peatlands, rewetting, landscape, pollination service

Peatlands in Brandenburg, Germany, are significant sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to extensive drainage for agriculture. Rewetting degraded peatlands, combined with sustainable land management strategies such as paludiculture, is increasingly recognized for its potential to mitigate climate change, enhance biodiversity, and ensure economic value creation. However, the effects of these landscape transformations on other ecosystem services, such as pollination services and landscape heterogeneity, remain largely underexplored.This study investigates how different land-use scenarios in the Upper Rhinluch landscape influence pollination services by affecting the availability and spatial arrangement of floral resources and nesting sites for various pollinator groups. We developed and analyzed multiple landscape scenarios with varying degrees of rewetting and paludiculture implementation, considering both compositional and configurational heterogeneity. By modifying the spatially explicit InVEST crop pollination model, we assessed potential changes in pollinator abundance and pollination supply across these scenarios0.By comparing different configurations of rewetted and cultivated areas, the study examines potential trade-offs between large-scale landscape transformations aligned with GHG reduction targets and more diversified land-use patterns. Additionally, we analyzed hotspots and coldspots of pollination supply to better understand spatial variations in pollination potential across the landscape. The findings underscore the importance of landscape-scale planning in peatland restoration projects. Integrating pollination services into landscape assessments can support decision-making that balances climate mitigation, biodiversity conservation, and agricultural productivity.

Peatlands in Brandenburg, Germany, are significant sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to extensive drainage for agriculture. Rewetting degraded peatlands, combined with sustainable land management strategies such as paludiculture, is increasingly recognized for its potential to mitigate climate change, enhance biodiversity, and ensure economic value creation. However, the effects of these landscape transformations on other ecosystem services, such as pollination services and landscape heterogeneity, remain largely underexplored.This study investigates how different land-use scenarios in the Upper Rhinluch landscape influence pollination services by affecting the availability and spatial arrangement of floral resources and nesting sites for various pollinator groups. We developed and analyzed multiple landscape scenarios with varying degrees of rewetting and paludiculture implementation, considering both compositional and configurational heterogeneity. By modifying the spatially explicit InVEST crop pollination model, we assessed potential changes in pollinator abundance and pollination supply across these scenarios0.By comparing different configurations of rewetted and cultivated areas, the study examines potential trade-offs between large-scale landscape transformations aligned with GHG reduction targets and more diversified land-use patterns. Additionally, we analyzed hotspots and coldspots of pollination supply to better understand spatial variations in pollination potential across the landscape. The findings underscore the importance of landscape-scale planning in peatland restoration projects. Integrating pollination services into landscape assessments can support decision-making that balances climate mitigation, biodiversity conservation, and agricultural productivity.