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Grames EM, Montgomery GA, Boyes DH, Dicks LV, Forister ML, Matson TA, Nakagawa S, Prendergast KS, Taylor NG, Tingley MW, Wagner DL, White TE, Woodcock P, Elphick CS. A framework and case study to systematically identify long‐term insect abundance and diversity datasets. CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/csp2.12687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Eliza M. Grames
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Connecticut Storrs Connecticut USA
- Department of Biology University of Nevada Reno Reno Nevada USA
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- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles California USA
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- Department of Zoology University of Cambridge Cambridge Cambridgeshire UK
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- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Connecticut Storrs Connecticut USA
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- Evolution & Ecology Research Centre and School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Department of Zoology University of Cambridge Cambridge Cambridgeshire UK
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- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles California USA
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- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Connecticut Storrs Connecticut USA
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences The University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Joint Nature Conservation Committee Peterborough Cambridgeshire UK
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- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Connecticut Storrs Connecticut USA
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Abdullah NA, Asri LN, Husin SM, Shukor AM, Darbis NDA, Ismail K, Agustar HK, Sulaiman N, Hazmi IR. Influence of physico-chemical characteristics of rembau river, peninsular Malaysia, on congregating Pteroptyx fireflies. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2021; 193:634. [PMID: 34491451 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-021-09426-y] [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: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We studied the water quality of the riparian firefly sanctuary of Sungai Rembau, or Rembau River, in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, from January 2018 to November 2018 to determine the possible influence of the physico-chemical characteristics of the water on the firefly populations living within the sanctuary. We set up a total of five water quality sampling stations and 10 firefly sampling stations along the river. Dissolved oxygen (DO), temperature, pH and electrical conductivity (EC) were measured in situ, while chemical oxygen demand (COD), total suspended solids (TSS), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and ammonia-nitrogen (NH3-N) were analysed in the laboratory. Firefly samples were collected using a sweep net at both day and night for 1 min. Sungai Rembau was categorized as Class II on the Malaysian water quality index (WQI), which indicates slight pollution. Except for EC and DO, the water quality parameter values were not significantly different (p > 0.05) between the sampling stations. A total of 529 firefly individuals consisting of Pteroptyx tener (n = 525, 99.24%), P. malaccae (n = 3, 0.57%) and P. asymmetria (n = 1, 0.19%) were collected. There was significant correlation between firefly abundance and BOD (r = - 0.198, p < 0.05), NH3-N (r = - 0.150, p < 0.05) and pH (r = 0.408, p < 0.05). The results show that the firefly populations in Sungai Rembau are sensitive to organic compounds, which may be present in the form of pollutants from anthropogenic activities near their natural habitat.
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- Nur-Athirah Abdullah
- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
- Center for Insect Systematics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
- Center for Insect Systematics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- TNB Research Sdn. Bhd, Lorong Ayer Hitam, Kawasan Institut Penyelidikan, No. 1, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- TNB Research Sdn. Bhd, Lorong Ayer Hitam, Kawasan Institut Penyelidikan, No. 1, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- TNB Research Sdn. Bhd, Lorong Ayer Hitam, Kawasan Institut Penyelidikan, No. 1, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- TNB Research Sdn. Bhd, Lorong Ayer Hitam, Kawasan Institut Penyelidikan, No. 1, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Earth Sciences and Natural Resources, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
- Center for Insect Systematics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
- Center for Insect Systematics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Szkokan-Emilson EJ, Wesolek BE, Gunn JM, Sarrazin-Delay C, Bedore J, Chan F, Garreau D, O'Grady A, Robinson C. Recovery of benthic invertebrate communities from acidification in Killarney Park lakes. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2010; 166:293-302. [PMID: 19479335 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-1002-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2008] [Accepted: 05/14/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Using a reference-condition comparison, recovery of benthic invertebrate communities from acidification was assessed in three lakes in Killarney Wilderness Park approximately 40-60 km from the massive metal smelters in Sudbury, Canada. Test site analyses (TSAs) were used to compare the park lakes to 20 reference lakes near Dorset Ontario, 200 km to the east. An extension of a previous survey (1997-2001) of two sensitive mayfly species (Stenonema femoratum and Stenacron interpunctatum) was conducted in one of the lakes. TSA results indicate that the three Killarney lakes remain significantly different from reference condition due primarily to higher abundances of a few acid-tolerant families and the presence of some less abundant sensitive families. Colonization rates differ greatly between the two mayfly species presumably because of competition for available habitat. Overall, this study suggests that early colonizers will gain an advantage to out-compete subsequent arrivals, and these competitive interactions will delay the return of communities to reference condition.
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- Erik J Szkokan-Emilson
- Cooperative Freshwater Ecology Unit, Biology Department, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada.
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Wesolek BE, Genrich EK, Gunn JM, Somers KM. Use of littoral benthic invertebrates to assess factors affecting biological recovery of acid- and metal-damaged lakes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1899/09-123.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Brian E. Wesolek
- Cooperative Freshwater Ecology Unit, Biology Department, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, P3E 2C6
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- Cooperative Freshwater Ecology Unit, Biology Department, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, P3E 2C6
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- Cooperative Freshwater Ecology Unit, Biology Department, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, P3E 2C6
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- Dorset Environmental Science Centre, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, PO Box 39, Dorset, Ontario, Canada P0A 1E0
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