bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Дек. 9, 2023
Abstract
The
rapid
expansion
of
urban
areas
often
leads
to
degradation,
fragmentation,
and
loss
natural
habitats,
threatening
biodiversity.
While
ponds
might
contribute
substantially
the
biodiversity
blue-green
infrastructure,
role
garden
is
still
largely
unkown.
We
lack
a
comprehensive
understanding
how
local
habitat
features,
different
forms
management,
urbanisation
impact
these
habitats.
This
study
aimed
reveal
importance
via
country-wide
online
citizen
science
survey
in
Hungary,
Central
Europe.
Data
from
over
800
pond
owners
revealed
occurrence
frequency
various
native
animal
taxa
(amphibians,
odonates,
birds),
introduced
animals
(e.g.,
fish).
collected
data
about
features
management
practices.
tested
effect
landscape-level
drivers
(urbanisation,
surrounding
wetland
coverage)
on
presence
conspicuous
(adult
amphibians
tadpoles,
birds,
odonates)
identify
potential
ponds.
Key
including
age,
area,
aquatic
shoreline
vegetation
were
most
important
factors,
while
algaecide
addition
was
influential
practice
negatively
affecting
amphibian
presence.
Urbanisation
affected
adult
their
but
it
not
associated
with
odonates
birds.
Our
results
indicate
high
utilise
as
habitats
surveyed
help
public.
Developing
effective
monitoring
conservation
strategies
are
necessary
for
better
functioning
infrastructure.
level
engagement
owners,
our
survey,
can
create
valuable
achieving
aims.
Animal Conservation,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 17, 2025
ABSTRACT
In
many
mountain
regions,
tourism
represents
one
of
the
main
sources
income.
Winter
sports
are
often
prevalent
and,
in
last
decades,
infrastructures
linked
to
ski
industry
have
expanded
worldwide
ranges.
Mountains
dramatically
suffering
effects
climate
change,
species
contracting
or
declining
and
ski‐pistes
predicted
shrink
towards
higher
elevations.
For
high‐elevation
ecosystems
species,
construction
is
a
major
issue,
impacting
on
such
as
alpine
birds
already
threatened
by
change.
Here,
assessing
ultimate
drivers
habitat
selection
during
breeding
season,
we
investigated
impacts
Dolomites
foraging
behaviour
white‐winged
snowfinch
Montifringilla
nivalis
,
an
iconic
bird
highly
Our
results
show
that
snowfinches,
critical
period
nestling
rearing,
prefer
forage
snow
patches
short
grass
medium
slope,
characteristics
frequently
found
studied
ski‐pistes.
We
also
observed
marked
effect
temperature‐solar
radiation
interaction:
snowfinches
sunlit
areas
when
ambient
temperature
low,
while
under
temperatures
they
shady
zones,
probably
due
specific
physiological/thermoregulatory
requirements.
Foraging
associated
with
some
shared
environmental
characteristics.
This
implies
impact
could
be
mitigated
adequate
management
targeted
at
maintaining
short‐sward
grassland
(e.g.,
through
avoidance/reduction
machine
grading
controlled
grazing)
residual
(preventing
complete
levelling
slope
shallow
depressions
lower
solar
radiation).
Such
strategies
contribute
reducing
ecological
footprint
current
future
resorts
ecosystems.
PLoS ONE,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
20(3), С. e0314161 - e0314161
Опубликована: Март 13, 2025
The
Critical
Karst
Zone
provides
rich
natural
resources
and
is
an
important
habitat
for
the
survival
development
of
world’s
human
population.
Meanwhile,
urbanization
processes
have
disrupted
structure
function
ecosystems,
endangering
biodiversity
habitats.
However,
existing
studies
few
frequently
explored
combined
effects
environment
activities
on
changes
in
quality.
This
article
uses
InVEST
model
GeoDetector
method
to
analyze
landscape
patterns,
spatiotemporal
evolution
quality,
their
driving
factors
karst
areas.
results
show
that:
(i)
From
1990
2020,
forest,
cropland,
grassland
fluctuated
sharply,
while
building
waters
area
showed
exponential
upward
trend.
overall
fragmentation
spatial
heterogeneity
are
enhanced.
(ii)
quality
index
decreased
from
0.7751
0.74085,
showing
downward
shows
a
distribution
pattern
“high
surrounding
areas
low
central
areas”,
autocorrelation
analysis
that
county-level
units
significant
agglomeration
effects.
(iii)
type
enhancement
dual
factor
or
non-linear,
which
land
use
intensity
population
density
main
spatio-temporal
In
summary,
adopting
stringent
ecological
protection
restoration
initiatives
aimed
at
minimizing
activity
safeguarding
integrity
regions
imperative.
Such
measures
contribute
scientific
underpinning
decision-making
regarding
optimization
regional
composition
enhance
planning
strategies.
Trees Forests and People,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
16, С. 100586 - 100586
Опубликована: Май 31, 2024
This
study
investigates
the
environmental
impacts
of
charcoal
production
in
Afram
Plains
region
Ghana,
a
forest-savannah
transition
ecosystem.
Through
combination
remote
sensing
analysis,
field
surveys,
and
incorporation
local
ecological
knowledge,
research
examines
extent
devegetation,
depletion
tree
species,
ecosystem
degradation
associated
with
activities.
The
findings
reveal
extensive
scale
production,
over
2,200
scars
identified
across
plain,
an
alarming
annual
nearly
400,000
trees
800,000
bags
charcoal.
indiscriminate
felling
mature
low-efficiency
traditional
methods
have
left
vast
areas
degraded
state.
contributes
to
literature
by
providing
localized,
species-level
evidence
production.
It
highlights
overexploitation
threatened
species
like
Pterocarpus
erinaceus
(African
Rosewood)
concerning
decline
economically
valuable
Nesogogordonia
papaverifera
Erythrophleum
africanum.
Additionally,
it
identifies
resilience
Anogeissus
leiocarpus,
suggesting
potential
for
sustainable
use
underscores
urgency
addressing
challenges
through
multifaceted
interventions,
such
as
strengthening
regulatory
frameworks,
promoting
practices,
facilitating
reforestation
efforts,
engaging
communities,
investing
data
collection.
By
shedding
light
on
intricate
relationship
between
anthropogenic
activities
dynamics,
this
substantively
ongoing
discussions
surrounding
resource
management
conservation
vulnerable
ecosystems.
Land,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
13(7), С. 908 - 908
Опубликована: Июнь 22, 2024
Globally,
natural
habitats
have
suffered
tremendous
damage
from
human
activities,
a
phenomenon
that
is
increasingly
evident
in
basin
regions.
The
management
of
regions
dependent
on
understanding
the
various
impacts
activities
these
ecosystems.
Despite
studies
been
conducted
effects
regions,
there
still
lot
doubt
regarding
impact
quality
To
fill
this
gap,
study
employs
series
spatial
analysis
methods
and
logistic
regression
modeling
to
delve
into
temporal
patterns
habitat
Yangtze
River
Basin
(YRB)
as
well
differences
sub-basins
YRB.
findings
indicate
0.408%
decline
overall
environmental
YRB
area
2000
2020,
accompanied
by
15.396%
surge
activities.
Notably,
southeastern
Qilian
Mountains
mountainous
northwestern
sector
Sichuan
emerge
pivotal
areas
for
restoration.
Conversely,
southwestern
urban
clusters
Delta
(YRD)
face
significant
deterioration.
Spatial
analyses
reveal
noteworthy
trend:
burgeoning
region
pose
substantial
threat
recovery
efforts.
Further
differential
focusing
upper,
middle,
lower
segments
underscore
exert
most
pronounced
within
region,
while
upper
experiences
least
influence.
implications
are
manifold.
It
furnishes
valuable
policy
insights
comprehensive
targeted
preservation
across
By
delineating
restoration
degradation
highlighting
segments,
research
lays
solid
foundation
informed
decision
making
conservation
ecosystem
Frontiers in Environmental Science,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
13
Опубликована: Янв. 22, 2025
Global
population
growth
has
increasingly
intensified
human
interferences
with
natural
ecosystems.
These
often
exhibit
complexity
and
diversity
characteristics.
Understanding
the
relationship
between
environmental
issues
become
a
focus
in
current
scientific
community.
This
study,
leveraging
multi-source
remote
sensing
census
data
from
China
for
years
2000,
2010,
2020,
utilized
multiple
spatial
econometric
models
to
investigate
pressure
of
dynamics
on
Ecological
Environment
Quality
(EEQ).
A
bivariate
local
autocorrelation
model
was
applied
pinpoint
regions
that
experienced
significant
over
past
two
decades.
Results
showed
there
rise
density,
larger
cities
attracting
more
migrants
residents
EEQ
declining
most
counties.
The
analysis
revealed
strong
dependence
changes
population.
Spatial
regression
were
effective
than
non-spatial
explaining
EEQ.
Population
significantly
associated
decline.
Based
model,
decreased
by
0.029%
every
1%
increase
2000
2010.
During
2010–2020,
this
impact
pronounced,
0.069%
decline
Pressure
zones
widespread
unsustainable
(decreases
EEQ),
followed
areas
both
increases
declines,
fewer
demonstrating
coordinated
development
improvements.
Effective
solutions
address
challenges
involve
government
regulation,
strategic
planning,
cross-regional
management,
sharing
responsibilities
benefits.
