Life on the Edge: Considering Ecotonal Habitat for the Conservation of Alpine Reptile Communities DOI
George Madani, Renée Hartley,

Martin Schulz

et al.

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Conservation planning focuses on core habitats, often overlooking ecotones, which can hold unrecognised potential for biodiversity conservation. This study focused ecotonal habitat use in alpine reptile communities, with emphasis a grassland specialist, the critically endangered she-oak skink, Cyclodomorphus praealtus. Survey transects grasslands and woodlands Kosciuszko National Park Australian Alps were used to investigated occupancy richness. Data was analysed using multi-species model relation (1) distance from nearest assess specialists' into woodland areas while accounting imperfect detection, (2) normalised difference vegetation index (NDVI) importance of high resource patches. Among 11 species detected, our hypothesis that specialists would inhabit ecotones confirmed. The furthest occurrence C. praealtus closest 41 m predicted 0.059 (0.004 – 0.169 95% Bayesian credible intervals) at 100 m. Contrary conventional edge effect theories, results revealed no increase richness nearer or higher NDVI values underscores including buffers ecological impact assessments conservation plans. findings emphasize need broader survey efforts beyond habitats capture distribution threatened effectively. Incorporating strategies is crucial, particularly specialist whose dynamic may help safeguard them amidst transformation anthropogenic influences climate change.

Language: Английский

Spatial differentiation of the leaf area index in forests in ecological transition zones and its environmental response DOI

Geyang Li,

Zhao Cheng-zhang,

Dingyue Liu

et al.

European Journal of Forest Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 143(5), P. 1307 - 1320

Published: April 30, 2024

Language: Английский

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Soil bacterial community composition rather than diversity exhibits edge effects in a farming-pastoral ecotone DOI

Aiai Xu,

Jie Liu, Xiangzhou Zheng

et al.

Applied Soil Ecology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 204, P. 105722 - 105722

Published: Oct. 31, 2024

Language: Английский

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Multi-Scale Spatial Relationship Between Runoff and Landscape Pattern in the Poyang Lake Basin of China DOI Open Access
Panfeng Dou, Yunfeng Tian,

Jinfeng Zhang

et al.

Water, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(23), P. 3501 - 3501

Published: Dec. 5, 2024

Runoff research serves as the foundation for watershed management, and relationship between runoff landscape pattern represents a crucial basis decision-making in context of ecological protection restoration. However, there is paucity investigating multi-scale spatial patterns. This study employs Poyang Lake Basin (PLB) case illustrative purposes. The construction soil water assessment tool (SWAT) model initial step process carrying out simulation, which turn allows analysis spatial–temporal characteristics runoff. Subsequently, Pearson’s correlation analysis, global linear regression geographically weighted (GWR) models are employed to examine impact composition on Finally, investigated at class scales. results demonstrate following: (1) PLB exhibited considerable heterogeneity from 2011 2020. (2) Forest was most prevalent type within PLB. Landscape composition’s non-linear characteristics, with forest, cropland, barren, grassland influencing decreasing order. (3) A observed. At scale, patch diversity significantly influenced runoff, reducing primarily increased forest cropland areas had greatest potentially enhanced by improving edge density. (4) Nine sub-basins needing restoration were identified, pathways developed based relationships elucidates thereby providing informed technical support management watershed.

Language: Английский

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1
Limited influence from edges and topography on vegetation structure and diversity in Atlantic Forest DOI
Karen A. Harper,

Jacqueline Renée Yang,

Natasha Dazé Querry

et al.

Plant Ecology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 225(4), P. 361 - 371

Published: Sept. 25, 2023

Language: Английский

Citations

3
Life on the Edge: Considering Ecotonal Habitat for the Conservation of Alpine Reptile Communities DOI
George Madani, Renée Hartley,

Martin Schulz

et al.

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Conservation planning focuses on core habitats, often overlooking ecotones, which can hold unrecognised potential for biodiversity conservation. This study focused ecotonal habitat use in alpine reptile communities, with emphasis a grassland specialist, the critically endangered she-oak skink, Cyclodomorphus praealtus. Survey transects grasslands and woodlands Kosciuszko National Park Australian Alps were used to investigated occupancy richness. Data was analysed using multi-species model relation (1) distance from nearest assess specialists' into woodland areas while accounting imperfect detection, (2) normalised difference vegetation index (NDVI) importance of high resource patches. Among 11 species detected, our hypothesis that specialists would inhabit ecotones confirmed. The furthest occurrence C. praealtus closest 41 m predicted 0.059 (0.004 – 0.169 95% Bayesian credible intervals) at 100 m. Contrary conventional edge effect theories, results revealed no increase richness nearer or higher NDVI values underscores including buffers ecological impact assessments conservation plans. findings emphasize need broader survey efforts beyond habitats capture distribution threatened effectively. Incorporating strategies is crucial, particularly specialist whose dynamic may help safeguard them amidst transformation anthropogenic influences climate change.

Language: Английский

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