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SUMMARY:Ecological modelling and spatial planning for conservation and man
 agement of natural capital
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CONTACT:ainars.aunins@lu.lv\;ivo.vinogradovs@lu.lv
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Ivo Vinogradovs (University of Latvia)\, Ainars Auni
 ns (University of Latvia)\n\nEcological modelling and spatial planning for
  conservation and management of natural capitalThis session focuses on qua
 ntitative ecological modelling and spatial planning as core tools for unde
 rstanding\, governing\, and sustaining natural capital under environmental
  change and socio-economic pressure. It emphasises approaches that represe
 nt biophysical processes\, ecological limits\, and spatial structure\, and
  that translate these into operational knowledge for conservation\, restor
 ation\, and land-use decision-making\, including species distribution mode
 lling\, spatial prioritisation and connectivity analysis\, ecosystem servi
 ce and natural capital assessment\, scenario-based forecasting of land-use
  and climate change impacts\, and the use of remote sensing and GIS.The se
 ssion situates such work within coupled social–ecological systems\, link
 ing ecological models with socio-economic information and governance proce
 sses\, treating ecological constraints and biophysical limits as primary b
 oundary conditions. Particular interest lies in approaches that address sc
 ale\, uncertainty\, and validation\, support feasible development pathways
 \, and treat nature as a structured\, dynamic system that conditions socia
 l and economic organisation. Main topics:Species distribution modellingSp
 atial prioritisation and optimisation methods (e.g. reserve design\, conne
 ctivity analysis)Modelling ecosystem services and natural capital assessme
 ntIntegration of biodiversity\, ecosystem services\, and socio-economic da
 ta in spatial planningScenario analysis and forecasting of land-use and cl
 imate change impactsUse of remote sensing and GIS in ecological modellingU
 ncertainty\, scale\, and validation issues in ecological and spatial model
 s Format: in personWorking language: EnglishSubmitted abstracts may be as
 signed to the poster presentation section\, due to limited time for oral p
 resentations.\n\nhttps://conferences.lu.lv/event/806/
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LOCATION:702. room (House of Nature\, Jelgavas street 1\, Riga)
URL:https://conferences.lu.lv/event/806/
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