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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Weizhen Xu, Jiao Yu, Peilin Huang, Dulai Zheng, Yuxin Lin, Ziluo Huang, Yujie Zhao, Jiaying Dong, Zhipeng Zhu, Weicong Fu
Summary: The complexity of urban green space vegetation plays a vital role in predicting biodiversity, particularly for bird species. This study examined bird diversity in five urban mountain parks in southeast China and found that sparse forests support more bird species and higher diversity. Tree diversity significantly affects bird diversity, and the average subbranch height of trees influences bird evenness. The number of tourists and predators have minimal impact on bird diversity.
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Environmental Sciences
Svenja B. Kroeger, Hans M. Hanslin, Tommy Lennartsson, Marcello D'Amico, Johannes Kollmann, Christina Fischer, Elena Albertsen, James D. M. Speed
Summary: Roadsides can be habitats with potential conservation value due to their remarkable biodiversity. The impact of roads on bird richness is context-dependent, influenced by factors such as road type, habitat characteristics, and bird feeding guild association. The presence of roads may lower bird richness in areas with denser tree cover, but the effect does not vary according to road type. The impact of roads on bird richness also depends on the primary diet of species, with omnivores being positively affected. Further studies are needed to determine the differences in species composition and abundance in order to understand contexts where roads negatively affect bird communities and where they do not.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Harish Prakash, Kasturi Saha, Soham Sahu, Rohini Balakrishnan
Summary: In a human-modified landscape, insectivorous bats such as Megaderma spasma tend to select forest habitats, potentially driven by prey abundance. Remnant forest habitats play a crucial role in maintaining ecosystem functions in human-modified landscapes.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Florencia E. Curzel, M. Isabel Bellocq, Lucas M. Leveau
Summary: The study found a close relationship between the environmental characteristics of wooded streets and bird taxonomic and functional diversity. Areas with high pedestrian and motorized vehicle traffic were negatively correlated with taxonomic and functional diversity, while streets with varied tree heights showed a positive relationship with taxonomic diversity. The presence of green areas and coverage of high buildings also had an impact on bird diversity.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
B. Adriaan Grobler, Eileen E. Campbell
Summary: Road verges can provide important habitats for plants, but roads and associated traffic can have adverse impacts on ecosystems and disrupt vital ecological processes like pollination. This study investigated the pollination of a bird-pollinated shrub in road verges of a fragmented rural landscape. Results showed that road proximity and adjacent land-cover types influenced the pollination rate of the shrub, with fewer flowers being pollinated near roads and next to alien thickets or rangelands/pastures compared to intact fynbos. However, bird pollinators were not completely excluded from road verges, indicating potential negative effects on fecundity of road-verge plants.
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
R. Fekete, H. Bak, O. Vincze, K. Suveges, V. A. Molnar
Summary: The study found that salt-tolerant plants are widespread along roads in Hungary, with salt concentration significantly affecting their germination rates. Factors such as traffic intensity, the presence of other halophytes, and the species' distribution in the surrounding landscape have a positive impact on the occurrence of these plants.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Edson A. Alvarez-Alvarez, R. Carlos Almazan-Nunez, Pablo Corcuera, Fernando Gonzalez-Garcia, Marlene Brito-Millan, Victor M. Alvarado-Castro
Summary: Land-use changes have impacted biodiversity in the Neotropics, particularly in agroforestry systems. This study evaluated the diversity of birds and their response to different land-use types in a Mexican cloud forest landscape. The results showed that late forests and shade coffee plantations had higher bird species diversity compared to cattle pastures. The study also highlighted the importance of shade coffee plantations in maintaining taxonomic and functional diversity of birds.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
J. Garcia, A. Moran-Ordonez, J. T. Garcia, M. Calero-Riestra, F. Alda, J. Sanz, S. Suarez-Seoane
Summary: Studies have shown that landscape resistance plays a more significant role than geographic distance in driving genetic differentiation in Iberian bluethroat populations. The highest gene flow and population connectivity were found in areas with stable vegetation and low annual precipitation, highlighting the importance of landscape stability for the conservation of this migratory bird species.
ANIMAL CONSERVATION
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Autumn D. Watkinson, M. Anne Naeth, Shelley D. Pruss
Summary: This study measured the cover and density of naturally occurring silver sagebrush and established models for calculating sagebrush cover and population density based on morphological characteristics and age. The research provides essential information for successful restoration of sagebrush habitats, with important implications for management practices in areas with different grazing intensities.
RANGELAND ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Geography
Michael Hughes, David Newsome, Elizabeth Culverhouse
Summary: City road verges are important green spaces that can be enhanced for ecological purposes. Successful urban greenspace improvement initiatives at the residential level require community support and engagement. A study in Perth, Western Australia examined a voluntary assisted verge greening program aimed at enhancing greenspace connectivity using native plants. Results showed general resident support for the program, but non-participants were less convinced of its effectiveness. This paper provides insights into a community engagement tool for developing urban green space and enhancing natural values.
AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHER
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Donald A. Walker, Martha K. Raynolds, Mikhail Z. Kanevskiy, Yuri S. Shur, Vladimir E. Romanovsky, Benjamin M. Jones, Marcel Buchhorn, M. Torre Jorgenson, Jozef Sibik, Amy L. Breen, Anja Kade, Emily Watson-Cook, Georgy Matyshak, Helena Bergstedt, Anna K. Liljedahl, Ronald P. Daanen, Billy Connor, Dmitry Nicolsky, Jana L. Peirce
Summary: Environmental impact assessments for new Arctic infrastructure often neglect the long-term cumulative effects of climate change and infrastructure on landforms and vegetation in ice-rich permafrost areas. A case study in Prudhoe Bay Oilfield, Alaska, examined climate and road-related changes in ice-wedge polygons over a period of 71 years. The study found that climate-related changes included increased thermokarst ponds, changes in ice-wedge-polygon morphology, snow distribution, thaw depths, dominant vegetation types, and shrub abundance. Road dust and flooding also had notable impacts on plant-community structure and permafrost degradation.
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Ecology
Sarah J. Maclagan, Terry Coates, Austin O'Malley, Euan G. Ritchie
Summary: Understanding the impact of habitat types on the diet and fungal diversity of the endangered southern brown bandicoot, this study found that the bandicoot exhibited an adaptable generalist diet across different habitats, while the richness of hypogeal fungi per scat may vary between novel and remnant sites. The results highlight the importance of considering habitat differences in managing and conserving biodiversity in human-dominated landscapes.
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Archaeology
Robert D. McCulloch, Eileen W. Tisdall, Mike Cressey
Summary: Dere Street, a Roman road connecting York and Scotland, played a significant military and economic role in ancient times. Palaeoenvironmental records within the Hadrianic-Antonine frontier zone tied to Dere Street archaeological evidence revealed limited woodland clearance and shifts in land use throughout the Iron Age. The construction of Dere Street in AD 79-81 involved large scale woodland clearance, indicating a primarily pastoral land use during and post Roman occupation.
ENVIRONMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
G. Orlowski, Z. Kasprzykowski, B. Czyz, Z. Zawada
ETHOLOGY ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2016)
Article
Ornithology
Grzegorz Orlowski, Lucyna Halupka, Przemyslaw Pokorny, Ewelina Klimczuk, Hanna Sztwiertnia, Wojciech Dobicki
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Ornithology
Grzegorz Orlowski, Lucyna Halupka, Przemyslaw Pokorny, Ewelina Klimczuk, Hanna Sztwiertnia, Wojciech Dobicki
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Environmental Sciences
Grzegorz Orlowski, Grzegorz Siebielec, Zbigniew Kasprzykowski, Wojciech Dobicki, Przemyslaw Pokorny, Andrzej Wuczynski, Ryszard Polechonski, Tomasz D. Mazgajski
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2016)
Article
Ornithology
Grzegorz Orlowski, Andrzej Wuczynski, Jerzy Karg, Wojciech Grzesiak
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Environmental Sciences
Grzegorz Orlowski, Jerzy Karg, Leszek Jerzak, Marcin Bochenski, Piotr Profus, Zofia Ksiazkiewicz-Parulska, Karol Zub, Anna Ekner-Grzyb, Joanna Czarnecka
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Grzegorz Orlowski, Dorota Merta, Przemyslaw Pokorny, Ewa Lukaszewicz, Wojciech Dobicki, Janusz Kobielski, Artur Kowalczyk, Zenon Rzonca, Andrzej Krzywinski
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Grzegorz Orlowski, Jerzy Karg, Piotr Kaminski, Jedrzej Baszynski, Malgorzata Szady-Grad, Krzysztof Ziomek, Jacek J. Klawe
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2019)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Grzegorz Orlowski, Lucyna Mroz, Marcin Kadej, Adrian Smolis, Dariusz Tarnawski, Jerzy Karg, Alessandro Campanaro, Marco Bardiani, Deborah J. Harvey, Marcos Mendez, Arno Thomaes, Al Vrezec, Krzysztof Ziomek, Andrzej L. Rudecki, Detlef Mader
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Grzegorz Orlowski, Jerzy Karg, Piotr Kaminski, Jedrzej Baszynski, Malgorzata Szady-Grad, Krzysztof Ziomek, Jacek J. Klawe
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Grzegorz Orlowski, Dorota Merta, Przemyslaw Pokorny, Ewa Lukaszewicz, Wojciech Dobicki, Janusz Kobielski, Artur Kowalczyk, Zenon Rzonca, Andrzej Krzywinski
Article
Ornithology
Grzegorz Orlowski, Przemyslaw Pokorny, Wojciech Dobicki, Ewa Lukaszewicz, Artur Kowalczyk
Article
Ornithology
Grzegorz Orlowski, Joanna Frankiewicz, Jerzy Karg
JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Ornithology
Grzegorz Orlowski, Lucyna Halupka, Przemyslaw Pokorny, Ewelina Klimczuk, Hanna Sztwiertnia, Wojciech Dobicki, Ryszard Polechonski
JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Ornithology
Grzegorz Orlowski, Lucyna Halupka, Ewelina Klimczuk, Hanna Sztwiertnia
JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY
(2016)
Article
Ecology
Xuezheng Zong, Xiaorui Tian, Xianli Wang
Summary: Climate change has caused longer fire seasons and more intense wildfires worldwide, leading to significant economic and environmental impacts. A study conducted in Southwest China evaluated the effectiveness of different fuel treatment designs in mitigating wildfire risk under varying fire severity conditions. The results showed that fuel treatments were effective in reducing risk under low and normal fire severity scenarios, but their effectiveness was limited under high fire severity conditions.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Jian Peng, Xiaoyu Wang, Huining Zheng, Zihan Xu
Summary: This study developed an index system to evaluate the trade-off between grain production service and water purification service in the Dongting Lake Basin. The results showed that converting cropland with high nitrogen output into forest land can minimize this trade-off.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Francois Chiron, Romain Lorrilliere, Carmen Bessa-Gomes, Piotr Tryjanowski, Joan Casanelles-Abella, Lauri Laanisto, Ana Leal, Anskje Van Mensel, Marco Moretti, Babette Muyshondt, Ulo Niinemets, Marta Alos Orti, Pedro Pinho, Roeland Samson, Nicolas Deguines
Summary: In cities, green areas play a crucial role in biodiversity conservation, and the heterogeneity of land cover is an important factor. The relationship between area and heterogeneity affects the richness of bird species in urban green areas, with urban avoider species benefiting from large and heterogeneous patches.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Aleksandra Lis, Karolina Zalewska, Pawel Iwankowski, Katarzyna Betkier, Paulina Bilska, Viktoriia Dudar, Aleksandra L. Lagiewka
Summary: Appleton's prospect-refuge theory suggests that the presence of dense vegetation, topography, and people in a park can influence the safety and privacy felt by visitors in different ways. This study aimed to understand the relationship between observation point height, vegetation location, presence of other people, and perceived privacy and safety. The results showed that flat or lower ground without the presence of others was considered the safest, while landscapes higher up with dense vegetation and no other people were rated highest in terms of privacy. The findings have practical implications in terms of providing privacy without compromising safety.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Jianting Zhao, Guibo Sun, Chris Webster
Summary: This study developed a geospatial database to document the locations and urban environments of pandemic-induced street experiments on a global scale, and conducted quantitative analysis based on spatial and temporal visualizations. The study aims to enhance comparability of built environment indicators between cities and provide a robust foundation for future research on tactical urbanism.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Huaqing Wang, Louis G. Tassinary
Summary: This study investigated the influence of urban greenspace spatial morphology on non-communicable diseases and found that neighborhoods with more connected, aggregated, coherent, and complex-shaped greenspace had a lower prevalence of these diseases. Such associations were mediated by air pollution and physical inactivity. The results suggest that the spatial morphology of designed urban greenspace plays a significant role in neighborhood health.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Chiwei Xiao, Yi Wang, Mingyan Yan, Jeffrey Chiwuikem Chiaka
Summary: Regional integration initiatives, such as cross-border transportation corridors, have significant impacts on land use changes and landscape patterns. This study examines the China-Laos Railway as a case study to evaluate the extent and significance of these impacts. Using land-use data and geospatial analysis, the study quantifies and compares the effects of the railway on land use changes within a buffer zone along the corridor.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Review
Ecology
Astrid Zabel, Mara-Magdalena Hausler
Summary: Developing a green infrastructure is an important environmental policy goal in many countries around the world. Different countries have different requirements on the spatial allocation of conservation sites for green infrastructure. Price-type and procedural instruments are commonly used, but the utilization of incentive mechanisms that internalize the benefit of clustering is relatively low. There is a need for more studies on incentive mechanisms and green infrastructure policies in the global South.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Timothy Fraser, Olivia Feeley, Andres Ridge, Ava Cervini, Vincent Rago, Kelly Gilmore, Gianna Worthington, Ilana Berliavsky
Summary: This study examines the inequality of social infrastructure in Boston, finding significant racial and income disparities in access. These disparities have implications for the health and resilience of neighborhoods.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Yutian Lu, Running Chen, Bin Chen, Jiayu Wu
Summary: The inequitable distribution of urban green spaces has become a significant concern, with variations found between cities in different development stages, and socioeconomic factors playing a crucial role in the spatial equity of urban green spaces.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Di Chen, Jie Yin, Chia-Pin Yu, Shengjing Sun, Charlotte Gabel, John D. Spengler
Summary: Observational and experimental studies have shown that exposure to greenness is beneficial for long-term health and well-being. However, more evidence is needed regarding the short-term health impacts of nearby nature in urban areas. This study used immersive virtual reality technology to investigate how transitions between built and natural environments affect urban residents. Results showed that transitioning from built to natural environments led to reductions in negative mood and transient anxiety, while transitions from natural to built environments had the opposite effect. Additionally, participants showed more emotional responses to nature through physiological measures. The study also highlighted the influence of contextual factors, such as physical health conditions, stress levels, experience with nature, and growth environments, on stress recovery. Overall, this study provides empirical evidence supporting the promotion of nearby nature in urban built environments.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Daniele Codato, Francesca Peroni, Massimo De Marchi
Summary: This study examines climate justice in the Ecuadorian Amazon Region (EAR), highlighting the multiple injustices caused by oil extraction activities. Using spatial analysis, the study shows that the EAR has been a major producer of oil since 1972, leading to environmental impacts such as oil spills and pollution. The results emphasize the need to include these territories in climate justice discussions and promote the rights to a non-toxic environment.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Jingli Yan, Wendy Y. Chen, Zixiao Zhang, Wenxing Zhao, Min Liu, Shan Yin
Summary: Vegetation barriers are an effective strategy in urban planning to mitigate traffic-induced air pollution and reduce exposure. This study uses field measurements and numerical modeling to show that constructing vegetation barriers with short bushes can effectively reduce PM2.5 pollution in open-road environments, while higher coverage of tall bushes may worsen the pollution.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)