Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
47(3), P. 414 - 437
Published: Sept. 3, 2022
Biodiversity
assessment
is
constitutive
in
establishing
conservation
priorities
and
outcomes,
geodiversity
complements
species
richness
as
a
surrogate
the
absence
of
data,
improves
statistical
modelling
can
facilitate
prediction
distribution
abundance.
Yet,
frequently
excluded,
biodiversity
prioritised
endeavours
such
ecosystem-based
management.
Therefore,
combined
approaches
present
practical
benefits
to
improved
collaboration
between
biologists
geoscientists,
efficacious
indicators
value,
abatement
partialities
wider
inclusion
literature.
This
study
scientometrically
analysed
240
publications
investigate
inclusiveness,
methodological
trends,
geographic
environment-type
trends
future
directions
methods.
Results
showed
these
articles
included
geodiversity-relevant
terms
hydrological,
soil,
geological
geomorphological
components,
but
all-encompassing
‘geodiversity’
term
was
absent
entirely.
Geographic
many
potential
economic,
social,
cultural
political
factors
influencing
inclusiveness
assessment.
For
example,
Australia’s
relatively
resource
exploitative
approach
geology
early
involvement
inception
concept
could
explain
high
frequency
geological-related
Australian
assessments.
Methodological
dominance
by
field-based
assessments
trapping
methods,
followed
transects,
quadrats,
net
methods
observations.
Given
specific
sample
size
literature
analysed,
inferences
from
this
relate
only
not
discourse
its
entirety.
Subsequent
research
factors,
economic
or
political,
their
influence
on
Diversity and Distributions,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
27(2), P. 198 - 215
Published: Nov. 1, 2020
Abstract
Aim
As
a
step
towards
providing
support
for
an
ecological
approach
to
strengthening
marine
protected
areas
(MPAs)
and
meeting
international
commitments,
this
study
combines
cumulative
impact
assessment
conservation
planning
undertake
large‐scale
spatial
prioritization.
Location
Exclusive
Economic
Zone
(EEZ)
of
Brazil,
Southwest
Atlantic
Ocean.
Methods
We
developed
prioritization
protecting
different
habitat
types,
threatened
species
ranges
connectivity,
while
also
mitigating
the
impacts
multiple
threats
on
biodiversity.
When
identifying
priorities
conservation,
we
accounted
co‐occurrence
24
human
distribution
161
habitats
143
species,
as
well
their
associated
vulnerabilities.
Additionally,
compared
our
with
MPAs
proposed
by
local
stakeholders.
Results
show
that
are
widespread
identify
hot
spots
inshore
offshore
areas.
Industrial
fisheries,
climate
change
land‐based
activities
were
most
severe
The
highest
mostly
found
coast
due
high
in
nearshore
expected,
systematic
showed
better
performance
selecting
priority
sites
when
stakeholders
without
typical
exercise,
increasing
existing
coverage
only
7.9%.
However,
still
provide
some
opportunities
protect
facing
levels
threats.
Main
conclusions
presents
blueprint
how
embrace
comprehensive
strategic
conservation.
advocate
these
crucial
from
degradation
emerging
efforts
is
key
maintain
biodiversity
value.
PeerJ,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
7, P. e8042 - e8042
Published: Nov. 7, 2019
Mine
tailing
disasters
have
occurred
worldwide
and
contemporary
release
of
tailings
large
proportions
raise
concerns
the
chronic
impacts
that
trace
metals
may
on
aquatic
biodiversity.
Environmental
metabarcoding
(eDNA)
offers
an
as
yet
poorly
explored
opportunity
for
biological
monitoring
impacted
ecosystems
from
mine
contaminated
sediments.
eDNA
has
been
increasingly
recognized
to
be
effective
method
detect
previously
unrecognized
small-sized
Metazoan
taxa,
but
their
ecological
responses
environmental
pollution
not
assessed
by
metabarcoding.
Here,
we
evaluated
effects
metal
contamination
sediment
Rio
Doce
estuary,
1.7
years
after
Samarco
disaster,
which
released
over
40
million
m
3
iron
in
river
basin.
We
identified
123
new
sequence
variants
taxonomic
units
(eOTUs)
benthic
taxa
assemblage
composition
dominated
Nematoda,
Crustacea
Platyhelminthes;
typical
other
estuarine
ecosystems.
detected
filtering
meiofaunal
assemblages
multivariate
analysis
revealed
strong
influence
Fe
contamination,
supporting
deposition
estuary.
This
was
contrast
non-polluted
estuaries.
suggest
technique
provides
fill
up
biodiversity
gaps
coastal
marine
ecology
become
a
valid
long
term
studies
with
high
content.
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
19(4), P. 417 - 428
Published: Oct. 1, 2021
The
Rio
Doce
basin
in
SE
Brazil
was
critically
impacted
November
2015
by
the
spillage
of
millions
tons
mining
waste.
In
estuary,
tailings
removed
nearly
30%
estuarine
benthic
species
and
rapidly
increased
sediment
contamination
metal(loid)s.
Short-term
impact
assessments
from
to
2017
revealed
severe
ecological
effects
estuary
linked
deposited
tailings,
but
long-term
patterns
their
risks
are
yet
unclear.
We
analyzed
metal(loid)
up
4.2
years
after
short-term
impacts
2015.
found
that
impact,
As,
Cr,
Cu,
Ni
concentrations
were
still
above
threshold
effect
levels
toxicity,
while
Cd
Pb
exceeded
probable
levels.
Although
contaminants
often
show
a
stable
temporal
trend,
sedimentary
contents
continuously
background
values
for
estuary.
risk
analysis
suggested
high
enough
cause
adverse
biological
effects,
supporting
hypothesis
there
is
chronic
ecosystem
long-term.
Our
data
suggests
without
recovering
actions,
will
likely
be
sink
upper
river
basin.
However,
this
capacity
limited
due
sensibility
Fe
oxyhydroxides
reductive
dissolution
release,
leading
aquatic
biota
with
potentially
negative
consequences
human
health
decades
come.
