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Riparian buffers in tropical agriculture: scientific support, effectiveness and directions for policy

There is a weak evidence base supporting the effective management of riparian ecosystems within tropical agriculture. Policies to protect riparian buffers—strips of non-cultivated land alongside waterways—are vague and vary greatly between countries. From a rapid evidence appraisal, we find that rip...

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Main Authors:	Luke, Sarah H., Slade, Eleanor M., Gray, Claudia L., Annammala, Kogila V., Drewer, Julia, Williamson, Joseph, Agama, Agnes L., Ationg, Miklin, Mitchell, Simon L., Vairappan, Charles S., Struebig, Matthew J.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2019
Subjects:	TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87583/1/KogilaVAnnammala2019_RiparianBuffersinTropicalAgricultureScientific.pdf http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87583/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13280
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spelling	my.utm.875832020-11-30T09:04:06Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87583/ Riparian buffers in tropical agriculture: scientific support, effectiveness and directions for policy Luke, Sarah H. Slade, Eleanor M. Gray, Claudia L. Annammala, Kogila V. Drewer, Julia Williamson, Joseph Agama, Agnes L. Ationg, Miklin Mitchell, Simon L. Vairappan, Charles S. Struebig, Matthew J. TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) There is a weak evidence base supporting the effective management of riparian ecosystems within tropical agriculture. Policies to protect riparian buffers—strips of non-cultivated land alongside waterways—are vague and vary greatly between countries. From a rapid evidence appraisal, we find that riparian buffers are beneficial to hydrology, water quality, biodiversity and some ecosystem functions in tropical landscapes. However, effects on connectivity, carbon storage and emissions reduction remain understudied. Riparian functions are mediated by buffer width and habitat quality, but explicit threshold recommendations are rare. Policy implications. A one-size fits all width criterion, commonly applied, will be insufficient to provide all riparian functions in all circumstances. Context-specific guidelines for allocating, restoring and managing riparian buffers are necessary to minimise continued degradation of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in tropical agriculture. Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2019-01-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87583/1/KogilaVAnnammala2019_RiparianBuffersinTropicalAgricultureScientific.pdf Luke, Sarah H. and Slade, Eleanor M. and Gray, Claudia L. and Annammala, Kogila V. and Drewer, Julia and Williamson, Joseph and Agama, Agnes L. and Ationg, Miklin and Mitchell, Simon L. and Vairappan, Charles S. and Struebig, Matthew J. (2019) Riparian buffers in tropical agriculture: scientific support, effectiveness and directions for policy. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56 (1). pp. 85-92. ISSN 0021-8901 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13280 DOI:10.1111/1365-2664.13280
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spellingShingle	TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Luke, Sarah H. Slade, Eleanor M. Gray, Claudia L. Annammala, Kogila V. Drewer, Julia Williamson, Joseph Agama, Agnes L. Ationg, Miklin Mitchell, Simon L. Vairappan, Charles S. Struebig, Matthew J. Riparian buffers in tropical agriculture: scientific support, effectiveness and directions for policy
description	There is a weak evidence base supporting the effective management of riparian ecosystems within tropical agriculture. Policies to protect riparian buffers—strips of non-cultivated land alongside waterways—are vague and vary greatly between countries. From a rapid evidence appraisal, we find that riparian buffers are beneficial to hydrology, water quality, biodiversity and some ecosystem functions in tropical landscapes. However, effects on connectivity, carbon storage and emissions reduction remain understudied. Riparian functions are mediated by buffer width and habitat quality, but explicit threshold recommendations are rare. Policy implications. A one-size fits all width criterion, commonly applied, will be insufficient to provide all riparian functions in all circumstances. Context-specific guidelines for allocating, restoring and managing riparian buffers are necessary to minimise continued degradation of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in tropical agriculture.
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author	Luke, Sarah H. Slade, Eleanor M. Gray, Claudia L. Annammala, Kogila V. Drewer, Julia Williamson, Joseph Agama, Agnes L. Ationg, Miklin Mitchell, Simon L. Vairappan, Charles S. Struebig, Matthew J.
author_facet	Luke, Sarah H. Slade, Eleanor M. Gray, Claudia L. Annammala, Kogila V. Drewer, Julia Williamson, Joseph Agama, Agnes L. Ationg, Miklin Mitchell, Simon L. Vairappan, Charles S. Struebig, Matthew J.
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title	Riparian buffers in tropical agriculture: scientific support, effectiveness and directions for policy
title_short	Riparian buffers in tropical agriculture: scientific support, effectiveness and directions for policy
title_full	Riparian buffers in tropical agriculture: scientific support, effectiveness and directions for policy
title_fullStr	Riparian buffers in tropical agriculture: scientific support, effectiveness and directions for policy
title_full_unstemmed	Riparian buffers in tropical agriculture: scientific support, effectiveness and directions for policy
title_sort	riparian buffers in tropical agriculture: scientific support, effectiveness and directions for policy
publisher	Blackwell Publishing Ltd
publishDate	2019
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87583/1/KogilaVAnnammala2019_RiparianBuffersinTropicalAgricultureScientific.pdf http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87583/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13280
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Riparian buffers in tropical agriculture: scientific support, effectiveness and directions for policy

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