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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Klaus Birkhofer, Andreas Fliessbach, Maria Pilar Gavin-Centol, Katarina Hedlund, Maria Ingimarsdottir, Helene Bracht Jorgensen, Katja Kozjek, Svenja Meyer, Marta Montserrat, Sara Sanchez Moreno, Jordi Moya Larano, Stefan Scheu, Diego Serrano-Carnero, Jaak Truu, Dominika Kundel
Summary: The study found that soil organisms have a strong adaptability to experimental short-term drought, but conventional farming has a significant weakening effect on soil biota and ecosystem functions. Organic farming can mitigate the impact of drought on soil biota.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Naoto Ishiwaka, Koya Hashimoto, Masayoshi K. Hiraiwa, Francisco Sanchez-Bayo, Taku Kadoya, Daisuke Hayasaka
Summary: Systemic insecticides and rising temperatures have combined effects on the abundance of Odonata nymphs in paddy fields. The standalone effect of insecticide exposure decreased the Odonata community, while nymphs decreased synergistically with temperature rise in paddy water. However, the impacts of each stressor alone varied among species.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2024)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Dorothee Hodapp, Irene T. Roca, Dario Fiorentino, Cristina Garilao, Kristin Kaschner, Kathleen Kesner-Reyes, Birgit Schneider, Joachim Segschneider, Adam T. Kocsis, Wolfgang Kiessling, Thomas Brey, Rainer Froese
Summary: Driven by climate change, marine biodiversity is undergoing rapid changes, faster than those in terrestrial ecosystems. Understanding the impact of these changes on future marine life is crucial for conservation, due to increasing demands for marine resources. Our analysis predicts a decline in core habitat area for many species, with a net loss of 50% for almost half of all marine species by 2100 under the high-emission scenario. Distributional reorganization will lead to gaps around the equator for a significant number of marine species, disrupting their continuous ranges. Invasion rates in higher latitudes and polar regions will also introduce new predators and change ecosystem and food web structure. The degree of reorganization and its consequences will depend on greenhouse gas emission pathway.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Jorge Garcia-Giron, Luis Mauricio Bini, Jani Heino
Summary: Freshwater ecosystems have a high biodiversity and are under significant threat worldwide. However, our ability to design evidence-based conservation plans for this realm is limited due to biodiversity shortfalls, such as the lack of comparable field data and information on traits and phylogenies of freshwater organisms. To address this, efforts should be made to harmonize data from different sources, gather natural history observations, and establish fully resolved phylogenies. By overcoming these hurdles, we can map important ecosystems and valuable areas for the conservation of freshwater organisms and their habitats.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2023)
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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)
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Biodiversity Conservation
D. Ieuan Jones, Tanja Miethe, Elizabeth D. Clarke, C. Tara Marshall
Summary: Climate change and fishing have influenced marine species richness at global and local scales. In the North Sea, fish species richness has increased since the 1980s, but it was unclear if this was due to temperature or fishing mortality. By analyzing spatio-temporal models and subsets of fish species, it was found that temperature, rather than fishing mortality, was the main driver of the increase in species richness. Long-term monitoring is crucial in detecting ecological responses to climate change.
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
(2023)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Thomas Sperle, Helge Bruelheide
Summary: The study in the Black Forest region of Germany revealed significant extinction and decrease of species in bog complexes, influenced by factors such as climate change. Future predictions suggest more species may face extinction, highlighting the biodiversity loss risk in low-mountain habitats due to climate change. Limited management options are available against rising temperatures and decreasing precipitation.
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Xiaoping Liu, Renyun Guo, Xiaocong Xu, Qian Shi, Xia Li, Haipeng Yu, Yu Ren, Jianping Huang
Summary: The planet is expected to become drier due to global warming, which poses significant challenges to terrestrial species. However, the understanding of the impact of future aridity on biodiversity is limited. This study predicts the future dynamics of vertebrate biodiversity loss driven by increasing aridity, showing that a large proportion of assemblages and species will be exposed to unprecedented aridity conditions by 2100. The findings emphasize the need for early and effective response to mitigate ecological disruption.
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Joseph William Bull, Isobel Taylor, Elizabeth Biggs, Henry M. J. Grub, Tom Yearley, Harriet Waters, E. J. Milner-Gulland
Summary: Every large organization should consider and plan how to achieve net gain in biodiversity.
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Ecology
Joop de Boer, Harry Aiking
Summary: The study found that the EU's Farm to Fork strategy aligns with consumer concerns about environment and nature, which may bring significant new perspectives for policymakers, businesses, and consumers.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Neil Cox, Bruce E. Young, Philip Bowles, Miguel Fernandez, Julie Marin, Giovanni Rapacciuolo, Monika Bohm, Thomas M. Brooks, S. Blair Hedges, Craig Hilton-Taylor, Michael Hoffmann, Richard K. B. Jenkins, Marcelo F. Tognelli, Graham J. Alexander, Allen Allison, Natalia B. Ananjeva, Mark Auliya, Luciano Javier Avila, David G. Chapple, Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia, Harold G. Cogger, Guarino R. Colli, Anslem de Silva, Carla C. Eisemberg, Johannes Els, Ansel Fong G., Tandora D. Grant, Rodney A. Hitchmough, Djoko T. Iskandar, Noriko Kidera, Marcio Martins, Shai Meiri, Nicola J. Mitchell, Sanjay Molur, Cristiano de C. Nogueira, Juan Carlos Ortiz, Johannes Penner, Anders G. J. Rhodin, Gilson A. Rivas, Mark-Oliver Rodel, Uri Roll, Kate L. Sanders, Georgina Santos-Barrera, Glenn M. Shea, Stephen Spawls, Bryan L. Stuart, Krystal A. Tolley, Jean-Francois Trape, Marcela A. Vidal, Philipp Wagner, Bryan P. Wallace, Yan Xie
Summary: Global assessments have shown that 40.7% of amphibians, 25.4% of mammals, and 13.6% of birds are threatened with extinction, but reptiles have been excluded from these assessments. This study provides a comprehensive extinction-risk assessment for reptiles and finds that at least 21.1% of species are threatened, with similar major threats as other tetrapods. Reptiles in forests are more threatened than those in arid habitats. Threatened reptiles tend to be isolated from other threatened tetrapods.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Kalman Szanyi, Istvan Grigorszky, Laszlo Szabo, Gyoergy Devai
Summary: This study provides a revised checklist and presents the changes in diversity of three typical lowland small watercourses in the Pannonian Lowland. The results reveal a significant loss in Odonata fauna, with upper and middle sections being the most degraded areas.
BIODIVERSITY DATA JOURNAL
(2023)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Joanna Kajzer-Bonk, Piotr Nowicki
Summary: Habitat deterioration and biodiversity decline are global issues. Urban areas, despite being subject to human activities, may offer some mitigation. Protected sites can impede habitat loss and serve as effective tools for biodiversity conservation.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Rachid Cheddadi, Carla Khater
Summary: The objective of this study is to contribute to the conservation of upland tree species in the face of climate change. A conservation index integrating mountain topography, genetic diversity, and climate change scenarios was used to prioritize areas and populations of three conifer species in the mountains of Lebanon. Results showed that 19 populations out of 36 had a high conservation priority and were distributed across different areas of the Lebanon Mountains, suggesting their importance for the long-term sustainability of the species in the face of climate change.
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)