Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Justin J. Remmers, Clayton K. Nielsen, Damon B. Lesmeister
Summary: This study investigated alpha and beta diversity of mammals across a 16,058-km2 region in southern Illinois, USA. Camera traps were used to collect data, and hierarchical occupancy modeling and meta-analysis techniques were applied. The study found that forest proximity and percentage forest cover had minor effects on beta diversity, while habitat heterogeneity, anthropogenic influence, and nearby forest cover were important factors influencing mammalian biodiversity.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Adam Kimberley, Danny Hooftman, James M. Bullock, Olivier Honnay, Patricia Krickl, Jessica Lindgren, Jan Plue, Peter Poschlod, Anna Traveset, Sara A. O. Cousins
Summary: Increasing landscape connecting elements cannot compensate for large-scale grassland area loss, leading to significant declines in both structural and functional connectivity. Generalist species are negatively affected by connectivity, with structural connectivity having the strongest impact, while functional connectivity determines the presence of grassland specialist species in focal grasslands.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Katarzyna Szyszko-Podgorska, Izabela Dymitryszyn, Marek Kondras
Summary: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of differentiated landscape management on the distribution and abundance of butterfly species. The results showed that different land use types had varying effects on butterflies, with some promoting abundance and others having no effect. Land management can influence butterfly food sources and abundance, and the stage of succession and vegetation uniformity also play a significant role in butterfly distribution.
Article
Agronomy
Yawen Lu, Shilu Zheng, Kyle W. Tomlinson, Jiajia Liu
Summary: Plant herbivory and disease, which are essential for biodiversity and ecosystem function, are influenced by different processes and have different relationships in fragmented landscapes. We conducted a survey on 2,027 adult trees in 30 sites of 17 forest fragments in Xishuangbanna, China, and found that herbivory and disease were influenced by local and landscape environmental variables.
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Soil Science
Pamela Niederauer Pompeo, Luis Carlos Iunes Oliveira Filho, Douglas Alexandre, Ana Carolina Lovatel, Pedro Martins da Silva, Jose Paulo Sousa, Osmar Klauberg-Filho, Dilmar Baretta
Summary: Ground-dwelling beetles play a crucial role in ecosystem functioning, but their composition and traits are influenced by habitat fragmentation and land use changes. This study examined the community composition and relationships with environmental variables of ground-dwelling beetles in subtropical fragments of southern Brazil. The results showed that the composition of beetle communities varied among different land use systems, and environmental variables had some influence on the morphospecies composition.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Federico Riva, Lenore Fahrig
Summary: Positive effects of habitat patch size on biodiversity are often incorrectly extrapolated to negative effects of habitat fragmentation at landscape scales. A recent study shows that small patches actually contribute to biodiversity, challenging the previous assumption. Landscape-scale analysis reveals that for sets of patches with equal total habitat area, species richness and evenness decrease with increasing mean size of the patches, contradicting the extrapolation. Therefore, preserving small habitat patches is crucial for biodiversity conservation.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ning Li, Ning Tang, Zheng Wang, Lin Zhang
Summary: The health of China's coastal wetlands is crucial for global bird biodiversity. However, land reclamation, invasive species, and over-harvesting have altered the landscape, affecting bird diversity. This study focuses on the impact of long-term habitat changes on wintering waterbirds in the Tiaozini wetland. It reveals that natural habitats decreased while human-modified habitats increased, leading to changes in species number and population size of different waterbird guilds.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Pedro A. Salgueiro, Francesco Valerio, Carmo Silva, Antonio Mira, Joao E. Rabaca, Sara M. Santos
Summary: The study examined how landscape functional connectivity determines the spatial distribution of a bird community in a production forest. It found that multispecies connectivity had more consistent effects on community parameters than single-species connectivity, and that habitat size and quality were also important factors in explaining community parameters. This suggests that both habitat and landscape filters play a role in governing community assembly processes.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Shuai Ma, Liang-Jie Wang, Jiang Jiang, Yu-Guo Zhao
Summary: Agricultural expansion has caused significant loss of natural vegetation and landscape fragmentation, posing a serious threat to biodiversity. This study investigated the direct and indirect effects of agricultural expansion on natural habitats in Lishui city, China. The results showed that agricultural expansion led to a 6.08% decrease in natural habitats, with 43.84% of the impacts being direct and 56.16% being indirect. The indirect effects of agricultural expansion on natural habitats were approximately 32 times larger than the direct effects. Different landscape fragmentation processes had varying effects on natural habitats, and the agricultural land system balance policy was identified as the main driver of agricultural expansion and landscape fragmentation. Sustainable agricultural landscape management is essential to mitigate the impact of agricultural expansion on biodiversity.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Axelle Tortosa, Brice Giffard, Clelia Sirami, Laurent Larrieu, Sylvie Ladet, Aude Vialatte
Summary: This study explores the simultaneous effects of woodland and grassland proportion as well as crop diversity on biological pest control in both cereal fields and woodland patches in south-western France. The results reveal that land cover variables have an influence on biological pest control in both ecosystems, but with antagonistic effects. Increasing landscape heterogeneity proves to be a valuable solution to manage trade-offs and promote higher predation rates across forests and cereal fields. Therefore, this study emphasizes the need for more integrative research to identify landscape management strategies that enable nature-based solutions across ecosystems.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Tamara Rischen, Matilda Kaffenberger, Eva Plath, Jessica Wolff, Klaus Fischer
Summary: Arthropod biodiversity in agricultural landscapes is influenced by compositional and configurational heterogeneity. Boundaries as habitats enhance the taxonomic diversity of carabid beetles and spiders, suggesting their value. Increasing configurational heterogeneity seems important for preserving farmland biodiversity.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Long Yang, Yingda Zeng, Lei Xu, Minlong Li, Hainuo Wang, Yi Zou, Yanhui Lu
Summary: This study examined the effects of the proportion and connectivity of woodlands and fallows, two main semi-natural habitats, on parasitoid density, diversity, and parasitism rate of wheat aphids. The results showed that woodlands promoted parasitoid diversity, while fallows increased parasitoid density and parasitism rate. The study also found that different vegetation characteristics of these habitats explained their effects on parasitoids at larger landscape scales. Future research should investigate the roles of different types of semi-natural habitats.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Florian Fumy, Cinja Schwarz, Thomas Fartmann
Summary: Traditionally managed grasslands are species-rich ecosystems, but they have severely decreased in agricultural landscapes of Western and Central Europe. This study found that environmental conditions have an impact on the species richness of butterflies and grasshoppers in fragmented hay meadows. Habitat and landscape-level parameters influence the richness of these species, with overall management intensity and landscape heterogeneity playing important roles. This highlights the need to increase low-intensity grasslands in the wider countryside and improve landscape heterogeneity and habitat connectivity.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Aino Hamalainen, Lenore Fahrig, Joachim Strengbom, Thomas Ranius
Summary: Habitat loss is a major threat to biodiversity, but the effects of habitat amount on species richness are not well understood. This study examined the effects of local and landscape-scale habitat amount on lichen species density in Swedish boreal forests. The amount of old forests within 5 km of the stands was found to be a better predictor of species density than other proxies of landscape habitat amount.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Hila Segre, Yohay Carmel, Assaf Shwartz
Summary: The study utilizes a simulation model to investigate the variables shaping the trade-off between biodiversity and crop production, finding that land sparing outperformed land sharing in 62% of scenarios. The optimization was driven by costs associated with crop type, rather than landscape composition, biodiversity metrics, or taxonomic groups.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Elizabeth Alvarez-Chavez, Stephane Godbout, Mylene Genereux, Caroline Cote, Alain N. Rousseau, Sebastien Fournel
Summary: This study evaluated the effect of alternative filtering materials and bed aeration on the retention of nutrients and fecal bacteria in woodchip bedded stand-off pads for cows. The results showed that the alternative biofilters were more efficient in removing COD, SS, TN, and NO3-N, while conventional biofilters were more efficient for PO4-P removal. Aeration did not have a significant effect under the tested temperature conditions.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yike Zhang, Zengyi Ma, Zhuoting Fang, Yuandong Qian, Zhiping Huang, Yilong Ye, Jianhua Yan
Summary: This study investigates the application of oxygen enrichment melting technology in the melting of municipal solid waste incineration fly ash. The results demonstrate that oxygen enrichment technology can reduce energy consumption and operating costs, as well as decrease pollution emissions.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Liangang Xiao, Mingkai Leng, Philip Greenwood, Rongqin Zhao, Zhixiang Xie, Zengtao You, Junguo Liu
Summary: This study investigates the effects of grazing exclusion on soil organic carbon (SOC) accumulation and vegetation recovery. It finds that grazing exclusion can increase the potential for SOC accumulation, and higher annual precipitation is positively correlated with SOC accumulation.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Beatrice Cantoni, Jessica Ianes, Beatrice Bertolo, Selena Ziccardi, Francesco Maffini, Manuela Antonelli
Summary: This study evaluates the performance of ozonation and adsorption as in-series processes compared to standalone processes for the removal of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) in drinking water. The combination of both processes proves to be more effective than adsorption and ozonation alone. Ozonation improves the adsorption performance of poorly-oxidizable CECs but worsens that of well-oxidizable compounds. This research highlights the importance of considering both processes in the removal of CECs in drinking water treatment plants.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dan Li, Bingjun Liu, Yang Lu, Jianyu Fu
Summary: A new Standardized compound Drought and Saltwater intrusion Index (SDSI) was developed to detect changes in the severity of CDSEs in six estuaries. The study found that saltwater intrusion plays a dominant role in influencing SDSI severity, and CDSEs vary in frequency, duration and severity among different estuaries.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yong-Qiang Li, Rui Sun, Chong-Miao Zhang, Zi-Xuan Liu, Rui-tao Chen, Jian Zhao, Hua-dong Gu, Huan-Cai Yin
Summary: In this study, an electron beam excitation multi-wavelength ultraviolet (EBE-MW-UV) system was established and found to have significantly higher microbial inactivation effects compared to single-wavelength UV-LEDs in water. Mechanism analysis revealed that EBE-MW-UV damaged microbial DNA and proteins, and generated additional reactive oxygen species, leading to microbial inactivation.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kaili Ma, Xinxin Han, Qiujuan Li, Yu Kong, Qiaoli Liu, Xu Yan, Yahong Luo, Xiaopin Li, Huiyang Wen, Zhiguo Cao
Summary: This study reveals that the use of a tryptophan-degrading microbial consortium (TDC) can enhance the hydrolysis efficiency of waste activated sludge (WAS), increasing the yield and quality of short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and improving the solubilization and release of organic substances from WAS.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ling Xiong, Rui Li
Summary: Incorporating Ecosystem Service Value (ESV) into land use planning can provide informed land management decisions. This study evaluates the ESV of Guizhou Province in China's karst region. The results show an increase in total ESV over the past two decades due to ecological restoration projects.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
M. Geetha Jenifel
Summary: This article discusses the importance of water and the pollution of freshwater resources, and introduces the use of machine learning models and blockchain technology to predict and protect water quality.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Stanslaus Terengia Materu, Taotao Chen, Chang Liu, Daocai Chi, Meng Jun
Summary: The study showed that H2SO4-modified biochar can reduce P leaching, increase soil available P, and enhance plant P uptake in alternate wetting and drying irrigation systems. Biochar additions B20A and IAWDB20A-M were effective in improving yield, reducing P leaching, and increasing APB.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Amir Nouri, Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh, Sirus Zinadini, Mark Van Loosdrecht
Summary: This study focuses on the development of an air-lift bio-electrochemical reactor (ALBER) with a continuous feeding regime to enhance nitrogen removal from synthetic wastewater. The effect of temperature, hydraulic retention time (HRT), N -NH+4 /TN ratio, and current density on the reactor performance was investigated, and the ALBER achieved a maximum TN removal of 73%. The results suggest that the ALBER has potential for treating industrial wastewater at low temperatures.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Peifang Wang, Guoxiang You, Yang Gao, Juan Chen, Xun Wang, Chao Wang
Summary: This study investigated the ecological processes of microbial communities and N- and P-transformation processes in multistage agricultural drainage ditches. The results showed that the microbial communities were co-shaped by agricultural practices and ditch size, which further governed the N and P removal performance.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaofeng Niu, Huan Wang, Tao Wang, Peiyu Zhang, Huan Zhang, Hongxia Wang, Xianghong Kong, Songguang Xie, Jun Xu
Summary: Microorganisms play a critical role in maintaining ecosystem balance, and environmental stressors can affect the assembly processes of microbial communities. The study found that different stressors have opposite effects on microbial community assembly in water and sediment, and warming has different influences compared to herbicides and nutrients.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yuqing Tan, Qiming Cheng, Fengwei Lyu, Fei Liu, Linhao Liu, Yihong Su, Shaochun Yuan, Wenyu Xiao, Zhen Liu, Yao Chen
Summary: The exacerbation of global warming, extreme weather events, and rapid urbanization have led to increased flooding in urban areas. China has adopted sponge city as an efficient means of preventing and controlling urban floods. Using a SWMM-FVCOM model, the hydrological reduction and control effect of sponge city construction (SPCC) within a university campus were evaluated. The study found that implementing SPCC effectively mitigates surface runoff and reduces the severity of urban flooding. However, the efficacy of runoff control decreases with longer rainfall return periods.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhonghan Chen, Qiuyan Li, Shibo Yan, Juan Xu, Qiaoyun Lin, Zhuangming Zhao, Ziying He
Summary: Tidal rivers are important biochemical reaction channels, receiving carbon from wastewater and agricultural drains, affecting CO2 emissions. Through modeling and data analysis, researchers explored carbon distribution, emissions, and greenhouse effects, emphasizing the potential of river management to change global CO2 emissions under climate change.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)