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Lorena Peña
Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Basque Country, Spain

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Conference paper
Published: 01 December 2020 in Environmental Sciences Proceedings
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Biosphere Reserves are laboratories of sustainability that provide local solutions to global challenges. They promote research, education and the creation of communities of practice that jointly generate knowledge that may be applicable in decision-making. The context of the global COVID-19 pandemic posed a great challenge to all teaching and learning processes and so to the co-creation of knowledge. In response, we developed an online teaching environment (webinar) to enhance the value of ecosystems and analyze the perception of youth, a key interest group in participatory governance of the territory, in relation to the provision of ecosystem services in the Biosphere Reserve in Indonesia. We took the experience of the Project “Ecosystem Services Assessment of the Basque Country” as a reference and developed a questionnaire on the perception of the provision of local ecosystem services. Our results contribute to establishing a baseline to understand the relationship of youth with the territory and to setting up an international scientific cooperation. This experience showed that the promotion of online solutions can help counteract the negative effects of the global pandemic on teaching and learning processes and also empower local actors in sharing local management in the territory.

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Alberto Hernández-Salinas; María Viota; Miren Onaindia; Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi; Lorena Peña; Beatriz Fernández; Jasone Unzueta; Yohannes Purwanto; Johnny S. Tasirin; N. Gustaf F. Mamangkey; Fabiola B. Saroinsong. Promoting the Co-Creation of Knowledge under Physical Distancing Conditions through the Participation of Youth in the Bunaken-Tangkoko-Minahasa Biosphere Reserve (North Sulawesi, Indonesia). Environmental Sciences Proceedings 2020, 5, 21 .

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Alberto Hernández-Salinas, María Viota, Miren Onaindia, Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi, Lorena Peña, Beatriz Fernández, Jasone Unzueta, Yohannes Purwanto, Johnny S. Tasirin, N. Gustaf F. Mamangkey, Fabiola B. Saroinsong. Promoting the Co-Creation of Knowledge under Physical Distancing Conditions through the Participation of Youth in the Bunaken-Tangkoko-Minahasa Biosphere Reserve (North Sulawesi, Indonesia). Environmental Sciences Proceedings. 2020; 5 (1):21.

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Alberto Hernández-Salinas; María Viota; Miren Onaindia; Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi; Lorena Peña; Beatriz Fernández; Jasone Unzueta; Yohannes Purwanto; Johnny S. Tasirin; N. Gustaf F. Mamangkey; Fabiola B. Saroinsong. 2020. "Promoting the Co-Creation of Knowledge under Physical Distancing Conditions through the Participation of Youth in the Bunaken-Tangkoko-Minahasa Biosphere Reserve (North Sulawesi, Indonesia)." Environmental Sciences Proceedings 5, no. 1: 21.

Journal article
Published: 30 July 2020 in Forests
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In the last decade, the population of the white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos lilfordi) (WBW) in Navarre has been reduced mainly due to the loss of suitable habitat for this species from intensive forest management, leading almost to its extinction. This study aimed to identify the key structural elements of breeding habitats of the WBW and analyze their effect on the composition of the saproxylic fungi community within the habitats. In the Special Area of Conservation, namely Quinto Real in Navarre, 20 circular plots (500 m2) and 10 transects (150–300 m) were located inside and outside WBW territories. Within each sample plot, forest structure, deadwood, microhabitats, regeneration, and saproxylic fungi community were studied. The results showed that the key elements in the WBW territories were high trees, high diversity of deadwood (with a high presence of big and late-decay deadwood), high snag volume, and high microhabitat diversity. Although the past management is also evident in the variability of some of those characteristics, this species is well adapted to different structural and compositional conditions of the territory. The saproxylic fungi community was richer among the WBW territories, and in those areas, the presence of Fomes fomentarius was high, compared to non-WBW territories where it was not present. In conclusion, to maintain and protect the studied population, it is necessary to implement sustainable management that guarantees the conservation of the key elements for the WBW territories (structural heterogeneity and high deadwood diversity) in order to increase the suitability of the habitat for WBWs.

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Ainhoa Urkijo-Letona; Susana Cárcamo; Lorena Peña; Beatriz Fernández De Manuel; Miren Onaindia; Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi. Key Elements of the White-Backed Woodpecker’s (Dendrocopos leucotos lilfordi) Habitat in Its European South-Western Limits. Forests 2020, 11, 831 .

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Ainhoa Urkijo-Letona, Susana Cárcamo, Lorena Peña, Beatriz Fernández De Manuel, Miren Onaindia, Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi. Key Elements of the White-Backed Woodpecker’s (Dendrocopos leucotos lilfordi) Habitat in Its European South-Western Limits. Forests. 2020; 11 (8):831.

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Ainhoa Urkijo-Letona; Susana Cárcamo; Lorena Peña; Beatriz Fernández De Manuel; Miren Onaindia; Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi. 2020. "Key Elements of the White-Backed Woodpecker’s (Dendrocopos leucotos lilfordi) Habitat in Its European South-Western Limits." Forests 11, no. 8: 831.

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Published: 30 June 2020 in Sustainability
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Sustainable development has to be based on scientific knowledge, social agreements, and political decisions. This study aimed to analyse the implementation of the ecosystem services approach (ESA) in the spatial planning of the Basque Country, via the co-creation of knowledge. This paper uses a proposal for a regional green infrastructure (GI) to examine the co-creation of knowledge process. It addresses the community of practice; a process of co-creation of knowledge through workshops and meeting, SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis using an online survey, and mapping and identification of the multifunctional areas that provide ecosystem services (ES) to develop a GI. Results indicate that ESA has been included in spatial planning actions at different scales (biosphere reserve, metropolitan area, and region). This subsequently created an avenue for understanding the political necessities at play, so that scientists can develop useful tools for sustainable development. The findings also draw attention to the importance of establishing a constructive and mutually comprehensible dialogue between politicians, technical experts and scientists. For ES to be part of spatial planning, ESA has to be taken into account at the beginning of the planning process. We conclude that building bridges between science and spatial planning can help establish science-based management guidelines and tools that help enhance the sustainability of the territory.

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Lorena Peña; Beatriz Fernández De Manuel; Leire Méndez-Fernández; María Viota; Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi; Miren Onaindia. Co-Creation of Knowledge for Ecosystem Services Approach to Spatial Planning in the Basque Country. Sustainability 2020, 12, 5287 .

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Lorena Peña, Beatriz Fernández De Manuel, Leire Méndez-Fernández, María Viota, Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi, Miren Onaindia. Co-Creation of Knowledge for Ecosystem Services Approach to Spatial Planning in the Basque Country. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (13):5287.

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Lorena Peña; Beatriz Fernández De Manuel; Leire Méndez-Fernández; María Viota; Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi; Miren Onaindia. 2020. "Co-Creation of Knowledge for Ecosystem Services Approach to Spatial Planning in the Basque Country." Sustainability 12, no. 13: 5287.

Journal article
Published: 23 November 2018 in Sustainability
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In the last decades, some European cities have undergone important changes in search of a more sustainable development. This is the case for the city of Bilbao (Bizkaia, Basque Country), where a Greenbelt has been maintained surrounding the urban areas allowing the periurban areas to deliver ecosystem services (ES) to society. However, the role of the different ecosystems in the provision of ES is not the same, which can lead to conflicts among them. The aim of this study is to analyze the synergies and trade-offs among the eight most important ES in the Bilbao Metropolitan Greenbelt (BMG) to orient their management strategies towards more multifunctional landscapes. We mapped the ES and overlapped them looking for the most relevant areas for the provision of multiple ES and areas that are mostly lacking ES provision. We identify also existing ES trade-offs and synergies between ES using correlations so that managers can prioritize preservation efforts of land use types in the rest of the area. The results show that provisioning ES had trade-offs with regulating and cultural ES and the latter showed synergies between them. The former are mainly delivered by semi-natural ecosystems, while regulating and cultural ES are delivered mainly by natural ecosystems. Moreover, the most relevant areas for the provision of multiple ES were proposed as potential components of a Green Infrastructure (GI). Their identification and ES bundles could help decision-makers to orient their management strategies towards sustainability in metropolitan areas.

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Lorena Peña; Miren Onaindia; Beatriz Fernández De Manuel; Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi; Izaskun Casado-Arzuaga. Analysing the Synergies and Trade-Offs between Ecosystem Services to Reorient Land Use Planning in Metropolitan Bilbao (Northern Spain). Sustainability 2018, 10, 4376 .

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Lorena Peña, Miren Onaindia, Beatriz Fernández De Manuel, Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi, Izaskun Casado-Arzuaga. Analysing the Synergies and Trade-Offs between Ecosystem Services to Reorient Land Use Planning in Metropolitan Bilbao (Northern Spain). Sustainability. 2018; 10 (12):4376.

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Lorena Peña; Miren Onaindia; Beatriz Fernández De Manuel; Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi; Izaskun Casado-Arzuaga. 2018. "Analysing the Synergies and Trade-Offs between Ecosystem Services to Reorient Land Use Planning in Metropolitan Bilbao (Northern Spain)." Sustainability 10, no. 12: 4376.

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Published: 25 July 2018 in Land Use Policy
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New solutions are necessary for the reconciliation of food production and environmental conservation. This study focuses on determining the synergies and trade-offs between agrological capacity and ecosystem services (ES) in an industrialized region in northern Iberian Peninsula in order to improve an efficient use of soils. The methodology provided here allows the mapping of the best areas for equilibrating both agrological capacity and provision of ES. We specifically determine the most suitable areas to develop new agricultural activities with the greatest efficacy. Results highlight the synergies between agrological capacity, habitat maintenance, pollination, and aesthetic values. Moreover, the creation of new grasslands and croplands in productive soils occupied by forest plantations would enhance agriculture, some ES, and landscape multi-functionality. However, decreasing the area of forest plantations in favour of agricultural lands would create trade-offs with carbon storage. These trade-offs could be relativized if actual environmental and economical situations are taken into account. Based on the results obtained applying the proposed methodology, policy-makers have the opportunity to manage a transition towards more sustainable land use through specific actions while increasing local food security.

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Miren Onaindia; Lorena Peña; Beatriz Fernández de Manuel; Gloria Rodríguez-Loinaz; Iosu Madariaga; Igone Palacios-Agúndez; Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi. Land use efficiency through analysis of agrological capacity and ecosystem services in an industrialized region (Biscay, Spain). Land Use Policy 2018, 78, 650 -661.

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Miren Onaindia, Lorena Peña, Beatriz Fernández de Manuel, Gloria Rodríguez-Loinaz, Iosu Madariaga, Igone Palacios-Agúndez, Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi. Land use efficiency through analysis of agrological capacity and ecosystem services in an industrialized region (Biscay, Spain). Land Use Policy. 2018; 78 ():650-661.

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Miren Onaindia; Lorena Peña; Beatriz Fernández de Manuel; Gloria Rodríguez-Loinaz; Iosu Madariaga; Igone Palacios-Agúndez; Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi. 2018. "Land use efficiency through analysis of agrological capacity and ecosystem services in an industrialized region (Biscay, Spain)." Land Use Policy 78, no. : 650-661.

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Published: 10 January 2018 in Forests
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The contributions of green infrastructure (GI) to human well-being have been widely recognised; however, pathways for its systematic implementation are missing. Local governments can play a crucial role in the conservation of GI, and a formal recognition of this role in budgeting systems would foster the inclusion of GI in their agenda. The aim of this study is to identify the principal components of GI at the local level to form a basis for a compensatory economic scheme. We identified the principal components of GI based on the mapping of biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services provision. Furthermore, we analysed the potentiality of an incentive mechanism to promote GI based on the protection status of GI. Finally, an incentive mechanism to promote GI at the municipality level was proposed. The results showed that the GI of Biscay is mainly composed of the natural forests presented in the area, and that 50% of the principal components of the GI are not protected. Furthermore, one third of the protected principal components of the GI only has protection at the municipality level. So, we propose a Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES)-like scheme at the municipality level based on the cover of natural forests, where the objective is the conservation and promotion of the GI.

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Gloria Rodríguez-Loinaz; Lorena Peña; Igone Palacios-Agundez; Ibone Ametzaga; Miren Onaindia; Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi. Identifying Green Infrastructure as a Basis for an Incentive Mechanism at the Municipality Level in Biscay (Basque Country). Forests 2018, 9, 22 .

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Gloria Rodríguez-Loinaz, Lorena Peña, Igone Palacios-Agundez, Ibone Ametzaga, Miren Onaindia, Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi. Identifying Green Infrastructure as a Basis for an Incentive Mechanism at the Municipality Level in Biscay (Basque Country). Forests. 2018; 9 (1):22.

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Gloria Rodríguez-Loinaz; Lorena Peña; Igone Palacios-Agundez; Ibone Ametzaga; Miren Onaindia; Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi. 2018. "Identifying Green Infrastructure as a Basis for an Incentive Mechanism at the Municipality Level in Biscay (Basque Country)." Forests 9, no. 1: 22.

Journal article
Published: 20 December 2017 in Change and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems
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To sustain cultural ecosystem services and cultural heritage it is important to go in depth in the science policy interface, because efficient governance mechanisms emerge from the cooperation of scientists and practitioners. In the Basque Country, we are on the road towards adaptive and resilient landscape management through an integrative approach that enhances the link between science, policy-making and society. Key elements of this approach are: The establishment from the outset of a transdisciplinar community of practice; the creation of specific transdisciplinar working groups to go in depth with concrete applicability measures; a strong outreach strategy and educational programs development; and last but not least, the involvement of stakeholders at multiple stage of the process. Diverse research lines are carried out during the process (e.g. mapping ecosystems services, analyzing social perceptions), whose results are combined to help identify response options for sustainable landscape. Relevant policy implementations of the results of this broad research are already taking place in the Basque Country. The proved utility of this working mechanism makes key agents to continue involved, and to attract more agents into the process. These transdisciplinary processes facilitate the creation of synergies and win-win solutions towards sustainable management of cultural ecosystem services.

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Igone Palacios-Agundez; Lorena Peña; Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi; Gloria Rodríguez-Loinaz; Miren Onaindia. Sustainable landscape management based on cultural ecosystem services. Change and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems 2017, 3, 1 .

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Igone Palacios-Agundez, Lorena Peña, Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi, Gloria Rodríguez-Loinaz, Miren Onaindia. Sustainable landscape management based on cultural ecosystem services. Change and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems. 2017; 3 (1):1.

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Igone Palacios-Agundez; Lorena Peña; Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi; Gloria Rodríguez-Loinaz; Miren Onaindia. 2017. "Sustainable landscape management based on cultural ecosystem services." Change and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems 3, no. 1: 1.

Article
Published: 24 October 2016 in Environmental Management
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Biodiversity hotspots and geosites are indivisible parts of natural heritage. Therefore, an adequate spatial delimitation and understanding of both and their linkages are necessary in order to be able to establish conservation policies. Normally, biodiversity hotspots are a typical target for those policies but, generally, geosites are not taken into account. Thus, this paper aims to fill this gap by providing an easily replicable method for the identification and integration of the geosites and the biodiversity hotspots in a Network for Integrative Nature Conservation that highlights their linkages. The method here presented has been applied to Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve situated in southeastern of the Bay of Biscay. The obtained results indicate that some geosites that are not directly related with biodiversity hotspots remain unprotected. Thus, from the study carried out, it can be stated that we conserving just the biodiversity hotspots is not enough to conserve the whole natural heritage of a protected area, as some plots interesting due to their relevant geoheritage remain unprotected. Therefore, it is necessary to fully integrate geosites into the planning documents of protected areas as a part of an ecosystem approach. The ecosystem approach recognizes the integrity of abiotic and biotic elements in nature conservation policies. Moreover, the proposed framework and the innovative methodology can be used as an easy input to identify priority areas for conservation, to improve the protected areas conservation planning, and to demonstrate the linkages between biodiversity hotspots and geosites.

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Lorena Peña; Manu Monge-Ganuzas; Miren Onaindia; Beatriz Fernández De Manuel; Miren Mendia. A Holistic Approach Including Biological and Geological Criteria for Integrative Management in Protected Areas. Environmental Management 2016, 59, 325 -337.

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Lorena Peña, Manu Monge-Ganuzas, Miren Onaindia, Beatriz Fernández De Manuel, Miren Mendia. A Holistic Approach Including Biological and Geological Criteria for Integrative Management in Protected Areas. Environmental Management. 2016; 59 (2):325-337.

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Lorena Peña; Manu Monge-Ganuzas; Miren Onaindia; Beatriz Fernández De Manuel; Miren Mendia. 2016. "A Holistic Approach Including Biological and Geological Criteria for Integrative Management in Protected Areas." Environmental Management 59, no. 2: 325-337.

Journal article
Published: 01 June 2015 in Ecosystem Services
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Lorena Peña; Izaskun Casado-Arzuaga; Miren Onaindia. Mapping recreation supply and demand using an ecological and a social evaluation approach. Ecosystem Services 2015, 13, 108 -118.

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Lorena Peña, Izaskun Casado-Arzuaga, Miren Onaindia. Mapping recreation supply and demand using an ecological and a social evaluation approach. Ecosystem Services. 2015; 13 ():108-118.

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Lorena Peña; Izaskun Casado-Arzuaga; Miren Onaindia. 2015. "Mapping recreation supply and demand using an ecological and a social evaluation approach." Ecosystem Services 13, no. : 108-118.

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Published: 07 February 2014 in Landscape Ecology
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The conflict between conservation and timber production is shifting in regions such as Biscay (Basque Country, northern Spain) where planted forests are no longer profitable without public subsidies and environmentalist claim that public subsidies should be reoriented to the regeneration of natural forest. This paper develops an approach that integrates scientific knowledge and stakeholders’ demands to provide decision-making guidelines for the development of new landscape planning strategies while considering ecosystem services. First, a participatory process was conducted to develop a community vision for the region’s sustainable future considering the opportunities and constrains provided by the landscape and its ecosystems. In the participatory process forest management was considered an important driver for the region`s landscape development and forest multi-functionality was envisioned as a feasible attractive alternative. The participatory process identified a knowledge gap on the synergies and trade-offs between biodiversity and carbon storage and how these depend on different forest types. Second, to study the existing synergies and trade-offs between biodiversity and carbon storage and disentangle the identified knowledge gap, a GIS-based research was conducted based on spatially explicit indicators. Our spatial analysis results showed that natural forests’ contribution to biodiversity and carbon storage is higher than that of the plantations with exotic species in the region. The results from the spatial analysis converged with those from the participatory process in the suitability of promoting, where possible and appropriate, natural forest ecosystems restoration. This iterative learning and decision making process is already showing its effectiveness for decision making, with concrete examples of how the results obtained with the applied approach are being included in planning and decision-making processes.

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Igone Palacios-Agundez; Beatriz Fernandez DE Manuel; Gloria Rodríguez-Loinaz; Lorena Peña; Ibone Ametzaga; Josu G. Alday; Izaskun Casado-Arzuaga; Iosu Madariaga; Xabier Arana; Miren Onaindia. Integrating stakeholders’ demands and scientific knowledge on ecosystem services in landscape planning. Landscape Ecology 2014, 29, 1423 -1433.

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Igone Palacios-Agundez, Beatriz Fernandez DE Manuel, Gloria Rodríguez-Loinaz, Lorena Peña, Ibone Ametzaga, Josu G. Alday, Izaskun Casado-Arzuaga, Iosu Madariaga, Xabier Arana, Miren Onaindia. Integrating stakeholders’ demands and scientific knowledge on ecosystem services in landscape planning. Landscape Ecology. 2014; 29 (8):1423-1433.

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Igone Palacios-Agundez; Beatriz Fernandez DE Manuel; Gloria Rodríguez-Loinaz; Lorena Peña; Ibone Ametzaga; Josu G. Alday; Izaskun Casado-Arzuaga; Iosu Madariaga; Xabier Arana; Miren Onaindia. 2014. "Integrating stakeholders’ demands and scientific knowledge on ecosystem services in landscape planning." Landscape Ecology 29, no. 8: 1423-1433.

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Published: 01 November 2013 in Forest Ecology and Management
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Miren Onaindia; Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi; Mikel San Sebastián; Anaïs Mitxelena; Gloria Rodríguez-Loinaz; Lorena Peña; Josu G. Alday. Can understorey native woodland plant species regenerate under exotic pine plantations using natural succession? Forest Ecology and Management 2013, 308, 136 -144.

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Miren Onaindia, Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi, Mikel San Sebastián, Anaïs Mitxelena, Gloria Rodríguez-Loinaz, Lorena Peña, Josu G. Alday. Can understorey native woodland plant species regenerate under exotic pine plantations using natural succession? Forest Ecology and Management. 2013; 308 ():136-144.

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Miren Onaindia; Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi; Mikel San Sebastián; Anaïs Mitxelena; Gloria Rodríguez-Loinaz; Lorena Peña; Josu G. Alday. 2013. "Can understorey native woodland plant species regenerate under exotic pine plantations using natural succession?" Forest Ecology and Management 308, no. : 136-144.

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Published: 01 August 2013 in Environmental Science & Policy
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Miren Onaindia; Felipe Ballesteros; Germán Alonso; Manu Monge-Ganuzas; Lorena Peña. Participatory process to prioritize actions for a sustainable management in a biosphere reserve. Environmental Science & Policy 2013, 33, 283 -294.

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Miren Onaindia, Felipe Ballesteros, Germán Alonso, Manu Monge-Ganuzas, Lorena Peña. Participatory process to prioritize actions for a sustainable management in a biosphere reserve. Environmental Science & Policy. 2013; 33 ():283-294.

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Miren Onaindia; Felipe Ballesteros; Germán Alonso; Manu Monge-Ganuzas; Lorena Peña. 2013. "Participatory process to prioritize actions for a sustainable management in a biosphere reserve." Environmental Science & Policy 33, no. : 283-294.

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Published: 03 November 2011 in Annals of Forest Science
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Landscape structure is crucial for forest conservation in regions where the natural forest is fragmented. Practical conservation is currently shifting from local stands to a landscape perspective, although few studies have tested the relative effects of different spatial scales on plant species composition and diversity in forests. We studied vascular plants and 17 predictor variables related to landscape (i.e. patch size or the surrounding landscape matrix) and stand conditions (i.e. soil pH and stand structure) in 50 semi-natural beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forests in the northern Iberian Peninsula. We analysed the effect of landscape heterogeneity and stand-associated environmental conditions on plant species composition and diversity. Moreover, we studied the influence of these scales on the diversity of different life forms. Plant species composition and diversity responded primarily to suitable habitat proportions in the surrounding landscape and secondarily to soil pH. The response to these factors differed among life forms. Species diversity, especially tree and shrub diversity, increased with increases in the proportion of ecologically similar habitat in the surrounding landscape (forests dominated by Quercus spp.). Species diversity (primarily herb diversity) also increased with increasing soil pH. Future landscape management should seek to produce a heterogeneous matrix comprising patches of natural, unmanaged and managed deciduous forest and including other traditional uses and forest plantations.

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Lorena Peña; Ibone Ametzaga; Miren Onaindia. At which spatial scale are plant species composition and diversity affected in beech forests? Annals of Forest Science 2011, 68, 1351 -1362.

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Lorena Peña, Ibone Ametzaga, Miren Onaindia. At which spatial scale are plant species composition and diversity affected in beech forests? Annals of Forest Science. 2011; 68 (8):1351-1362.

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Lorena Peña; Ibone Ametzaga; Miren Onaindia. 2011. "At which spatial scale are plant species composition and diversity affected in beech forests?" Annals of Forest Science 68, no. 8: 1351-1362.