Biological Conservation最新文献

Biodiversity of pollinators in agricultural landscapes and the role of weather and conservation management 农业景观中传粉昆虫的生物多样性以及天气和保护管理的作用

IF 4.9 1区环境科学与生态学

Biological Conservation Pub Date : 2024-11-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110875

Kristýna Nehybová, Jakub Horák

{"title":"Biodiversity of pollinators in agricultural landscapes and the role of weather and conservation management","authors":"Kristýna Nehybová, Jakub Horák","doi":"10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110875","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110875","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Myriads of insect species pollinate our economic plants for free and temperate grasslands are important ecosystems for the survival of native pollinators.</div><div>Our study was conducted to compare pollinator biodiversity indices between protected and agricultural grasslands in the context of changing weather.</div><div>We studied pollinators within the Polabí lowland (Czech Republic) in 2022. We focused on the species richness and abundance of Lepidoptera and Coleoptera and the population density of the Honey bee (<em>Apis mellifera mellifera</em>). Protected areas and agricultural grasslands were compared using two factors: (i) the influence of immediate weather at 126 sites and (ii) the influence of seasonal weather at 30 sites.</div><div>We found that the most influential characteristic was floral abundance, followed by immediate weather, conservation management and seasonal weather. Management primarily influenced pollinator species diversity. Floral abundance intensity affected insects across groups. We observed a very conclusive effect of immediate weather, especially temperature and wind. Seasonal weather only influenced butterfly species richness.</div><div>Notably, immediate weather and floral abundance were much more influential than the influence of management. Equally striking was the low influence of seasonal weather. It appears that the immediate weather and floral abundance strongly influenced pollinators. Therefore, weather can influence the accurate assessment of the impact of management in the landscapes.</div><div>We conclude that weather strongly influences insect pollinators, but conservation management remains a key measure for supporting pollinators. The good news is that pollinators can find habitat outside of protected areas thanks to complementation in the form of sufficient plant flowering time.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55375,"journal":{"name":"Biological Conservation","volume":"300 ","pages":"Article 110875"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142654434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"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}

引用次数: 0

Potential impacts of climate change on terrestrial Aotearoa New Zealand's birds reveal high risk for endemic species – A reply to Weinhäupl & Devenish-Nelson 气候变化对新西兰奥特亚罗瓦陆地鸟类的潜在影响揭示了特有物种的高风险--对 Weinhäupl 和 Devenish-Nelson 的答复

IF 4.9 1区环境科学与生态学

Biological Conservation Pub Date : 2024-11-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110873

Scott D. Bourke , Ann-Kathrin V. Schlesselmann , Scott Jarvie , Joanne M. Monks

引用次数: 0

Effects of agricultural intensity and landscape pattern on terrestrial birds in China's agroecosystem differ between temperature zones 不同温度带的农业强度和景观格局对中国农业生态系统中陆生鸟类的影响各不相同

IF 4.9 1区环境科学与生态学

Biological Conservation Pub Date : 2024-11-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110876

Jing Liao, Taxing Zhang, Xingcheng He, Pei Zhang, Jianghong Ran

{"title":"Effects of agricultural intensity and landscape pattern on terrestrial birds in China's agroecosystem differ between temperature zones","authors":"Jing Liao, Taxing Zhang, Xingcheng He, Pei Zhang, Jianghong Ran","doi":"10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110876","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110876","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Agriculture expansion and development have caused a biodiversity decline including birds. China has extensive agricultural lands and high farmland biodiversity; however, how agricultural landscapes and practices affect bird diversity in China is unclear. We estimated the spatial patterns of bird species richness (SR), functional diversity (FD), and the standardized effect size of the mean functional distance (SES.MFD) in China's agricultural region using the distribution data of 652 terrestrial bird species predicted by improved MaxEnt-modeling approaches, and assessed their relationships with landscape pattern and agricultural intensity in different temperature zones. Both bird SR and FD generally increased from northwest to South China, while the SES.MFD trend was the opposite. Bird SR and FD were positively related to woodland proportion, wetland proportion and landscape diversity. Yet impacts of agricultural intensity varied between temperature zones, showing negative effects on bird SR and FD in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate zones, but positive in middle temperature and plateau climate zones. With the increase in agricultural intensity, the community structure of birds clustered in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate zones, but dispersed in middle temperature zone. These results affirm natural landscape and landscape heterogeneity in maintaining terrestrial bird diversity in China's agroecosystems. Further, region-specific farmland biodiversity strategies are recommended, highlighting the management of cropland and agrochemical use in South China and taking advantage of the cropland value for bird conservation in relatively cold regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55375,"journal":{"name":"Biological Conservation","volume":"300 ","pages":"Article 110876"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142654435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"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}

引用次数: 0

Widely used datasets of wind energy infrastructures can seriously underestimate onshore turbines in the Mediterranean 广泛使用的风能基础设施数据集可能会严重低估地中海地区的陆上涡轮机数量

IF 4.9 1区环境科学与生态学

Biological Conservation Pub Date : 2024-11-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110870

Jacopo Cerri , Chiara Costantino , Davide De Rosa , Dhyan Anaja Banič , Giuliano Urgeghe , Ilaria Fozzi , Joel Echeverria , Mauro Aresu , Fiammetta Berlinguer

{"title":"Widely used datasets of wind energy infrastructures can seriously underestimate onshore turbines in the Mediterranean","authors":"Jacopo Cerri , Chiara Costantino , Davide De Rosa , Dhyan Anaja Banič , Giuliano Urgeghe , Ilaria Fozzi , Joel Echeverria , Mauro Aresu , Fiammetta Berlinguer","doi":"10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110870","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110870","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Reconciling wind energy development with biodiversity conservation requires accurate maps. As the coordinates of wind turbines are often not publicly available, many conservationists use datasets curated by research groups or volunteers, whose accuracy is unclear.</div><div>We used satellite images to assess the accuracy of three of these datasets, at portraying onshore turbines currently operating in Sardinia (Italy). We recorded 1155 turbines, far more than those reported by Smeraldo et al. (<em>n</em> = 914), Open Street Map (<em>n</em> = 766) and Atlaimpianti, the only public map of wind turbines in Italy (<em>n</em> = 507).</div><div>Our findings question the accuracy of open-source datasets about onshore wind energy infrastructures, particularly where the development of renewables is going fast. Before being used for research or policy these data should be validated on the field. Create, validate and disclose accurate data about these infrastructures should become a priority for environmental agencies worldwide.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55375,"journal":{"name":"Biological Conservation","volume":"300 ","pages":"Article 110870"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142654520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Land cover change in and around South African protected areas 南非保护区及其周边的土地覆被变化

IF 4.9 1区环境科学与生态学

Biological Conservation Pub Date : 2024-11-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110844

Izak P.J. Smit , Kristal Maze , Brian W. van Wilgen

{"title":"Land cover change in and around South African protected areas","authors":"Izak P.J. Smit , Kristal Maze , Brian W. van Wilgen","doi":"10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110844","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110844","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Land cover change and habitat loss are major threats to biodiversity, with protected areas (PAs) playing a crucial role in mitigation. This study compares the natural cover remaining within South Africa's PA network to a 5-km buffer zone around PAs. This comparison acts as an indicator of the imminent threats posed to PAs by nearby land use changes and as a measure of the integrity of natural land cover within them. This is done by comparing satellite-derived land cover classes (natural/semi-natural; agriculture; built-up/mining) collected over three decades within PAs and buffers across various PA sizes, in different biomes and across a rainfall gradient.</div><div>Results show that South Africa's PAs, which cover nearly 10 % of the country, have more natural land cover than their associated buffer zones. Larger and low-rainfall PAs retain the highest natural cover. However, natural cover drops by 14.8 % just 1 km outside PAs, mirroring the national average natural cover outside PAs. Significant land cover change occurs within the 5-km buffer, especially in high-rainfall areas and around smaller PAs, with the most pronounced changes in the Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Fynbos, and Grassland biomes.</div><div>These changes in the buffer limit PA expansion opportunities and pose risks to their integrity. To meet global conservation targets and human needs, setting land aside for conservation must be complemented by additional initiatives. Beyond protecting natural landscapes within, PAs should promote sustainable land use beyond their boundaries. We argue for new area-based conservation measures that balance ecological, social, and financial goals, fostering better integration of conservation and production landscapes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55375,"journal":{"name":"Biological Conservation","volume":"300 ","pages":"Article 110844"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142654433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"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}

引用次数: 0

Land use-driven shifts in shorebird habitat connectivity along the Yellow and Bohai Sea coasts: Dynamics and scenario predictions 黄渤海沿岸海岸鸟类栖息地连通性在土地利用驱动下的变化：动态和情景预测

IF 4.9 1区环境科学与生态学

Biological Conservation Pub Date : 2024-11-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110869

Cheng Yang , Houlang Duan , Xiubo Yu

{"title":"Land use-driven shifts in shorebird habitat connectivity along the Yellow and Bohai Sea coasts: Dynamics and scenario predictions","authors":"Cheng Yang , Houlang Duan , Xiubo Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110869","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110869","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Drastic land use change and human activities have seriously degraded the coastal wetland ecosystem in the Yellow and Bohai Sea. In recent years, the Chinese government has implemented a series of measures to protect and restore coastal wetlands ecosystem. However, the effects of this land use change on habitat connectivity and the effects of related policies on future habitat connectivity remain unclear. We selected 39 representative shorebird species in the coastal wetlands of the Yellow and Bohai Sea and evaluated the effects of historical and future land use change on the habitat connectivity. Between 2000 and 2020, 67 % of the 39 shorebird species experienced a significant decline in habitat connectivity. The habitat connectivity is expected to continuously decline for 79 % of the species by 2050 under the business-as-usual (BAU) scenario but increase for 90 % of the species under the ecological protection (EP) scenario. Bohai Bay and Laizhou Bay are becoming increasingly important for maintaining habitat connectivity. The overall delta Probability of Connectivity (delta PC, dPC) of artificial wetlands continues to increase. However, significant differences among shorebird species were observed and the total dPC of natural wetlands was still significantly higher than that of artificial wetlands. Prioritizing the protection and restoration of natural habitats and improving the quality of artificial habitats can effectively mitigate the biodiversity conservation risks posed by environmental change. Our research provides important information with implications for the protection and management of coastal wetland ecosystems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55375,"journal":{"name":"Biological Conservation","volume":"300 ","pages":"Article 110869"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142654432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"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}

引用次数: 0

Small grants advance global ocean conservation and management equity 小额赠款促进全球海洋保护和管理平等

IF 4.9 1区环境科学与生态学

Biological Conservation Pub Date : 2024-11-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110845

Elizabeth H. Stephenson , Bess-Lyn Edwards , Emily Duwan , Benny Berger , Asha de Vos , Kerstin Forsberg , Nelly Isigi Kadagi , Michael F. Tlusty , Jessica V. Redfern

{"title":"Small grants advance global ocean conservation and management equity","authors":"Elizabeth H. Stephenson , Bess-Lyn Edwards , Emily Duwan , Benny Berger , Asha de Vos , Kerstin Forsberg , Nelly Isigi Kadagi , Michael F. Tlusty , Jessica V. Redfern","doi":"10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110845","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110845","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Threats to ocean health are not distributed equally among nations: low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are disproportionately impacted by conservation threats, which are frequently driven by high-income countries (HICs). These inequities and resultant challenges have been driven by a long history of colonialism and resource exploitation by HICs. There has been a growing recognition that these colonial practices and inequities have been perpetuated in the ocean science and conservation fields. This recognition has led to increased discourse about the need for social equity in ocean science and conservation. We explore the potential of small grants programs to address conservation challenges in a manner that promotes management equity (one component of social equity) by reviewing the characteristics and outcomes of projects funded in the first 21 years (1999–2020) of the Marine Conservation Action Fund (MCAF), a small grants program focused on global ocean conservation. Our review of MCAF provides evidence that small grants advance global ocean conservation and management equity. We highlight characteristics of grants programs that enable lasting conservation impacts: openness to risk and responsiveness to emerging conservation needs. To promote management equity in conservation science and practice, we recommend ensuring funding is accessible to project leaders and local organizations in LMICs, providing flexibility in proposal and reporting structures, supporting the design and implementation of projects that are driven by local priorities, providing support to projects that engage stakeholders in developing solutions, and seeking input from the leaders the program serves.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55375,"journal":{"name":"Biological Conservation","volume":"300 ","pages":"Article 110845"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142654522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

A perverse effect of captive propagation? The federally unprotected status of the eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus a. alleganiensis) 人工繁殖的反常效应？东部地狱蝠（Cryptobranchus a. alleganiensis）的联邦非保护地位

IF 4.9 1区环境科学与生态学

Biological Conservation Pub Date : 2024-11-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110864

Ryan Gunderson

引用次数: 0

Engaging citizens to monitor pollinators through a nationwide BioBlitz: Lessons learned and challenges remaining after four years 通过全国范围内的 "生物闪电战"，让公民参与监测授粉昆虫：四年后的经验教训和挑战

IF 4.9 1区环境科学与生态学

Biological Conservation Pub Date : 2024-11-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110868

Francisco E. Fontúrbel , José P.A. García , Juan L. Celis-Diez , Maureen M. Murúa , Lorena Vieli , Javiera Díaz-Forestier

{"title":"Engaging citizens to monitor pollinators through a nationwide BioBlitz: Lessons learned and challenges remaining after four years","authors":"Francisco E. Fontúrbel , José P.A. García , Juan L. Celis-Diez , Maureen M. Murúa , Lorena Vieli , Javiera Díaz-Forestier","doi":"10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110868","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110868","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Pollination is a key mutualistic interaction between animals and flowering plants, generating biodiversity and providing valuable ecosystem services. However, a pollination crisis occurs because anthropogenic disturbance affects pollinators and their habitats, risking biodiversity and food security. Also, the lack of evidence-based knowledge may worsen disturbance effects by delaying decision-making and conservation actions. Citizen science plays an important role in data gathering by engaging volunteers in obtaining such information. Here, we present the results of four years of pollinator occurrence data from a series of targeted BioBlitz events conducted each November from 2020 to 2023 in Chile. We obtained a total of 6327 records (identified to the species or genus level), corresponding to 569 species from 44 families, collected along the Chilean territory, a 10-fold increase compared to the pre-BioBlitz period (2016–2019). The most frequent species were the butterfly <em>Vanessa carye</em>, the invasive bees <em>Bombus terrestris</em> and <em>Apis mellifera</em>, and the native bumblebee <em>Bombus dahlbomii</em>. Despite inter-annual abundance fluctuations, species composition was similar over time. The most recorded families were Apidae, Syrphidade, Nymphalidae, and Buprestidae. This nationwide multi-year citizen science survey allowed us to collect an impressive dataset that would have been unattainable by scientists alone. Furthermore, we obtained valuable information for monitoring threatened (e.g., <em>B. dahlbomii</em>) or invasive species (e.g., <em>B. terrestris</em>) over space and time, aiding decision-making and conservation efforts. Engaging people in pollinator monitoring strengthens human-nature connections and fosters conservation attitudes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55375,"journal":{"name":"Biological Conservation","volume":"300 ","pages":"Article 110868"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142654431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"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}

引用次数: 0

Vaccination of endangered wildlife as a conservation tool: Hindsights and new horizons in the pandemic era 将濒危野生动物疫苗接种作为一种保护工具：大流行病时代的后见之明和新视野

IF 4.9 1区环境科学与生态学

Biological Conservation Pub Date : 2024-11-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110842

Frances M.D. Gulland , Michelle Barbieri , Sarah Cleaveland , Martin Gilbert , Ailsa J. Hall , Tonie E. Rocke

{"title":"Vaccination of endangered wildlife as a conservation tool: Hindsights and new horizons in the pandemic era","authors":"Frances M.D. Gulland , Michelle Barbieri , Sarah Cleaveland , Martin Gilbert , Ailsa J. Hall , Tonie E. Rocke","doi":"10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110842","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110842","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Vaccines are an established conservation tool that can reduce the threat of infectious disease in endangered wildlife populations. Vaccines exist for many infectious pathogens, and at a time of rapid technological advances in vaccinology, developing vaccines and vaccination programs for free-living endangered wildlife could help efforts to prevent extinctions from disease threats. Vaccination efforts could focus on protecting members of the target species or could be directed at reservoir populations to prevent pathogen spillover. Vaccination strategies need to be substantiated by research on safety and effectiveness, include risk and feasibility assessments, account for differences in host biology and disease epidemiology, and align with relevant regulatory frameworks. Engagement with stakeholders and the public is important to ensure the success of endangered species vaccination programs. Challenges such as funding, regulation, and societal acceptance are barriers to progress in vaccination programs for some species and geographic regions. We recommend the development of scientifically based international guidelines and a transdisciplinary forum with a specific emphasis on endangered wildlife vaccination. New technologies could be used collaboratively to prevent transmission of diseases for which vaccines are not currently available. Careful approaches and enhanced collaborations could help ensure the successful development of wildlife vaccination programs and promote resilience of endangered wildlife populations to increasing anthropogenic and environmental stressors on biodiversity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55375,"journal":{"name":"Biological Conservation","volume":"300 ","pages":"Article 110842"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142654519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"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}

引用次数: 0