Upscaling biodiversity monitoring: Metabarcoding estimates 31,846 insect species from Malaise traps across Germany DOI Creative Commons
Dominik Buchner, James S. Sinclair, Manfred Ayasse

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Molecular Ecology Resources, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 4, 2024

Abstract Mitigating ongoing losses of insects and their key functions (e.g. pollination) requires tracking large‐scale long‐term community changes. However, doing so has been hindered by the high diversity insect species that prohibitively investments time, funding taxonomic expertise when addressed with conventional tools. Here, we show these concerns can be through a comprehensive, scalable cost‐efficient DNA metabarcoding workflow. We use 1815 samples from 75 Malaise traps across Germany 2019 2020 to demonstrate how incorporated into monitoring networks for less than 50 € per sample, including supplies, labour maintenance. validated detected using two publicly available databases (GBOL GBIF) judgement experts. With an average 1.4 M sequence reads sample uncovered 10,803 species, which 83.9% were represented single Operational Taxonomic Unit (OTU). estimated another 21,043 plausible argue either lack reference barcode or are undescribed. The total 31,846 is similar number known (~35,500). Because capture only subset insects, our approach identified many likely unknown new science. Our reproducible workflow (~80% OTU‐similarity among years) provides blueprint biodiversity other components in near real time.

Language: Английский

Meta-analysis of multidecadal biodiversity trends in Europe DOI Creative Commons
Francesca Pilotto, Ingolf Kühn,

Rita Adrian

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Nature Communications, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 11(1)

Published: July 13, 2020

Abstract Local biodiversity trends over time are likely to be decoupled from global trends, as local processes may compensate or counteract change. We analyze 161 long-term biological series (15–91 years) collected across Europe, using a comprehensive dataset comprising ~6,200 marine, freshwater and terrestrial taxa. test whether (i) consistent among biogeoregions, realms taxonomic groups, (ii) changes in correlate with regional climate conditions. Our results reveal that of abundance, richness diversity differ demonstrating at scale often complex cannot easily generalized. However, we find increases abundance increasing temperature naturalness well clear spatial pattern community composition (i.e. temporal turnover) most biogeoregions Northern Eastern Europe.

Language: Английский

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Remote sensing of dryland ecosystem structure and function: Progress, challenges, and opportunities DOI Creative Commons
William K. Smith, Matthew P. Dannenberg, Dong Yan

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Remote Sensing of Environment, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 233, P. 111401 - 111401

Published: Oct. 14, 2019

Language: Английский

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Early stage litter decomposition across biomes DOI Creative Commons
Ika Djukic, Sebastian Kepfer‐Rojas, Inger Kappel Schmidt

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The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2018, Volume and Issue: 628-629, P. 1369 - 1394

Published: Feb. 23, 2018

Language: Английский

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OZCAR: The French Network of Critical Zone Observatories DOI Creative Commons
Jérôme Gaillardet, Isabelle Braud,

Fatim Hankard

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Vadose Zone Journal, Journal Year: 2018, Volume and Issue: 17(1), P. 1 - 24

Published: Jan. 1, 2018

Core Ideas OZCAR is a network of sites studying the critical zone. covers various disciplines. will help disciplines to work together for better representation and modeling The French zone initiative, called (Observatoires de la Zone Critique–Application et Recherche or Critical Observatories–Application Research) National Research Infrastructure (RI). OZCAR‐RI instrumented sites, bringing 21 pre‐existing research observatories monitoring different compartments situated between “the rock sky,” Earth's skin (CZ), over long term. These are regionally based have specific initial scientific questions, strategies, databases, activities. diversity well representative heterogeneity CZ communities it. Despite this diversity, all share main overarching mandate, which monitor, understand, predict (“earthcast”) fluxes water matter near surface how they change in response “new climatic regime.” vision strategic development aims at designing an open infrastructure, building national community able systemic CZ, educating new generation scientists more apt tackle wicked problem Anthropocene. articulates around: (i) set common questions cross‐cutting activities using wealth observatories, (ii) ambitious instrumental program, (iii) interaction data models integrate time spatial scales. Internationally, strengthening by providing model organization offering sites. one two mirrors European Strategy Forum on (eLTER‐ESFRI) project.

Language: Английский

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Assessment of climate change effects on mountain ecosystems through a cross-site analysis in the Alps and Apennines DOI
Michela Rogora, Ludovico Frate, María Laura Carranza

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The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2017, Volume and Issue: 624, P. 1429 - 1442

Published: Dec. 27, 2017

Language: Английский

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Monitoring biodiversity in the Anthropocene using remote sensing in species distribution models DOI
Christophe F. Randin, Michael B. Ashcroft, Janine Bolliger

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Remote Sensing of Environment, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 239, P. 111626 - 111626

Published: Jan. 13, 2020

Language: Английский

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Expanding ecological assessment by integrating microorganisms into routine freshwater biomonitoring DOI Creative Commons
Markéta Ságová‐Marečková, Jens Boenigk, Agnès Bouchez

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Water Research, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 191, P. 116767 - 116767

Published: Dec. 23, 2020

Bioindication has become an indispensable part of water quality monitoring in most countries the world, with presence and abundance bioindicator taxa, mostly multicellular eukaryotes, used for biotic indices. In contrast, microbes (bacteria, archaea protists) are seldom as bioindicators routine assessments, although they have been recognized their importance environmental processes. Recently, use molecular methods revealed unexpected diversity within known functional groups novel metabolic pathways that particularly important energy nutrient cycling. various habitats, microbial communities respond to eutrophication, metals, natural or anthropogenic organic pollutants through changes function. this review, we evaluated common trends these changes, documenting value can be not only but also improving our understanding major processes lotic lentic environments. Current knowledge provides a solid foundation exploiting community structures diversity, well genes, programs. These measures combined into indices, resolution individual bioindicators. Here, assess particular approaches complemented by advanced bioinformatic analysis, promising respect detailed bioindication value. We conclude dynamics missing link rapid structure function aquatic ecosystems, should addressed future freshwater ecosystems.

Language: Английский

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How to make ecological models useful for environmental management DOI Creative Commons
Nele Schuwirth, Florian Borgwardt, Sami Domisch

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Ecological Modelling, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 411, P. 108784 - 108784

Published: Sept. 3, 2019

Understanding and predicting the ecological consequences of different management alternatives is becoming increasingly important to support environmental decisions. Ecological models could contribute such predictions, but in past this was often not case. are developed within research projects rarely used for practical applications. In synthesis paper, we discuss how strengthen role modeling supporting decisions with a focus on methodological aspects. We address mainly modellers also potential users results. Various approaches can be predict response ecosystems anthropogenic interventions, including mechanistic models, statistical machine learning approaches. Regardless chosen approach, outline better align decision making process, identify six requirements that believe increase usefulness support, especially if need justified public. These cover: (i) understanding regarding causality, (ii) alignment model input output decision, (iii) appropriate spatial temporal resolutions, (iv) uncertainty quantification, (v) sufficient predictive performance, (vi) transparent communication. challenges synthesize suggestions addressing these points.

Language: Английский

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Digital twins: dynamic model-data fusion for ecology DOI Creative Commons
Koen de Koning,

Jeroen Broekhuijsen,

Ingolf Kühn

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Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 38(10), P. 916 - 926

Published: May 18, 2023

Digital twins (DTs) are an emerging phenomenon in the public and private sectors as a new tool to monitor understand systems processes. DTs have potential change status quo ecology part of its digital transformation. However, it is important avoid misguided developments by managing expectations about DTs. We stress that not just big models everything, containing data machine learning. Rather, strength combining data, models, domain knowledge, their continuous alignment with real world. suggest researchers stakeholders exercise caution DT development, keeping mind many strengths challenges computational modelling also apply

Language: Английский

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Safeguarding freshwater life beyond 2020: Recommendations for the new global biodiversity framework from the European experience DOI Creative Commons
Charles B. van Rees, Kerry A. Waylen, Astrid Schmidt‐Kloiber

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Conservation Letters, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 14(1)

Published: Oct. 12, 2020

Abstract Plans are currently being drafted for the next decade of action on biodiversity—both post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework Convention Biological Diversity (CBD) and Strategy European Union (EU). Freshwater biodiversity is disproportionately threatened underprioritized relative to marine terrestrial biota, despite supporting a richness species ecosystems with their own intrinsic value providing multiple essential ecosystem services. Future policies strategies must have greater focus unique ecology freshwater life its threats, now critical time reflect how this may be achieved. We identify priority topics including environmental flows, water quality, invasive species, integrated resources management, strategic conservation planning, emerging technologies monitoring. synthesize these decades first‐hand experience recent literature into 14 special recommendations global based successes setbacks policy, research. Applying following will inform enhance ability agreements halt reverse rapid decline biodiversity.

Language: Английский

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