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Coffey JE, Pomara LY, Mackey HL, Wood EM. Removing invasive giant reed reshapes desert riparian butterfly and bird communities. J Wildl Manage 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.22380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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- Julie E. Coffey
- Department of Biology California State University of Los Angeles 5151 State University Drive Los Angeles CA 90032 USA
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- USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station Asheville NC 28804 USA
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- Department of Biology California State University of Los Angeles 5151 State University Drive Los Angeles CA 90032 USA
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- Department of Biology California State University of Los Angeles 5151 State University Drive Los Angeles CA 90032 USA
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Bennett SK, Lambert AM, Carey SP, Braman CA. Evaluating pole cutting survival and growth for riparian forest restoration during invasion by polyphagous shot hole borer. Restor Ecol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/rec.13578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Shelley K. Bennett
- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center 647 Contees Wharf Road, Edgewater MD 21037 U.S.A
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- Marine Science Institute University of California Santa Barbara CA 93106‐6150 U.S.A
- Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration University of California Santa Barbara CA 93106‐9615 U.S.A
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- Marine Science Institute University of California Santa Barbara CA 93106‐6150 U.S.A
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- Marine Science Institute University of California Santa Barbara CA 93106‐6150 U.S.A
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Maceda-Veiga A, Albacete S, Flor-Arnau N, Vieira C, Bros V, Domènech M, Bayona JM, Pujade-Villar J, Sabater F, Mac Nally R. Local and downstream cumulative effects of traditional meadow management on stream-water quality and multiple riparian taxa. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 794:148601. [PMID: 34217080 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Water quality and riparian communities are among the most affected stream components by agriculture. However, little is known about the effects of riparian management for both aquatic and terrestrial taxa at different spatial scales. Here, we surveyed aquatic (diatoms) and terrestrial taxa (bryophytes, vascular plants, litter-dwelling snails, and ground and volant arthropods), to compare the abundance and richness of riparian taxa and chemical quality between reference and exposed sites in two stream reaches each of c. 3.5 km in northwestern Spain. Impacts in exposed sites were mainly due to traditional farming practices (TFPs), which included traditional meadow management, weirs built for now-unused water mills and sporadic timber harvesting. Therefore, we measured ten covariates and predictors related to the intensification of TFPs at local and within-stream scales and explored associations with riparian and water-quality measures to study the potential effects of TFPs in more detail. Reference and exposed sites did not differ significantly in water properties (diatom-biotic indices, conductivity, total organic carbon and nitrates), but exposed sites had less concentrations of soil metals Cd, Cu, Ni and Zn and less cover and richness of riparian trees, as inferred by the index QBR. Exposed sites had more volant insect decomposers and reference sites a greater abundance or richness of snails, ground predators and decomposers. Bryophyte richness was greater in reference sites. Our inferences may inform the joint cumulative downstream effects of weirs, meadow uses and riparian alterations but were generally consistent with most riparian taxa benefiting from having larger forested areas. Given the contrasting responses among taxa, we argue that land snails, terrestrial flies, and centipedes may be valuable additions to current riparian assessments mostly based on plants, beetles and spiders as indicator taxa. Our study also suggests caution when inferring farming impacts on streams from the surface area of pastoral land.
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- Alberto Maceda-Veiga
- Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028 Barcelona, Spain; IRBio-UB, Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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- EUROFINS-IPROMA, Camí de la Ratlla, 46, 12006 Almassora, Castelló, Spain
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- Museu de História Natural e da Ciência da Universidade do Porto (MHNC-UP)/UPorto/PRISC, Praça Gomes Teixeira, 4099-002 Porto, Portugal
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- Oficina Tècnica de Parc Naturals, Diputació de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028 Barcelona, Spain; IRBio-UB, Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- IDAEA-CSIC, Environmental Chemistry Department, E-08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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Biology of an Adventive Population of the Armored Scale Rhizaspidiotus donacis, a Biological Control Agent of Arundo donax in California. INSECTS 2021; 12:insects12070588. [PMID: 34209596 PMCID: PMC8304375 DOI: 10.3390/insects12070588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Simple Summary The invasive giant reed, Arundo donax, impacts river ecosystems world-wide. The plant-feeding scale insect Rhizapidiotus donacis is approved for biocontrol use in North America but a wild (adventive) population was found in southern California. We studied the adventive scale to document its distribution, life history, relatedness to European samples, risk to a native reed, and ability of a biocontrol wasp to develop within it. The adventive was found within a single watershed and is genetically closest to the Iberian scale population. Rhizaspidiotus donacis developed on some Phragmites reed types, but at lower densities than Arundo. It produces one generation each year with mobile juveniles from March through June. Aphytis melinus wasps showed similar interest in adventive R. donacis as their usual host with deposited eggs developing into a second generation. Rhizaspidiotus donacis appears limited in distribution by its life history, precluding broad biocontrol implementation through natural dispersal but allowing for targeted application. The genetic differentiation between imported biocontrol samples and adventive populations presents an opportunity for exploring benefits of hybrids and/or alternative genotypes where establishment has been difficult. While likely rare in the wild, spillover to vulnerable endemic Phragmites or deleterious parasitoid effects on scale populations warrants consideration when planning use of this agent. Abstract Arundo donax (giant reed) is invasive in Mediterranean, sub-, and tropical riparian systems worldwide. The armored scale Rhizaspidiotus donacis is approved for biocontrol in North America, but an adventive population was recently discovered in southern California. We documented this population’s distribution, phylogeny, phenology, potential host spillover to Phragmites spp., and potential for parasitism by a common biocontrol parasitoid of citrus scale. The adventive scale was found within a single watershed and is genetically closest to Iberian scale genotypes. Rhizaspidiotus donacis developed on Phragmites haplotypes but at much lower densities than Arundo. The adventive population is univoltine, producing crawlers from March-June. Aphytis melinus parasitoids exhibited sustained interest in R. donacis during choice and no-choice trials and oviposition resulted in a small second generation. Rhizaspidiotus donacis appears limited in distribution by its univoltinism and sessile adult females. This presents challenges for broad biocontrol implementation but allows for targeted application. The genetic differentiation between imported biocontrol samples and adventive populations presents an opportunity for exploring benefits of hybrids and/or alternative genotypes where establishment has been difficult. While unlikely to occur in situ, spillover to vulnerable endemic Phragmites or deleterious parasitoid effects on scale biocontrol agents warrants consideration when planning use of R. donacis.
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Battisti C, Fanelli G, Filpa A, Cerfolli F. Giant Reed (Arundo donax) wrack as sink for plastic beach litter: First evidence and implication. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2020; 155:111179. [PMID: 32469785 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2019] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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In order to maintain the hydraulic outflow in land reclaimed canalizations, the competent agencies provide to mechanically mow the Giant Reed (Arundo donax, L. 1753) along the aquatic ecosystem banks. Nevertheless, the reeds mowed can be transported away from the waters following storm surges and can be deposited in large quantities along the sandy beaches. We carried out a stratified study in a Mediterranean sandy beach to test the hypothesis that Giant Reed wrack may act as a sink and barrier for plastic beach litter. We observed a large amount of plastic litter entrapped in the Arundo donax wrack (density of 0.868 items/m2), with a higher density when compared to both the inner and the shoreline belts. Density of litter is significantly higher considering the categories of meso- and micro-plastics. Organic macrophyte wrack is useful for dunal macrodetritivorous invertebrates and generally for fauna communities, which use this litter as refuge and trophic pabulum. Significant accumulations of organic wrack can mitigate coastal erosion; nevertheless, for its structural characteristics, Arundo wrack can also act as a barrier for litter towards the inner vegetated dunes, so entrapping a large amount of anthropogenic litter. In this regard, Arundo wrack can represent a sink habitat, first attracting (due to large availability of detritus with a relative high rate of decomposition) and then, entrapping many organisms in anthropogenic litter. We suggest that, once mechanically mowed, the land reclaimed agencies should periodically remove from the channel banks the Arundo donax reeds, impeding the accumulation of incoherent vegetated matter along the aquatic ecosystem banks.
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- Corrado Battisti
- "Torre Flavia" LTER (Long Term Ecological Research) Station, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Protected Areas Service, Via Ribotta 41, 00144 Rome, Italy.
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- Laboratorio di Agrobiologia, Dipartimento di Biologia, Seconda Università di Roma Tor Vergata, via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences (DEB), Ichthyogenic Experimental Marine Centre (CISMAR), Tuscia University, Borgo Le Saline, 01016 Tarquinia, Viterbo, Italy.
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Ramos D, Ferrando F, Farriol X, Salvadó J. Optimization of the Production Factors of Boards Obtained from Arundo donax L. Fibers Without Added Adhesives. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25071660. [PMID: 32260291 PMCID: PMC7181069 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25071660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 03/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The main objective of this work was to further analyze the optimization of the production factors of Arundo donax L. fiberboards obtained without adhesives. The production of boards derived from Arundo donax L. without added adhesives and with high mechanical performance has already been demonstrated. This present study explored a modification in the production process through a final curing thermal treatment (final heat treatment, FHT). Since pressing time is an influential factor in the production cost, it is expected that curing allows a reduction of this time. This study compared the results obtained by three panel-production alternatives: long pressing time (tp) without curing and long and short tp with FHT. Of the two factors analyzed, pressing pressure (Pp) was the most important production factor in both the modulus of elasticity (MOE) and modulus of rupture (MOR), while curing was the most important factor for the internal bond (IB). The study shows that a FHT facilitates the distribution of lignin and a possible improvement in the quantity and quality of bonds between lignin and cellulosic fibers. As a consequence, it improves the IB, produces boards with more homogeneous physical and mechanical properties and thereby makes them more hydrophobic. The curing thermal treatment allows high performance panels to be obtained in a manner which is more ecological, quicker, and cheaper.
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- Diego Ramos
- Mechanical Engineering Department, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43003 Tarragona, Spain; (D.R.); (F.F.)
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43003 Tarragona, Spain; (D.R.); (F.F.)
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43003 Tarragona, Spain;
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43003 Tarragona, Spain;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-977-559-641
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Combined effects of land-use intensification and plant invasion on native communities. Oecologia 2020; 192:823-836. [PMID: 31982953 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-020-04603-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Land-use intensification (LUI) and biological invasions are two of the most important global change pressures driving biodiversity loss. However, their combined impacts on biological communities have been seldom explored, which may result in misleading ecological assessments or mitigation actions. Based on an extensive field survey of 445 paired invaded and control plots of coastal vegetation in SW Spain, we explored the joint effects of LUI (agricultural and urban intensification) and invasion on the taxonomic and functional richness, mean plant height and leaf area of native plants. Our survey covered five invasive species with contrasting functional similarity and competitive ability in relation to the native community. We modeled the response of native communities for the overall and invader-specific datasets, and determined if invader-native functional differences could influence the combined impacts of LUI and invasion. Overall, we found that urban intensification reduced taxonomic richness more strongly at invaded plots (synergistic interactive effects). In contrast, functional richness loss caused by urban intensification was less pronounced at invaded plots (antagonistic interactive effects). Overall models showed also that urban intensification led to reduced mean leaf area, while agriculture was linked to higher mean plant height. When exploring invader-specific models, we observed that the combined effects of agricultural and urban intensification with invasion were heterogeneous. At invaded plots, invader-native functional differences accounted for part of this variability. Our findings demonstrate the importance of considering the interactive effects of global change pressures for a better assessment and management of ecosystems.
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The terrestrial arthropod fauna of wetlands has been largely ignored by scientists compared to other ecological elements, yet these organisms are among the most important influences on the ecology of these systems, with the vast majority of the biodiversity in wetlands found among the terrestrial arthropods. Wetlands present a range of habitat for terrestrial arthropods, with unique faunas being associated with soils and ground litter, living-plant substrates, and peatlands. Myriapoda, Araneae, Collembola, Carabidae, Formicidae, and assorted herbivorous Coleoptera and Lepidoptera are the terrestrial arthropod groups that most influence the ecology of wetlands. Despite their success, most terrestrial arthropods possess fairly rudimentary adaptations for life in wetlands, with most simply moving to higher ground or up vegetation during floods, although some species can tolerate immersion. Many terrestrial arthropods are environmentally sensitive and show considerable promise as bioindicators of wetland ecological conditions.
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- Darold P Batzer
- Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA;
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- Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jillin Province, 130102, P.R. China;
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Short-Term Responses of Aquatic and Terrestrial Biodiversity to Riparian Restoration Measures Designed to Control the Invasive Arundo donax L. WATER 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/w11122551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Invasive species are among the top five causes of biodiversity loss worldwide. Arundo donax has progressively colonized the riparian zones of Mediterranean rivers with detrimental effects on terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity, being catalogued as one of the 100 worst invasive species. In order to control this invasive species and restore native riparian vegetation, different methods have been traditionally used, depending on the environmental, economic and social context. Here, the effect of repeated above-ground removal of A. donax on aquatic and terrestrial communities was assessed by testing two different frequencies of mowing (monthly-intensive and quarterly-extensive), combined with the plantation of native species. Specifically, it was evaluated if riparian vegetation, birds and aquatic macroinvertebrates showed significant responses throughout time and between restoration treatments based on 4-year annual biomonitoring data (2015–2018). Changes in taxonomic diversity and ecological quality indices for the different biological communities were tested using mixed-effect models (LMEs). Similarly, comparisons between restored and reference sites were also performed. LMEs were also applied to assess how riparian variables were related to bird and aquatic macroinvertebrate indices. NMDS and MGLM-Mvabund analyses were performed to detect significant post-treatment differences in taxa composition compared to the initial state and reference sites. During this short-term assessment, increases in riparian and aquatic macroinvertebrate richness and quality indices were found, as well as significant decreases in A. donax height, density and cover, without significant differences between restoration treatments. However, differential effects between extensive (positive-neutral effect) and intensive treatments (neutral-negative effect) were detected for bird richness, density and abundance. After three years of restoration actions, restored sites are still far from reference values in terms of taxa composition, species richness and ecological quality, especially for riparian vegetation and birds. Given the high cost and the great efforts required for restoration, extensive repeated mowing, together with native species plantation, are only recommended on river reaches not fully invaded by A. donax and with a high ecological interest.
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Abgrall C, Forey E, Chauvat M. Soil fauna responses to invasive alien plants are determined by trophic groups and habitat structure: a global meta‐analysis. OIKOS 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/oik.06493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, IRSTEA, ECODIV FR‐76000 Rouen France
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The use of MSAP reveals epigenetic diversity of the invasive clonal populations of Arundo donax L. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0215096. [PMID: 30964932 PMCID: PMC6456200 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Among the most widespread plant species with clonal reproduction Arundo donax L. represents one of most studied one characterized by very low genetic biodiversity. Although it is a perennial rhizomatous tall grass native to eastern and southern Asia, it spreads only asexually in the invaded range all over the world thriving very well in a large array of pedo-climatic conditions. This ability to morphologically or physiologically adapt to a broad array of conditions could be attributed to epigenetic mechanisms. To shade light on this relevant issue, 96 stems of A. donax from spontaneous populations distributed across the Italian invaded range (island of Sardinia, Northern and Southern Italy) were analysed. Leaf DNAs were extracted and processed through AFLPs and MSAPs for defining either genetic and epigenetic profiles. Both analyses clearly showed that the A. donax populations of Sardinia island are genetically distinct from those of Italian mainland; AFLPs showed an extremely low genetic biodiversity due to vegetative reproduction, whilst, epi-biodiversity, estimated through MSAP marker, increased within the analyzed populations. These results suggest that the capability of A. donax to invade and thrive in diverse environmental conditions can be, at least, partially attributed to a higher epigenetic variability. Therefore, the different DNA methylation status may have significant and important biological meaning, in particular, in the case of invasive clonal plants such as A. donax, also for the biodiversity definition, and MSAP marker can be considered an useful and cost effective marker to reveal it.
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Ralston BE, Cobb NS, Brantley SL, Higgins J, Yackulic CB. Taxonomic and Compositional Differences of Ground-Dwelling Arthropods in Riparian Habitats in Glen Canyon, Arizona, USA. WEST N AM NATURALIST 2017. [DOI: 10.3398/064.077.0309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Barbara E. Ralston
- U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
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- Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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- Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
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- Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
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Ramey TL, Richardson JS. Terrestrial Invertebrates in the Riparian Zone: Mechanisms Underlying Their Unique Diversity. Bioscience 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/biosci/bix078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Popp J, Harangi-Rákos M, Gabnai Z, Balogh P, Antal G, Bai A. Biofuels and Their Co-Products as Livestock Feed: Global Economic and Environmental Implications. Molecules 2016; 21:285. [PMID: 26938514 PMCID: PMC6273624 DOI: 10.3390/molecules21030285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Revised: 02/03/2016] [Accepted: 02/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This review studies biofuel expansion in terms of competition between conventional and advanced biofuels based on bioenergy potential. Production of advanced biofuels is generally more expensive than current biofuels because products are not yet cost competitive. What is overlooked in the discussion about biofuel is the contribution the industry makes to the global animal feed supply and land use for cultivation of feedstocks. The global ethanol industry produces 44 million metric tonnes of high-quality feed, however, the co-products of biodiesel production have a moderate impact on the feed market contributing to just 8-9 million tonnes of protein meal output a year. By economically displacing traditional feed ingredients co-products from biofuel production are an important and valuable component of the biofuels sector and the global feed market. The return of co-products to the feed market has agricultural land use (and GHG emissions) implications as well. The use of co-products generated from grains and oilseeds can reduce net land use by 11% to 40%. The proportion of global cropland used for biofuels is currently some 2% (30-35 million hectares). By adding co-products substituted for grains and oilseeds the land required for cultivation of feedstocks declines to 1.5% of the global crop area.
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- József Popp
- Institute of Sectoral Economics and Methodology, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, Debrecen 4032, Hungary.
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- Institute of Sectoral Economics and Methodology, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, Debrecen 4032, Hungary.
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- Institute of Business Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, Debrecen 4032, Hungary.
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- Institute of Sectoral Economics and Methodology, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, Debrecen 4032, Hungary.
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- Institute of Sectoral Economics and Methodology, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, Debrecen 4032, Hungary.
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- Institute of Business Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, Debrecen 4032, Hungary.
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