Rossi M. (1), Torri D. (1), Diele F. (2), Marangi C. (2), Ragni S. (2, 5), Blonda P. (3), Nagendra H. (4) with contribution of Marchesini I. (1), Santi E. (1), 2013, Report on habitat state and ecosystem status assessment. Deliverable D6.5 of BIO_SOS project (FP7-SPA-2010-1-263435), 2013,
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The assessment of the ecosystem state, in terms of the functionality of the soil and of the soil/vegetation interactions is a relevant step of the procedures for monitoring the impact of human activities and climate changes on landscapes. The focus is here on the connectivity of the landscape with respect to the flux of different elements like water, sediment and fauna. The deliverable is organized into two parts_ a) the first one introduces a new landscape, plants, landslides and erosion model, which exploits the Landscape Function Analysis framework to deal with the hydrogeological connectivity. As a result of the proposed methodology we provide an example of scenario analysis, applied to a BIO_SOS study site; b) the second one deals with the connectivity related to fauna fluxes. We introduce a new mathematical model, built on the metapopulation dynamics approach, to study predator-prey populations dynamics. The study has been motivated by the conservation issues related to the wolf-wild boar pair populating the Alta Murgia BIO_SOS study site.

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