Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Yiwei Yang, Ziyan Wang, Beining Li, Jinjin Guan
Summary: This paper analyzes the potential impacts of PV projects on ecological networks through quantitative assessment. The results show that PV projects can decrease corridor patency and connection strength, and universally reduce corridor length. The research provides scientific planning suggestions for the healthy development of the regional ecological network and method reference and data support for PV site selection and ecological impact assessment in mountainous areas.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shengnan Yang, Xiaoyi Wang, Junhua Hu
Summary: Amphibians are at risk of habitat loss and fragmentation due to climate change, impacting their ability to adapt. The study predicts significant habitat and connectivity losses for mountain frogs in central and southern China, with increased fragmentation and optimistic projections along the Sichuan Basin. Conservation strategies should focus on preserving climate-change refugia and habitat connectivity to ensure species persistence.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Paul Savary, Jean Christophe Foltete, Stephane Garnier
Summary: Least-cost path modeling is crucial for biodiversity conservation and landscape planning, but it is also influenced by cost scenarios. The study found that the spatial overlap of LCPs is more sensitive to cost scenarios, and highly correlated CD matrices can be derived from different cost scenarios. Therefore, when using LCP modeling, factors such as the range of cost values, landscape composition, and configuration variables should be considered.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Rui Zhang, Qingping Zhang, Lang Zhang, Qicheng Zhong, Jialin Liu, Zhe Wang
Summary: This study provides an optimized method for identifying and extracting ecological networks in urban areas by combining GIS, Guidos, Graphab, and the InVEST model. Ecological indicators are applied to improve accuracy. The findings of this study lay the foundation for further layout optimization and supporting ecological planning.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Jiameng Hu, Yanfang Liu, Jian Fang
Summary: Human activities, such as artificial nighttime light, have significant impacts on landscape changes and biodiversity loss. This study integrates artificial nighttime light into landscape ecology to analyze its influence on landscape connectivity. Using a quantitative approach, the study found that dark ecological corridors can reduce the adverse effects of night lights and contribute to biodiversity conservation.
Article
Ecology
Jeremie Boudreault, Andre St-Hilaire, Fateh Chebana
Summary: Habitat suitability curves (HSC) are important for fish habitat models, but existing methods do not consider differences at small scales. This study uses functional data analysis (FDA) to develop more accurate site-specific HSC. The results show that FDA is an innovative framework that can be used to predict more representative site-specific HSC.
ECOLOGICAL MODELLING
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Max L. E. Grafnings, Laura L. Govers, Jannes H. T. Heusinkveld, Brian R. Silliman, Quirin Smeele, Stephanie R. Valdez, Tjisse van der Heide
Summary: The study found that macrozoobenthos can be used as an indicator for seagrass habitat suitability, and can explain the differing seagrass recovery rates between the Northern and Southern regions of the Wadden Sea. Seagrass presence or absence could be reliably predicted with only four variables: chlorophyll a, bivalve, ragworm, and mudsnail biomass. Higher chlorophyll concentrations and ragworm biomass were found in the South compared to the Northern Wadden Sea, suggesting that eutrophication and associated community shifts might still inhibit seagrass recovery in the South.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Luara Tourinho, Jayme A. Prevedello, Bruno M. Carvalho, Diogo S. B. Rocha, Mariana M. Vale
Summary: This study evaluated the potential effects of climate change on landscape-scale for endemic bird species in the Atlantic Forest. The results showed that climate change has minor effects on landscape-level for these bird species, but potential impacts at the regional scale cannot be excluded. This study supports the perception that land-use change poses an urgent threat to biodiversity in tropical regions.
PERSPECTIVES IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Elina Bennetsen, Sacha Gobeyn, Gert Everaert, Peter Goethals
Summary: Global river systems are under pressure due to human development, with the European Union proposing ecological status as the endpoint for management interventions. This paper introduces a novel method that combines monitoring data to identify key stressors in river systems and define management scenarios. By disassembling ecological status into individual components and using habitat suitability models, the method aims to optimize sustainable decisions in river management.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Zhili Xu, Bin Dong, Zezhu Wei, Zhipeng Lu, Xiao Liu, Haifeng Xu
Summary: This study analyzed the land use change of Chongming Dongtan and evaluated the habitat suitability of wintering cranes in the past 36 years. The results showed that the habitat suitability of wintering cranes in Chongming Dongtan has gradually changed from suitable to unsuitable, and the habitat quality is deteriorating. The study identified 208 potential habitat corridors, with higher density in the eastern part of the study area. The study also proposed methods for identifying important habitat corridors and analyzing habitat network structure to improve habitat network stability.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jingjing Zhang, Jennifer L. Pannell, Bradley S. Case, Graham Hinchliffe, Margaret C. Stanley, Hannah L. Buckley
Summary: Enhancing functional connectivity in an agricultural landscape is crucial for sustainable agroecosystems. Our study compared the landscape connectivity between two native bird species with different dispersal abilities, highlighting the importance of ecological traits and habitat patches in shaping connectivity networks. Through network analysis, we found that conservation strategies should consider species' life-histories and movement traits for creating connected ecological networks in a functional agricultural landscape.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Zhiqiang Tan, Yunliang Li, Qi Zhang, Xinggen Liu, Yanyan Song, Chenyang Xue, Jianzhong Lu
Summary: Developed the Connectivity ASsessment Tool 1.0 (CAST1.0) to assess hydrological connectivity effectively, with a focus on the case of Poyang Lake in China. Found that the response of effective hydrological connectivity to inundation depth, flow velocity, and water temperature shows a dynamic threshold effect, providing insights into potential habitat patches and links.
Article
Ecology
Zezhu Wei, Zhili Xu, Bin Dong, Haifeng Xu, Zhipeng Lu, Xiao Liu
Summary: The construction of ecological corridor is important for mitigating the impact of habitat fragmentation and maintaining regional ecosystem stability. This study focused on overwintering cranes in a typical wetland of Poyang Lake, and used landscape connectivity analysis and an analytic hierarchy process to construct ecological corridors. Results showed that the resistance surface was high in certain regions and low in others, and the optimal habitat and least suitable habitat changed over time. A total of 18 potential ecological corridors were identified in this study.
ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Junzheng Liu, Xinhua Zhang, Zengpei Xu, Jia Wang, Bing Ma, Ruiying Xue, Qian Li
Summary: This study quantitatively evaluated the impact of river bends on enhancing aquatic habitats using a dedicated software, finding that bend reaches have larger weighted usable areas and slower decline rates compared to straight reaches, which could be beneficial for improving urban river habitats.
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATICS
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Karla Janeth Martinez-Macias, Selenne Yuridia Marquez-Guerrero, Aldo Rafael Martinez-Sifuentes, Miguel Angel Segura-Castruita
Summary: This study investigates the suitability and expansion of fig cultivation in Mexico. The results reveal both positive and negative effects of climate change on fig habitat suitability and expansion. The northern and central regions are the most affected areas.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Remi Duflot, Herve Daniel, Stephanie Aviron, Audrey Alignier, Veronique Beaujouan, Francoise Burel, Arnaud Cochard, Aude Ernoult, Guillaume Pain, Josephine A. Pithon
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
(2018)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Remi Duflot, Catherine Avon, Philip Roche, Laurent Berges
JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION
(2018)
Article
Ecology
Emily A. Martin, Matteo Dainese, Yann Clough, Andras Baldi, Riccardo Bommarco, Vesna Gagic, Michael P. D. Garratt, Andrea Holzschuh, David Kleijn, Aniko Kovacs-Hostyanszki, Lorenzo Marini, Simon G. Potts, Henrik G. Smith, Diab Al Hassan, Matthias Albrecht, Georg K. S. Andersson, Josep D. Asis, Stephanie Aviron, Mario Balzan, Laura Banos-Picon, Ignasi Bartomeus, Peter Batary, Francoise Bure, Berta Caballero-Lopez, Elena D. Concepcion, Valerie Coudrain, Juliana Danhardt, Mario Diaz, Tim Diekoetter, Carsten F. Dormann, Remi Duflot, Martin H. Entling, Nina Farwig, Christina Fischer, Thomas Frank, Lucas A. Garibaldi, John Hermann, Felix Herzog, Diego Inclan, Katja Jacot, Frank Jauker, Philippe Jeanneret, Marina Kaiser, Jochen Krauss, Violette Le Feon, Jon Marshal, Anna-Camilla Moonen, Gerardo Moreno, Verena Riedinger, Maj Rundloef, Adrien Rusch, Jeroen Scheper, Gudrun Schneider, Christof Schueepp, Sonja Stutz, Louis Sutter, Giovanni Tamburini, Carsten Thies, Jose Tormos, Teja Tscharntke, Matthias Tschumi, Deniz Uzman, Christian Wagner, Muhammad Zubair-Anjum, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter
Article
Environmental Sciences
Laurent Berges, Catherine Avon, Lucie Bezombes, Celine Clauzel, Remi Duflot, Jean-Christophe Foltete, Stephanie Gaucherand, Xavier Girardet, Thomas Spiegelberger
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2020)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Josephine A. Pithon, Remi Duflot, Veronique Beaujouan, M. Jagaille, Guillaume Pain, Herve Daniel
Summary: Urbanisation leads to biodiversity loss, but careful management of habitats and green spaces can help mitigate negative effects on birds. Our study in French cities found that bird species richness was influenced by local habitat characteristics, while total bird abundance depended on landscape context. Birds foraged in different grassland types based on their requirements, suggesting a diversity of grassland management along the urban-rural gradient allows for co-existence of various bird species at a landscape scale.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Remi Duflot, Stefan Baumeister, Daniel Burgas, Kyle Eyvindson, Maria Trivino, Clemens Blattert, Anna Kuparinen, Maria Potterf
Summary: The COVID-19 crisis has shown how ill-prepared humanity is to deal with global disasters, but also presents an opportunity to move towards a more sustainable and equitable future. Alternative approaches to guide the transition are available, but changing priorities towards environmental integrity and well-being is crucial for a successful and just transition.
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Entomology
Axelle Tortosa, Remi Duflot, Justine Rivers-Moore, Sylvie Ladet, Diane Esquerre, Aude Vialatte
Summary: This study aimed to assess the contribution of emerging natural enemies in spring to biological control and their response to landscape heterogeneity and farming intensity. The study found that natural enemies that overwinter within crop fields seemed to benefit from lower crop diversity, higher edge density, and higher farming intensities.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST ENTOMOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
R. Duflot, K. Eyvindson, M. Monkkonen
Summary: The study tested the potential benefits of diversifying management regimes to increase landscape-level heterogeneity, finding that management diversification can significantly improve habitat availability for multiple species.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Remi Duflot, Magali San-Cristobal, Emilie Andrieu, Jean-Philippe Choisis, Diane Esquerre, Sylvie Ladet, Annie Ouin, Justine Rivers-Moore, David Sheeren, Clelia Sirami, Mathieu Fauvel, Aude Vialatte
Summary: Farming intensity and landscape heterogeneity have an influence on agrobiodiversity and ecological functions, but their contributions to cereal crop production are not clear. In 2016, farming intensity had the greatest direct positive effect on cereal crop yield, followed by agrobiodiversity and ecological functions. However, the direct benefits of farming intensity were reduced due to negative indirect effects. Agrobiodiversity and farming intensity had equal net contributions to cereal crop yields, while heterogeneity of the crop mosaic enhanced biodiversity. In 2017, neither higher farming intensity nor agrobiodiversity and ecological functions could increase cereal production.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Remi Duflot, Lenore Fahrig, Mikko Monkkonen
Summary: This article proposes several hypotheses on management diversity and suggests methods for testing them. Additionally, it suggests that increasing forest management diversity can serve as a risk-spreading approach for adaptation to global change.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Maari Kosma, Anne Laita, Remi Duflot
Summary: Increasing urbanisation poses challenges for maintaining biodiversity in urban areas. The mitigation hierarchy approach of avoiding, reducing, and offsetting the negative impacts of development projects can help prevent biodiversity loss, but it is typically used on a project-by-project basis. This study applies a landscape-level approach to achieve no net loss of connectivity during urban planning, with a focus on the habitat network of the Siberian flying squirrel in Jyva & BULL;skyla & BULL;, Finland. The results highlight the importance of prioritising and maintaining habitat patches and corridors to mitigate the negative impacts of urban development on habitat connectivity.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Clemens Blattert, Kyle Eyvindson, Mikko Monkkonen, Kaisa J. Raatikainen, Maria Trivino, Remi Duflot
Summary: Land-use policies focus on sustainable use of natural resources, with the Triad approach proposed to balance social, ecological, and economic demands in forested landscapes by allocating specific zones for different management priorities. Testing the Triad approach in Finnish forest landscapes showed that maximizing multifunctionality required around 20% intensive management, 50% extensive management, and 30% forest reserves, with a strong trade-off between net present value and multifunctionality. Results highlighted the potential of the Triad approach in promoting forest multifunctionality, but clear landscape objectives are still necessary for effective forest management planning.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Teea Kortetmaki, Mikael Puurtinen, Miikka Salo, Riikka Aro, Stefan Baumeister, Remi Duflot, Merja Elo, Panu Halme, Hanna-Mari Husu, Suvi Huttunen, Katriina Hyvonen, Sanna Karkulehto, Saana Kataja-aho, Kirsi E. Keskinen, Inari Kulmunki, Tuuli Makinen, Annukka Nayha, Mari-Anne Okkolin, Tommi Perala, Jenna Purhonen, Kaisa J. Raatikainen, Liia-Maria Raippalinna, Kirsi Salonen, Katri Savolainen, Janne S. Kotiaho
Summary: Tensions between the well-being of present humans, future humans, and nonhuman nature have led to the current ecological crisis, prompting the proposal of the concept of planetary well-being to address the crisis and promote societal and cultural transformation. This concept shifts focus from individuals to Earth system and ecosystem processes underlying all well-being, aiming to ensure the integrity of these processes for species and populations to persist into the future.
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Kyle Eyvindson, Remi Duflot, Maria Trivino, Clemens Blattert, Maria Potterf, Mikko Moenkkoenen
Summary: The study explores the impact of restricting forest management alternatives on forest multifunctionality. Results show that limiting forest management alternatives negatively affects forest multifunctionality at all harvesting levels, with continuous cover forestry outperforming rotation forestry. The study suggests considering continuous cover forestry as the primary management alternative, with selective application of rotation forestry at the landscape scale.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Alfonso Balmori
Summary: This article discusses the potential negative effects of radio tagging on wild animals. While it is a valuable technique for gathering information, it is important to be aware of and study the possible issues it may cause to ensure the well-being of the animals.
JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
D. F. Castillo, N. C. Caruso
Summary: Understanding the distribution and ecological niche of hog-nosed skunks is crucial for their conservation. This study used species occurrence records and environmental variables to estimate suitable areas and key factors influencing their distribution. The results showed that temperature and tree presence are important variables. Additionally, areas of high habitat suitability for hog-nosed skunks are underrepresented in protected areas.
JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION
(2024)