{"title":"Forest fragmentation and connectivity in South American dry forests","authors":"Carlos A. Rivas, Rafael M. Navarro-Cerrillo","doi":"10.1007/s10531-024-02894-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02894-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Tropical dry forests are the most threatened of all the major tropical forest types and less than 25% of TDF currently remain worldwide. They are located mostly in South America. Parameters such as habitat loss, fragmentation and loss of connectivity have been identified as the main threats to biodiversity. This research aims to discover the forests changes, the evolution of connectivity and fragmentation of the South American tropical dry forest between 1992 and 2020. Land uses layers provided by the Copernicus program were employed, and land uses change, fragmentation and structural connectivity were analyzed in GIS systems. To calculate the functional connectivity, the Graphab software was used. The results showed a loss of forest surface, where fragmentation increased and a loss of functional connectivity between 25% and 49% occurs depended on the parameter analysed. On the other hand, some areas were recovered. Brazil is the country that recovered the most forest area and Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia those that lost the most area. Only 31% of the area was not altered between 1992 and 2020. Human activities such as deforestation, agriculture expansion, and urbanization have led these forests to become increasingly fragmented and worse connected impacting on both ecological and socio-economic aspects. Supranational measures must be taken to mitigate the negative impacts of fragmentation and the loss of connectivity.</p>","PeriodicalId":8843,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity and Conservation","volume":"87 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141935487","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}
Christoph Leuschner, Sally Lott, Anja Schmitz, Julia Wellinghoff, Martin Komainda, Johannes Isselstein
{"title":"Plant species richness in intensively managed temperate wet grasslands: current state and the importance of edge habitats","authors":"Christoph Leuschner, Sally Lott, Anja Schmitz, Julia Wellinghoff, Martin Komainda, Johannes Isselstein","doi":"10.1007/s10531-024-02912-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02912-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study investigates within-site variation in the diversity and composition of aboveground vegetation and seed bank in intensively managed wet grasslands of north-western Germany, comparing field edges, field margins and field interiors. We tested the hypothesis that unfertilized buffer strips at field edges function as refugia of characteristic species even in grasslands that are managed intensively for silage production. In 55 grassland sites on each marsh and moor soils, respectively, we conducted vegetation surveys, seed bank analyses and soil chemical measurements in field edge, margin and interior plots, and searched for the factors causing within-site variation in vegetation composition. The total species pool was small at the 110 sites, i.e. 148 species in the aboveground vegetation and 107 species in the seed bank, demonstrating severe impoverishment. The α-diversity decreased from 23 species (median) per 200 m<sup>2</sup> at the edge to 15 species in the interior, with 38 species occurring only at field edges. The number of species with conservation value was very low in aboveground vegetation and seed bank and was only slightly higher at the edge than in the interior. Soil P availability was ca. 30% lower at the unfertilized edges than in the interior. We conclude that unfertilized buffer strips at grassland edges may help reducing nutrient leaching from high-input grassland systems, but they have mostly lost their refugial function for phytodiversity after decades of intensive management. Restoration efforts with seed or green hay transfer from richer source habitats are needed to promote biodiversity in field-edge buffer strips.</p>","PeriodicalId":8843,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity and Conservation","volume":"116 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141935569","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":"Living with jungle giants: human-elephant dynamics and coexistence alternatives in the transboundary Landscape of Kangchenjunga","authors":"Kesang Wangchuk, Janita Gurung, Sanjeeb Pradhan, Namgay Wangchuk, Kencho Rigzin, Sarala Khaling","doi":"10.1007/s10531-024-02918-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02918-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Studies on human-elephant interactions are typically confined to a single country. Since elephants traverse international boundaries, it is critical to comprehend human-elephant interactions along their migration routes and recognize the significance of conserving these animals. A rapid appraisal was conducted to primarily understand the human-elephant dynamics in the transboundary lowlands of the Kangchenjunga landscape, encompassing regions of Bhutan, India, and Nepal, and highlight community-identified options for coexistence between humans and elephants in the shared landscape. Elephant populations in the transboundary landscape faced significant threats due to habitat loss and fragmentation as a result of increasing human settlements, agriculture, and infrastructure development. Habitat reduction and dietary changes were common reasons for the increased raids by elephants on human settlements for food. Conflict prevention and mitigation were hindered by inadequate resources, while waste mismanagement aggravated human-elephant conflicts. Limited expertise among forest personnel and ineffective compensation systems further challenged wildlife conservation. Some potential options identified by communities as vital for human-elephant coexistence included habitat restoration, capacity building, livelihood diversification, cultivation of non-palatable crops, financial incentives for recultivating fallow land, standardization of compensation and insurance practices, transboundary cooperation, and building tolerance through alternative techniques. These strategies were aimed at mitigating conflicts, promoting understanding, ensuring sustainable cohabitation, and emphasizing the importance of collaboration between governments, conservation organizations, and local communities to safeguard elephants and enhance conservation efforts.</p>","PeriodicalId":8843,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity and Conservation","volume":"52 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141882968","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":"Large-scale changes in the distribution of suitable habitat of the endangered subtropical canopy tree species Vatica guangxiensis under climate change","authors":"Wenji Luo, Ralph Sedricke Lapuz, Alison K.S. Wee","doi":"10.1007/s10531-024-02908-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02908-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Protecting rare and endangered species from habitat loss caused by climate and land use changes is crucial for stopping unprecedented biodiversity loss. Data on species’ future range shifts is crucial in protected area management planning to establish proper refuges. This study focused on identifying the suitable habitat, vulnerabilities, and conservation gaps of <i>Vatica guangxiensis</i>—a canopy tree species endemic to the subtropical forests of southwest China and listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List— through Maxent species distribution modeling using current and future climate data. Results showed that the predicted suitable habitats for <i>V. guangxiensis</i> under current climate were more extensive than its known range, encompassing parts of China, northern Laos, northern Vietnam, and eastern Myanmar. They are most likely to be in wetter regions with acidic soils. However, these habitats were predicted to decrease by 90% and shift to lower latitudes and higher elevations by 2081–2100 due to climate change, which leads to habitat loss for five out of twelve current wild populations, as well as severe fragmentation and reduced protected area coverage. Our findings demonstrate the potential for new field discoveries of <i>V. guangxiensis</i> based on its predicted distribution under current climate, but also show the vulnerability of its habitats under future climate change. We present a dire outlook for <i>V. guangxiensis</i> and highlight the need for field discovery of new populations and the establishment of ex situ populations that are explicitly guided by suitable habitat predictions. Furthermore, this study can contribute to the expansion of climate-informed protected areas in the Indochina region, to support the flagship ‘30 × 30’ target for protected areas under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Lastly, our findings elucidate the importance of transboundary conservation efforts, such as the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Five-Year Action Plan, in preserving biodiversity and achieving global conservation goals.</p>","PeriodicalId":8843,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity and Conservation","volume":"216 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141882733","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}
Jorge D. Carballo-Morales, Federico Villalobos, Romeo A. Saldaña-Vázquez, Leonel Herrera-Alsina
{"title":"The habitat breadth of phyllostomid bats is partially determined by their diet and could be used as a predictor of extinction risk","authors":"Jorge D. Carballo-Morales, Federico Villalobos, Romeo A. Saldaña-Vázquez, Leonel Herrera-Alsina","doi":"10.1007/s10531-024-02905-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02905-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The tight relationship of niche breadth (i.e., environmental tolerance and resource use) with ecomorphological traits and extinction risk makes the study of habitat niche breadth (i.e., habitat heterogeneity; HB) crucial to understanding the species’ ecological niche and macroecological aspects. Additionally, HB has been associated with the species extinction risk (ER) due to human activity. Bats can be ideal for understanding HB’s ecological and conservation relevance due to their diverse diet and other traits, as well as the high number of threatened species. Here, we studied the association between HB, trophic guild (TG), body mass (BoM), and extinction risk (ER) in phyllostomid bat species using a phylogenetic comparative approach. Our results showed that the TG, not BoM, is significantly associated with HB in phyllostomid bats. Omnivorous and sanguinivorous bats have a wider HB than plant-eating and insectivorous bats. Regarding the ER of bats, our results showed that species without risk have wider HB than species at risk. The HB of species without conservation status does not differ from at-risk species, which suggests that at least some species should be considered at risk. In conclusion, our study suggests that diet is a relevant trait that influences the macroecological dynamic of phyllostomid bats due to its relation with HB. Additionally, we provided evidence supporting HB’s use as an ER predictor. Finally, we discussed the necessity of finding alternative and quicker ways to assess the ER of the species.</p>","PeriodicalId":8843,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity and Conservation","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141865470","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}
C. Jeganathan, Beependra Singh, C. P. Singh, M. D. Behera, Sanjay Srivastava, S. R. Natesha, Kulwant Singh, Rajiv Ranjan, Maun Prakash, Abhishek Kumar, M. R. Pandya, B. K. Bhattacharya, A. P. Krishna, Mili Ghosh Nee Lala, V. S. Rathore, Nitish Kumar Sinha, Kiran Choudhary, Mallika Bhuyan, Sumedha Surbhi Singh, Preeti Sardar
{"title":"Integrated use of field sensors, PhenoCam, and satellite data for pheno-phase monitoring in a tropical deciduous forest of Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jharkhand, India: initial results from the Indian Phenology Network","authors":"C. Jeganathan, Beependra Singh, C. P. Singh, M. D. Behera, Sanjay Srivastava, S. R. Natesha, Kulwant Singh, Rajiv Ranjan, Maun Prakash, Abhishek Kumar, M. R. Pandya, B. K. Bhattacharya, A. P. Krishna, Mili Ghosh Nee Lala, V. S. Rathore, Nitish Kumar Sinha, Kiran Choudhary, Mallika Bhuyan, Sumedha Surbhi Singh, Preeti Sardar","doi":"10.1007/s10531-024-02889-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02889-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Plant phenology regulates ecosystem functions at diverse scales but is impacted by micro and macro climatic variations, and climate change. In India, precise estimations of pheno-phase transition dates remain scarce at different spatial and temporal scales, necessitating comprehensive research efforts. This study aims to gather continuous intra-day ground data about vegetation and climate conditions using PhenoCam (optical RGB and IR images) along with meteorological sensors, at Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary (DWS), Jharkhand. To derive phenological metrics, different indices were computed from images captured by PhenoCam sensors and Satellite derived Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). Since the PhenoCam covers diverse vegetation species in the frame, the analysis was performed over three specific subset Region of Interests (ROI): <i>Bombax ceiba</i> (Semal) tree, background cluster of vegetation and a sample tree. MODIS NDVI data revealed that most of the area is highly deciduous with major greening in the 1st half of April and senescence during 2nd half of March. The study found that Green Chromatic Coordinate Index (G<sub>CC</sub>) and Blue Chromatic Coordinate Index (B<sub>CC</sub>) results could reveal greening and senescence phases correctly. The timing of start of leaf flush (SOLF), end of leaf flush (EOLF) and end of leaf maturity (EOLM) estimated based on inflection point method from Pheno-Cam images are: for Semal tree: 5th April, 2nd May, 10th June, 2022; for background vegetation: 15th March, 28th March and 2nd May, 2022; and for sample tree: 15th March, 28th March and 25th April, 2022, respectively. The dates of SOLF differed in 2023 and it occurred twice for Semal and background vegetation: for Semal tree: 20th February and 3rd April 2023, and for background vegetation: 20th January and 8th March, 2023, respectively. The rate of leaf flush and rate of leaf maturity was not similar in different years as the rates were much higher in 2023 than in 2022. The temperature and rainfall during winter and spring played an important role in greening, senescence, and its sustenance. These findings revealed the micro-climatic effect on plant phenology in the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, as well as the importance of integrating PhenoCam and satellite data in accurate monitoring of phenological phases.</p>","PeriodicalId":8843,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity and Conservation","volume":"96 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141865471","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}
Fabrice Stephenson, David A. Bowden, Ashley A. Rowden, Owen F. Anderson, Malcolm R. Clark, Matthew Bennion, Brittany Finucci, Matt H. Pinkerton, Savannah Goode, Caroline Chin, Niki Davey, Alan Hart, Rob Stewart
{"title":"Using joint species distribution modelling to predict distributions of seafloor taxa and identify vulnerable marine ecosystems in New Zealand waters","authors":"Fabrice Stephenson, David A. Bowden, Ashley A. Rowden, Owen F. Anderson, Malcolm R. Clark, Matthew Bennion, Brittany Finucci, Matt H. Pinkerton, Savannah Goode, Caroline Chin, Niki Davey, Alan Hart, Rob Stewart","doi":"10.1007/s10531-024-02904-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02904-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Effective ecosystem-based management of bottom-contacting fisheries requires understanding of how disturbances from fishing affect seafloor fauna over a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. Spatial predictions of abundance for 67 taxa were developed, using an extensive dataset of faunal abundances collected using a towed camera system and spatially explicit predictor variables including bottom-trawl fishing effort, using a Joint Species Distribution Model (<i>JSDM</i>). The model fit metrics varied by taxon: the mean tenfold cross-validated AUC score was 0.70 ± 0.1 (standard deviation) for presence–absence and an R<sup>2</sup> of 0.11 ± 0.1 (standard deviation) for abundance models. Spatial predictions of probability of occurrence and abundance (individuals per km<sup>2</sup>) varied by taxon, but there were key areas of overlap, with highest predicted taxon richness in areas of the continental shelf break and slope. The resulting joint predictions represent significant advances on previous predictions because they are of abundance, allow the exploration of co-occurrence patterns and provide credible estimates of taxon richness (including for rare species that are often not included in more commonly used single-species distribution modelling). Habitat-forming taxa considered to be Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem (VME) indicators (those taxa that are physically or functionally fragile to anthropogenic impacts) were identified in the dataset. Spatial estimates of likely VME distribution (as well as associated estimates of uncertainty) were predicted for the study area. Identifying areas most likely to represent <i>a VME</i> (rather than simply VME indicator taxa) provides much needed quantitative estimates of vulnerable habitats, and facilitates an evidence-based approach to managing potential impacts of bottom-trawling.</p>","PeriodicalId":8843,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity and Conservation","volume":"49 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141865474","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}
Sören Köpke, Sisira S. Withanachchi, E. N. Chinthaka Perera, Chandana R. Withanachchi, Deepika U. Gamage, Thushantha S. Nissanka, Chinthana C. Warapitiya, Banu M. Nissanka, Nirangani N. Ranasinghe, Chathurika D. Senarathna, Hansani Ruwanthika Dissanayake, Ruwan Pathiranage, Christian Schleyer, Andreas Thiel
{"title":"Factors driving human–elephant conflict: statistical assessment of vulnerability and implications for wildlife conflict management in Sri Lanka","authors":"Sören Köpke, Sisira S. Withanachchi, E. N. Chinthaka Perera, Chandana R. Withanachchi, Deepika U. Gamage, Thushantha S. Nissanka, Chinthana C. Warapitiya, Banu M. Nissanka, Nirangani N. Ranasinghe, Chathurika D. Senarathna, Hansani Ruwanthika Dissanayake, Ruwan Pathiranage, Christian Schleyer, Andreas Thiel","doi":"10.1007/s10531-024-02903-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02903-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Human–elephant conflict (HEC) is a serious social–ecological problem in Sri Lanka’s elephant range regions, as between 200 and 400 elephants have been killed annually over the last years, and more than 1200 people have died from the consequences of elephant encounters within a decade. Crop foraging causes economic damage to farming households. The study aims to understand factors driving vulnerability to HEC among the population. Employing a cross-communal multi-item large-N field survey (N = 651), authors were able to describe living conditions and perceptions of Sri Lankan villagers affected by HEC. By running a multiple regression analysis with correlated variables, the study is able to correlate independent variables to vulnerability, namely socio-economic conditions, environmental change and land-use, and awareness. Furthermore, a vulnerability map has been created, identifying Puttalam, Anuradhapura, Kurunegala, Matale, and Polonnaruwa districts as conflict hotspots. Private electric fences as a widespread protection measure were found to have unintended negative side-effects to non-protected households. The findings suggest the urgent need to upscale public policies mitigating the consequences of HEC on affected populations by reducing overall vulnerability to environmental hazards, including human–wildlife conflict.</p>","PeriodicalId":8843,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity and Conservation","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141782972","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}
Isamara Reis Silva, Izildinha Souza Miranda, Graciliano Galdino Alves Santos, Igor Do Vale, Salustiano Vilar Costa Neto, Tamara Thaiz Santana Lima, Luiz Gonzaga Silva Costa, Danielle Mitja
{"title":"Conservation of the diversity of shade-tolerant plants of agricultural mosaics in the eastern Amazon","authors":"Isamara Reis Silva, Izildinha Souza Miranda, Graciliano Galdino Alves Santos, Igor Do Vale, Salustiano Vilar Costa Neto, Tamara Thaiz Santana Lima, Luiz Gonzaga Silva Costa, Danielle Mitja","doi":"10.1007/s10531-024-02915-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02915-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p>With the increase in deforestation associated with the need to reconcile conservation and food production, agricultural mosaics are of great importance in maintaining biodiversity. This study aimed to compare the shade-tolerant plants diversity partition pattern and the conservation value (CV) presented by land-use types found in three vertical strata (upper, middle, and lower) of six agricultural mosaics in the eastern Amazon. Additionally, we hypothesized that agricultural mosaics with lower forest cover, with lower heterogeneity of land-uses, and drier areas have lower shade-tolerant plants diversity, and CV of land-use types. Plant surveys were carried out in family farming mosaics with fixed plots; a matrix of species abundance per plot was set up for each mosaic and stratum. Additive partition and absolute contribution analyze were applied to each matrix; and CV of the land-uses for gamma richness was calculated. Factors were tested using generalized linear models and simple linear regression. Our results indicate that there is a diversity pattern that is repeated in the strata and agricultural mosaics. Beta diversity, especially among land-use types, is the one that most contributes to the diversity. Habitat heterogeneity is very important for the conservation of shade-tolerant species, but it is not the number of different land-use types but what these land-uses are. Land-uses with low CV do not add diversity to the mosaic. Consequently, the quality of the environmental matrix is very important. This information will be useful in providing baseline data on the management of agricultural mosaics in the eastern Amazon.</p>","PeriodicalId":8843,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity and Conservation","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141782971","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}
Adriana P. Manhães, Flávia Rocha, Tatiana Souza, Karoline Marques, Leandro Juen, Luciano Montag, Bruno Coutinho
{"title":"Social and biological impact of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) plantations in the Eastern Brazilian Amazon","authors":"Adriana P. Manhães, Flávia Rocha, Tatiana Souza, Karoline Marques, Leandro Juen, Luciano Montag, Bruno Coutinho","doi":"10.1007/s10531-024-02913-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02913-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the Brazilian Eastern Amazon, an area with high biological endemism, oil palm plantations rapidly expand, presenting ongoing challenges to prevent deforestation and biodiversity loss. This study was developed in the Belém Endemism Area and assessed the impacts of oil palm expansion on biological and social aspects. The biological impact analysis compared biodiversity in seven taxonomic groups between forests and oil palm plantations. It revealed a decline in diversity for aquatic insects (Hemiptera), amphibians, reptiles, birds, and plants, while fish and Odonata insect diversity increased in plantations. On the social front, local communities’ perceptions of socioeconomic and environmental changes due to oil palm expansion were examined. Smallholders and hired workers had a lesser negative perceptions than people with no relation with the oil palm value chain, regarding socioeconomic factors (e.g., contributions to the local economy and job opportunities), as well as environmental aspects (e.g., water availability and air and water quality). Our study highlights biological and social factors in the context of oil palm expansion that should be considered to ensure more sustainable development in this ecologically unique and threatened region. Certified companies are encouraged to achieve zero deforestation rates and implement social programs that integrate all local communities into the value chain, aiming for coexistence between oil palm cultivation and biological conservation in the Amazon.</p>","PeriodicalId":8843,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity and Conservation","volume":"72 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141782973","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}