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July 10, 2026One EcosystemOpen Access

Beyond surface change: assessing ecosytem services capacity loss from land-take in Wallonia

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MPMarie PaironMDMarc Dufrêne

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Quantifies land-take and its impact on ecosystem services capacity in Wallonia, highlighting the importance of soil condition data.

Key Points

  • This research aims to quantify land-take in Wallonia and examine its effects on ecosystem services capacity, focusing on soil and topographic properties.
  • Quantification of land-take in Wallonia from 2007 to 2018.
  • Characterization of affected areas using key soil and topographic properties like wetness and texture.
  • Application of an ecosystem service capacity matrix to integrate ecosystem conditions with land-use data.
  • Average annual land-take of 21.43 km², exceeding European estimates due to differing methodologies.
  • Significant declines in the capacity of ecosystems to supply regulating ecosystem services, particularly in water quality and flood risk mitigation.
  • Highlighting the impact on ecologically constrained soils, which are critical despite their limited agronomic value.

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Pairon et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a508b966eeac72a437a01d6https://doi.org/10.3897/oneeco.11.e172396
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