroecosystems by Felipe-Lucia, María R., Comín, Francisco A.

“…•Natural habitats supplied more services and biodiversity than cultivated land use types.•Most ecosystem services strongly correlated to plant diversity…”
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Scenario Analysis of Green Infrastructure to Adapt Medium-Size Cities to Climate Change: The Case of Zaragoza, Spain by Hanna, Elie, Felipe-Lucia, María R., Comín, Francisco A.

“…Planning a well-structured urban green infrastructure (UGI) is essential for cities to counteract the impacts of climate change. Soil carbon and air…”
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A protocol to prioritize wetland restoration and creation for water quality improvement in agricultural watersheds by Comín, Francisco A., Sorando, Ricardo, Darwiche-Criado, Nadia, García, Mercedes, Masip, Adriá

“…•A protocol to select sites for wetland restoration at watershed scale is presented.•SWAT modeling is used for identifying sites for wetland restoration.•It is…”
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Taxonomic and functional successional patterns in macroinvertebrates related to flying dispersal abilities: a case study from isolated manmade ponds at reclaimed opencast coal mines by Miguel-Chinchilla, Leticia, Boix, Dani, Gascón, Stéphanie, Comín, Francisco A.

“…It has been proposed that communities change from r to K strategies during primary succession. However, because strong-flying organisms are expected to arrive…”
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Constructed wetlands increase the taxonomic and functional diversity of a degraded floodplain by Español, Cecilia, Gallardo, Belinda, Comín, Francisco A., Pino, M. Rosa

“…Numerous wetland restoration projects have been implemented in recent years to mitigate the increasing loss of global wetland surface area caused by human…”
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Relationships between Landscape Pattern, Wetland Characteristics, and Water Quality in Agricultural Catchments by Moreno-Mateos, David, Mander, Ulo, Comin, Francisco A, Pedrocchi, Cesar, Uuemaa, Evelyn

“…Water quality in streams is dependent on landscape metrics at catchment and wetland scales. A study was undertaken to evaluate the correlation between…”
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Hierarchical priority setting for restoration in a watershed in NE Spain, based on assessments of soil erosion and ecosystem services by Trabucchi, Mattia, Comín, Francisco A., O’Farrell, Patrick J.

“…Maintaining and enhancing ecosystem services through the restoration of degraded ecosystems have become an important biodiversity conservation strategy…”
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Effects of wetland construction on water quality in a semi-arid catchment degraded by intensive agricultural use by Moreno-Mateos, David, Pedrocchi, César, Comín, Francisco A.

“…Many factors can influence the improvement of water quality in surface-flow constructed wetlands (SFW). To test if water quality was improved, especially in…”
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Assessing metal pollution in ponds constructed for controlling runoff from reclaimed coal mines by Miguel-Chinchilla, Leticia, Gonzalez, Eduardo, Comin, Francisco A

“…Constructing ponds to protect downstream ecosystems is a common practice in opencast coal mine reclamation. As these ponds remain integrated in the landscape,…”
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Structural and functional loss in restored wetland ecosystems by Moreno-Mateos, David, Power, Mary E, Comín, Francisco A, Yockteng, Roxana

“…Wetlands are among the most productive and economically valuable ecosystems in the world. However, because of human activities, over half of the wetland…”
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Avian communities' preferences in recently created agricultural wetlands in irrigated landscapes of semi-arid areas by Moreno-Mateos, David, Pedrocchi, César, Comín, Francisco A

“…Numerous wetlands have been created spontaneously in the Ebro river basin as a consequence of new irrigation developments over the last 50 years. Water used…”
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