Protected areas and the future of insect conservation

Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 38(1), P. 85 - 95

Published: Oct. 5, 2022

Anthropogenic pressures are driving insect declines across the world. Although protected areas (PAs) play a prominent role in safeguarding many vertebrate species from human-induced threats, insects not widely considered when designing PA systems or building strategies for management. We review effectiveness of PAs conservation and find substantial taxonomic geographic gaps knowledge. Most research focuses on representation species, few studies assess threats to that effective management can conservation. propose four-step agenda help ensure central efforts expand global network under Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.

Language: Английский

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A globally synthesised and flagged bee occurrence dataset and cleaning workflow

Scientific Data, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10(1)

Published: Nov. 2, 2023

Species occurrence data are foundational for research, conservation, and science communication, but the limited availability accessibility of reliable represents a major obstacle, particularly insects, which face mounting pressures. We present BeeBDC, new R package, global bee dataset to address this issue. combined >18.3 million records from multiple public repositories (GBIF, SCAN, iDigBio, USGS, ALA) smaller datasets, then standardised, flagged, deduplicated, cleaned using reproducible BeeBDC R-workflow. Specifically, we harmonised species names (following established taxonomy), country names, collection dates and, added record-level flags series potential quality issues. These provided in two formats, "cleaned" "flagged-but-uncleaned". The package with online documentation provides end users ability modify filtering parameters their research questions. By publishing workflows globally can increase reliability downstream analyses. This workflow be implemented other taxa support conservation.

Language: Английский

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Canopy specialist Hylaeus bees highlight sampling biases and resolve Michener’s mystery

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: Feb. 26, 2024

Large parts of the Pacific were thought to host low bee diversity. In Fiji alone, our recent estimates native diversity have rapidly increased by a factor five (from 4 >22). Here, we show how including sampling forest canopy has quickly uncovered new radiation Hylaeus (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) bees in Fiji. We also that are more common across than previously and solve one Charles Michener’s mysteries linking enigmatic French Polynesian tuamotuensis relatives use systematic techniques describe eight species ( n = 6), Polynesia 1), Micronesia discuss impressive dispersal events this genus. These clades double number dispersals out Australia from two four. Our discovery highlights severe impact methods on ecological interpretations discovery, specifically is needed correctly assess even where there very long record sampling. It further potential for forests higher-than-anticipated conservation value. This broad methodological regulatory impacts land managers seeking make choices about pollination services The (Euprosopoides) chuukensis Dorey, Davies, Parslow; H. (Prosopisteron) albaeus (P.) apertus aureaviridis Magnacca, breviflavus Magnacca; derectus navai veli Parslow.

Language: Английский

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Beekeeping under climate change

Journal of Apicultural Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 62(5), P. 963 - 968

Published: Oct. 5, 2023

There is consensus that climate change one of the grand challenges facing humanity in twenty first century, inevitably most confided and undeniably pressing. Profound effects are inevitable global agriculture, beekeeping certainly no exemption. Indeed, extreme weather natural disasters have already had an impact on honey bees. Thus, it appears evident will constitute a key stress factor for managed bees beekeepers alike contributing to increased colony losses reduced income. Here, we review literature beekeeping. Based literature, at present there inclusive strategy adequately deal with bring. call such briefly list main future due changing as well suggest possible countermeasures. Ultimately, its mitigation insufficiently understood context. This calls respective concerted efforts scientists, beekeepers, other stakeholders find sustainable Such require evidence-based measures increasing change.

Language: Английский

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Implications of varroa mite establishment for Australian plants and their persistence

Australian Journal of Botany, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 73(2)

Published: March 10, 2025

The European honeybee (Apis mellifera) is a highly abundant introduced pollinator with widely established feral populations across large proportion of Australia. Both managed and contribute significantly to the pollination many native plant species but have also disrupted plant-pollinator dynamics. Varroa mite (Varroa destructor), parasite associated collapse or unmanaged globally, has recently become in Australia will inevitably spread country. If decline significantly, there may be range effects on Australian species, including dynamics seed set. This would potential implications for risks faced by particularly those already threatened. However, exact honeybees plants are uncertain as role ecosystems poorly understood. We identify consequences varroa highlight knowledge gaps that currently limit our understanding subsequent impacts flora.

Language: Английский

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IntelliSense silk fibroin ionotronic batteries for wildfire detection and alarm

Nano Energy, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 101, P. 107630 - 107630

Published: July 25, 2022

Language: Английский

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Making choices: prioritising the protection of biodiversity in wildfires

International Journal of Wildland Fire, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 32(7), P. 1031 - 1038

Published: April 26, 2023

Biodiversity is in chronic decline, and extreme events – such as wildfires can add further episodes of acute losses. Fires increasing magnitude will often overwhelm response capacity, decision-makers need to make choices about what protect. Conventionally, prioritise human life then infrastructure biodiversity. Based on shortcomings revealed the 2019–20 Australian wildfires, we propose a series linked steps that be used identify biodiversity assets (including their priority relative other types assets), enhance implement protection through planning practice, strengthen legislation safeguard them.

Language: Английский

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Accounting for the neglected: Invertebrate species and the 2019–2020 Australian megafires

Global Ecology and Biogeography, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 31(10), P. 2120 - 2130

Published: May 31, 2022

Abstract Aim Invertebrates make up the vast majority of fauna species but are often overlooked in impact assessment and conservation response. The extent to which 2019–2020 Australian megafires overlapped with range vertebrate has been well documented; consequently, substantial resourcing directed towards their recovery. Here, we attempt document overlap these invertebrate species. In doing so, seek demonstrate that it is possible worthwhile assess effect a catastrophic event on large number poorly known Location Temperate subtropical Australia. Time period 2019–2020. Major taxa invertebrates. Methods We adapted published analytical pathway for distributional fire Overlaps 32,163 were determined using point records polygons. Results found 13,581 had part burnt megafires. Of these, 382 whole burnt, further 405 50–99.9% burnt. Five examples described. Main conclusions Poorly groups biodiversity can be impacted significantly by major disturbance events, such overlooked. This oversight consequences under‐estimating magnitude impacts potential failure direct responses those most need them. Our analysis demonstrates ≥50% nearly 800 taxa, tally far higher than vertebrates (19 taxa). Assessment real (i.e., beyond simply fire) requires more consideration susceptibility and/or post‐fire survey monitoring. justifies response less biased iconic

Language: Английский

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Wildfires in Australia: a bibliometric analysis and a glimpse on ‘Black Summer’ (2019/2020) disaster

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 30(29), P. 73061 - 73086

Published: May 19, 2023

Abstract A wildfire, an unplanned fire that is mainly uncontrolled and originates in combustible vegetation rural or urban settings, one of the most pervasive natural catastrophes some areas, such as Siberia, California Australia. Many studies, standard reviews, have been undertaken to look into works literature on wildfires forest fires their effects aquatic terrestrial ecosystems. Regrettably, conventional reviews failed identify important researchers, evolving complexities, emerging research hotspots, trends opportunities for further ground wildfire study. The present study employs bibliometric analysis investigate this area qualitatively quantitatively. Scopus database systems Web Science Core Collection yielded 78 qualifying papers, which were then evaluated using Biblioshiny (A bibliometrix tool R-studio). According statistics, discipline expanding at a pace 13.68% faster than average. So far, three key periods transformation documented: preliminary evolution (8 articles; 1999–2005), gentle (14 2006–2013) quick (56 2014 2021). Forest Ecology Management journals highest number publications, accounting 7.70% total wildfire-related articles published from 1999 2021. However, recent data indicate investigators are shifting focus wildfires, with term ‘Australia’ having frequency (91) ‘wildfire’ second (58) appeared keywords. will provide foundation future incidence management by receiving information synthesising previously Australia around world.

Language: Английский

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Disparate continental scale patterns in floral host breadth of Australian colletid bees (Colletidae: Hymenoptera)

Apidologie, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 54(2)

Published: Feb. 28, 2023

Abstract Plant-bee networks are rarely, if ever, studied quantitatively at continental scales, yet these have the potential to inform how biota and ecosystems assembled beyond narrower regional biomes. The short-tongued bee family Colletidae comprises major component of diversity in Australia, with three key subfamilies: Neopasiphaeinae, Hylaeinae, Euryglossinae. We use museum data (> 27,000 records) record binary interactions between bees (from each subfamilies, resolved subgenera) plants (resolved genera). resulting were analysed using bipartite graphs associated indices network structure. subfamilies showed markedly different structures their floral hosts. Euryglossinae had strong Myrtaceae an otherwise relatively narrow host breadth, Neopasiphaeinae little signal specialisation above genera a very broad Hylaeinae appeared intermediate Furthermore, is more speciose within Australia (404 species, or ~ 25% described Australian fauna) than but differences do not correspond stem ages suggesting that time-since-origin does explain species breadth. Patterns breadth persist after rarefaction analyses correct for differing numbers observation records. suggest visitation could be influenced by evolutionary constraints expansion it also possible many bee-plant shaped exploiting traits driven non-bee fauna operating large biogeographical scales.

Language: Английский

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