Spatiotemporal evolution of habitat quality and its response to landscape patterns in karst mountainous cities: a case study of Guiyang City in China

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 30(53), С. 114391 - 114405

Опубликована: Окт. 20, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Forest islands in farmland provide vital roost trees year-round for giant and common noctule bats: Management implications

Forest Ecology and Management, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 540, С. 121053 - 121053

Опубликована: Апрель 29, 2023

Forest islands in agricultural landscapes may be vital for biodiversity conservation, providing habitats a variety of species, including bats. Our study focused on forest island NE Italy, where we observed mixed-species groups giant (Nyctalus lasiopterus) and common noctula) noctules roosting at the site. The noctule is highly endangered across Europe, our findings shed light its preferences, key information to inform sustainable forestry practices that take this species into account. Using photographic methods direct observation, established both occur year-round island, with giving birth, hibernating, probably mating there. bats preferred aspen trees rich cavities high canopy closure reduced sun exposure found interior, while they avoided edges. Rot were frequently used, but no selection cavity type, entrance height, or aspect. Despite belief activities winter have negligible impact bats, felling roost during time can result significant bat mortality since use these hibernation. number tree reliable predictor roost, so it advisable, year-round, protect cavities. Sustainable should incorporate measures provide opportunities especially noctules. only pertains single fragment. While are novel informative highlight conservation value studied, stage, not generalized all islands. We, therefore, encourage further large-scale studies determine whether other used similarly assess broad-scale implications work, particularly threatened such as noctule.

Язык: Английский

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Insect biomass shows a stronger decrease than species richness along urban gradients

Insect Conservation and Diversity, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 17(2), С. 182 - 188

Опубликована: Март 1, 2024

Abstract Anthropogenic land cover change is a major driver of biodiversity loss, with urbanisation and farmland practices responsible for some the most drastic modifications natural habitats. The relative importance different covers shaping insect communities, however, unclear. This study examines effect urban covers, along heterogeneity, at landscape scale on species richness, evenness biomass flying insects using citizen science carnet sampling across Denmark. Increasing had negative richness but an even stronger biomass. Increased heterogeneity did not mitigate cover. Insect assemblages also became more increased Farmland no significant or Based our findings, has strong impact indicating that could contribute to declines. Moreover, findings indicate loss occurs through than species, which may affect ecosystem‐level consequences urbanisation.

Язык: Английский

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Winners and losers of land use change: A systematic review of interactions between the world’s crane species (Gruidae) and the agricultural sector

Ecology and Evolution, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 12(3)

Опубликована: Март 1, 2022

While agricultural intensification and expansion are major factors driving loss degradation of natural habitat species decline, some wildlife also benefit from agriculturally managed habitats. This may lead to high population densities with impacts on both human livelihoods conservation. Cranes a group 15 worldwide, affected negatively positively by practices. eleven face critical declines, numbers common cranes (

Язык: Английский

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Importance of sample pre-treatments for the DNA-based characterization of microbiomes in cropland and forest soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 184, С. 109077 - 109077

Опубликована: Июнь 15, 2023

Язык: Английский

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