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Vega-Yánez MA, Quezada-Riera AB, Rios-Touma B, Vizcaíno-Barba MDC, Millingalli W, Ganzino O, Coloma LA, Tapia EE, Dupérré N, Páez-Vacas M, Parra-Puente D, Franco-Mena D, Gavilanes G, Salazar-Valenzuela D, Valle CA, Guayasamin JM. Path for recovery: an ecological overview of the Jambato Harlequin Toad (Bufonidae: Atelopus ignescens) in its last known locality, Angamarca Valley, Ecuador. PeerJ 2024; 12:e17344. [PMID: 38915382 PMCID: PMC11195548 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.17344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 06/26/2024] Open
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The Jambato Harlequin toad (Atelopus ignescens), a formerly abundant species in the Andes of Ecuador, faced a dramatic population decline in the 1980s, with its last recorded sighting in 1988. The species was considered Extinct by the IUCN until 2016, when a fortuitous discovery of one Jambato by a local boy reignited hope. In this study, we present findings from an investigation conducted in the Angamarca parish, focusing on distribution, abundance, habitat preferences, ecology, disease susceptibility, and dietary habits of the species. In one year we identified 71 individuals at different stages of development in various habitats, with a significant presence in agricultural mosaic areas and locations near water sources used for crop irrigation, demonstrating the persistence of the species in a complex landscape, with considerable human intervention. The dietary analysis based on fecal samples indicated a diverse prey selection, primarily comprising arthropods such as Acari, Coleoptera, and ants. Amphibian declines have been associated with diseases and climate change; notably, our study confirmed the presence of the pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), but, surprisingly, none of the infected Jambatos displayed visible signs of illness. When analyzing climatic patterns, we found that there are climatic differences between historical localities and Angamarca; the temporal analysis also exposes a generalized warming trend. Finally, in collaboration with the local community, we developed a series of management recommendations for terrestrial and aquatic environments occupied by the Jambato.
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- Mateo A. Vega-Yánez
- Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales COCIBA, Maestría en Ecología Tropical y Conservación, Quito, Ecuador
- Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales COCIBA, Laboratorio de Biología Evolutiva, Calle Diego de Robles s/n y Pampite, Campus Cumbayá, Quito, Ecuador
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- Grupo de Investigación en Biodiversidad, Medio Ambiente y Salud (BIOMAS). Facultad de Ingenierías y Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad de Las Américas, Vía Nayón S/N, Campus UDLAPARK, Quito, Ecuador
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- Alianza Jambato, Las Casas, Quito, Ecuador
- Centro Jambatu de Investigación y Conservación de Anfibios, Fundación Jambatu, San Rafael, Quito, Ecuador
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- Leibniz-Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB), Museum of Nature, Hamburg, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB), Museum of Nature, Hamburg, Germany
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- Alianza Jambato, Las Casas, Quito, Ecuador
- Centro Jambatu de Investigación y Conservación de Anfibios, Fundación Jambatu, San Rafael, Quito, Ecuador
- Centro de Investigación de la Biodiversidad y Cambio Climático (BioCamb), Universidad Indoamérica, Machala y Sabanilla, Quito, Ecuador
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- Alianza Jambato, Las Casas, Quito, Ecuador
- Fundación de Conservación Jocotoco, Quito, Ecuador
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- Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales COCIBA, Laboratorio de Biología Evolutiva, Calle Diego de Robles s/n y Pampite, Campus Cumbayá, Quito, Ecuador
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- Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales COCIBA, Laboratorio de Biología Evolutiva, Calle Diego de Robles s/n y Pampite, Campus Cumbayá, Quito, Ecuador
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- Alianza Jambato, Las Casas, Quito, Ecuador
- Centro de Investigación de la Biodiversidad y Cambio Climático (BioCamb), Universidad Indoamérica, Machala y Sabanilla, Quito, Ecuador
- Ingeniería en Biodiversidad y Recursos Genéticos, Facultad de Ciencias de Medio Ambiente, Universidad Indoamérica, Machala y Sabanilla, Quito, Ecuador
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- Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales COCIBA, Quito, Ecuador
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- Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales COCIBA, Maestría en Ecología Tropical y Conservación, Quito, Ecuador
- Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales COCIBA, Laboratorio de Biología Evolutiva, Calle Diego de Robles s/n y Pampite, Campus Cumbayá, Quito, Ecuador
- Alianza Jambato, Las Casas, Quito, Ecuador
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Li X, Ou X, Sun X, Li H, Li Y, Zheng X. Urban biodiversity conservation: A framework for ecological network construction and priority areas identification considering habit differences within species. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 365:121512. [PMID: 38897083 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 06/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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The construction of ecological networks within the context of urbanization is an effective approach to cope with the challenges of urban biodiversity decline, representing a crucial goal in urban planning and development. However, existing studies often overlook the richness and uniqueness within species communities by homogenizing traits of species in the same class. This study proposes a framework for constructing and optimizing ecological networks focused on differential conservation within the same class. By classifying birds into three groups (specialists of water, forest or urban areas) based on their ecological requirements and urbanization tolerance, we constructed an ecological network tailored to their distinct migratory dispersal patterns. We then identified strategic areas including pinch points, barriers, and breakpoints specific to each bird group. Our findings reveal notable variations in suitable habitat distribution among different bird groups in urban environments. Corridor layouts varied according to habitat preferences and migratory dispersal patterns. Despite these differences, urban built-up areas persist as central hubs for the distribution of suitable habitats for 75% of bird species, with peripheral mountain-plain transition areas constituting 63% of crucial dispersal corridors. This emphasizes the critical role of urban built-up areas in maintaining biodiversity and ecological connectivity. Prioritizing connectivity between central urban areas and distant natural spaces is imperative. Our approach innovatively classifies and constructs networks to identify strategic areas with diverse species-specific attributes, providing valuable spatial information for land planning and guiding solutions to enhance target species. While the primary focus is on bird conservation in Beijing, our framework is broadly applicable to global biodiversity management and green planning under urbanization challenges. Overall, this study offers innovative insights for urban planning development and serves as decision support for prioritizing urban actions.
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- Xiaoxi Li
- School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China.
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Bita‐Nicolae C, Florescu LI, Purice D, Kaya O. Riparian woody plant communities in the Romanian Carpathians: Species diversity and community structure of Salix and Hippophaë communities. Ecol Evol 2024; 14:e11361. [PMID: 38774135 PMCID: PMC11106592 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.11361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 04/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/24/2024] Open
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Riparian woody plant communities, including shrubs and trees, are essential for maintaining biodiversity, protecting against floods, reducing erosion, and transporting nutrients. However, these habitats are greatly threatened by human activities, particularly agricultural land acquisition, and the introduction of invasive species. This study examined species diversity and interspecific association in riparian woody plant communities along rivers in the Romanian Carpathians. The study focused on communities of Salix purpurea, S. alba, and Hippophaë rhamnoides in mountain regions, with varying sampling efforts at different sites for each species. A total of 174 plant species were found, predominantly herbaceous (77.9%), followed by trees (11.6%) and shrubs (10.5%). While S. alba and S. purpurea communities show high species richness and abundance, S. alba has slightly higher diversity (H' ≈ 2.23, SD = 0.28) than S. purpurea (H' ≈ 1.69, SD = 0.42). Contrarily, significant differences exist between H. rhamnoides and S. alba communities in species richness (p = .007) and Shannon diversity (p = .004). PCA analysis elaborated on distinct distribution patterns of plant associations within habitats S. purpurea community, H. rhamnoides community, and S. alba community. Four invasive species (Oenothera biennis L. and Oxalis stricta L. in S. alba communities, Reynoutria sachalinensis Nakai in both S. purpurea and H. rhamnoides communities, and Erigeron canadensis L. in H. rhamnoides communities) were identified, as requiring conservation efforts. Hemicryptophytes dominate species richness, while microphanerophytes and megaphanerophytes significantly contribute to plant abundance. H. rhamnoides formed Hippophaë rhamnoides dunes (2160) Natura 2000 habitat, while S. alba created galleries within the 92A0 Salix alba and Populus alba habitat. In conclusion, the findings from this study highlight the importance of preserving riparian habitats because their value goes beyond local or regional considerations and extends to the global scale due to their unique characteristics.
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- Claudia Bita‐Nicolae
- Department of Ecology & Nature Conservation, Institute of Biology BucharestRomanian AcademyBucharestRomania
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- Department of Ecology & Nature Conservation, Institute of Biology BucharestRomanian AcademyBucharestRomania
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- Department of Ecology & Nature Conservation, Institute of Biology BucharestRomanian AcademyBucharestRomania
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- Erzincan Horticultural Research InstituteRepublic of Türkiye Ministry of Agriculture and ForestryErzincanTurkey
- Department of Plant SciencesNorth Dakota State UniversityFargoNorth DakotaUSA
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Esfandeh S, Danehkar A, Salmanmahiny A, Alipour H, Kazemzadeh M, Marcu MV, Sadeghi SMM. Climate change projection using statistical downscaling model over southern coastal Iran. Heliyon 2024; 10:e29416. [PMID: 38681611 PMCID: PMC11046118 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024] Open
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Iran is highly vulnerable to climate change, particularly evident in shifting precipitation and temperature patterns, especially in its southern coastal region. With these changing climate conditions, there is an urgent need for practical and adaptive management of water resources and energy supply to address the challenges posed by future climate change. Over the next two to three decades, the effects of climate change, such as precipitation and temperature, are expected to worsen, posing greater risks to water resources, agriculture, and infrastructure stability. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the alterations in mean daily temperature (Tmean) and total daily rainfall (rrr24) utilizing climate change scenarios from both phases 5 and 6 of the Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project (CMIP5 and CMIP6, respectively) in the southern coastal regions of Iran (Hormozgan province), specifically north of the Strait of Hormuz. The predictions were generated using the Statistical Downscaling Model (SDSM) and National Centre for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) predictors, incorporating climate change scenarios from CMIP5 with Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) 2.6, 4.5, and 8.5 and CMIP6 with Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) 1, 2, and 5. The analysis was conducted for three distinct time periods: the early 21st century (2021-2045), middle 21st century (2046-2071), and late 21st century (2071-2095). The results indicated that the CMIP5 model outperformed the CMIP6 model in simulating and predicting Tmean and rrr24. In addition, a significant increase in Tmean was observed across all the scenarios and time periods, with the most pronounced trend occurring in the middle and late 21st century future periods. This increase was already evident during the base period of 2021-2045 across all scenarios. Moreover, the fluctuations in precipitation throughout the region and across all scenarios were significant in the three examined future periods. The results indicated that among CMIP5 scenarios, RCP8.5 had highest changes of Tmean (+1.22 °C) in Bandar Lengeh station in 2071-2095 period. The lowest change magnitude of Tmean among CMIP5 scenarios was found in RCP4.5 (-1.94 °C) in Ch station in 2046-2070 period. The results indicated that among CMIP5 scenarios, RCP8.5 had highest changes of rrr24 (+150.2 mm) in Chabahar station in 2071-2095 period. The lowest change magnitude of rrr24 among CMIP5 scenarios was found in RCP8.5 (-25.8 mm) in Bandar Abbas station in 2046-2070 period. In conclusion, the study reveals that the coastal area of Hormozgan province will experience rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns in the future. These changes may lead to challenges such as increased water and energy consumption, heightened risks of droughts or floods, and potential damage to agriculture and infrastructure. These findings offer valuable insights for implementing local mitigation policies and strategies and adapting to emerging climate changes in Hormozgan's coastal areas. For example, utilizing water harvesting technologies, implementing watershed management practices, and adopting new irrigation systems can address challenges like water consumption, agricultural impacts, and infrastructure vulnerability. Future research should accurately assess the effect of these changes in precipitation and temperature on water resources, forest ecosystems, agriculture, and other infrastructures in the study area to implement effective management measures.
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- Sorour Esfandeh
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Arid and Mountain Reclamation Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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- Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Forest Engineering, Forest Management Planning and Terrestrial Measurements, Faculty of Silviculture and Forest Engineering, Transilvania University of Brasov, Şirul Beethoven 1, 500123, Brasov, Romania
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Stackhouse LA, Coops NC, Kuiper SD, Hinch SG, White JC, Tompalski P, Nonis A, Gergel SE. Modeling instream temperature from solar insolation under varying timber harvesting intensities using RPAS laser scanning. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 912:169459. [PMID: 38123099 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Stream temperatures are influenced by the amount of solar insolation they receive. Increasing stream temperatures associated with climate warming pose detrimental health risks to freshwater ecosystems. In British Columbia (BC), Canada, timber harvesting along forested streams is managed using riparian buffer zones of varying widths and designations. Within buffer zones, depending on distance from the stream, selective thinning may be permitted or harvest may be forbidden. In this study, we used airborne laser scanning (ALS) point cloud data acquired via a remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) to derive forest canopy characteristics that were then used to estimate daily incoming summer and fall solar insolation for five stream reaches in coastal conifer-dominated temperate forests in Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. We then examined empirical relationships between estimated insolation and actual instream temperature measurements. Based on these empirical relationships, the potential effects of timber harvest on instream temperatures were simulated by comparing scenarios of different riparian forest harvest intensities. Our results indicated that modeled solar insolation explained 43-90 % of the variation in observed stream reach temperatures, and furthermore, when a single cold-water stream reach was excluded explained an overall 81 % of variation. Simulated harvesting scenarios generally projected increases in maximum stream reach temperatures 1-2 °C in summer and early fall months. However, in a full clearcut scenario (i.e. where all trees were removed), maximum stream reach temperatures increased as much as 5.8 °C. Our results emphasize the importance of retaining riparian vegetation for the maintenance of habitable temperatures for freshwater-reliant fish with thermal restrictions. In addition, we demonstrate the feasibility of RPAS-based monitoring of stream reach shading and canopy cover, enabling detailed assessment of environmental stressors faced by fish populations under climate warming.
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- Leanna A Stackhouse
- Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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- Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Pacific Salmon Ecology and Conservation Laboratory, Department of Forest Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Canadian Forest Service (Pacific Forestry Centre), Natural Resources Canada, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- Canadian Forest Service (Pacific Forestry Centre), Natural Resources Canada, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- Pacific Salmon Ecology and Conservation Laboratory, Department of Forest Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Chen H, Zhou X, Wang Y, Wu W, Cao L, Zhang X. Study on the planning and influential factors of the safe width of riparian buffer zones in the upper and middle reaches of the Ziwu River, China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:103703-103717. [PMID: 37688703 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29154-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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In this study, we employed the random forest model to identify the riparian buffer zone in the upper and middle reaches of the Ziwu River, used the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to simulate and calculate the nonpoint source pollution load in the riparian buffer zone, and used empirical formulas to estimate the pollutant concentration when surface runoff passes the edge of the riparian buffer zone. Moreover, through correlation analysis, we identified the main factors that affect the safe width of the riparian buffer zone. By combining these factors with the characteristic parameters of the riparian buffer zone and the water quality demand, we analyzed and calculated the safe width of the riparian buffer zone. Our findings are as follows: ① the simulated values of the SWAT model were highly consistent with the measured values. Specifically, the calibration and verification results of the hydrological station achieved Ens ≥ 0.65, RE < ± 15%, and R2 ≥ 0.85, while the overall total nitrogen and total phosphorus loads achieved Ens ≥ 0.65, RE < ± 15%, and R2 > 0.65. ② We found that the total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) loads in the riparian buffer zone gradually increased from upstream to downstream. Among these loads, the normal season had the largest TN and TP concentrations reaching the edge of the riparian buffer zone, while the dry season had the minimum concentrations. ③ The factors affecting the safe width of the riparian buffer zone included the connectivity, slope of the buffer zone, cultivated land area, and regional population density. For the effective protection of water quality, it is recommended that the upstream, midstream, and downstream buffer zones be at least 77.9 m, 33.37 m, and 60.25 m wide, respectively.
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- Hang Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Eco-Hydraulics in Northwest Arid Region of China, Xi'an University of Technology, No.5 Jinhua South Road, Xi'an, 710048, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Eco-Hydraulics in Northwest Arid Region of China, Xi'an University of Technology, No.5 Jinhua South Road, Xi'an, 710048, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Eco-Hydraulics in Northwest Arid Region of China, Xi'an University of Technology, No.5 Jinhua South Road, Xi'an, 710048, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Eco-Hydraulics in Northwest Arid Region of China, Xi'an University of Technology, No.5 Jinhua South Road, Xi'an, 710048, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Eco-Hydraulics in Northwest Arid Region of China, Xi'an University of Technology, No.5 Jinhua South Road, Xi'an, 710048, China
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- Shaanxi Han Weihe Water Diversion Engineering Construction Co., Ltd., Xi'an, 710086, China
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Zhang L, Sun X, Wang L, Zhang H, Chu H, Li Y. Soil edaphic factors and climate seasonality explain the turnover of methanotrophic communities in riparian wetlands. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 233:116447. [PMID: 37331554 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116447] [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: 05/06/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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Aerobic CH4-oxidizing bacteria (methanotrophs) represent a biological model system for the removal of atmospheric CH4, which is sensitive to the dynamics of water tables. However, little attention has been given to the turnover of methanotrophic communities across wet and dry periods in riparian wetlands. Here, by sequencing the pmoA gene, we investigated the turnover of soil methanotrophic communities across wet and dry periods in typical riparian wetlands that experience intensive agricultural practices. The results demonstrated that the methanotrophic abundance and diversity were significantly higher in the wet period than in the dry period, probably owing to the climatic seasonal succession and associated variation in soil edaphic factors. The co-occurrence patterns of the interspecies association analysis demonstrated that the key ecological clusters (i.e., Mod#1, Mod#2, Mod#4, Mod#5) showed contrasting correlations with soil edaphic properties between wet and dry periods. The linear regression slope of the relationships between the relative abundance of Mod#1 and the carbon to nitrogen ratio was higher in the wet period than in the dry period, whereas the linear regression slope of the relationships between the relative abundance of Mod#2 and soil nitrogen content (i.e., dissolved organic nitrogen, nitrate, and total nitrogen) was higher in the dry period than in the wet period. Moreover, Stegen's null model combined with phylogenetic group-based assembly analysis demonstrated that the methanotrophic community exhibited a higher proportion of drift (55.0%) and a lower contribution of dispersal limitation (24.5%) in the wet period than in the dry period (43.8% and 35.7%, respectively). Overall, these findings demonstrate that the turnover of methanotrophic communities across wet and dry periods were soil edaphic factors and climate dependent.
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- Liyan Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, China.
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Obregon D, Mafa-Attoye TG, Baskerville M, Mitter EK, de Souza LF, Oelbermann M, Thevathasan NV, Tsai SM, Dunfield KE. Functionality of methane cycling microbiome during methane flux hot moments from riparian buffer systems. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 870:161921. [PMID: 36739023 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161921] [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: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Riparian buffer systems (RBS) are a common agroforestry practice that involves maintaining a forested boundary adjacent to water bodies to protect the aquatic ecosystems in agricultural landscapes. While RBS have potential for carbon sequestration, they also can be sources of methane emissions. Our study site at Washington Creek in Southern Ontario, includes a rehabilitated tree buffer (RH), a grassed buffer (GRB), an undisturbed deciduous forest (UNF), an undisturbed coniferous forest (CF), and an adjacent agricultural field (AGR). The objective of this study was to assess the diversity and activity of CH4 cycling microbial communities in soils sampled during hot moments of methane fluxes (July 04 and August 15). We used qPCR and high-throughput amplicon sequencing from both DNA and cDNA to target methanogen and methanotroph communities. Methanogens, including the archaeal genera Methanosaeta, Methanosarcina, Methanomassiliicoccus, and Methanoreggula, were abundant in all RBSs, but they were significantly more active in UNF soils, where CH4 emissions were highest. Methylocystis was the most prevalent taxon among methanotrophs in all the riparian sites, except for AGR soils where the methanotrophs community was composed primarily of members of rice paddy clusters (RPCs and RPC-1) and upland soil clusters (TUSC and USCα). The main factors influencing the composition and assembly of methane-cycling microbiomes were soil carbon and moisture content. We concluded that the differences in CH4 fluxes observed between RBSs were primarily caused by differences in the presence and activity of methanogens, which were influenced by total soil carbon and water content. Overall, this study emphasizes the importance of understanding the microbial drivers of CH4 fluxes in RBSs in order to maximize RBS environmental benefits.
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- Dasiel Obregon
- School of Environmental Science, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, ON N1H 2W1, Canada; Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Av. Centenário, 303 - São Dimas, Piracicaba, SP 13400-970, Brazil
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- School of Environmental Science, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, ON N1H 2W1, Canada
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada, 351, Boul. Saint-Joseph, Gatineau, Quebec, QC K1A 0H3, Canada
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- School of Environmental Science, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, ON N1H 2W1, Canada
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Av. Centenário, 303 - São Dimas, Piracicaba, SP 13400-970, Brazil
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- School of Environment, Resources, and Sustainability, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- School of Environmental Science, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, ON N1H 2W1, Canada
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Av. Centenário, 303 - São Dimas, Piracicaba, SP 13400-970, Brazil
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- School of Environmental Science, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, ON N1H 2W1, Canada.
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Okeke CAU, Uno J, Academe S, Emenike PC, Abam TKS, Omole DO. An integrated assessment of land use impact, riparian vegetation and lithologic variation on streambank stability in a peri-urban watershed (Nigeria). Sci Rep 2022; 12:10989. [PMID: 35768622 PMCID: PMC9243088 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-15008-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Bank erosion is an important source of sediment and phosphorus to inland fluvial systems and is generally responsible for more than half of the total watershed sediment export. Numerous studies have quantified bank erosion and the spatio-temporal variation of sediment flux in different watersheds. However, there is sparse research to date on the linkages between bank erosion/accretion and sediment export under different land uses, especially in rapidly evolving peri-urban watersheds. This research, therefore, integrated remote sensing techniques and repeated field survey of erosion pin plots to quantify bank erosion and sediment flux in the 80 km2 Nkisi River watershed (NRW), southeast Nigeria, over a three-year period. The impact of land use change on streambank erosion was evaluated by utilising remotely sensed Landsat datasets of 2003, 2010, 2016 and 2019. Geotechnical tests were used to characterise the lithologic properties of the banks, while the Bank Stability and Toe Erosion Model (BSTEM) was used to determine the stability of the banks under various hydrological conditions and mechanical properties of the riparian vegetation. Mean bank recession rates increased from 10.7 cm during the 2017-2018 monitoring period to 17.5 cm for the 2019-2020 monitoring period. The percentage of total watershed export ascribed to bank erosion in the three stream reaches varied from 6.6 to 44.9%. The high rates of bank erosion and accretion within the NRW were attributed to rapid changes in land use, which evolved from grassland and woodland to cropland, built-up and bare land. The BSTEM accurately predicted the high erosion rates of the streambanks and showed that riparian vegetation has a mechanical effect on bank stability. However, the mechanical effect diminishes as the depth to water table rises during high streamflow events.
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- Chukwueloka A U Okeke
- Department of Earth Sciences, Anchor University Lagos, 1 - 4 Ayobo Road, Lagos, Nigeria.,Civil, Infrastructure and Environment Research Cluster, Department of Civil Engineering, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria
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- Civil, Infrastructure and Environment Research Cluster, Department of Civil Engineering, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria
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- Civil, Infrastructure and Environment Research Cluster, Department of Civil Engineering, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria
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- Civil, Infrastructure and Environment Research Cluster, Department of Civil Engineering, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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- Institute of Geosciences and Space Technology, Rivers State University, Nkpolu - Oroworukwo, P.M.B. 5080, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
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- Civil, Infrastructure and Environment Research Cluster, Department of Civil Engineering, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria
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Hwang JH, Yim MY, Kim SY, Ji SJ, Lee WH. Sweep Sampling Comparison of Terrestrial Insect Communities Associated with Herbaceous Stratum in the Riparian Zone of the Miho River, Korea. INSECTS 2022; 13:insects13060497. [PMID: 35735834 PMCID: PMC9224486 DOI: 10.3390/insects13060497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Simple Summary Insect pests and their natural enemies can harbor in riparian zones. To determine the impact of insect communities on agriculture and ecology, we must quantitatively assess insect populations in riparian areas. To identify the appropriate methodology for effective insect sampling in riparian areas, we assessed sweep sampling within three plant communities using different numbers of subsampling units (50 sweeps carried out twice, or 10 sweeps over 10 times) over two years. The results reveal that effective insect sampling varies between different plant communities and insect orders. The similarities between terrestrial insect communities in the same plant community were relatively high, even in different years. The optimum sampling size to obtain approximately 80% of the total species was estimated for each survey site. Our results lay the foundations for providing techniques to assess insect populations within riparian areas to predict and prevent herbivorous insect pest invasions in the future. Abstract To investigate insect and plant community relationships in riparian zones, terrestrial insect communities were compared in plant communities in the riparian zone of the Miho River, Korea. The sweep netting method was used to sample insects in 50 m transects in three herbaceous plant communities. In 2020, each plant community—Chenopodium album, Beckmannia syzigachne, and Artemisia indica—was swept 100 times (50 sweeps × 2). In 2021, two communities had an additional 100 sweeps collected using 10 subsamples of 10 sweeps (excluding C. album communities). The surveyed dominant species or subdominant species of the insect community in each site preyed on the dominant plant species at the site. The Bray–Curtis similarity was significantly higher than the Sørensen similarity when comparing datasets across different years for the same plant species community. The predicted optimum sampling size to obtain approximately 80% of the total species estimated to be at each survey site, for effective quantitative collection of terrestrial insect herbivores in each plant community, was examined. Fifty sweeps were required for the A. indica community and 100 sweeps were required for the B. syzigachne community. The results of this study provide important data for riparian biodiversity conservation and future pest monitoring.
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- Jeong Ho Hwang
- Natural History Division, National Science Museum of Korea, Daejeon 34143, Korea; (M.-Y.Y.); (S.J.J.)
- Department of Smart Agriculture Systems, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-42-601-7714
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- Natural History Division, National Science Museum of Korea, Daejeon 34143, Korea; (M.-Y.Y.); (S.J.J.)
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- Research Division, Enfield Co., Daejeon 34134, Korea;
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- Natural History Division, National Science Museum of Korea, Daejeon 34143, Korea; (M.-Y.Y.); (S.J.J.)
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- Department of Smart Agriculture Systems, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea;
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