Impact Of Conservative Management Research Articles

Impact of Conservative Management vs. Dialysis Transition on Survival in a National Advanced CKD Cohort

Impact of Conservative Management vs. Dialysis Transition on Survival in a National Advanced CKD Cohort

Spatial assessment of ecosystem services provisioning changes in a forest-dominated protected area in NE Turkey.

Forested landscapes offer high provisioning capacities for many ecosystem services (ES), yet their capabilities may change in time due to multifaceted ES drivers. Therefore, assessing the changes in individual ES is critical for ecosystem-based management. This study analyzes the spatio-temporal changes in ES provided by a forest-dominated protected area in NE, Turkey. To this end, 18 ES were quantified and mapped using the ES matrix approach for 1985 and 2021. Then, the status of the ES and potential drivers of landscape changes were revealed through the assessment of demographic and management structure changes. The results showed that the multiple ES provisioning capacity of the landscape increased by 7% over 35years. The capacities for "crops" and "livestock" ES decreased for the same period. The most prominent ES were "wild foods," "erosion regulation," and "knowledge systems." Spatially, ES hotspots accumulated in the northern parts and the core zone of the protected area. The most significant changes occurred in the lowlands, mostly composed of degraded forests and coppices as of 1985 after their transformation into productive forests. The spatio-temporal changes in many ES can be attributed to the declaration of the landscape as a protected area in 1994. The removal of anthropogenic pressure and the impact of conservation management can be evaluated as the main drivers for the positive changes in the total ES capacity. Thus, sound policy structures and effective conservation strategies should be further encouraged for increasing protected areas' capacities to provide the large array of ES.

Impact of conservation management on land change: a case study in Guassa Community Conservation Area for the last 31 years (1986–2015)

This study investigated the impact of community conservation on land use and land cover dynamics in Guassa Community Conservation Area (GCCA), located in North Shewa Zone, Amhara Regional State, in Ethiopia. The Guassa community has a long tradition of conserving the locally known GUASSA (Festuca macrophylla) grass, which is important for the livelihoods of the community in the area for roof thatching, household uses and income generation. The objective of this study was to determine the rate of land use and land cover change (LULCC) and to identify the causes of this change in the GCCA. Satellite data were obtained from LANDSAT satellite images taken in 1986, 2003 and 2015. These images were classified with a maximum likelihood algorithm under a supervised classification method in ERDAS IMAGINE software and LULCC was analyzed using spatial analysis tools of ArcGIS 10.4 software. The local community was surveyed to determine the perception of the local community about LULCC in GCCA. The analysis determined five land cover categories: forest, bare land, farm land, shrubland and grassland. The forest land cover type constituted about 2.12% of the total area of GCCA in 1986 and increased by 1.82% from 1986 to 2003. Bare land increased over the years. Farm land at the border of GCCA decreased from 517.4 ha in 1986 to 495.09 ha in 2003 but increased to 540.8 ha in 2015. Findings from local community survey implied change of government, population growth, agricultural expansion, fire wood collection and settlement and increasing infrastructures as the major causes for the land use change of area. For sustainability of the area, it is important to strengthen and promote the traditional community conservation system which has kept the area for over 400 years.

The Impact of Conservation Management on the Community Composition of Multiple Organism Groups in Eutrophic Interconnected Man-Made Ponds

Ponds throughout the world are subjected to a variety of management measures for purposes of biodiversity conservation. Current conservation efforts typically comprise a combination of multiple measures that directly and indirectly impact a wide range of organism groups. Knowledge of the relative impact of individual measures on different taxonomic groups is important for the development of effective conservation programs. We conducted a field study of 28 man-made ponds, representing four management types differing in the frequency of periodic pond drainage and the intensity of fish stock management. We disentangled the relative importance of direct and indirect effects of pond management measures on the community composition of phytoplankton, zooplankton, aquatic macro-invertebrates, submerged and emergent vascular plants. With the exception of phytoplankton, pond management had strong effects on the community composition of all investigated biota. Whether management affected communities directly or indirectly through its impact on fish communities or local environmental conditions in the pond varied between organism groups. Overall, the impact of pond drainage regime and fish community characteristics on the community composition of target organism groups were more important than local environmental conditions. The majority of taxa were negatively associated with fish density, whereas multiple emergent plant species and several taxa of aquatic macro-invertebrates were positively affected by increased drainage frequency. The effects of fish community and drainage tended to be largely independent. The present study indicates that pond drainage is an important element for biodiversity conservation in eutrophicated shallow and interconnected man-made ponds.

The Impact of Conservative Management

Conservative management is the primary option for most women with stress, urgency, or mixed incontinence. Treatment is readily available, is free from complications, and is effective for patients awaiting or unsuitable for surgery. Good results can be obtained with pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFMEs), which underpin all conservative management, with or without lifestyle intervention (e.g., weight loss, smoking cessation, reduced caffeine intake), bladder retraining, and anti-incontinence devices (e.g., vaginal cones). However, a lack of randomised controlled trials using standardised treatment programmes makes it difficult to identify the advantages and disadvantages of different conservative approaches. Poor long-term patient compliance and inadequate training for nurses and therapists involved in conservative management of urinary incontinence are likely to have a significant negative impact on outcomes. Better patient support and improved education for professionals, together with more research into optimal methodology, are needed to ensure that full benefits are achieved.