Article
Environmental Sciences
C. Palmer, A. Wallin, J. Persson, M. Aronsson, K. Blennow
Summary: This study aimed to identify the communication needs of Swedish garden owners regarding their management of invasive alien species. The results showed that most garden owners were uncertain about the impact of climate change on invasive alien species and needed improvement in identifying these species. The evidence-based guidelines developed in this study have the potential to meet the local communication needs of garden owners in Sweden.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Review
Forestry
Leticia Bulascoschi Cagnoni, Emanuela W. A. Weidlich, Joannes Guillemot, Carla Morselo, Martin Weih, Anneli Adler, Pedro H. S. Brancalion
Summary: This article evaluates stakeholders' perspectives on tree-species diversity in plantations and explores policy alternatives to make mixed plantations a viable strategy for climate change adaptation. Recent evidence shows that increasing tree species diversity in plantations can be a sustainable and economically accessible strategy for wood production while also providing environmental benefits.
CURRENT FORESTRY REPORTS
(2023)
Review
Ecology
Gil Rilov, Joao Canning-Clode, Tamar Guy-Haim
Summary: Invasive species, particularly those known as 'ecosystem engineers', significantly alter the new environment in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and their impacts can be both positive and negative. This review examines the various types of impacts that invasive ecosystem engineers have in different ecological realms, and highlights the importance of understanding their effects on ecosystem services and their potential for restoring functions in the face of climate change.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alexandra S. Gardner, Brittany T. Trew, Ilya M. D. Maclean, Manmohan D. Sharma, Kevin J. Gaston
Summary: Agricultural expansion is the main cause of terrestrial biodiversity loss. However, to meet the demands of growing human populations, production is expected to double by 2050. This poses a challenge as it may further harm the environment and biodiversity, compounded by climate change. A potential consequence of this is the overlap between agricultural suitability and wilderness areas, which has not been studied before.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jamie B. Thompson, Katie E. Davis, Harry O. Dodd, Matthew A. Wills, Nicholas K. Priest
Summary: Although climate change affects diversification, its effects are inconsistent and less widespread than localized climate or species accumulation. This study focuses on highly speciose orchid subfamily and reveals that historic global cooling, not time or other climate factors, drives speciation in terrestrial orchids. With extensive data and analysis, the study demonstrates that global cooling played a significant role in contemporaneous diversification in all major orchid bioregions. This research provides valuable insights into the long-term impacts of global climate change on biodiversity.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Christopher J. O'Bryan, Nicholas R. Patton, Jim Hone, Jesse S. Lewis, Violeta Berdejo-Espinola, Derek R. Risch, Matthew H. Holden, Eve McDonald-Madden
Summary: The majority of Earth's terrestrial carbon is stored in soil, which can be released as CO2 when disturbed by wild pigs. The extent of soil damage caused by wild pigs and the resulting CO2 emissions are uncertain, highlighting the need for further research on their contribution to soil damage.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mark A. Titley, Stuart H. M. Butchart, Victoria R. Jones, Mark J. Whittingham, Stephen G. Willis
Summary: Sociopolitical factors have emerged as important determinants of wildlife population trends and conservation effectiveness. Climate change impacts may be disproportionately significant in countries with weaker governance and lower greenhouse gas emissions, raising questions of international justice. The importance of transboundary conservation and the potential impacts of species redistribution across political boundaries under climate change have been highlighted.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
James S. Camac, Kate D. L. Umbers, John W. Morgan, Sonya R. Geange, Anca Hanea, Rachel A. Slatyer, Keith L. McDougall, Susanna E. Venn, Peter A. Vesk, Ary A. Hoffmann, Adrienne B. Nicotra
Summary: Conservation managers are facing challenges in making decisions to protect biodiversity in the Australian Alps due to climate change impacts. Expert predictions suggest that by 2050, most alpine vegetation communities will decrease in extent, while woodlands and heathlands are expected to increase. The responses of alpine plants vary greatly, while animal species are predicted to decline or remain stable.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Santosh Kumar Rana, Hum Kala Rana, Juerg Stoecklin, Sailesh Ranjitkar, Hang Sun, Bo Song
Summary: Global warming is pushing alpine plants towards mountaintops, increasing the risk of extinction. Two alpine 'glasshouse' species have shown significant range shifts in response to climate change, mainly driven by precipitation. This study highlights the importance of conservation efforts for these species.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Sun W. W. Kim, Brigitte Sommer, Maria Beger, John M. M. Pandolfi
Summary: Climate change is causing rapid and widespread degradation of the environmental conditions that previously supported species survival. Current projections of climate change mainly focus on acute environmental anomalies and global extinction risks, without considering species-specific patterns. As a result, we lack knowledge about the explicit dimensions of climate risk that are essential for predicting future biodiversity responses and developing effective management and conservation strategies.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Carlos A. Guerra, Miguel Berdugo, David J. Eldridge, Nico Eisenhauer, Brajesh K. Singh, Haiying Cui, Sebastian Abades, Fernando D. Alfaro, Adebola R. Bamigboye, Felipe Bastida, Jose L. Blanco-Pastor, Asuncion de los Rios, Jorge Duran, Tine Grebenc, Javier G. Illan, Yu-Rong Liu, Thulani P. Makhalanyane, Steven Mamet, Marco A. Molina-Montenegro, Jose L. Moreno, Arpan Mukherjee, Tina U. Nahberger, Gabriel F. Penaloza-Bojaca, Cesar Plaza, Sergio Pico, Jay Prakash Verma, Ana Rey, Alexandra Rodriguez, Leho Tedersoo, Alberto L. Teixido, Cristian Torres-Diaz, Pankaj Trivedi, Juntao Wang, Ling Wang, Jianyong Wang, Eli Zaady, Xiaobing Zhou, Xin-Quan Zhou, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo
Summary: Soils are fundamental for terrestrial ecosystems, but a global assessment of hotspots for soil nature conservation is still lacking, hindering the establishment of conservation priorities. A global field survey identified different ecological dimensions of soils in various regions of the planet, emphasizing the importance of accounting for the multidimensionality of soil for future conservation efforts.
Article
Biology
Jakob Thyrring, Lloyd S. Peck
Summary: Global latitudinal diversity gradients in rocky intertidal alpha-diversity exist, but they are outweighed by local processes rather than global-scale drivers. Species richness of three functional groups declines with latitude, coinciding with an inverse gradient in algae distribution.
Editorial Material
Ecology
Sebahat K. Ozman-Sullivan, Gregory T. Sullivan
Summary: The study criticizes the utilization of a data set that represents only a small proportion of the global total of eriophyoid mite species. Most collections and taxonomic specialists have focused on temperate regions, while the largely unstudied tropical regions may harbor a significant amount of undescribed eriophyoid diversity. The study emphasizes the need for systematic taxonomic studies covering the entire global distribution of plant diversity to more reliably estimate the actual global distribution and total number of eriophyoid mite species.
JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tao Xiang, Xianghong Dong, Lei Shi, Gael Grenouillet
Summary: Due to global changes, China is facing a severe threat from invasive freshwater fish species. Understanding the potential ranges and determinants of these species, as well as their transitory dynamics, is essential for developing effective management strategies.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Biology
Bethany A. Bradley, Evelyn M. Beaury, Emily J. Fusco, Bianca E. Lopez
Summary: As the impacts of climate change continue to increase, it is urgent to incorporate climate change into future environmental policy to avoid missed opportunities. The rise of invasive species threats, exacerbated by climate change, further highlights the need for proactive measures. Recommendations include information sharing, screening and regulation of high-risk species, and incentivizing individual actions. Considering invasive species risk in climate mitigation and adaptation policy is also crucial.
Article
Ecology
Mohsen Ahmadi, Mohammad S. Farhadinia, Samuel A. Cushman, Mahmoud-Reza Hemami, Bagher Nezami Balouchi, Houman Jowkar, David W. Macdonald
Article
Entomology
Shabnam Parichehreh, Gholamhosein Tahmasbi, Alimorad Sarafrazi, Naser Tajabadi, Samaneh Solhjouy-Fard
Summary: This study modeled the spatial distribution of the dwarf honey bee in Iran and assessed the environmental factors influencing its distribution. The results showed that arid regions with hot summers and mild winters were the most favorable for the distribution of the dwarf honey bee. Vegetation and annual mean temperature were identified as the most important factors affecting the distribution of the species.
JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Mahyat Shafapour Tehrany, Haluk Ozener, Bahareh Kalantar, Naonori Ueda, Mohammad Reza Habibi, Fariborz Shabani, Vahideh Saeidi, Farzin Shabani
Summary: The survival of humanity depends on forests and ecosystems, but wildfires annually destroy millions of hectares of global forestry. Researchers have evaluated various statistical modeling methods, but ensemble modeling of wildfire susceptibility has not been conducted; this study models wildfire occurrence in the Brisbane Catchment using multiple techniques and achieves the highest accuracy with the EBF and LR model ensemble.
JOURNAL OF SENSORS
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Niloufar Lorestani, Mahmoud-Reza Hemami, Azita Rezvani, Mohsen Ahmadi
Summary: Species distribution models (SDMs) are important tools for understanding the relationship between species distribution patterns and phylogenetic relationships. This study focuses on the Pallas's cat, a less-studied species with unknown biogeography and phylogenetic structure across a wide range. By developing SDMs for each subspecies and comparing them with a general model, the study finds that the AUC and TSS values of the subspecies models are higher than the general model. The study also predicts that future climate change may pose a greater threat to certain subspecies. These findings highlight the importance of SDMs in recognizing within-taxon habitat use and implementing effective conservation planning.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Mahyat Shafapourtehrany
Summary: This study uses machine learning methods to analyze wildfire risk in Queensland, Australia. Hazard, vulnerability, and risk maps are used to identify risky areas. The study finds that particularly dense urbanization regions are at future wildfire risk. These results can be used by local governmental authorities for preliminary land use planning.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Raziyeh Shahsavarzadeh, Mahmoud-Reza Hemami, Mohammad S. Farhadinia, Sima Fakheran, Mohsen Ahmadi
Summary: Large carnivores, such as the Persian leopard, can adapt to a wide range of natural habitats, and habitat suitability models should take into account ecoregional differences. The study used the maximum entropy model to assess the habitat suitability of leopards across four biogeographic zones in Iran and projected their future distribution under climate change scenarios. The results showed that habitat use differed among ecoregions and that the response to climate change varied depending on the region. The findings highlight the importance of considering ecoregional differences in conservation measures for widespread species.
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Mohsen Ahmadi, Mahmoud-Reza Hemami, Mohammad Kaboli, Farzin Shabani
Summary: Species distribution models (SDMs) are practical tools in assessing habitat suitability. Manipulating input data can enhance the performance of SDMs. This study integrated different SDMs to model the geographic bias of data for a rare species complex of mountain vipers. The results showed that the MaxEnt model performed well in predicting training and test data.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Mahyat Shafapourtehrany, Maryna Batur, Farzin Shabani, Biswajeet Pradhan, Bahareh Kalantar, Haluk Ozener
Summary: The level of destruction caused by earthquakes can be mitigated by preparedness measures. Geospatial technologies play a crucial role in earthquake research and disaster management, helping to predict occurrence, manage preparation levels, assess damage, and prioritize remedial actions. This review paper assesses the role of different geospatial data types, the application of geospatial technologies in each stage of an earthquake, and its use in hazard, vulnerability, and risk analysis.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mahyat Shafapourtehrany, Fatemeh Rezaie, Changhyun Jun, Essam Heggy, Sayed M. Bateni, Mahdi Panahi, Haluk Ozener, Farzin Shabani, Hamidreza Moeini
Summary: This study used deep learning models and remote sensing data to generate landslide susceptibility maps, showing that areas with steep slopes, high rainfall, and soil wetness are more susceptible to landslides. This contributes to a better understanding of deep learning applications in the field of natural hazards.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Muhammad Riaz Ejaz, Samir Jaoua, Mohsen Ahmadi, Farzin Shabani
Summary: Climate change is predicted to increase crop diseases caused by Fusarium spp. worldwide. Correlative species distribution models were used to project how the niche of Fusarium spp. will change under different climate scenarios. The findings have global implications and can help farmers and planners in preventing the spread of Fusarium spp. and minimizing contamination.
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Mohsen Ahmadi, Mahmoud-Reza Hemami, Mohammad Kaboli, Masoud Nazarizadeh, Mansoureh Malekian, Roozbeh Behrooz, Philippe Geniez, John Alroy, Niklaus E. Zimmermann
Summary: The study found that the ancestor of Montivipera mountain vipers split into two major clades around 12.18 million years ago, followed by multiple vicariance events due to rapid orogeny. They colonized coastal regions from a mountain-dwelling ancestor. Additionally, there is a highly complex ecological niche evolution of mountain vipers in response to temperature seasonality, with a strong phylogenetic signal and high niche occupation contribution.
BMC ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kinley Tshering, Phuntsho Thinley, Mahyat Shafapour Tehrany, Ugyen Thinley, Farzin Shabani
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Yongcui Lan, Jinliang Wang, Qianwei Liu, Fang Liu, Lanfang Liu, Jie Li, Mengjia Luo
Summary: This study focuses on the five major plateau lake basins in central Yunnan, China, and constructs an ecological security pattern using the source-resistance surface-corridor-pinch point framework. The study simulates land use/cover change in the region and identifies early warning regions where future urban expansion poses a threat to current ecological source areas and corridors.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Pingping Huang, Feng Zhao, Bailing Zhou, Kuidong Xu
Summary: This study investigates the distribution of benthic microeukaryotes in the China Seas and finds that they can stride over the ecological barrier of 32 degrees N. The study also highlights the significant influence of depth, temperature, and latitude on communities in the China Seas.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Federico Morelli, Yanina Benedetti, Jesse Stanford, Leszek Jerzak, Piotr Tryjanowski, Paolo Perna, Riccardo Santolini
Summary: Species distribution models (SDMs) are numerical tools used for predicting species' spatial distribution. This study found that ecological characteristics, such as habitat specialization, play a role in improving the accuracy of SDMs.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Xiaoxuan Wu, Hang Liu, Wei Liu
Summary: Global climate change, urbanization, and economic development have increased the need for sustainable human development, urban ecological governance, and low-carbon energy transformation. This study analyzes the green ecological transition in Chengdu based on panel data from 2010 to 2020, exploring its spatiotemporal evolution and key factors. The results show an overall upward trend in Chengdu's green ecological development and positive spatial autocorrelation in certain districts.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Castaldi Simona, Formicola Nicola, Mastrocicco Micol, Morales Rodriguez Carmen, Morelli Raffaella, Prodorutti Daniele, Vannini Andrea, Zanzotti Roberto
Summary: Sustainable agricultural practices are increasingly important for global and national environmental policies and economy. This study compared the sustainability of grape production under integrated and organic management using multiple indicators. The results showed that organic management was more beneficial for most environmental aspects of the agroecosystem compared to integrated management, without affecting grape yield.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Gaia Vaglio Laurin, Alexander Cotrina-Sanchez, Luca Belelli-Marchesini, Enrico Tomelleri, Giovanna Battipaglia, Claudia Cocozza, Francesco Niccoli, Jerzy Piotr Kabala, Damiano Gianelle, Loris Vescovo, Luca Da Ros, Riccardo Valentini
Summary: Phenology monitoring is important for understanding forest functioning and climate impacts. This research compares the phenological behavior of European beech forests using Tree-Talker (TT+) and Sentinel 2 satellite data. The study finds differences in the information derived by the two sensor types, particularly in terms of season length, phenology changepoints, and leaf period variability. TT+ with its higher temporal resolution demonstrates precision in capturing the phenological changepoints, especially when satellite image availability is limited.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Huanhuan Pan, Ziqiang Du, Zhitao Wu, Hong Zhang, Keming Ma
Summary: The land use and cover changes resulting from coal mining activities and ecological restoration have had a significant impact on ecosystem services in mining areas. This study investigates the relationship between ecosystem services and land use intensity in coal mining areas, emphasizing the importance of understanding this interdependence for balanced human-land system development. The research examines the evolving relationship across different reclamation stages in Shanxi, China, using a coupling coordination degree model. The findings suggest the need for timely and judicious reclamation of coalfields, considering the land's bearing capacity.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jingjuan He, Yijun Shi, Lihua Xu, Zhangwei Lu, Mao Feng
Summary: This study examines the spatial interplay between changes in the blue-green spatial distribution and modifications in land surface temperature grades in Shanghai. The findings reveal that the transformation of the blue-green spatial pattern differs between different sectors of the city, and the impact on the thermal environment varies spatially.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Yi Xu, Di Zhang, Junqiang Lin, Qidong Peng, Xiaohui Lei, Tiantian Jin, Jia Wang, Ruifang Yuan
Summary: This study analyzed the response relationship between phytoplankton growth and water environmental parameters in the Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in China using long-term monitoring data and machine learning models. The results revealed the differences between monitoring sites and identified the key parameters that affect phytoplankton growth.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)