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Outhwaite CL. Under the hood of trends in riverine fish. Nat Ecol Evol 2024; 8:364-365. [PMID: 38291152 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-024-02328-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Charlotte L Outhwaite
- Centre for Biodiversity & Environment Research, University College London, London, UK.
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Millard J, Outhwaite CL, Ceaușu S, Carvalheiro LG, da Silva e Silva FD, Dicks LV, Ollerton J, Newbold T. Key tropical crops at risk from pollinator loss due to climate change and land use. Sci Adv 2023; 9:eadh0756. [PMID: 37824611 PMCID: PMC10569713 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adh0756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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Insect pollinator biodiversity is changing rapidly, with potential consequences for the provision of crop pollination. However, the role of land use-climate interactions in pollinator biodiversity changes, as well as consequent economic effects via changes in crop pollination, remains poorly understood. We present a global assessment of the interactive effects of climate change and land use on pollinator abundance and richness and predictions of the risk to crop pollination from the inferred changes. Using a dataset containing 2673 sites and 3080 insect pollinator species, we show that the interactive combination of agriculture and climate change is associated with large reductions in insect pollinators. As a result, it is expected that the tropics will experience the greatest risk to crop production from pollinator losses. Localized risk is highest and predicted to increase most rapidly, in regions of sub-Saharan Africa, northern South America, and Southeast Asia. Via pollinator loss alone, climate change and agricultural land use could be a risk to human well-being.
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- Joseph Millard
- Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
- Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Ecology, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, GO 74690-900, Brazil
- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Change (CE3C), University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Mato Grosso (IFMT)—Campus Barra do Garças, Barra do Garças, MT 78600-000, Brazil
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- Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK
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- Faculty of Arts, Science and Technology, University of Northampton, University Drive, Northampton, NN1 5PH UK
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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Greenop A, Woodcock BA, Outhwaite CL, Carvell C, Pywell RF, Mancini F, Edwards FK, Johnson AC, Isaac NJB. Patterns of invertebrate functional diversity highlight the vulnerability of ecosystem services over a 45-year period. Curr Biol 2021; 31:4627-4634.e3. [PMID: 34411527 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.07.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
Declines in invertebrate biodiversity1,2 pose a significant threat to key ecosystem services.3-5 Current analyses of biodiversity often focus on taxonomic diversity (e.g., species richness),6,7 which does not account for the functional role of a species. Functional diversity of species' morphological or behavioral traits is likely more relevant to ecosystem service delivery than taxonomic diversity, as functional diversity has been found to be a key driver of a number of ecosystem services including decomposition and pollination.8-12 At present, we lack a good understanding of long-term and large-scale changes in functional diversity, which limits our capacity to determine the vulnerability of key ecosystem services with ongoing biodiversity change. Here we derive trends in functional diversity and taxonomic diversity over a 45-year period across Great Britain for species supporting freshwater aquatic functions, pollination, natural pest control, and agricultural pests (a disservice). Species supporting aquatic functions showed a synchronous collapse and recovery in functional and taxonomic diversity. In contrast, pollinators showed an increase in taxonomic diversity, but a decline and recovery in functional diversity. Pest control agents and pests showed greater stability in functional diversity over the assessment period. We also found that functional diversity could appear stable or show patterns of recovery, despite ongoing changes in the composition of traits among species. Our results suggest that invertebrate assemblages can show considerable variability in their functional structure over time at a national scale, which provides an important step in determining the long-term vulnerability of key ecosystem services with ongoing biodiversity change.
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- Arran Greenop
- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB, UK.
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- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB, UK
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB, UK
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- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB, UK
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- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB, UK
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- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB, UK
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- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB, UK
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- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB, UK
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O'Connor MI, Mori AS, Gonzalez A, Dee LE, Loreau M, Avolio M, Byrnes JEK, Cheung W, Cowles J, Clark AT, Hautier Y, Hector A, Komatsu K, Newbold T, Outhwaite CL, Reich PB, Seabloom E, Williams L, Wright A, Isbell F. Grand challenges in biodiversity-ecosystem functioning research in the era of science-policy platforms require explicit consideration of feedbacks. Proc Biol Sci 2021; 288:20210783. [PMID: 34641733 PMCID: PMC8511742 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2021.0783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Feedbacks are an essential feature of resilient socio-economic systems, yet the feedbacks between biodiversity, ecosystem services and human wellbeing are not fully accounted for in global policy efforts that consider future scenarios for human activities and their consequences for nature. Failure to integrate feedbacks in our knowledge frameworks exacerbates uncertainty in future projections and potentially prevents us from realizing the full benefits of actions we can take to enhance sustainability. We identify six scientific research challenges that, if addressed, could allow future policy, conservation and monitoring efforts to quantitatively account for ecosystem and societal consequences of biodiversity change. Placing feedbacks prominently in our frameworks would lead to (i) coordinated observation of biodiversity change, ecosystem functions and human actions, (ii) joint experiment and observation programmes, (iii) more effective use of emerging technologies in biodiversity science and policy, and (iv) a more inclusive and integrated global community of biodiversity observers. To meet these challenges, we outline a five-point action plan for collaboration and connection among scientists and policymakers that emphasizes diversity, inclusion and open access. Efforts to protect biodiversity require the best possible scientific understanding of human activities, biodiversity trends, ecosystem functions and—critically—the feedbacks among them.
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- Mary I O'Connor
- Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.,Biodiversity Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Biology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Theoretical and Empirical Ecology Station, CNRS, Moulis, France
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- College of Science and Mathematics, University of Massachusetts-Boston, Boston, MA, USA
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- Biodiversity Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.,Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN, USA
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- Institute of Biology, University of Graz, Holteigasse 6, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Ecology and Biodiversity Group, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108 USA.,Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2753, Australia.,Institute for Global Change Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.,School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN, USA
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- Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108 USA
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- Biological Sciences Department, California State University Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN, USA
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Millard J, Outhwaite CL, Kinnersley R, Freeman R, Gregory RD, Adedoja O, Gavini S, Kioko E, Kuhlmann M, Ollerton J, Ren ZX, Newbold T. Global effects of land-use intensity on local pollinator biodiversity. Nat Commun 2021; 12:2902. [PMID: 34006837 PMCID: PMC8131357 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23228-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Pollinating species are in decline globally, with land use an important driver. However, most of the evidence on which these claims are made is patchy, based on studies with low taxonomic and geographic representativeness. Here, we model the effect of land-use type and intensity on global pollinator biodiversity, using a local-scale database covering 303 studies, 12,170 sites, and 4502 pollinating species. Relative to a primary vegetation baseline, we show that low levels of intensity can have beneficial effects on pollinator biodiversity. Within most anthropogenic land-use types however, increasing intensity is associated with significant reductions, particularly in urban (43% richness and 62% abundance reduction compared to the least intensive urban sites), and pasture (75% abundance reduction) areas. We further show that on cropland, the strongly negative response to intensity is restricted to tropical areas, and that the direction and magnitude of response differs among taxonomic groups. Our findings confirm widespread effects of land-use intensity on pollinators, most significantly in the tropics, where land use is predicted to change rapidly.
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- Joseph Millard
- grid.83440.3b0000000121901201Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment, University College London, London, United Kingdom ,grid.20419.3e0000 0001 2242 7273Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London, United Kingdom
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- grid.83440.3b0000000121901201Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- grid.83440.3b0000000121901201Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- grid.20419.3e0000 0001 2242 7273Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London, United Kingdom
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- grid.83440.3b0000000121901201Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment, University College London, London, United Kingdom ,grid.421630.20000 0001 2110 3189RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, RSPB, The Lodge, Sandy, United Kingdom
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- grid.411921.e0000 0001 0177 134XDepartment of Conservation and Marine Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa
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- grid.412234.20000 0001 2112 473XINIBIOMA, CONICET-Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Rio Negro, Argentina
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- grid.425505.30000 0001 1457 1451Zoology Department, National Museums of Kenya (NMK), Nairobi, Kenya
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- grid.9764.c0000 0001 2153 9986Zoological Museum, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany ,grid.35937.3b0000 0001 2270 9879Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom
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- grid.44870.3fFaculty of Arts, Science and Technology, University of Northampton, Northampton, United Kingdom
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, PR China
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- grid.83440.3b0000000121901201Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Moss C, Lukac M, Harris F, Outhwaite CL, Scheelbeek PFD, Green R, Berstein FM, Dangour AD. The effects of crop diversity and crop type on biological diversity in agricultural landscapes: a systematic review protocol. Wellcome Open Res 2020; 4:101. [PMID: 32509965 PMCID: PMC7241271 DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15343.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Agricultural intensification is a well-known driver of biodiversity loss. Crop diversity and its changes over space and time drive land use intensity and impact biodiversity of agricultural landscapes, while meeting the growing demand for human food and nutrition resources. Loss of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes reduces primary productivity and soil health and erodes a range of other ecosystem services. At present, while having partial understanding of many processes, we lack a general synthesis of our knowledge of the links between crop diversity and biodiversity. We will therefore conduct a systematic review by searching multiple agriculture, ecology and environmental science databases (e.g. Web of Science, Geobase, Agris, AGRICOLA, GreenFILE) to identify studies reporting the impacts of crop diversity and crop type on the biological diversity of fauna and flora in agricultural landscapes. Response variables will include metrics of species richness, abundance, assemblage, community composition and species rarity. Screening, data coding and data extraction will be carried out by one researcher and a subset will be independently carried out by a second researcher for quality control. Study quality and risk of bias will be assessed. Evidence will first be mapped to species/taxa then assessed for further narrative or statistical synthesis based on comparability of results and likely robustness. Gaps in the evidence base will also be identified with a view toward future research and policy directions for nutrition, food systems and ecology.
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- Cami Moss
- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK.,Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
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- School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AR, UK
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- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK.,Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK.,Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
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- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK.,Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
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- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
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- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK.,Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
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Outhwaite CL, Powney GD, August TA, Chandler RE, Rorke S, Pescott OL, Harvey M, Roy HE, Fox R, Roy DB, Alexander K, Ball S, Bantock T, Barber T, Beckmann BC, Cook T, Flanagan J, Fowles A, Hammond P, Harvey P, Hepper D, Hubble D, Kramer J, Lee P, MacAdam C, Morris R, Norris A, Palmer S, Plant CW, Simkin J, Stubbs A, Sutton P, Telfer M, Wallace I, Isaac NJB. Annual estimates of occupancy for bryophytes, lichens and invertebrates in the UK, 1970-2015. Sci Data 2019; 6:259. [PMID: 31690719 PMCID: PMC6831696 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-019-0269-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Here, we determine annual estimates of occupancy and species trends for 5,293 UK bryophytes, lichens, and invertebrates, providing national scale information on UK biodiversity change for 31 taxonomic groups for the time period 1970 to 2015. The dataset was produced through the application of a Bayesian occupancy modelling framework to species occurrence records supplied by 29 national recording schemes or societies (n = 24,118,549 records). In the UK, annual measures of species status from fine scale data (e.g. 1 × 1 km) had previously been limited to a few taxa for which structured monitoring data are available, mainly birds, butterflies, bats and a subset of moth species. By using an occupancy modelling framework designed for use with relatively low recording intensity data, we have been able to estimate species trends and generate annual estimates of occupancy for taxa where annual trend estimates and status were previously limited or unknown at this scale. These data broaden our knowledge of UK biodiversity and can be used to investigate variation in and drivers of biodiversity change.
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- Charlotte L Outhwaite
- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK.
- Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
- RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, RSPB, the Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 2DL, UK.
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- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Department of Statistical Science, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
- British Bryological Society, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
- Soldierflies and Allies Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
- UK Ladybird Survey, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- National Moth Recording Scheme, Butterfly Conservation, Manor Yard, East Lulworth, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5QP, UK
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- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Soldier Beetles, Jewel Beetles and Glow-worms Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Dipterists Forum, Hoverfly Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Terrestrial Heteroptera Recording Scheme - Shield bugs and allied species, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- British Myriapod and Isopod Group, Centipede Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
- Grasshoppers and Related Insects Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Aquatic Heteroptera Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Terrestrial Heteroptera Recording Scheme - Plant bugs and allied species, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Weevil and Bark Beetle Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Staphylinidae Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Spider Recording Scheme, British Arachnological Society, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Dragonfly Conservation Group, British Dragonfly Society, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Chrysomelidae Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Dipterists Forum, Cranefly Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- British Myriapod and Isopod Group, Millipede Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Riverfly Recording Schemes: Ephemeroptera, c/o Buglife Scotland, Balallan House, 24 Allan Park, Stirling, FK8 2QG, UK
- Riverfly Recording Schemes: Plecoptera, c/o Buglife Scotland, Balallan House, 24 Allan Park, Stirling, FK8 2QG, UK
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- Dipterists Forum, Hoverfly Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Gelechiid Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Lacewings and Allies Recording Scheme, 14 West Road, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 3QP, UK
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- British Lichen Society, c/o School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- Dipterists Forum, Cranefly Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Grasshoppers and Related Insects Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Ground Beetle Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Riverfly Recording Schemes: Trichoptera, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
- Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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Moss C, Lukac M, Harris F, Outhwaite CL, Scheelbeek PF, Green R, Dangour AD. The effects of crop diversity and crop species on biological diversity in agricultural landscapes: a systematic review protocol. Wellcome Open Res 2019; 4:101. [DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15343.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Agricultural intensification is a well-known driver of biodiversity loss. Diversity of crop production over space and time reduces land use intensity and may mitigate impacts on biodiversity while contributing to growing demand for human food and nutrition resources. Crop species are also known to have independent impacts on biodiversity. To date, reviews synthesising our knowledge of crop species and crop diversity-biodiversity links are missing. We will therefore conduct a systematic review by searching multiple agriculture, ecology and environmental science databases (e.g. Web of Science, Geobase, Agris, AGRICOLA, GreenFILE) to identify studies reporting the impacts of crop diversity and crop species on the biological diversity of fauna, flora and microbes in agricultural landscapes. Outcomes will include metrics of species richness, abundance, assemblage, community composition and species rarity. Screening, data coding and data extraction will be carried out by one reviewer and a proportion will be independently conducted by a second reviewer. Study quality and risk of bias will be assessed. Evidence will first be mapped by species/taxa then assessed for further narrative or statistical synthesis based on comparability of results and likely robustness. Gaps in the evidence base will also be identified with a view toward future research and policy directions for nutrition, food systems and ecology.
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Pescott OL, Walker KJ, Pocock MJO, Jitlal M, Outhwaite CL, Cheffings CM, Harris F, Roy DB. Ecological monitoring with citizen science: the design and implementation of schemes for recording plants in Britain and Ireland. Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/bij.12581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Oliver L. Pescott
- Biological Records Centre; Centre for Ecology and Hydrology; Maclean Building Benson Lane Crowmarsh Gifford Wallingford Oxfordshire OX10 8BB UK
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- Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland; Suite 14 Bridge House 1-2 Station Bridge Harrogate HG1 1SS UK
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- Biological Records Centre; Centre for Ecology and Hydrology; Maclean Building Benson Lane Crowmarsh Gifford Wallingford Oxfordshire OX10 8BB UK
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- Biological Records Centre; Centre for Ecology and Hydrology; Maclean Building Benson Lane Crowmarsh Gifford Wallingford Oxfordshire OX10 8BB UK
| | - Charlotte L. Outhwaite
- Biological Records Centre; Centre for Ecology and Hydrology; Maclean Building Benson Lane Crowmarsh Gifford Wallingford Oxfordshire OX10 8BB UK
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- Plantlife; 14 Rollestone Street Salisbury Wiltshire SP1 1DX UK
| | - David B. Roy
- Biological Records Centre; Centre for Ecology and Hydrology; Maclean Building Benson Lane Crowmarsh Gifford Wallingford Oxfordshire OX10 8BB UK
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