Citizen science enabled planning for species conservation in urban landscapes: the case of Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica in southern China

Landscape Ecology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 40(3)

Published: March 17, 2025

Language: Английский

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Impacts of urbanization on multiple dimensions of bird diversity in Atlantic forest landscapes

Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 54, P. e03078 - e03078

Published: July 4, 2024

Urbanization is resulting in habitat loss and fragmentation around the world, but its effects on biodiversity remain poorly understood. We investigated how increase of urban cover surrounding nine Brazilian Atlantic forest reserves (14 ha - 1058 ha) affects taxonomic, functional phylogenetic diversity bird communities, considering non-forest species separately. Using a multi-scale local landscape approach, we estimated percentage circular buffers varying radii (200–1000 m). calculated 10 complementary metrics modelled them against using generalized additive models. had negative, non-linear impact taxonomic with sharp decrease up to 50 % effective number rare, typical dominant landscapes 20–40 urbanization. This was not restricted (urban avoiders), also affected ones utilizers dwellers). The urbanization were less evident, suggesting that vulnerability has weak phenotypic signal. conclude impacts broad spectrum clades traits drastically reduce communities.

Language: Английский

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Effects of urbanisation, habitat characteristics, and management on garden pond biodiversity: Findings from a large-scale citizen science survey

Landscape and Urban Planning, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 257, P. 105299 - 105299

Published: Jan. 17, 2025

Language: Английский

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How do we achieve nature positive? A vision and targets for the UK residential and commercial development sector

npj Urban Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 5(1)

Published: April 18, 2025

Language: Английский

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Biennial sub-meter tree coverage dataset of Orlando (2013–2021)

Scientific Data, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: April 29, 2025

Language: Английский

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Responses of birds with different habitat preferences to urban blue-green spaces: A systematic review and meta-analysis at a global scale

Biological Conservation, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 307, P. 111190 - 111190

Published: May 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Mapping multigroup responses to land cover legacy for urban biodiversity conservation

Biological Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 291, P. 110508 - 110508

Published: Feb. 20, 2024

Urban biodiversity plays a crucial role in the functioning of urban ecosystems and significantly impacts well-being quality life for city residents. By focusing on Porto as case study, influence local-scale land cover evolution is investigated, using species richness birds, reptiles, amphibians indicators, within multimodel inference framework. The results underscore importance past legacy shaping biodiversity. Birds, respond positively to older vegetation patches but negatively long-established areas. Birds exhibit adaptability by responding recent vegetation, while tend avoid newly vegetated zones. fragmented distribution reptiles suggests limited mobility potential delayed response habitat loss isolation. Reptiles benefit from both wooded herbaceous habitats, emphasizing local spatial diversity, water elements are critical amphibians, although many aquatic habitats context may not be suitable. Modeling guide identification priority areas conservation Porto, informing decision-makers, planners, conservationists. This spatially explicit research aids efforts create more ecologically resilient biodiverse environments. It highlights historical unique responses different vertebrate groups urbanization, contributing our understanding dynamics sustainable development.

Language: Английский

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Historical park planning is associated with modern-day patterns of bird diversity in cities

Landscape and Urban Planning, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 249, P. 105132 - 105132

Published: June 3, 2024

Language: Английский

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Impact of agricultural landscape structure on the patterns of bird species diversity at a regional scale

Avian Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14, P. 100147 - 100147

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

The loss of bird species diversity is a crucial problem in the European agricultural landscape. Change area coverage major land cover types has been mentioned as one main factors responsible for biodiversity impoverishment. In this study, we focused on impact landscape matrix characteristics richness and Faith's phylogenetic index spatial scale 1000-m radius around measured occurrence points. We investigated how composition affects using nationwide citizen science data. total, 168,739 records South Moravian Region Czech Republic during growing season from 2009 to 2019 were evaluated. found that presence water bodies wetlands significantly corresponded areas highest richness. also revealed forests (∼60% forest occupied by commercial forests), urban arable negatively associated with diversity. Forests (both coniferous deciduous) habitats have tendency hosted clustered community structure comparison wetland land. A strong negative association between proportion led us conclude expansion (with simple composition, horizontal vertical structure) could be critical drivers decline On other hand, our results pointed out small woody features (i.e., woodlots) scattered woodland shrub vegetation supporting rural This concordance studies which mention these structures important elements nesting foraging farmland birds. thus recommend maintain restore trees or woodlots complex

Language: Английский

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Host‐, Environment‐, or Human‐Related Effects Drive Interspecies Interactions in an Animal Tuberculosis Multi‐Host Community Depending on the Host and Season

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 2024(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

In many Mediterranean ecosystems, animal tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium bovis , is maintained multi‐host communities in which cattle and different wildlife species establish interaction networks contributing to M. transmission persistence. Most studies have addressed wildlife–cattle disease‐relevant interactions, focusing on reservoir hosts, while disregarding the potential contribution of so‐called accidental hosts and/or neglecting wildlife–wildlife interactions. this work, we aimed characterise interspecies interactions an endemic TB risk area identify ecological drivers patterns regardless pre‐attributed role host epidemiology. For that purpose, spatial–temporal indirect between mammals cattle, species, were investigated through camera trapping. Second, five hypotheses potentially driving pair wet dry seasons tested covering water control sites: human presence (H1), landscape composition (H2), topography (H3), weather (H4), natural food resources (H5). Wild boar ( Sus scrofa ), red deer Cervus elaphus fox Vulpes vulpes ) mostly involved We found more frequent than and, for certain pairs, rates higher season both groups. Natural (H5) was most supported hypothesis influenced abundance with positive effects during negative season. contrast, mainly disturbance exerted variable Other also depending species. These results highlight thus conditions favouring shared environments, are determined backgrounds.

Language: Английский

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