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{"title":"Shaping River Resilience: Insights from the Multidimensional Beta Diversity of Macroinvertebrates","authors":"Hanrui Wang ,&nbsp;Aixing Ma ,&nbsp;Ya Deng ,&nbsp;Minxiong Cao ,&nbsp;Ying Hu ,&nbsp;Liuhong Chang ,&nbsp;Songshan Liu ,&nbsp;Jingqi Zheng","doi":"10.1016/j.jnc.2025.127020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jnc.2025.127020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding how biodiversity mediates ecological resilience is fundamental to sustaining the stability and functionality of river ecosystems. While previous studies have linked biodiversity to resilience, the specific contribution of beta diversity remains insufficiently elucidated. In this study, we quantified taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic beta diversity in macroinvertebrate communities along the upper Qin River, partitioning each dimension into turnover and nestedness components. Using partial least squares path modeling, we investigated how these components relate to ecological resilience, indexed by the secondary productivity-to-biomass ratio (P/B ratio). We further assessed the mediating roles of aquatic plant distribution and abiotic environmental factors in shaping biodiversity-resilience dynamics. Our findings reveal that taxonomic turnover and nestedness, as well as phylogenetic turnover, exert significant and contrasting effects on the P/B ratio, while functional beta diversity exhibited no significant influence. These results suggest that species and lineage turnover enhance resilience by introducing taxa with broader environmental tolerance and divergent evolutionary strategies, whereas nestedness may constrain ecosystem function by reflecting non-random species loss. The lack of a functional beta diversity effect likely stems from trait redundancy, which buffers functional composition against taxonomic shifts. Abiotic variables emerged as key drivers of beta diversity patterns across all dimensions, whereas aquatic plant distribution had limited influence, likely due to structural redundancy and niche overlap among dominant aquatic plant forms. Collectively, these findings highlight the importance of promoting species and phylogenetic turnover and maintaining functional redundancy as mechanisms for enhancing ecological resilience. This multidimensional perspective offers an integrative framework for informing riverine biodiversity conservation and adaptive management under increasing environmental pressures.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54898,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nature Conservation","volume":"88 ","pages":"Article 127020"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144665547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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":"Media coverage of biodiversity research in the Netherlands: news triggers, sources, and frames","authors":"Anna W.M. Heerdink ,&nbsp;Nel Ruigrok ,&nbsp;Tuomas J.E. Aivelo ,&nbsp;Ionica Smeets","doi":"10.1016/j.jnc.2025.127018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jnc.2025.127018","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Addressing biodiversity loss requires both policy reforms and active public engagement. Media coverage plays a critical role in shaping societal awareness and influencing political discourse. Despite this importance, little research has examined how biodiversity is presented in the media. This study analyzes 817 Dutch newspaper articles about biodiversity research using an iterative coding process, focussing on news triggers, sources and framing. Findings indicate that nearly half of the articles were triggered by non-scientific events, such as political developments and societal debates, highlighting an opportunity for researchers to increase public engagement by linking their work to current affairs.</div><div>Scientific sources were used in 82.9% of the articles, whereas societal, political and particularly economic sources were rarely used, limiting the diversity of perspectives in biodiversity reporting. Biodiversity loss was predominantly framed through its causes, especially economic causes, while effects received limited attention. Political and economic solutions were most frequently discussed, while societal solutions were rarely mentioned. Our results imply that the current way biodiversity research is covered in newspapers might reduce the relevance to the readers. Biodiversity research communication can be more effective when broadening the diversity of sources, incorporating societal frames and ensuring a more balanced focus on causes, effects and solutions. We encourage biodiversity researchers to consider this when communicating about their work, or engaging with journalists, to enhance audience relevance and engagement.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54898,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nature Conservation","volume":"88 ","pages":"Article 127018"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144663467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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":"Determinants of health shocks: A comparative analysis of communicable and non-communicable diseases severity in the Campo Ma’an National Park Communities, Cameroon","authors":"Raoul Ndikebeng Kometa ,&nbsp;Wanie Clarkson Mvo ,&nbsp;Jude Ndzifon Kimengsi","doi":"10.1016/j.jnc.2025.127013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jnc.2025.127013","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The burden of health shocks continues to pose significant threats on human wellbeing, development and livelihoods especially in sub-Saharan African countries. Evidence on its perceptions and severity on natural resource dependent communities in Cameroon are lacking. To bridge this gap, the study uses the case of the Campo Ma’an National Park to i) identify the typology of health shocks in natural resources dependent communities, ii) explore the perceptions of natural resource dependent communities on health shocks, and iii) evaluate the severity of health shocks on natural resource-based livelihoods. To attain these objectives, a survey of 200 natural resource dependent households was conducted in four zones of the Campo Ma’an National Park, complemented by expert interviews (N = 4), and key informant interviews (N = 6). The results indicate that the Campo Ma’an National Park communities are experiencing both communicable and non-communicable diseases with higher burden. Also, the perception of health shocks was more on human-induce phenomena, followed by natural induce phenomena. In addition, varied perceptions on health shock severity revealed an increase in forest, land and water resources and livelihoods during health shocks in the region, while some perceived a decline in their livelihoods over the past five years. There is a significant difference in the severity of communicable health shocks over non-communicable health shocks in Campo Ma’an National Park communities. Diseases like malaria, HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis and COVID-19 in the area around the Campo Ma’an National Park have significant effects on the livelihoods of the local communities. The study provides empirical evidence on the link between health shocks and livelihoods in natural resource settings with emphasis on the typology and severity of health shocks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54898,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nature Conservation","volume":"87 ","pages":"Article 127013"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144654468","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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":"Uniting for survival: collective conservation drivers and strategies for the Caspian red deer","authors":"Amir Alambeigi ,&nbsp;Marzieh Keshavarz ,&nbsp;Alireza Mohammadi ,&nbsp;Dena Ziaei","doi":"10.1016/j.jnc.2025.127014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jnc.2025.127014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The vulnerability of large ungulates to extinction is a significant environmental issue due to their roles in shaping the structure and stability of ecosystems. To prevent mass extinction, some of their habitats are managed as protected areas. However, large ungulates such as the Caspian red deer still face numerous threats to their survival. Public involvement in conservation approaches may help reduce their vulnerability. Despite this, few in-depth studies have been conducted on collective actions to conserve endangered species, and little is known about the factors influencing collective action in wildlife conservation. To fill these gaps, this study aims to determine the causes, drivers, and consequences of collective action to conserve the Caspian red deer. Using qualitative research, in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with rangers, environmental activists, and conservation project managers and members in Golestan National Park, Iran. Through qualitative analysis of interviews, field visits, and participatory observations, this study reveals that Caspian red deer face survival threats due to land-use change, heavy poaching, poverty, livestock grazing, rapid development of road networks, and government policies. However, the collective conservation of Caspian red deer during the rutting season has enhanced habitat security and increased the species’ population. Furthermore, the involvement of diverse actors and multiple perspectives has fostered local community participation, environmental learning, and a sense of responsibility. The findings suggest that various institutional, sociocultural, psychological, management, and legal factors have contributed to the success of collective conservation initiatives.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54898,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nature Conservation","volume":"87 ","pages":"Article 127014"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144654467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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":"CAI − Community Aggregated Index: a tool to rank and compare species assemblages combining diversity indices","authors":"Federico Morelli","doi":"10.1016/j.jnc.2025.127017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jnc.2025.127017","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Conservation science needs suitable methods for integrating different biodiversity facets to deliver cost-effective conservation strategies for threatened species and communities. In recent years, spatial comparisons based on species assemblages (e.g., communities) were performed using species richness, functional diversity, evolutionary diversity, and many other community or diversity metrics. Here, I propose using a bi-dimensional community index (e.g., Community Aggregated Index – CAI), capable of performing a multifaceted site-level prioritization, as a tool for conservation planning. CAI combines the overall sum of standardized values (named Multi Diverse Value) of taxonomic, functional, and evolutionary diversity in the first axis and the degree of uniformity (named Diversity Evenness) of the three standardized diversity values in the second axis. With these two axes, the communities characterized can be classified into a bi-dimensional space with four quadrants. In this case study, CAI was applied to identify the high-priority, penalized, and low-priority bird communities in three different habitats of Central Italy. Other diversity metrics can be used in the calculation of CAI, replacing the metrics used in this study. This bi-dimensional community index offers a versatile tool for creating comparisons among communities, with potential use to support the decision-making process in conservation planning. This information can be used to prioritize areas and allocate resources to the conservation of communities/ecosystems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54898,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nature Conservation","volume":"88 ","pages":"Article 127017"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144656381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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":"Endangered dhole in China: Population status, conservation predicament and future direction","authors":"Yuangang Yang ,&nbsp;Yu Zhao ,&nbsp;Hua Li ,&nbsp;Peng Luo ,&nbsp;Zhangqiang You","doi":"10.1016/j.jnc.2025.127016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jnc.2025.127016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Dhole (<em>Cuon alpinus</em>), an endangered Canines, faces a severe survival crisis in China. Despite increased research on Chinese dholes, no systematic effort has comprehensively reviewed the published literature or evaluated current knowledge of the species in China. Therefore, we reviewed available published papers to provide the following information on dholes in China: a) current population status and research progress; b) primary threats; and c) knowledge limitations and recommendations derived from the literature. Our findings show that confirmed dhole distribution records exist for only seven provinces, and records of dhole captive breeding and ex situ conservation in China over the last 10 years originate from only two wildlife conservation centers and six zoos. During 2015–2025, 48 articles focusing on dholes in China were identified, predominantly authored by Chinese scholars (98 %). Population distribution and number, genetics and phylogeny, and veterinary medicine are the three most frequent research topics. Persecution and poaching, habitat loss and fragmentation, disease and pathogens, and competition with other species are major threats to Chinese dholes. Several limitations of conservation and research persist, including unclear population size and distribution status, scarce and unevenly distributed research, and a lack of systematic, comprehensive, and in-depth conservation efforts. Based on these findings, we recommend prioritizing rigorous surveys and vital research (e.g., on disease transmission and captive breeding feasibility). Holistic conservation actions, including optimizing protected areas, establishing ecological corridors, elevating the dhole’s conservation status, fostering cross-jurisdictional cooperation, mitigating human-wildlife conflict, and enhancing wildlife disease surveillance, are essential for Chinese dhole survival.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54898,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nature Conservation","volume":"88 ","pages":"Article 127016"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144670868","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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":"Protection cost allocation significantly affects transboundary ecological networks construction","authors":"Zhe Li ,&nbsp;Wei Wu ,&nbsp;Shiqi Tian ,&nbsp;Kai Li ,&nbsp;Xianggang Zhao ,&nbsp;Yue Cao ,&nbsp;Gebre-Egziabher Tegegne","doi":"10.1016/j.jnc.2025.127012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jnc.2025.127012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Equitable allocation of protection costs across jurisdictions is crucial to promoting the establishment of transboundary ecological networks (ENs). To explore the influence of cost allocation methods on transboundary ENs, this study took four cities surrounding Taihu lake as study case, and developed five allocation criteria under the targets of maximum protection areas (<em>S1</em>) and best revenue (<em>S2</em>), including allocating equally (<em>Ae</em>), allocating by economic development (<em>Ed</em>), source revenue (<em>Er</em>), source area (<em>Ea</em>) and global coordination (<em>Gc</em>), for example, “<em>S1-Gc</em>” represented global coordination under target <em>S1</em>, Morphological Spatial Pattern Analysis (MSPA) and least-cost paths (LCPs) methods were employed to identify ecological sources and corridors, respectively. Results showed <em>S1-Gc</em> and <em>S2-Gc</em> achieved the largest protection area (about 1800 km²) with the highest input cost, the patch and corridors numbers, corridor length and revenue in <em>S2-Gc</em> were the highest, and were 139 %, 163 %, 83 % and 105 % higher than those in <em>S1-Gc</em>, it indicated <em>S2</em>-<em>Gc</em> could provide more benefits to biodiversity. <em>S1-Ed</em> achieved the highest network structure index, while the protected area and revenue were 40.75 % and 22.27 % lower than those of <em>S1-Gc</em>, respectively. Results emphasized differences in allocating criteria could lead to varying protection outcomes, and no single strategy universally satisfies all objectives. Therefore, decision-makers should explicitly define priorities during scenario design based on input cost and its corresponding protection effects, it could promote stakeholders to contribute proportionally to conservation efforts. Results provide valuable insights for policymakers and practitioners in optimizing cost allocation strategies and designing effective conservation plans in multi-jurisdictional regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54898,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nature Conservation","volume":"87 ","pages":"Article 127012"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144631681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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":"Genetic diversity and conservation of the Madeira Island (Portugal) endemic Geranium maderense Yeo (Geraniaceae)","authors":"M. Gouveia ,&nbsp;B. Nyberg ,&nbsp;C. Aedo ,&nbsp;C. Bairos ,&nbsp;M. Menezes de Sequeira","doi":"10.1016/j.jnc.2025.127010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jnc.2025.127010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Geranium maderense</em> is a perennial, monocarpic herb, up to 200 cm tall, producing very showy inflorescences, very rare in the wild, although cultivated throughout the world as an ornamental plant. <em>G. maderense</em> is protected under the EC habitats directive (Annex *B-II, IV) and Bern Convention (<span><span>Annex I</span></span>) only found, so far, in two cliff-associated sites, and classified as a Critically Endangered species (IUCN). Using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV; drone) technology, two new populations were detected, and a new distribution map is presented. Inter-simple sequence repeat markers were used to detect genetic diversity in natural populations and garden grown plants. Genetic diversity estimates revealed retention of genetic variation and weak genetic structure in <em>G. maderense</em> populations. Cluster and principal component analyses formed coherent groups, indicating that genetic diversity in the studied wild populations of <em>G. maderense</em> is heterogeneously distributed. Our results provide crucial information for the preservation of natural populations of <em>G. maderense</em>, and allow for the revaluation, following IUCN criteria as Endangered (EN).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54898,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nature Conservation","volume":"88 ","pages":"Article 127010"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144656380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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":"Does global warming affect the ecological surplus?","authors":"Tie-Ying Liu,&nbsp;Zhi-Yi Li","doi":"10.1016/j.jnc.2025.127015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jnc.2025.127015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper discusses the influence of global warming on the ecological surplus in 122 countries from 1992 to 2020 from a global perspective using a two-stage least squares approach. The robust results show that global warming has reduced the ecological surplus through an improvement in carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP and reductions in resource rents and forestland. Heterogeneity analyses reveal that the ecological surplus decreases with global warming in low-latitude countries and is unaffected by global warming in middle- and high-latitude countries. In addition, global warming positively affects the ecological surplus of developed countries but negatively affects that of developing countries. Global warming also has an adverse impact on the ecological surplus in energy-intensive countries but not on that in low-energy-intensity countries. Additionally, global warming reduces the ecological surplus for African Union (AU) countries but has no effect on European Union (EU) or Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries. Also, population aging further reduces the impact of global warming on the ecological surplus. This study provides evidence for maintaining the ecological surplus and ecosystems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54898,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nature Conservation","volume":"88 ","pages":"Article 127015"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144694472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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":"Corrigendum to “The hidden face of the pandemic: From ubiquitous use to a threat to marine conservation—the first record of a Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) entangled in a disposable COVID-19 face mask” [J. Nat. Conserv. 86 (2025) 126964]","authors":"Kamila M.S. Torres ,&nbsp;Allan P. Krelling ,&nbsp;Ayrton A. Soares ,&nbsp;Suzane de Oliveira ,&nbsp;Fernanda E. Possatto","doi":"10.1016/j.jnc.2025.127003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jnc.2025.127003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54898,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nature Conservation","volume":"87 ","pages":"Article 127003"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144679024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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}