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{"title":"Shifts in belowground processes along a temperate forest edge","authors":"Rose Z. Abramoff, Jeffrey M. Warren, Jessica Harris, Sarah Ottinger, Jana R. Phillips, Sarah M. Garvey, Joy Winbourne, Ian Smith, Andrew Reinmann, Lucy Hutyra, David W. Allen, Melanie A. Mayes","doi":"10.1007/s10980-024-01891-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-024-01891-3","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Context</h3><p>Forests are increasingly fragmented, and as a result most forests in the United States are within one km of an edge. Edges change environmental conditions of the forest—especially radiation, roughness, temperature, and moisture—that can have consequences for plant productivity and ecosystem functions. However, edge effects on aboveground characteristics of plants and the environment are better understood relative to plant roots and soil in the belowground environment.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objectives</h3><p>Our main objectives were to determine if soil C pools and fluxes are higher at the edge relative to other landscape positions, and to understand how specific belowground processes contribute to bulk differences in pools and fluxes.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>We measured environmental conditions, live and dead fine root traits, soil chemistry, and soil respiration along a 75 m transect from interior forest to meadow in Gaithersburg, MD.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>We observed differences in the soil chemical, biological and hydrological environment between the forest interior, edge and adjacent meadow. In some cases, the forest edge represented a mid-point in environmental or belowground characteristics between the forest interior and meadow (<i>e.g.</i>, pH, C-to-N ratio [C:N], live fine root biomass, heterotrophic respiration), likely reflecting the change in litter type and quality associated with the transition from grass to woody species. In other cases, neighboring landscape positions were different from the forest edge, which was drier and had higher dead fine root biomass. Although soil C contents were not significantly different across landscape positions, there was a tendency towards higher average soil C content at the edge relative to other landscape positions, suggesting that increased C loss related to root decay and greater soil respiration at the edge relative to the forest interior may have been offset by increased C gain from high plant productivity and subsequent inputs to soil.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>This research provides insight into how forest edge environments may differ from the interior and how concurrent processes above- and belowground may contribute to those differences.</p>","PeriodicalId":54745,"journal":{"name":"Landscape Ecology","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140828915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Seasonal bee communities vary in their responses to resources at local and landscape scales: implication for land managers","authors":"Melanie Kammerer, Aaron L. Iverson, Kevin Li, John F. Tooker, Christina M. Grozinger","doi":"10.1007/s10980-024-01895-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-024-01895-z","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Context</h3><p>There is great interest in land management practices for pollinators; however, a quantitative comparison of landscape and local effects on bee communities is necessary to determine if adding small habitat patches can increase bee abundance or species richness. The value of increasing floral abundance at a site is undoubtedly influenced by the phenology and magnitude of floral resources in the landscape, but due to the complexity of measuring landscape-scale resources, these factors have been understudied.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objectives</h3><p>To address this knowledge gap, we quantified the relative importance of local versus landscape scale resources for bee communities, identified the most important metrics of local and landscape quality, and evaluated how these relationships vary with season.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>We studied season-specific relationships between local and landscape quality and wild-bee communities at 33 sites in the Finger Lakes region of New York, USA. We paired site surveys of wild bees, plants, and soil characteristics with a multi-dimensional assessment of landscape composition, configuration, insecticide toxic load, and a spatio-temporal evaluation of floral resources at local and landscape scales.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>We found that the most relevant spatial scale and landscape factor varied by season. Early-season bee communities responded primarily to landscape resources, including the presence of flowering trees and wetland habitats. In contrast, mid to late-season bee communities were more influenced by local conditions, though bee diversity was negatively impacted when sites were embedded in highly agricultural landscapes. Soil composition had complex impacts on bee communities, and likely reflects effects on plant community flowering.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>Early-season bees can be supported by adding flowering trees and wetlands, while mid to late-season bees can be supported by local addition of summer and fall flowering plants. Sites embedded in landscapes with a greater proportion of natural areas will host a greater bee species diversity.</p>","PeriodicalId":54745,"journal":{"name":"Landscape Ecology","volume":"17 1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140799138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unraveling the interplay between demography and landscape features in shaping connectivity and diversity: Insights from the leopard cat on a subtropical island","authors":"Pei-Wei Sun, Chen Hsiao, Kurtis Jai-Chyi Pei, Yu-Hsiu Lin, Mei-Ting Chen, Po-Jen Chiang, Ling Wang, Dau-Jye Lu, Pei-Chun Liao, Yu-Ten Ju","doi":"10.1007/s10980-024-01894-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-024-01894-0","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Context</h3><p>Elucidating how demography and contemporary landscape features regulate functional connectivity is crucial to implementing effective conservation strategies. We assessed the impacts of landscape features on the genetic variation of a locally endangered carnivore, the leopard cat (<i>Prionailurus bengalensis</i>) in Taiwan.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objectives</h3><p>We aim to evaluate the association between genetic structure and landscape features. We further predicted the changes in genetic diversity and suitable habitats in the future.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>We genotyped 184 leopard cats in western Taiwan using 12 nuclear microsatellites and a mitochondrial marker. We applied a landscape optimization procedure with two genetic distances to identify major genetic barriers and employed ecological niche modeling to predict the future distribution of the leopard cat.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>Bayesian demographic inferences revealed a dramatic population decline for all leopard cat populations in Taiwan. Genetic clustering and resistance surface modeling supported that the population connectivity was influenced by highways and high elevation. Niche modeling indicated low temperature was one of the primary factors limiting the occurrence of leopard cats that may inhibit their movement in high elevations. We predicted the suitable habitats of leopard cats would shrink northward and towards higher altitudes with rugged topography in response to global warming.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>Our study provided genetic evidence that leopard cats in Taiwan had undergone a dramatic population decline that may be associated with anthropogenic impacts. We also inferred the anthropogenic linear feature compromised the connectivity and persistence of leopard cats in human-mediated landscapes. Our finding serves as a model for landscape genetic studies of island carnivores in subtropical regions.</p>","PeriodicalId":54745,"journal":{"name":"Landscape Ecology","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140810971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation of landscape sustainability of protected areas and identification of its correlation factors: a case study of Beijing, China","authors":"Zhuo Lu, Youbo Zhuang, Yushu Zhang, Shujie Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s10980-024-01872-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-024-01872-6","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Context</h3><p>Protected areas (PAs) serve as robust safeguards for the ecological safety of urban areas, and positively affect their socioeconomic development. However, limited research that integrates both ecological and socioeconomic aspects to evaluate the role of PAs.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objectives</h3><p>In this study, we aimed to establish an evaluation framework for PAs that applies the concept of landscape sustainability and integrates ecological and socioeconomic functions to enhance understanding of the role of PAs. Additionally, we aimed to develop analytical framework for identifying the correlation elements of landscape sustainability of protected areas (PA-LS) and improving the understanding of the mechanisms underlying PAs.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>This study focused on 38 PAs in Beijing, China. We established the PA-LS evaluation framework to evaluate the role of PAs by analyzing changes in their overall landscape services from 2000 to 2019, and in ecological and socioeconomic functions. Subsequently, an analytical framework was established to identify the correlation factors of PA-LS, focusing on four aspects: the fundamental characteristics of PAs, landscape patterns of PAs, impact of urban areas on PAs, and human well-being within a 5 km buffer of PAs.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>The landscape sustainability evaluation of Beijings’ PAs revealed that 30 PAs (78.95% of the total) were strongly sustainable, eight (21.05%) were weakly sustainable, and none unsustainable. The results revealed that there was a positive correlation between several factors and PA-LS, including the density of the road network within a 1 km buffer of the PAs and the economic income and employment rate within a 5 km buffer of the PAs. Conversely, there was a negative correlation between one factor and PA-LS, its the distance between PAs and the urban center. Other factors, such as the category, area, classification of PAs, SHDI (ecological land), ED, LPI (forest) of PAs, and population density and residents’ health within a 5 km buffer of the PAs, were unrelated to PA-LS.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>This study established a PA-LS evaluation framework and its correlation factor analytical framework, which significantly contributes to enhancing the value cognition of PAs and enriching landscape-sustainability evaluation methods. Furthermore, the study provides valuable support and serves as a reference for the conservation and management of PAs in Beijing and similar metropolitan cities.</p>","PeriodicalId":54745,"journal":{"name":"Landscape Ecology","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140799137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Big cats persisting in human-dominated landscape: Habitat suitability and connectivity of leopards in central North China","authors":"Yidan Wang, Mingzhang Liu, Fan Xia, Yiqing Wang, Dazhao Song, Yanlin Liu, Sheng Li","doi":"10.1007/s10980-024-01896-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-024-01896-y","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Context</h3><p>The leopard (<i>Panthera pardus</i>), the only large carnivore species occurring in central North China, has undergone substantial range contraction and population decline due to anthropogenic pressure across the region.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objectives</h3><p>In this study, we aimed to map its current suitable habitats and assess the degree of connectivity between core habitats to inform future conservation planning of this big cat at the landscape scale.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>We conducted this study in central North China (34°11´ ~ 43°49´N, 103°11´ ~ 123°54´E, about 936,000 km²). We collected occurrence locations (N = 196) of leopards from 2014–2020, and modeled its habitat suitability using an “ensemble” species distribution model by incorporating environmental and anthropogenic variables. We then identified the potential dispersal corridors between core habitat patches (≥ 100 km²) through connectivity analysis.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>The leopards preferred humid forests at higher elevations with less human disturbance. Their suitable habitats were highly fragmented, with main core habitats located in Shanxi, Shaanxi, and the border between Gansu and Ningxia provinces. Among all the 8,679 km² suitable habitats, we identified 14 core habitats (139–1,084 km², mean = 495.21 km²) with a total area of 6,933 km², among which only 25.26% (1,751 km²) are covered by nature reserves and only 11 core habitats were confirmed with leopard occurrence. We also identified 8 least-cost pathways among these core habitats with an average length of 57.22 km.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>Our results revealed that, leopards are persisting in highly fragmented habitats with fragile connectivity among core habitats. The leopards remaining in North China should be considered and managed as a regional meta-population for their long-term persistence in the human-dominated landscape.</p>","PeriodicalId":54745,"journal":{"name":"Landscape Ecology","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140636713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Beta diversity partitioning reveals homogenization in bird community composition within the forest-agriculture landscape of the northern Taiwan coast","authors":"Yu-Ting Shih, Hsiang-Hua Wang, Shu-Wei Fu, Sheng-Hsin Su, Chao-Nien Koh","doi":"10.1007/s10980-024-01888-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-024-01888-y","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Context</h3><p>This study examined how human-induced landscape changes affected bird diversity in mountain villages with mixed forests and cultivated fields.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objectives</h3><p>We focused on the bird species composition (beta diversity) to determine whether species homogenization varied with forest cover differences. This study developed it as a novel metric potentially quantifying homogenization level comparison in species functional groups.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>Bird surveys were conducted at 27 sites with forest cover scattered from 0 to 100%. Bird species were divided into forest birds and nonforest birds. Beta diversity was partitioned into turnover and nestedness-resultant components, and their contribution ratio to Sørensen beta was used to examine the effect of forest cover and pairwise cover difference.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>Our results indicated that forest birds exhibited low turnover and low nestedness, whereas nonforest birds exhibited nestedness distribution characteristics. The nestedness-resultant contribution ratio of nonforest birds was higher, driven by forest cover difference (slope = 0.0080, Pseudo <i>R</i>² = 0.35^**) than that of forest birds (slope = 0.0018, Pseudo <i>R</i>² = 0.02^**). Thus, we quantify the result of forest cover decreased lead to the dominated by nestedness species in nonforest birds.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>These findings highlight the distinct effects of environmental changes on these two bird functional groups. Although the Sørensen beta diversity increases with forest cover decrease, most are contributed by nestedness-resultant nonforest birds and lead to homogenization. Thus, it is recommended that conservation plans should separately address forest and nonforest bird species to avoid the risk of underestimating species homogenization due to anthropogenic land-use and habitat degradation.</p>","PeriodicalId":54745,"journal":{"name":"Landscape Ecology","volume":"59 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140635948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Key breeding habitats of threatened golden eagles across Eastern Canada identified using a multi-level, multi-scale habitat selection approach","authors":"Laurie D. Maynard, Jérôme Lemaître, Jean-François Therrien, Tricia A. Miller, Todd Katzner, Scott Somershoe, Jeff Cooper, Robert Sargent, Nicolas Lecomte","doi":"10.1007/s10980-024-01835-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-024-01835-x","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Context</h3><p>In a conservation context, identifying key habitats suitable for reproduction, foraging, or survival is a useful tool, yet challenging for species with large geographic distributions and/or living in remote regions.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objectives</h3><p>The objective of this study is to identify selected habitats at multiple levels and scales of the threatened eastern North American population of golden eagles (<i>Aquila chrysaetos</i>). We studied habitat selection at three levels: landscape (second order of selection), foraging (third order of selection), and nesting (fourth order of selection).</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>Using tracking data from 30 adults and 366 nest coordinates spanning over a 1.5 million km² area in remote boreal and Arctic regions, we modelled the three levels of habitat selection with resource selection functions using seven environmental features (aerial, topographical, and land cover). We then calculated the relative probability of selection in the study area to identify regions with higher probabilities of selection.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>Eagles selected more for terrain ruggedness index and relative elevation than land cover (i.e., forest cover, distance to water; mean difference in relative selection strength: 1.2 [0.71; 1.69], 95% CI) at all three levels. We also found that the relative probability of selection at all three levels was ~ 25% higher in the Arctic than in the boreal regions. Eagles breeding in the Arctic travelled shorter foraging distances with greater access to habitat with a high probability of selection than boreal eagles.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusion</h3><p>Here we found which aerial and topographical features were important for several of the eagles’ life cycle needs. We also identified important areas to monitor and preserve this threatened population. The next step is to quantify the quality of habitat by linking our multi-level, multi-scale approach to population demography and performance such as reproductive success.</p>","PeriodicalId":54745,"journal":{"name":"Landscape Ecology","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140615057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Partitioning genetic structure of a subterranean rodent at multiple spatial scales: accounting for isolation by barriers, distance, and environment","authors":"Nathan Alexander, Bradley J. Cosentino, Robert L. Schooley","doi":"10.1007/s10980-024-01878-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-024-01878-0","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Context</h3><p>Understanding genetic structure at multiple spatial scales and identifying drivers of genetic isolation are important for developing comprehensive conservation plans including for grassland conservation efforts. However, few studies account for multiple genetic isolation processes nor partition genetic variance among these processes.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objectives</h3><p>We assess key processes that can create spatial genetic patterns including isolation by barrier (IBB), isolation by distance (IBD), and isolation by environment (IBE) for a widespread pocket gopher species (<i>Geomys bursarius</i>) and a spatially restricted subspecies (<i>Geomys bursarius illinoensis</i>). We further partition genetic variation to each isolating effect and identify genetic variation that was shared between processes.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>We used seven microsatellites to determine spatial genetic clustering and identify environmental factors impacting genetic similarities. Then, we used redundancy analysis to partition variance explained by IBB, IBD, and IBE.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>Major rivers including the Mississippi River acted as barriers and explained the most genetic variation across the species. In contrast, IBD explained the most genetic variation for <i>G. b. illinoensis</i>. Gophers had genetic associations to soil sand percent and soil color, but IBE uniquely explained a small amount of genetic structure for <i>G. bursarius,</i> with additional variation shared with other isolating processes.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>Gopher genetic structure resulted from barriers, distance, and environmental factors at the species range as well as for a subspecies’ region, but the relative amount of genetic variance assigned to unique isolating processes differed between scales. Delineation of conservation units should consider major rivers as natural boundaries, and finer-scale management should identify and protect areas close to source populations with similar soil friability. Our study exemplifies how analyzing gene flow at rangewide and regional scales can aid managers in developing localized strategies that fit within broader conservation units.</p>","PeriodicalId":54745,"journal":{"name":"Landscape Ecology","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140617673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Higher crop rotational diversity in more simplified agricultural landscapes in Northeastern Germany","authors":"Josepha Schiller, Clemens Jänicke, Moritz Reckling, Masahiro Ryo","doi":"10.1007/s10980-024-01889-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-024-01889-x","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Context</h3><p>Both crop rotational diversity and landscape diversity are important for ensuring resilient agricultural production and supporting biodiversity and ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes. However, the relationship between crop rotational diversity and landscape diversity is largely understudied.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objectives</h3><p>We aim to assess how crop rotational diversity is spatially organised in relation to soil, climate, and landscape diversity at a regional scale in Brandenburg, Germany.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>We used crop rotational richness, Shannon’s diversity and evenness indices per field per decade (i.e., crop rotational diversity) as a proxy for agricultural diversity and land use and land cover types and habitat types as proxies for landscape diversity. Soil and climate characteristics and geographical positions were used to identify potential drivers of the diversity facets. All spatial information was aggregated at 10 × 10 km resolution, and statistical associations were explored with interpretable machine learning methods.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>Crop rotational diversity was associated negatively with landscape diversity metrics and positively with soil quality and the proportion of agricultural land use area, even after accounting for the other variables.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusion</h3><p>Our study indicates a spatial trade-off between crop and landscape diversity (competition for space), and crop rotations are more diverse in more simplified landscapes that are used for agriculture with good quality of soil conditions. The respective strategies and targets should be tailored to the corresponding local and regional conditions for maintaining or enhancing both crop and landscape diversity jointly to gain their synergistic positive impacts on agricultural production and ecosystem management.</p>","PeriodicalId":54745,"journal":{"name":"Landscape Ecology","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140601624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Lack of social data hinders integrative urban ecology research: obstacles and opportunities","authors":"Ganlin Huang, Liyuan Chen, Morgan Grove, Weiqi Zhou, Steward Pickett","doi":"10.1007/s10980-024-01892-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-024-01892-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54745,"journal":{"name":"Landscape Ecology","volume":"97 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140601467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}