Spatial patterns of vascular plant species richness in Poland: relations among species group richness and hot spot locations DOI
Tomasz H. Szymura, Henok Tegegne, Magdalena Szymura

et al.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: July 17, 2024

Abstract Knowledge of spatial patterns species richness (SR) is highly relevant for theoretical research in ecology and the development conservation plans. In Poland, despite a long tradition botanical surveys, vascular plant SR has not been mapped, nor have correlations among different groups explored. Here we used recently published data set to examine relationships joined species, including native archeophytes, neophytes, with high value (i.e., red list species). The basic unit employed was 10 × km grid from Atlas Distribution Vascular Plants Poland (ATPOL). We found that red-list were positively correlated. main percentage particular based on three components: (1) gradient overall SR, (2) invasion level, (3) peculiarity flora some regions resulting number proportion rare often value. general, northeastern species-poor, while Carpathian Mountain range, uplands southern parts Wisła River valley had highest concentrations. location hotspots usually did overlap existing system national parks. neophyte suggest biological invasions are most important threats diversity Poland. Finally, demonstrated presented maps, likely biases assessments, seem reflect general ecological gradients influencing distribution

Language: Английский

Land system changes of terrestrial tipping elements on Earth under global climate pledges: 2000–2100 DOI Creative Commons

Jiaying Lv,

Yifan Gao, Changqing Song

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

Published: Jan. 27, 2025

Abstract Tipping elements on Earth are components that undergo rapid and irreversible changes when climate change reaches a tipping point. They highly sensitive to variations serve as early warning signs of global change. Human activities, including pledges, significantly influence the state elements. Land external intuitive response change, making it essential identify shifts in land system. We produced 1-km system dataset for terrestrial years 2000, 2010, 2020, 2100 under pledges by integrating GCAM with modified version CLUMondo. Our includes 30 thematic categories, combining three density types ten cover types. The illustrates potential contrasting common SSP RCP scenarios. simulations demonstrate high accuracy, offering valuable insights into assessment impacts Earth.

Language: Английский

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Multispecies migratory connectivity indicates hemispheric-scale risk to bird populations from global change DOI
Sarah P. Saunders, William V. DeLuca, Brooke L. Bateman

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Nature Ecology & Evolution, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 17, 2025

Language: Английский

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Ecological assessment and driver analysis of high vegetation cover areas based on new remote sensing index DOI Creative Commons
Xiaoyong Zhang, Weiwei Jia,

Shixin Lu

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Ecological Informatics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 82, P. 102786 - 102786

Published: Aug. 23, 2024

Language: Английский

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Overcoming Shifting Baselines: Paleo‐Behaviour Reveals Industrial Revolution as Tipping Point DOI Creative Commons
Julian Lilkendey, Jens C. Hegg, Matthew Campbell

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Global Change Biology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 31(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Human activities have significantly altered coastal ecosystems worldwide. The phenomenon of shifting baselines syndrome (SBS) complicates our understanding these changes, masking the true scale human impacts. This study investigates long‐term ecological effects anthropogenic on New Zealand's over 800 years using fish otolith microchemical profiling and dynamic time warping across an entire stock unit. Results reveal a shift in snapper ( Chrysophrys auratus ; Sparidae) habitat‐use behaviour, transitioning from low‐salinity estuarine environments to higher‐salinity habitats, correlating with ongoing land‐use changes. coincided localised Industrial Revolution, which served as tipping point for widespread ecosystem transformation. By comparing current movement profiles historical baselines, we provide evidence address SBS guide conservation strategies. Re‐establishing pre‐industrial behaviours will indicate successful habitat restoration, promoting overall connectivity resilience. Our findings enable more effective restoration measures sustainable management practices, informing policies maintaining biodiversity function.

Language: Английский

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Connection for conservation: The impact of counting butterflies on nature connectedness and wellbeing in citizen scientists DOI Creative Commons
Carly W. Butler, Iain Hamlin, Miles Richardson

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Biological Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 292, P. 110497 - 110497

Published: March 4, 2024

Biodiversity conservation is fundamentally linked to human values, attitudes, and behaviours. Nature connectedness, the strength of a person's relationship with nature, an important determinant pro-nature actions, therefore vital for counteracting biodiversity loss. Citizen science may improve nature though such outcomes are underexplored in comparison scientific educational results. Addressing this gap, we studied experiences participants Big Butterfly Count, UK mass-participation citizen activity that aims raise awareness gather data on abundance widespread butterfly moth species. Participants completed surveys before after three-week Count period (n = 382), at six- seven-week follow up 345). Improvements decreased anxiety, increased tendency notice butterflies, were found immediately count period, improved wellbeing noticing follow-up. Stronger emotional responses during associated greater increases connectedness noticing. Qualitative revealed mixed emotions, from sadness concern about loss, feelings hope optimism through taking actions help butterflies. These findings suggest participation prompts people enjoy ways enhance their connection supporting mutual health rest natural world. The study highlights potential nature-based benefit beyond focal species or habitat, by changing how think, feel act towards more broadly.

Language: Английский

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Global property rights and land use efficiency DOI Creative Commons
Junrong Ma, Li Tian,

Yudi Zhang

et al.

Nature Communications, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: Oct. 2, 2024

Language: Английский

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Changes in bird occupancy and its association with functional traits under long-term context of urbanization and suburbanization in a metropolis DOI
Xinghao Lu, Yuwei Guo, Yuhui Wang

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Biodiversity and Conservation, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 16, 2025

Language: Английский

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Plant Community Responses to Climate Change: The Importance of Ecological Context Dependencies DOI
Richard Michalet, Jiří Doležal, Jonathan Lenoir

et al.

Journal of Vegetation Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 36(2)

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Pesticide Pollution Reduces the Functional Diversity of Macroinvertebrates in Urban Aquatic Ecosystems DOI
Lin Hou, Wei Xiong, Miao Chen

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Environmental Science & Technology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 15, 2025

Urbanization accelerates innovation and economic growth but imposes significant ecological challenges, particularly to aquatic biodiversity ecosystem functionality. Among urban stressors, pesticide-driven chemical pollution represents a critical, yet under-recognized, global threat. Quantifying the causes consequences of pesticides on loss degradation is vital for risk assessment management, offering insights promote sustainable societal development. This study evaluated anthropogenic stressors macroinvertebrate communities at 42 sites across two major drainages in Beijing using analysis environmental DNA (eDNA), focusing responses pesticide exposure context multiple stressors. Pesticides significantly impacted α- β-functional diversity macroinvertebrates, accounting 18.46 14.6% total observed variation, respectively, underscoring role functional groups assessment. Land use flow quantity directly influenced levels, which turn affected diversity, while basic water quality had less pronounced effect. These results provide empirical evidence pollution's impact watershed scale under field conditions highly urbanized area. The findings highlight importance considering sensitive taxa management ecosystems.

Language: Английский

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Thermal homogenization of boreal communities in response to climate warming DOI Creative Commons
Jussi Mäkinen, Emilie E. Ellis, Laura H. Antão

et al.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 122(17)

Published: April 21, 2025

Globally, rising temperatures are increasingly favoring warm-affiliated species. Although changes in community composition typically measured by the mean temperature affinity of species (the index, CTI), they may be driven different processes and accompanied shifts diversity affinities breadth thermal niches. To resolve pathways to warming Finnish flora fauna, we examined multidecadal dominance among understory forest plant, freshwater phytoplankton, butterfly, moth, bird communities. CTI increased for all animal communities, with no change observed plants or phytoplankton. In addition, declined groups except butterflies, this loss was more pronounced fastest-warming These were animals mainly a decrease cold-affiliated an increase phytoplankton decline declines both cold- Plant moth communities dominated specialist species, birds generalists. general, climate outpaced Our results highlight complex dynamics underpinning reorganization across large spatiotemporal gradient, revealing that extinctions colonization lag behind ambient temperature, while become less thermally diverse. Such can have important implications structure ecosystem functioning under accelerating rates change.

Language: Английский

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