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Soto I, Balzani P, Carneiro L, Cuthbert RN, Macêdo R, Serhan Tarkan A, Ahmed DA, Bang A, Bacela-Spychalska K, Bailey SA, Baudry T, Ballesteros-Mejia L, Bortolus A, Briski E, Britton JR, Buřič M, Camacho-Cervantes M, Cano-Barbacil C, Copilaș-Ciocianu D, Coughlan NE, Courtois P, Csabai Z, Dalu T, De Santis V, Dickey JWE, Dimarco RD, Falk-Andersson J, Fernandez RD, Florencio M, Franco ACS, García-Berthou E, Giannetto D, Glavendekic MM, Grabowski M, Heringer G, Herrera I, Huang W, Kamelamela KL, Kirichenko NI, Kouba A, Kourantidou M, Kurtul I, Laufer G, Lipták B, Liu C, López-López E, Lozano V, Mammola S, Marchini A, Meshkova V, Milardi M, Musolin DL, Nuñez MA, Oficialdegui FJ, Patoka J, Pattison Z, Pincheira-Donoso D, Piria M, Probert AF, Rasmussen JJ, Renault D, Ribeiro F, Rilov G, Robinson TB, Sanchez AE, Schwindt E, South J, Stoett P, Verreycken H, Vilizzi L, Wang YJ, Watari Y, Wehi PM, Weiperth A, Wiberg-Larsen P, Yapıcı S, Yoğurtçuoğlu B, Zenni RD, Galil BS, Dick JTA, Russell JC, Ricciardi A, Simberloff D, Bradshaw CJA, Haubrock PJ. Taming the terminological tempest in invasion science. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2024. [PMID: 38500298 DOI: 10.1111/brv.13071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
Abstract
Standardised terminology in science is important for clarity of interpretation and communication. In invasion science - a dynamic and rapidly evolving discipline - the proliferation of technical terminology has lacked a standardised framework for its development. The result is a convoluted and inconsistent usage of terminology, with various discrepancies in descriptions of damage and interventions. A standardised framework is therefore needed for a clear, universally applicable, and consistent terminology to promote more effective communication across researchers, stakeholders, and policymakers. Inconsistencies in terminology stem from the exponential increase in scientific publications on the patterns and processes of biological invasions authored by experts from various disciplines and countries since the 1990s, as well as publications by legislators and policymakers focusing on practical applications, regulations, and management of resources. Aligning and standardising terminology across stakeholders remains a challenge in invasion science. Here, we review and evaluate the multiple terms used in invasion science (e.g. 'non-native', 'alien', 'invasive' or 'invader', 'exotic', 'non-indigenous', 'naturalised', 'pest') to propose a more simplified and standardised terminology. The streamlined framework we propose and translate into 28 other languages is based on the terms (i) 'non-native', denoting species transported beyond their natural biogeographic range, (ii) 'established non-native', i.e. those non-native species that have established self-sustaining populations in their new location(s) in the wild, and (iii) 'invasive non-native' - populations of established non-native species that have recently spread or are spreading rapidly in their invaded range actively or passively with or without human mediation. We also highlight the importance of conceptualising 'spread' for classifying invasiveness and 'impact' for management. Finally, we propose a protocol for classifying populations based on (i) dispersal mechanism, (ii) species origin, (iii) population status, and (iv) impact. Collectively and without introducing new terminology, the framework that we present aims to facilitate effective communication and collaboration in invasion science and management of non-native species.
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- Ismael Soto
- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Ecology and Conservation, Department of Environmental Engineering, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Av. Cel. Francisco H. dos Santos, 100, Curitiba, 81530-000, Brazil
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- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast, BT9 5DL, UK
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- Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 1-3, Berlin, 14195, Germany
- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Müggelseedamm 310, Berlin, 12587, Germany
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Kötekli, Menteşe, Muğla, 48000, Turkey
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5BB, UK
- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, Lodz, 90-237, Poland
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- Center for Applied Mathematics and Bioinformatics, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Mubarak Al-Abdullaj Area, Hawally, 32093, Kuwait
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- Biology Group, School of Arts and Sciences, Azim Premji University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 462010, India
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- Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, Łódź, 90-237, Poland
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- Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 867 Lakeshore Rd, Burlington, Ontario, ON L7S 1A1, Canada
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- Université de Poitiers, Laboratoire Ecologie et Biologie des Interaction, UMR, CNRS 7267 Équipe Écologie Évolution Symbiose, 3 rue Jacques Fort, Poitiers, Cedex, 86000, France
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- Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Sorbonne Université, Université des Antilles, 45 Rue Buffon, Entomologie, Paris, 75005, France
- Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Grupo de Ecología en Ambientes Costeros. Instituto Patagónico para el Estudio de los Ecosistemas Continentales Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - Centro Nacional Patagónico, Boulevard Brown 2915, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, U9120ACD, Argentina
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- GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, Wischhofstraße 1-3, Kiel, 24148, Germany
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Kötekli, Menteşe, Muğla, 48000, Turkey
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacan, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico
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- Department of River Ecology and Conservation, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Clamecystraße 12, Gelnhausen, 63571, Germany
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- Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology of Hydrobionts, Nature Research Centre, Akademijos 2, Vilnius, 08412, Lithuania
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, T23 TK30, Republic of Ireland
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- Centre d'Économie de l'Environnement - Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement, Institut Agro, Avenue Agropolis, Montpellier, 34090, France
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- University of Pécs, Department of Hydrobiology, Ifjúság 6, Pécs, H-7673, Hungary
- HUN-REN Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Klebelsberg Kuno 3, Tihany, H-8237, Hungary
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- Aquatic Systems Research Group, School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of Mpumalanga, Cnr R40 and D725 Roads, Nelspruit, 1200, South Africa
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- Water Research Institute-National Research Council, Largo Tonolli 50, Verbania-Pallanza, 28922, Italy
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- GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, Wischhofstraße 1-3, Kiel, 24148, Germany
- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Müggelseedamm 310, 12587, Berlin, Germany
- Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Biology, Königin-Luise-Straße 1-3, Berlin, 14195, Germany
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Science & Research Building 2, 3455 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX, 77204-5001, USA
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- Instituto de Ecología Regional, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CC34, 4107, Yerba Buena, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Edificio de Biología, Darwin, 2, 28049, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Cambio Global, 28049, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- GRECO, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, Girona, Catalonia, 17003, Spain
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- GRECO, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, Girona, Catalonia, 17003, Spain
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Kötekli, Menteşe, Muğla, 48000, Turkey
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- Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture, University of Belgrade-Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, Łódź, 90-237, Poland
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- Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen (HfWU), Schelmenwasen 4-8, Nürtingen, 72622, Germany
- Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Lavras, 37203-202, Brazil
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- Escuela de Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad Espíritu Santo, Km 2.5 Vía La Puntilla, Samborondón, 091650, Ecuador
- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Casilla Postal 17-07-8982, Quito, 170501, Ecuador
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- School of Ocean Futures, Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science, Arizona State University, Hilo, HI, 96720, USA
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- Sukachev Institute of Forest, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Centre 'Krasnoyarsk Science Centre SB RAS', Akademgorodok 50/28, Krasnoyarsk, 660036, Russia
- Siberian Federal University, Institute of Ecology and Geography, 79 Svobodny pr, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russia
- Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University, Institutski Per. 5, Saint Petersburg, 194021, Russia
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Department of Business and Sustainability, University of Southern Denmark, Degnevej 14, Esbjerg, 6705, Denmark
- AMURE-Aménagement des Usages des Ressources et des Espaces marins et littoraux, UMR 6308, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, IUEM- Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, rue Dumont d'Urville, Plouzané, 29280, France
- Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 266 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA, 02543, USA
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5BB, UK
- Marine and Inland Waters Sciences and Technology Department, Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, Bornova, İzmir, 35100, Turkey
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- Área Biodiversidad y Conservación, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Miguelete 1825, Montevideo, 11800, Uruguay
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
- Slovak Environment Agency, Tajovského 28, Banská Bystrica, 975 90, Slovak Republic
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- The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, College of Fisheries, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266005, China
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala s/n, Col. Santo Tomás, C.P. 11340, Ciudad de México, 11340, Mexico
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale Italia 39/A, Sassari, 07100, Italy
- National Biodiversity Future Centre, Piazza Marina, 61, Palermo, 90133, Italy
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- National Biodiversity Future Centre, Piazza Marina, 61, Palermo, 90133, Italy
- Molecular Ecology Group, Water Research Institute, National Research Council, Corso Tonolli 50, Pallanza, 28922, Italy
- Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 13, Helsinki, 00100, Finland
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Via S. Epifanio 14, Pavia, 27100, Italy
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- Department of Entomology, Phytopathology, and Physiology, Ukrainian Research Institute of Forestry and Forest Melioration, Pushkinska 86, Kharkiv, UA-61024, Ukraine
- Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 1283, Suchdol, Prague, 16500, Czech Republic
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- Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA), 13 Rue de Marseille, Le Port, La Réunion, 97420, France
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- European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization, 21 bd Richard Lenoir, Paris, 75011, France
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Science & Research Building 2, 3455 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX, 77204-5001, USA
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, Suchdol, Prague, 16500, Czech Republic
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- Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, UK
- Modelling, Evidence and Policy Group, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast, BT9 5DL, UK
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, Lodz, 90-237, Poland
- University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife management and Special Zoology, Svetošimunska cesta 25, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
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- Zoology Discipline, School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, 2351, Australia
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Njalsgade 76, Copenhagen S, 2300, Denmark
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- Université de Rennes, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), Écosystèmes, biodiversité, évolution, Rennes, 35000, France
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- Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre / Aquatic Research Network, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Lisboa, 1749-016, Portugal
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- National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, P.O. Box 8030, Haifa, 31080, Israel
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Posgrado en Hidrociencias, Colegio de Postgraduados, Carretera México-Texcoco 36.5 km, Montecillo, Texcoco, C.P. 56264, Mexico
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- Grupo de Ecología en Ambientes Costeros, Instituto de Biología de Organismos Marinos, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Boulevard Brown 2915, Puerto Madryn, U9120ACD, Argentina
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- Water@Leeds, School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Ontario Tech University, 2000 Simcoe St N, Oshawa, Ontario, L1G 0C5, Canada
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Havenlaan 88 Box 73, Brussels, 1000, Belgium
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, Lodz, 90-237, Poland
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, F9F4+6FV, Dangui Rd, Hongshan, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8687, Japan
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- Te Pūnaha Matatini National Centre of Research Excellence in Complex Systems, University of Auckland, Private Bag 29019, Aotearoa, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
- Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago, 563 Castle Street North, Dunedin North, Aotearoa, Dunedin, 9016, New Zealand
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- Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, Institute of Biology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter Ave 1/C, Budapest, H-1117, Hungary
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- Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University, C.F. Møllers Allé 4-8, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Kötekli, Menteşe, Muğla, 48000, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Beytepe Campus, Ankara, 06800, Turkey
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- Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Lavras, 37203-202, Brazil
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- Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University, Klaunserstr. 12, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast, BT9 5DL, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- Redpath Museum and Bieler School of Environment, McGill University, 859 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, Quebec, Quebec, H3A 0C4, Canada
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Global Ecology, Partuyarta Ngadluku Wardli Kuu, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, 5001, South Australia, Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
- Center for Applied Mathematics and Bioinformatics, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Mubarak Al-Abdullaj Area, Hawally, 32093, Kuwait
- Department of River Ecology and Conservation, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Clamecystraße 12, Gelnhausen, 63571, Germany
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Oliveira ES, South J, Guimarães EC, Vieira LO, Campos DS, Ottoni FP. Characterizing functional morphology and trophic niches in a neotropical Characiforms (Actinopterygii: Teleostei) assemblage in middle Munim River basin, Maranhão, Brazil. BRAZ J BIOL 2024; 84:e279881. [PMID: 38422299 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.279881] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
Abstract
Understanding how functionally similar species segregate resources to minimize competition is vital for predicting evolutionary factors and patterns of coexistence. We conducted a study in Mata de Itamacaoca, in the middle Munim River basin, Maranhão, northeastern Brazil, to characterize the functional morphology and trophic niches of five coexisting Characiform species in this area - including a recently described species, and to investigate whether their functional morphology is a key determinant of their trophic niches. Our analysis of functional morphology and diet, employing linear measurements to predict dietary specializations, showed that these species are predominantly generalist insectivores with a significant morphological overlap. This study underscores the influence of species' natural history on their ecological characteristics, contributing to more effective conservation strategies.
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- E S Oliveira
- Universidade Federal do Maranhão - UFMA, Programa de Pós-graduação em Rede de Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia da Amazônia Legal, São Luís, MA, Brasil
- Universidade Federal do Maranhão - UFMA, Laboratório de Sistemática e Ecologia de Organismos Aquáticos, Chapadinha, MA, Brasil
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- University of Leeds, Faculty of Biological Sciences, School of Biology, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará - UFOPA, Instituto de Ciências da Educação, Programa de Pós-graduação em Sociedade, Natureza e Desenvolvimento, Santarém, PA, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Maranhão - UFMA, Programa de Pós-graduação em Rede de Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia da Amazônia Legal, São Luís, MA, Brasil
- Universidade Federal do Maranhão - UFMA, Laboratório de Sistemática e Ecologia de Organismos Aquáticos, Chapadinha, MA, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Maranhão - UFMA, Programa de Pós-graduação em Rede de Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia da Amazônia Legal, São Luís, MA, Brasil
- Universidade Federal do Maranhão - UFMA, Laboratório de Sistemática e Ecologia de Organismos Aquáticos, Chapadinha, MA, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Maranhão - UFMA, Programa de Pós-graduação em Rede de Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia da Amazônia Legal, São Luís, MA, Brasil
- Universidade Federal do Maranhão - UFMA, Laboratório de Sistemática e Ecologia de Organismos Aquáticos, Chapadinha, MA, Brasil
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Hall CE, Wehling H, Stansfield J, South J, Brooks SK, Greenberg N, Amlôt R, Weston D. Examining the role of community resilience and social capital on mental health in public health emergency and disaster response: a scoping review. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:2482. [PMID: 38082247 PMCID: PMC10714503 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-17242-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
Abstract
The ability of the public to remain psychologically resilient in the face of public health emergencies and disasters (such as the COVID-19 pandemic) is a key factor in the effectiveness of a national response to such events. Community resilience and social capital are often perceived as beneficial and ensuring that a community is socially and psychologically resilient may aid emergency response and recovery. This review presents a synthesis of literature which answers the following research questions: How are community resilience and social capital quantified in research?; What is the impact of community resilience on mental wellbeing?; What is the impact of infectious disease outbreaks, disasters and emergencies on community resilience and social capital?; and, What types of interventions enhance community resilience and social capital?A scoping review procedure was followed. Searches were run across Medline, PsycInfo, and EMBASE, with search terms covering both community resilience and social capital, public health emergencies, and mental health. 26 papers met the inclusion criteria.The majority of retained papers originated in the USA, used a survey methodology to collect data, and involved a natural disaster. There was no common method for measuring community resilience or social capital. The association between community resilience and social capital with mental health was regarded as positive in most cases. However, we found that community resilience, and social capital, were initially negatively impacted by public health emergencies and enhanced by social group activities.Several key recommendations are proposed based on the outcomes from the review, which include: the need for a standardised and validated approach to measuring both community resilience and social capital; that there should be enhanced effort to improve preparedness to public health emergencies in communities by gauging current levels of community resilience and social capital; that community resilience and social capital should be bolstered if areas are at risk of disasters or public health emergencies; the need to ensure that suitable short-term support is provided to communities with high resilience in the immediate aftermath of a public health emergency or disaster; the importance of conducting robust evaluation of community resilience initiatives deployed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Grants
- NIHR20008900 National Institute for Health Research Research Unit (NIHR HPRU) in Emergency Preparedness and Response, a partnership between Public Health England, King's College London and the University of East Anglia
- NIHR20008900 National Institute for Health Research Research Unit (NIHR HPRU) in Emergency Preparedness and Response, a partnership between Public Health England, King's College London and the University of East Anglia
- NIHR20008900 National Institute for Health Research Research Unit (NIHR HPRU) in Emergency Preparedness and Response, a partnership between Public Health England, King's College London and the University of East Anglia
- NIHR20008900 National Institute for Health Research Research Unit (NIHR HPRU) in Emergency Preparedness and Response, a partnership between Public Health England, King's College London and the University of East Anglia
- NIHR20008900 National Institute for Health Research Research Unit (NIHR HPRU) in Emergency Preparedness and Response, a partnership between Public Health England, King's College London and the University of East Anglia
- NIHR20008900 National Institute for Health Research Research Unit (NIHR HPRU) in Emergency Preparedness and Response, a partnership between Public Health England, King's College London and the University of East Anglia
- National Institute for Health Research Research Unit (NIHR HPRU) in Emergency Preparedness and Response, a partnership between Public Health England, King’s College London and the University of East Anglia
- Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Department of Health and Social Care, as part of a Collaborative Agreement with Leeds Beckett University.
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- C E Hall
- Behavioural Science and Insights Unit, Evaluation & Translation Directorate, Science Group, UK Health Security Agency, Porton Down, Salisbury, SP4 0JG, UK
- Health Protection Research Unit, Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, King's College London, 10 Cutcombe Road, London, SE5 9RJ, UK
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- Behavioural Science and Insights Unit, Evaluation & Translation Directorate, Science Group, UK Health Security Agency, Porton Down, Salisbury, SP4 0JG, UK
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- School of Health and Community Studies, Leeds Beckett University, Portland Building, PD519, Portland Place, Leeds, LS1 3HE, UK
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- School of Health and Community Studies, Leeds Beckett University, Portland Building, PD519, Portland Place, Leeds, LS1 3HE, UK
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- Health Protection Research Unit, Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, King's College London, 10 Cutcombe Road, London, SE5 9RJ, UK
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- Health Protection Research Unit, Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, King's College London, 10 Cutcombe Road, London, SE5 9RJ, UK
- King's Centre for Military Health Research, Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, King's College London, 10 Cutcombe Road, London, SE5 9RJ, UK
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- Behavioural Science and Insights Unit, Evaluation & Translation Directorate, Science Group, UK Health Security Agency, Porton Down, Salisbury, SP4 0JG, UK
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- Behavioural Science and Insights Unit, Evaluation & Translation Directorate, Science Group, UK Health Security Agency, Porton Down, Salisbury, SP4 0JG, UK.
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Griffiths C, Radley D, Gately P, South J, Sanders G, Morris MA, Clare K, Martin A, Heppenstall A, McCann M, Rodgers J, Nobles J, Coggins A, Cooper N, Cooke C, Gilthorpe MS, Ells L. A complex systems approach to obesity: a transdisciplinary framework for action. Perspect Public Health 2023; 143:305-309. [PMID: 37395317 PMCID: PMC10683338 DOI: 10.1177/17579139231180761] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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- C Griffiths
- Obesity Institute, School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Headingly Campus, Leeds LS6 3QS, Yorkshire, UK
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- Obesity Institute, School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Obesity Institute, School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Centre for Health Promotion Research, School of health, Leeds Beckett University, UK
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- Obesity Institute, School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute for Data Analytics and Leeds Institute for Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Obesity Institute, School of Health, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Political and Social Sciences, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- International Business School, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK
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- Obesity Institute, School of Health, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Essex County Council, Chelmsford, UK
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- Suffolk County Council, Ipswich, UK
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- Obesity Institute, School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, UK
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- Obesity Institute, School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Obesity Institute, School of Health, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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Vieira LO, Campos DS, Oliveira RF, South J, Coelho MSP, Paiva MJS, Bragança PHN, Guimarães EC, Katz AM, Brito PS, Santos JP, Ottoni FP. Checklist of the fish fauna of the Munim River Basin, Maranhão, north-eastern Brazil. Biodivers Data J 2023; 11:e98632. [PMID: 38327355 PMCID: PMC10848713 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.11.e98632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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Background The Maranhão State harbours great fish diversity, but some areas are still undersampled or little known, such as the Munim River Basin in the northeast of the State. This lack of knowledge is critical when considering anthropogenic impacts on riverine systems especially in the face of major habitat destruction. These pressing threats mean that a comprehensive understanding of diversity is critical and fish checklists extremely relevant. Therefore, the present study provides a checklist of the fish species found in the Munim River Basin, Maranhão State, north-eastern Brazil, based on collected specimens. New information A total of 123 species were recorded for the Munim River Basin, with only two non-native species, Oreochromisniloticus and Colossomamacropomum, showing that the fish assemblage has relatively high ecological integrity. In addition, 29 species could not be identified at the species level, indicating the presence of species that are probably new to science in the Basin. A predominance of species belonging to the fish orders Characiformes and Siluriformes, with Characidae being recovered as the most species-rich family (21 species) agrees with the general pattern for river basins in the Neotropical Region. The total fish diversity was estimated by extensive fieldwork, including several sampling gears, carried out in different seasons (dry and rainy) and exploring different environments with both daily and nocturnal sampling, from the Basin's source to its mouth. A total of 84 sites were sampled between 2010 and 2022, resulting in 12 years of fieldwork. Fish assemblages were distinct in the Estuary and Upper river basin sections and more similar in the Lower and Middle sections indicating environmental filtering processes. Species were weakly nested across basin sections, but unique species were found in each section (per Simpsons Index). High variability of species richness in the Middle river basin section is likely due to microhabitat heterogeneity supporting specialist fish communities.
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- Lucas O. Vieira
- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Centro de Ciências de Chapadinha, Campus de Chapadinha, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais, BR-222, KM 04, Boa Vista, CEP: 65500-000, Chapadinha, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Maranhão, Centro de Ciências de Chapadinha, Campus de Chapadinha, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais, BR-222, KM 04, Boa Vista, CEP: 65500-000ChapadinhaBrazil
- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Centro de Ciências de Chapadinha, Campus de Chapadinha, Laboratório de Sistemática e Ecologia de Organismos Aquáticos, BR-222, KM 04, S/N, Boa Vista, CEP: 65500-000, Chapadinha, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Maranhão, Centro de Ciências de Chapadinha, Campus de Chapadinha, Laboratório de Sistemática e Ecologia de Organismos Aquáticos, BR-222, KM 04, S/N, Boa Vista, CEP: 65500-000ChapadinhaBrazil
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- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Centro de Ciências de Chapadinha, Campus de Chapadinha, Laboratório de Sistemática e Ecologia de Organismos Aquáticos, BR-222, KM 04, S/N, Boa Vista, CEP: 65500-000, Chapadinha, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Maranhão, Centro de Ciências de Chapadinha, Campus de Chapadinha, Laboratório de Sistemática e Ecologia de Organismos Aquáticos, BR-222, KM 04, S/N, Boa Vista, CEP: 65500-000ChapadinhaBrazil
- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia da Amazônia Legal, Av. dos Portugueses, 1966, Cidade Universitária Dom Delgado, 65080-805, São Luís, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Maranhão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia da Amazônia Legal, Av. dos Portugueses, 1966, Cidade Universitária Dom Delgado, 65080-805São LuísBrazil
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- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Centro de Ciências de Chapadinha, Campus de Chapadinha, Laboratório de Sistemática e Ecologia de Organismos Aquáticos, BR-222, KM 04, S/N, Boa Vista, CEP: 65500-000, Chapadinha, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Maranhão, Centro de Ciências de Chapadinha, Campus de Chapadinha, Laboratório de Sistemática e Ecologia de Organismos Aquáticos, BR-222, KM 04, S/N, Boa Vista, CEP: 65500-000ChapadinhaBrazil
- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Conservação, Av. dos Portugueses, 1966, CEP: 65085-580, São Luís, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Maranhão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Conservação, Av. dos Portugueses, 1966, CEP: 65085-580São LuísBrazil
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- School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United KingdomSchool of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of LeedsLeedsUnited Kingdom
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- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Centro de Ciências de Chapadinha, Campus de Chapadinha, Laboratório de Sistemática e Ecologia de Organismos Aquáticos, BR-222, KM 04, S/N, Boa Vista, CEP: 65500-000, Chapadinha, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Maranhão, Centro de Ciências de Chapadinha, Campus de Chapadinha, Laboratório de Sistemática e Ecologia de Organismos Aquáticos, BR-222, KM 04, S/N, Boa Vista, CEP: 65500-000ChapadinhaBrazil
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- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Centro de Ciências de Chapadinha, Campus de Chapadinha, Laboratório de Sistemática e Ecologia de Organismos Aquáticos, BR-222, KM 04, S/N, Boa Vista, CEP: 65500-000, Chapadinha, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Maranhão, Centro de Ciências de Chapadinha, Campus de Chapadinha, Laboratório de Sistemática e Ecologia de Organismos Aquáticos, BR-222, KM 04, S/N, Boa Vista, CEP: 65500-000ChapadinhaBrazil
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- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Conservação, Av. dos Portugueses, 1966, CEP: 65085-580, São Luís, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Maranhão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Conservação, Av. dos Portugueses, 1966, CEP: 65085-580São LuísBrazil
- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown, South AfricaSouth African Institute for Aquatic BiodiversityGrahamstownSouth Africa
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- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Departamento de Biologia, Laboratório de Genética e Biologia Molecular, Av. dos Portugueses 1966, Cidade Universitária do Bacanga, CEP: 65080-805, São Luís, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Maranhão, Departamento de Biologia, Laboratório de Genética e Biologia Molecular, Av. dos Portugueses 1966, Cidade Universitária do Bacanga, CEP: 65080-805São LuísBrazil
- Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, Laboratório de Ictiofauna e Piscicultura Integrada, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Campus Paulo VI, avenida Lourenço Vieira da Silva, n. 1000, bairro Jardim São Cristóvão, CEP: 65.055-310, São Luís, BrazilUniversidade Estadual do Maranhão, Laboratório de Ictiofauna e Piscicultura Integrada, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Campus Paulo VI, avenida Lourenço Vieira da Silva, n. 1000, bairro Jardim São Cristóvão, CEP: 65.055-310São LuísBrazil
- Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Instituto de Ciências da Educação, Programa de Pós-graduação Sociedade Natureza e Desenvolvimento, Av. Marechal Rondon s/n, CEP: 68040-070, Santarém, PA, Brasil, Belém, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Instituto de Ciências da Educação, Programa de Pós-graduação Sociedade Natureza e Desenvolvimento, Av. Marechal Rondon s/n, CEP: 68040-070, Santarém, PA, BrasilBelémBrazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Laboratório de Sistemática e Evolução de Peixes Teleósteos, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Biologia, CEP: 21.941-902, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Laboratório de Sistemática e Evolução de Peixes Teleósteos, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Biologia, CEP: 21.941-902Rio de JaneiroBrazil
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- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Centro de Ciências de Chapadinha, Campus de Chapadinha, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais, BR-222, KM 04, Boa Vista, CEP: 65500-000, Chapadinha, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Maranhão, Centro de Ciências de Chapadinha, Campus de Chapadinha, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais, BR-222, KM 04, Boa Vista, CEP: 65500-000ChapadinhaBrazil
- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Departamento de Biologia, Laboratório de Genética e Biologia Molecular, Av. dos Portugueses 1966, Cidade Universitária do Bacanga, CEP: 65080-805, São Luís, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Maranhão, Departamento de Biologia, Laboratório de Genética e Biologia Molecular, Av. dos Portugueses 1966, Cidade Universitária do Bacanga, CEP: 65080-805São LuísBrazil
- Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, Laboratório de Ictiofauna e Piscicultura Integrada, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Campus Paulo VI, avenida Lourenço Vieira da Silva, n. 1000, bairro Jardim São Cristóvão, CEP: 65.055-310, São Luís, BrazilUniversidade Estadual do Maranhão, Laboratório de Ictiofauna e Piscicultura Integrada, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Campus Paulo VI, avenida Lourenço Vieira da Silva, n. 1000, bairro Jardim São Cristóvão, CEP: 65.055-310São LuísBrazil
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- Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, Laboratório de Ictiofauna e Piscicultura Integrada, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Campus Paulo VI, avenida Lourenço Vieira da Silva, n. 1000, bairro Jardim São Cristóvão, CEP: 65.055-310, São Luís, BrazilUniversidade Estadual do Maranhão, Laboratório de Ictiofauna e Piscicultura Integrada, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Campus Paulo VI, avenida Lourenço Vieira da Silva, n. 1000, bairro Jardim São Cristóvão, CEP: 65.055-310São LuísBrazil
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- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Centro de Ciências de Chapadinha, Campus de Chapadinha, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais, BR-222, KM 04, Boa Vista, CEP: 65500-000, Chapadinha, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Maranhão, Centro de Ciências de Chapadinha, Campus de Chapadinha, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais, BR-222, KM 04, Boa Vista, CEP: 65500-000ChapadinhaBrazil
- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Centro de Ciências de Chapadinha, Campus de Chapadinha, Laboratório de Sistemática e Ecologia de Organismos Aquáticos, BR-222, KM 04, S/N, Boa Vista, CEP: 65500-000, Chapadinha, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Maranhão, Centro de Ciências de Chapadinha, Campus de Chapadinha, Laboratório de Sistemática e Ecologia de Organismos Aquáticos, BR-222, KM 04, S/N, Boa Vista, CEP: 65500-000ChapadinhaBrazil
- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia da Amazônia Legal, Av. dos Portugueses, 1966, Cidade Universitária Dom Delgado, 65080-805, São Luís, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Maranhão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia da Amazônia Legal, Av. dos Portugueses, 1966, Cidade Universitária Dom Delgado, 65080-805São LuísBrazil
- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Conservação, Av. dos Portugueses, 1966, CEP: 65085-580, São Luís, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Maranhão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Conservação, Av. dos Portugueses, 1966, CEP: 65085-580São LuísBrazil
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Hasan V, Ottoni FP, South J. First record of the vulnerable freshwater fish Lobocheilos falcifer (Valenciennes, 1842) (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) in Sumatra, Indonesia. CheckList 2023. [DOI: 10.15560/19.1.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Lobocheilos falcifer (Valenciennes, 1842) is a freshwater fish endemic to the island of Java, Indonesia, and has been assessed as Vulnerable according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature criteria. In May 2022, a male specimen of L. falcifer was collected in the Way Sekampung River, Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. This represents the first record of this species outside of Java. This new record expanded the species distribution about 300 km to the north, and to an additional island within the Indonesian archipelago. The occurrence of this species on the island of Sumatra likely changes its conservation status; thus, new conservation actions may be more appropriate for the species and its known populations. The presence of L. falcifer on separate islands indicates that biogeographic interpretations of Indonesian fishes may change and highlights the need for urgent study of freshwater biodiversity in the region.
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Broom CJ, Weyl OLF, South J. Habitat associations of imperilled fishes after conservation intervention in the Cape Fold Ecoregion, South Africa. J Fish Biol 2023; 102:317-327. [PMID: 36319442 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The aim of this study was to examine the habitat associations of a native cyprinid community of the recovering Rondegat River in the Cape Fold Ecoregion of South Africa as part of a long-term native fish abundance monitoring project. Relative abundance data were extracted from underwater video camera footage across the longitudinal gradient of the river in three sampling instances. Using multivariate methods the authors assessed community composition with respect to habitat, its overlap with a protected area and species-specific abiotic predictors of relative abundance. Distance from the uppermost site in the river was the most significant predictor of species abundance, indicating spatial segregation and varying overlap between species. The protected status of sites in the upper reaches, vegetated substrates and the size of individual sites were the most impactful on the relative abundance of the endangered fiery redfin Pseudobarbus phlegethon. The results of this study indicate that underwater video monitoring is an effective and low-cost approach that can inform conservation recommendations. Reducing agricultural runoff and sedimentation in the lower reaches may be useful further interventions to maintain key habitats of submerged vegetation.
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- Casey J Broom
- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa
- DSI/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), Makhanda, South Africa
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- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa
- DSI/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), Makhanda, South Africa
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- DSI/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), Makhanda, South Africa
- School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Hasan V, Mamat NB, South J, Ottoni FP, Widodo MS, Arisandi P, Isroni W, Jerikho R, Samitra D, Faqih AR, Simanjuntak CPH, Mukti AT. A checklist of native freshwater fish from Brantas River, East Java, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 2022. [DOI: 10.13057/biodiv/d231158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Abstract. Hasan V, Mamat NB, South J, Ottoni FP, Widodo MS, Arisandi P, Isroni W, Jerikho R, Samitra D, Faqih AR, Simanjuntak CPH, Mukti AT. 2022. A checklist of native freshwater fish from Brantas River, East Java, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 23: 6031-6039. This study aims to provide information on the freshwater fish species composition of the Brantas River, the second-largest river in Java, Indonesia. All samples used in this study were the caught activities during Fish Resource Survey (form May 5, 2021 to August 20, 2022). Sampling was carried out in four stations of the Brantas River, representing upstream, the Karangkates Reservoir, midstream, and downstream. This work recorded 42 fish species divided into 35 genera and 21 families. Cyprinidae was the dominant family, comprising 12 genera and 15 species. According to the IUCN Red List, most fish species inhabiting the Brantas River have a conservation status of Least Concern (LC) or Data Deficient (DD), except for Rasbora lateristriata which is categorized as Vulnerable (VU). Genera Tor and Neolissochilus are rarely found in Javanese waters. We suggest that the conservation status of these species should be reviewed. Information on habitat use and ecological interactions of fish occurring in the Brantas River are needed urgently to make appropriate conservation decisions and plans. Therefore, we suggest that more collections need to be carried out in the studied river, as well as studies based on eDNA analysis and research incorporating both morphological and molecular data.
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Kouba A, Oficialdegui FJ, Cuthbert RN, Kourantidou M, South J, Tricarico E, Gozlan RE, Courchamp F, Haubrock PJ. Identifying economic costs and knowledge gaps of invasive aquatic crustaceans. Sci Total Environ 2022; 813:152325. [PMID: 34971690 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Revised: 12/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Despite voluminous literature identifying the impacts of invasive species, summaries of monetary costs for some taxonomic groups remain limited. Invasive alien crustaceans often have profound impacts on recipient ecosystems, but there may be great unknowns related to their economic costs. Using the InvaCost database, we quantify and analyse reported costs associated with invasive crustaceans globally across taxonomic, spatial, and temporal descriptors. Specifically, we quantify the costs of prominent aquatic crustaceans - crayfish, crabs, amphipods, and lobsters. Between 2000 and 2020, crayfish caused US$ 120.5 million in reported costs; the vast majority (99%) being attributed to representatives of Astacidae and Cambaridae. Crayfish-related costs were unevenly distributed across countries, with a strong bias towards European economies (US$ 116.4 million; mainly due to the signal crayfish in Sweden), followed by costs reported from North America and Asia. The costs were also largely predicted or extrapolated, and thus not based on empirical observations. Despite these limitations, the costs of invasive crayfish have increased considerably over the past two decades, averaging US$ 5.7 million per year. Invasive crabs have caused costs of US$ 150.2 million since 1960 and the ratios were again uneven (57% in North America and 42% in Europe). Damage-related costs dominated for both crayfish (80%) and crabs (99%), with management costs lacking or even more under-reported. Reported costs for invasive amphipods (US$ 178.8 thousand) and lobsters (US$ 44.6 thousand) were considerably lower, suggesting a lack of effort in reporting costs for these groups or effects that are largely non-monetised. Despite the well-known damage caused by invasive crustaceans, we identify data limitations that prevent a full accounting of the economic costs of these invasive groups, while highlighting the increasing costs at several scales based on the available literature. Further cost reports are needed to better assess the true magnitude of monetary costs caused by invasive aquatic crustaceans.
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- Antonín Kouba
- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic.
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- GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, Kiel, Germany; Queen's University Belfast, School of Biological Sciences, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA; University of Southern Denmark, Department of Sociology, Environmental and Business Economics, Esbjerg, Denmark
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), Makhanda, South Africa; South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), DSI/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology, Makhanda, South Africa
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- University of Florence, Department of Biology, Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution, Orsay, France
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic; Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Department of River Ecology and Conservation, Gelnhausen, Germany.
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Quantifying the impacts of invasive species, relative to native analogues, is crucial for management and policy development. Two freshwater crayfish species of global concern, Cherax quadricarinatus and Procambarus clarkii, have established populations across Africa. Negative impacts on native biodiversity and socioeconomic impacts have been documented in other continents; however, there is a paucity of information on impacts from Africa and for C. quadricarinatus. To fill this literature gap, this study used laboratory experiments to determine potential ecological and socioeconomic impacts conferred by the crayfish species relative to a functionally similar native analogue, the river crab Potamonautes perlatus, on two static, but different resources. Consumption rates were derived for the three focal species consuming the macrophyte Potamogeton nodosus and dead Oreochromis mossambicus under different temperatures regimes (19 °C and 28 °C), representing summer and winter seasons in Southern Africa, with maximum feeding rate used to infer impact. Potamogeton represents ecologically-important nutrient cycling macrophytes, as well as crucial habitat for juvenile fish, whereas dead O. mossambicus was used as proxy for fish catches in artisanal gillnet fisheries often scavenged by crayfish. Consumption of both resources by all the decapods increased with temperature. However, the two invasive crayfish showed different impact trends where P. clarkii had a significantly higher consumption of macrophytes than the other two decapods regardless of temperature and the same trends seen, but for C. quadricarinatus scavenging on fish. Crayfish introductions clearly have potential for highly destructive ecological and socioeconomic impacts to invaded systems as compared to the native crabs. The disparity between resource use emphasises the necessity to use appropriate geographical and species-specific contexts to avoid erroneous conclusions from generalised risk assessments. Derived feeding rates can be used for rapid impact assessments and comparisons in other invasion cores.
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Ottoni FP, Guimarães EC, Santos JP, Brito PSD, South J, Bragança PHND. First record of non-native Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866) (Cyprinodontiformes, Poeciliidae) in the state of Maranhão, northeastern Brazil. CheckList 2021. [DOI: 10.15560/17.6.1615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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During a field expedition in 2020, we recorded specimens of an invasive platy fish, Xiphophorus maculatus, in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. This new occurrence, in the Municipality of São Luis, is only the second time that this non-native species has been found in northeastern Brazil. We provide an updated list of all invasive species recorded from the island of São Luís, highlighting the negative impacts they may confer for the native biodiversity.
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Dominguez Almela V, South J, Britton JR. Predicting the competitive interactions and trophic niche consequences of a globally invasive fish with threatened native species. J Anim Ecol 2021; 90:2651-2662. [PMID: 34309851 DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Novel trophic interactions between invasive and native species potentially increase levels of interspecific competition in the receiving environment. However, theory on the trophic impacts of invasive fauna on native competitors is ambiguous, as while increased interspecific competition can result in the species having constricted and diverged trophic niches, the species might instead increase their niche sizes, especially in omnivorous species. The competitive interactions between an omnivorous invasive fish, common carp Cyprinus carpio, and a tropically analogous native and threatened fish, crucian carp Carassius carassius, were tested using comparative functional responses (CFRs). A natural pond experiment then presented the species in allopatry and sympatry, determining the changes in their trophic (isotopic) niche sizes and positions over 4 years. These predictive approaches were complemented by assessing their trophic relationships in wild populations. Comparative functional responses revealed that compared to crucian carp, carp had a significantly higher maximum consumption rate. Coupled with a previous cohabitation growth study, these results predicted that competition between the species is asymmetric, with carp the superior competitor. The pond experiment used stable isotope metrics to quantify shifts in the trophic (isotopic) niche sizes of the fishes. In allopatry, the isotopic niches of the two species were similar sized and diverged. Conversely, in sympatry, carp isotopic niches were always considerably larger than those of crucian carp and were strongly partitioned. Sympatric crucian carp had larger isotopic niches than allopatric conspecifics, a likely response to asymmetric competition from carp. However, carp isotopic niches were also larger in sympatry than allopatry. In the wild populations, the carp isotopic niches were always larger than crucian carp niches, and were highly divergent. The superior competitive abilities of carp predicted in aquaria experiments were considered to be a process involved in sympatric crucian carp having larger isotopic niches than in allopatry. However, as sympatric carp also had larger niches than in allopatry, this suggests other ecological processes were also likely to be involved, such as those relating to fish prey resources. These results highlight the inherent complexity in determining how omnivorous invasive species integrate into food webs and alter their structure.
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- Victoria Dominguez Almela
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Poole, UK
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Poole, UK
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Coan S, Woodward J, South J, Bagnall A, Southby K, Button D, Trigwell J. Can a community empowerment intervention improve health and wellbeing in a post-industrial UK town? Eur J Public Health 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
'Local People' programme operates in 29 UK communities experiencing disadvantage and economic stressors that impact on population wellbeing. The programme uses a community empowerment approach to increase social connections, and collective control, improve health, and reduce inequalities. This links to SDGs 3 and 11. Mechanisms include a decision-making group led by residents, a project lead, funding, and support from a national charity.
Methods
A mixed method evaluation was conducted (2017-19) to identify processes and assess outcomes and impacts. This presentation outlines the findings from five in-depth qualitative case studies (c140 interviews) with emphasis on one post-industrial UK town suffering from the effects of industrial decline. A within case and cross case qualitative analysis was undertaken using a thematic framework.
Results
Priorities set by local areas focused on increasing community involvement and connections between people. A wide range of activities took place including regular classes and community events. The five case studies found strong qualitative evidence of increased social connectedness, community spirit and a sense of purpose, along with the area becoming a better place to live. People involved in project delivery gained confidence and skills, improved their wellbeing and gained a sense of control. There is, as yet, limited evidence that increased involvement has influenced the wider determinants of health. In the post-industrial town, people's social networks expanded, enriching their lives and providing missed companionship. Participants in the programme reported improved mental and physical health, as well as increased confidence and skills. Involvement gave a voice to marginalised older people in the area.
Conclusions
Empowering communities and putting residents in control can lead to improvements in connectedness and some aspects of health and wellbeing, even in post-industrial towns facing considerable and complex challenges.
Key messages
The community empowerment programme increased social connectedness. The programme led to improved mental and physical health in participants.
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- S Coan
- Centre for Health Promotion Research, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Centre for Health Promotion Research, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Centre for Health Promotion Research, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Centre for Health Promotion Research, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Centre for Health Promotion Research, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- New Economics Foundation, London, UK
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- Centre for Health Promotion Research, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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Southby K, Rushworth S, South J, Coan S, Woodward J, Bagnall AM, Button D. An example of involving lay people to enhance complex public health intervention evaluations. Eur J Public Health 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Despite growing interest in understanding complex systems and public health interventions, research methodologies that take account of system-wide action are relatively underdeveloped. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is steered and conducted by people with lived experience of the issues being researched. This paper explores the value of CBPR in complex public health intervention evaluations. The 'Local People' and 'Local Conversations' programmes use a community empowerment approach in 50 communities across the UK experiencing social disadvantage to increase social connections and collective control, improve health and wellbeing, and reduce inequalities (linked to SDG 3 and 11).
Methods
Evaluation of the programmes followed a mixed-methods design, including qualitative case studies, longitudinal survey, process appraisal, and CBPR. Residents from 10 communities across the programmes each undertook 2 rounds of CBPR. These projects resulted in written reports, which were analysed thematically alongside other data sources.
Results
There was some variation in the scope and design of the 20 completed CBPR projects. Whilst projects did not generally extend beyond the scope of the overall evaluation, peer research provided information from residents that were inaccessible to other data collection streams. Gathering community (lay) knowledge improved understanding of local priorities and actions within the programmes. However, the utility of CBPR was less consistent for community-researchers and local communities, often failing to support project development. Some community-researchers felt unprepared for the activity despite support from the academic team.
Conclusions
Conducted appropriately, CBPR can elicit data that would be less accessible through externally led research. This study highlights the value of CBPR in complex programme evaluations, enabling a deeper understanding of social context in which interventions occur.
Key messages
CBPR complements more traditional research methodologies in complex public health evaluation designs. CBPR can enable a deeper understanding of social processes necessary for the success of complex public health interventions that might be beyond the scope of other methodologies.
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- K Southby
- Centre for Health Promotion Research, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Centre for Health Promotion Research, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Centre for Health Promotion Research, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Centre for Health Promotion Research, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Centre for Health Promotion Research, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Centre for Health Promotion Research, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- New Economics Foundations, London, UK
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Bagnall AM, Trigwell J, Heisse C, Quick A, Southby K, Woodward J, South J, Button D. Impact of a community empowerment programme in disadvantaged UK neighbourhoods: results of a survey. Eur J Public Health 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
A community empowerment programme in the UK aims to enable people to have greater collective control over area-based decision making, improved health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities, by providing small grants to support residents of deprived neighbourhoods and communities of interest to come together to take action on issues of importance to them.
Methods
A survey was conducted at 4 6-month intervals as part of a mixed methods evaluation, to collect data about participant demographics, level of involvement, opinions of the project, and impacts. The survey was self-completed online or on paper, and distributed by local project leads. Outcome questions were adapted from the UK Government Community Life Survey to facilitate comparison with national statistics. Data were analysed using SPSS to produce descriptive statistics, supported by inferential statistical tests where appropriate. Regression analysis using multi-level modelling was used to estimate the conditional correlation between health outcome and Local People project participation.
Results
1053 people from 29 local areas responded to the survey over the 4 time points; only 93 responded more than once. 43% took part in project activities, 36% were local project committee members and 19% were volunteers. The analysis found positive impacts on confidence, control, friendships, skills, happiness, life satisfaction, feelings of worth (p < 0.05), and that greater length and degree of involvement in the projects were associated with greater positive impacts on all of these outcomes.
Conclusions
The survey provides tentative evidence that participation in a community empowerment initiative may result in improved wellbeing, feelings of power and control, sense of belonging and trust. People who are involved for longer or more deeply involved are more likely to see these impacts. More community-based survey research is needed to gather people's views on neighbourhood initiatives.
Key messages
An evaluation of a community empowerment programme found positive impacts on control, wellbeing, belonging and trust. Greater length or degree of involvement were associated with greater impact.
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- A M Bagnall
- Centre for Health Promotion Research, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Centre for Health Promotion Research, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- New Economics Foundation, London, UK
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- New Economics Foundation, London, UK
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- Centre for Health Promotion Research, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Centre for Health Promotion Research, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Centre for Health Promotion Research, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- New Economics Foundation, London, UK
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Worrillow N, South J, Cole A, Collin S, Briggs M. The frequent user’s decision-making process when contacting urgent and/or emergency services. Eur J Public Health 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.1192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
There is a lack of qualitative research that has been undertaken which has captured the perspective of frequent users to urgent and emergency healthcare services. Previous research has viewed and studied this population largely by using retrospective routine data, which focuses on the patient's demographic, presenting symptom or demand implication. Current research now advocates that these vulnerable and complex individuals are using these services due to their unmet needs or multiple comorbidities. The aim of this research was to explore the patient's decision-making process and their motivations for repeatedly contacting urgent and emergency services.
Methods
Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with a small cohort of six previously identified frequent users to urgent and emergency healthcare services. These participants were recruited into the study by a third sector organisation, due to the vulnerabilities and complexities of these individuals' lifestyles. A framework analysis was used to code and extract relevant themes and concepts from the interviews.
Results
Social prescribing through a named support worker enables navigation and re-engagement into a range of services that benefits this population and reduces their demand upon other services. The support given through social prescribing organisations can counteract the lack of personal support networks and resilience factors that these individuals experience. In addition, individuals who have been re-referred into substance misuse services should be offered alternative engagement programmes, which differ from their initial programme.
Conclusions
Current inequities of outcomes and access to services should be examined, in relation to vulnerable and complex individuals who have reduced support networks and limited resilience factors. Future research should be undertaken regarding the benefits for frequent users of social prescribing to support patient outcomes and re-integration into services.
Key messages
Social prescribing is the link that enables complex and vulnerable frequent users to navigate and re-engage into a range of health and social care services. Examining the inequities faced by frequent users to urgent and emergency healthcare services.
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- N Worrillow
- School of Health and Community Studies, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- School of Health and Community Studies, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group, Leeds, UK
- Urgent Care, Barca-Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Urgent Care, Barca-Leeds, Leeds, UK
- NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group, Leeds, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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South J, Stansfield J, Amlôt R, Weston D. Sustaining and strengthening community resilience throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Perspect Public Health 2020; 140:305-308. [PMID: 32820710 PMCID: PMC7683884 DOI: 10.1177/1757913920949582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- J South
- Health Improvement Directorate, Public Health England, UK
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- Health Improvement Directorate, Public Health England, UK; School of Health & Community Studies, Leeds Beckett University, UK
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- Behavioural Science Team, Emergency Response Department, Health Protection, Public Health England, UK
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- Behavioural Science Team, Emergency Response Department, Health Protection, Public Health England, UK
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South J, Connolly AM, Stansfield JA, Johnstone P, Henderson G, Fenton KA. Putting the public (back) into public health: leadership, evidence and action. J Public Health (Oxf) 2020; 41:10-17. [PMID: 29546426 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdy041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2017] [Revised: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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There is a strong evidence-based rationale for community capacity building and community empowerment as part of a strategic response to reduce health inequalities. Within the current UK policy context, there are calls for increased public engagement in prevention and local decision-making in order to give people greater control over the conditions that determine health. With reference to the challenges and opportunities within the English public health system, this essay seeks to open debate about what is required to mainstream community-centred approaches and ensure that the public is central to public health. The essay sets out the case for a reorientation of public health practice in order to build impactful action with communities at scale leading to a reduction in the health gap. National frameworks that support local practice are described. Four areas of challenge that could potentially drive an implementation gap are discussed: (i) achieving integration and scale, (ii) effective community mobilization, (iii) evidencing impact and (iv) achieving a shift in power. The essay concludes with a call to action for developing a contemporary public health practice that is rooted in communities and offers local leadership to strengthen local assets, increase community control and reduce health inequalities.
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- J South
- Public Health England, London, UK
- Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Public Health England, London, UK
- Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Public Health England, London, UK
- Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Public Health England, London, UK
- Health and Wellbeing, Southwark Council, London, UK
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Dickey JWE, Cuthbert RN, South J, Britton JR, Caffrey J, Chang X, Crane K, Coughlan NE, Fadaei E, Farnsworth KD, Ismar-Rebitz SMH, Joyce PWS, Julius M, Laverty C, Lucy FE, MacIsaac HJ, McCard M, McGlade CLO, Reid N, Ricciardi A, Wasserman RJ, Weyl OLF, Dick JTA. On the RIP: using Relative Impact Potential to assess the ecological impacts of invasive alien species. NB 2020. [DOI: 10.3897/neobiota.55.49547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Invasive alien species continue to arrive in new locations with no abatement in rate, and thus greater predictive powers surrounding their ecological impacts are required. In particular, we need improved means of quantifying the ecological impacts of new invasive species under different contexts. Here, we develop a suite of metrics based upon the novel Relative Impact Potential (RIP) metric, combining the functional response (consumer per capita effect), with proxies for the numerical response (consumer population response), providing quantification of invasive species ecological impact. These metrics are comparative in relation to the eco-evolutionary baseline of trophically analogous natives, as well as other invasive species and across multiple populations. Crucially, the metrics also reveal how impacts of invasive species change under abiotic and biotic contexts. While studies focused solely on functional responses have been successful in predictive invasion ecology, RIP retains these advantages while adding vital other predictive elements, principally consumer abundance. RIP can also be combined with propagule pressure to quantify overall invasion risk. By highlighting functional response and numerical response proxies, we outline a user-friendly method for assessing the impacts of invaders of all trophic levels and taxonomic groups. We apply the metric to impact assessment in the face of climate change by taking account of both changing predator consumption rates and prey reproduction rates. We proceed to outline the application of RIP to assess biotic resistance against incoming invasive species, the effect of evolution on invasive species impacts, application to interspecific competition, changing spatio-temporal patterns of invasion, and how RIP can inform biological control. We propose that RIP provides scientists and practitioners with a user-friendly, customisable and, crucially, powerful technique to inform invasive species policy and management.
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Luger AM, South J, Alexander ME, Ellender BR, Weyl OLF, Nagelkerke LAJ. Ecomorphology of largemouth bass relative to a native trophic analogue explains its high invasive impact. Biol Invasions 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-020-02252-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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South J, Madzivanzira TC, Tshali N, Measey J, Weyl OLF. In a Pinch: Mechanisms Behind Potential Biotic Resistance Toward Two Invasive Crayfish by Native African Freshwater Crabs. Front Ecol Evol 2020. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2020.00072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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South J, Botha TL, Wolmarans NJ, Wepener V, Weyl OLF. Playing with food: Detection of prey injury cues stimulates increased functional foraging traits in Xenopus laevis. African Zoology 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2020.1723439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Josie South
- DST/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), Grahamstown, South Africa
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- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
- Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- DST/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), Grahamstown, South Africa
- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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Oliveira EDS, Guimarães EC, Brito PSD, Vieira LDO, Oliveira RFD, Campos DS, Katz AM, South J, Nunes JLS, Ottoni FP. Ichthyofauna of the Mata de Itamacaoca, an urban protected area from the upper Munim River basin, Northern Brazilian Cerrado. Biota Neotrop 2020. [DOI: 10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2020-1116] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Abstract: The Munim River basin is one of the main river drainages of the Hydrological unit Maranhão, but there are few published studies which focus on ichthyological surveys and taxonomic work within this basin. The present study aims to provide a fish species inventory of the Mata da Itamacaoca, one of the few urban protected areas from the upper Munim River basin, comparing the ichthyofauna with other lists by conducted at the upper Munim River basin. A total of 42 collection expeditions were conducted, the sampling was conducted at five collecting sites distributed within the boundaries of Mata de Itamacaoca, upper Munim River basin. Diversity indices were calculated and generalised linear models (GLMs) were employed to assess differences in species richness, diversity and evenness depending on season and location in relation to the reservoir dam wall. In order to visualize fish community differences, non-metric multidimensional scaling (nMDS) and a one-way PERMANOVA was used to understand whether factors of site, season and location to the dam wall had an effect on fish community compositions. A total of six orders, 13 families, and 23 fish species were found, and the order with the highest species richness, considering all reaches, was Characiformes followed by Cichliformes. The most abundant species was Nannostomus beckfordi, while Pimelodella parnahybae and Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus were the rarer species sampled. There were no alien invasive species collected within the study area. Species richness was significantly higher below the dam wall, but there were no other significant differences in diversity indices with regards to season or location. Fish community composition was significantly different above and below the dam wall and was significantly affected by sampling site. Season did not have an effect on fish community. This study corroborates other studies conducted in the Unidade Hidrológica Maranhão sensu Hubbert and Renno (2006), that the ichthyofaunal composition and taxonomy of species within this region face major data deficits, anthropogenic impacts, this study may be a baseline for comparing similar environments throughout the region.
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- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Brasil; Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Brasil
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- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa; South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa
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- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Brasil; Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Brasil; Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Brasil; Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Brasil; Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Brasil; Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Brasil
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South J, McCard M, Khosa D, Mofu L, Madzivanzira TC, Dick JTA, Weyl OLF. The effect of prey identity and substrate type on the functional response of a globally invasive crayfish. NB 2019. [DOI: 10.3897/neobiota.52.39245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Biological invasions threaten biodiversity on a global scale, therefore, developing predictive methods to understand variation in ecological change conferred is essential. Trophic interaction strength underpins community dynamics, however, these interactions can be profoundly affected by abiotic context, such as substrate type. The red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) has successfully invaded a number of freshwater ecosystems. We experimentally derive the Functional Response (FR) (density dependent predation) of the red swamp crayfish preying upon both a benthic prey; chironomid larvae, and a pelagic prey; Daphnia magna, on a no substrate control, sand, and gravel substrates to determine whether (1) there is a higher impact on prey that are benthic, and (2) whether the presence of different substrate types can dampen the interaction strength. We apply and demonstrate the utility of the Functional Response Ratio (FRR) metric in unravelling differences in ecological impact not obvious from traditional FR curves. Procambarus clarkii is capable of constantly utilising high numbers of both benthic and pelagic prey items, showing a Type II functional response under all scenarios. The presence of gravel and sand substrate each independently decreased the magnitude FR upon D. magna. Though, with regards to chironomid larvae the FR curves showed no difference in magnitude FR, the FRR reveals that the highest impact is conferred when foraging on sand substrate. This reinforces the need for impact assessments to be contextually relevant.
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Bagnall A, South J, Southby K, Di Martino S, Pilkington G, Mitchell B, Pennington A, Corcoran R. Community infrastructure to boost social relations: a systematic review. Eur J Public Health 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz185.318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
‘Boosting social relations’ in communities has been identified as a priority UK policy-related topic. An earlier scoping review identified evidence gaps in social relations & community infrastructure. We undertook a mixed method systematic review on this topic, which has potential for immediate practical impact.
Methods
A comprehensive search included 11 databases (1997-2017), grey literature and citation checking. Studies of interventions to improve or make alternative use of community or neighbourhood places, reporting outcomes of social relations, community wellbeing & related concepts were included. Established validity checklists. Qualitative data was synthesised thematically and a narrative synthesis was produced. GRADE and CERQual approaches were used to rate the overall strength of evidence for each outcome.
Results
51 included studies, mostly of poor to moderate quality, and mostly qualitative, provided moderate evidence that: Community hubs may promote social cohesion, increase social capital and build trust, widen social networks, increase interaction, and increase knowledge or skills;Changes to neighbourhood design may positively affect sense of belonging and pride in a community;Green and blue space interventions that provide the opportunity to participate in activities or meetings may improve social interactions, increase social networks, bonding and bridging social capital, physical activity and healthy eating, and improve people’s skills and knowledge.
There were also common themes relating to facilitators and barriers to successful interventions.
Conclusions
There is moderate evidence that a range of intervention approaches to community infrastructure can boost social relations and community wellbeing. Future research should prioritise high quality evaluations using repeated measures and validated tools, and robust and credible qualitative evidence.
Key messages
There is moderate evidence that a range of intervention approaches to community infrastructure can boost social relations and community wellbeing. Community hubs may promote social cohesion, increase social capital and build trust, widen social networks, increase interaction, and increase knowledge or skills.
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- A Bagnall
- Centre for Health Promotion Research, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Centre for Health Promotion Research, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Centre for Health Promotion Research, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Centre for Health Promotion Research, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- The Business School, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Institute of Psychology Health and Society, Heseltine Inst, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Institute of Psychology Health and Society, Heseltine Inst, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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South J, Botha TL, Wolmarans NJ, Wepener V, Weyl OLF. Assessing predator-prey interactions in a chemically altered aquatic environment: the effects of DDT on Xenopus laevis and Culex sp. larvae interactions and behaviour. Ecotoxicology 2019; 28:771-780. [PMID: 31278447 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-019-02075-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Behavioural assays are used as a tool to understand ecotoxicological effects on organisms, but are often not applied in an ecologically relevant context. Assessment of the effect of chemical contaminants on behaviours relating to fitness and trophic interactions for example, requires incorporating predator-prey interactions to create impact assessments. Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is a controlled substance but is still regularly used as a form of mosquito control. There is little explicit information on the effect of DDT on animal behaviour and the consequent effects upon trophic interactions. This study uses a 3 × 2 factorial design to assess the feeding behaviour of Xenopus laevis toward Culex sp. larvae when supplied with different prey cues. We also assess the behavioural responses of mosquito larvae when supplied with no threat cue and predator threat cues when exposed to 0 µg/L, 2 µg/L and 20 µg/L DDT. There was a significant "DDT exposure" x "prey cue" interaction whereby DDT significantly decreased the foraging behaviour of X. laevis towards live prey cues, however there was no effect of DDT on X. laevis response to olfactory prey cues. Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane exposure caused mosquito larvae to appear hyperactive regardless of DDT concentration. Mosquito larvae anti-predator response was significantly dampened when exposed to 2 µg/L DDT, however when exposed to 20 µg/L the anti-predator responses were not impaired. Our results indicate a complex interplay in trophic interactions under DDT exposure, wherein effects are mediated depending on species and concentration. There are possible implications regarding reduced anti-predator behaviour in the prey species but also reduced foraging capacity in the predator, which could drive changes in ecosystem energy pathways. We demonstrate that in order to quantify effects of pesticides upon trophic interactions it is necessary to consider ecologically relevant behaviours of both predator and prey species.
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- Josie South
- DST/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology Laboratory, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa.
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- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Water Research Group, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa
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- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Water Research Group, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa
- Laboratory of Systemic, Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, Antwerp, 2020, Belgium
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- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Water Research Group, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa
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- DST/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology Laboratory, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa
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Dickey JW, Cuthbert RN, Rea M, Laverty C, Crane K, South J, Briski E, Chang X, Coughlan NE, MacIsaac HJ, Ricciardi A, Riddell GE, Xu M, Dick JT. Assessing the relative potential ecological impacts and invasion risks of emerging and future invasive alien species. NB 2018. [DOI: 10.3897/neobiota.39.28519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Invasive alien species (IAS) cause myriad negative impacts, such as ecosystem disruption, human, animal and plant health issues, economic damage and species extinctions. There are many sources of emerging and future IAS, such as the poorly regulated international pet trade. However, we lack methodologies to predict the likely ecological impacts and invasion risks of such IAS which have little or no informative invasion history. This study develops the Relative Impact Potential (RIP) metric, a new measure of ecological impact that incorporates per capita functional responses (FRs) and proxies for numerical responses (NRs) associated with emerging invaders. Further, as propagule pressure is a determinant of invasion risk, we combine the new measure of Pet Propagule Pressure (PPP) with RIP to arrive at a second novel metric, Relative Invasion Risk (RIR). We present methods to calculate these metrics and to display the outputs on intuitive bi- and triplots. We apply RIP/RIR to assess the potential ecological impacts and invasion risks of four commonly traded pet turtles that represent emerging IAS: Trachemysscriptascripta, the yellow-bellied slider; T.s.troostii, the Cumberland slider; Sternotherusodoratus, the common musk turtle; and Kinosternonsubrubrum, the Eastern mud turtle. The high maximum feeding rate and high attack rate of T.s.scripta, combined with its numerical response proxies of lifespan and fecundity, gave it the highest impact potential. It was also the second most readily available according to our UK surveys, indicating a high invasion risk. Despite having the lowest maximum feeding rate and attack rate, S.odoratus has a high invasion risk due to high availability and we highlight this species as requiring monitoring. The RIP/RIR metrics offer two universally applicable methods to assess potential impacts and risks associated with emerging and future invaders in the pet trade and other sources of future IAS. These metrics highlight T.s.scripta as having high impact and invasion risk, corroborating its position on the EU list of 49 IAS of Union Concern. This suggests our methodology and metrics have great potential to direct future IAS policy decisions and management. This, however, relies on collation and generation of new data on alien species functional responses, numerical responses and their proxies, and imaginative measures of propagule pressure.
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Dickey JW, Cuthbert RN, Rea M, Laverty C, Crane K, South J, Briski E, Chang X, Coughlan NE, MacIsaac HJ, Ricciardi A, Riddell GE, Xu M, Dick JT. Assessing the relative potential ecological impacts and invasion risks of emerging and future invasive alien species. NB 2018. [DOI: 10.3897/neobiota.40.28519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Invasive alien species (IAS) cause myriad negative impacts, such as ecosystem disruption, human, animal and plant health issues, economic damage and species extinctions. There are many sources of emerging and future IAS, such as the poorly regulated international pet trade. However, we lack methodologies to predict the likely ecological impacts and invasion risks of such IAS which have little or no informative invasion history. This study develops the Relative Impact Potential (RIP) metric, a new measure of ecological impact that incorporates per capita functional responses (FRs) and proxies for numerical responses (NRs) associated with emerging invaders. Further, as propagule pressure is a determinant of invasion risk, we combine the new measure of Pet Propagule Pressure (PPP) with RIP to arrive at a second novel metric, Relative Invasion Risk (RIR). We present methods to calculate these metrics and to display the outputs on intuitive bi- and triplots. We apply RIP/RIR to assess the potential ecological impacts and invasion risks of four commonly traded pet turtles that represent emerging IAS: Trachemysscriptascripta, the yellow-bellied slider; T.s.troostii, the Cumberland slider; Sternotherusodoratus, the common musk turtle; and Kinosternonsubrubrum, the Eastern mud turtle. The high maximum feeding rate and high attack rate of T.s.scripta, combined with its numerical response proxies of lifespan and fecundity, gave it the highest impact potential. It was also the second most readily available according to our UK surveys, indicating a high invasion risk. Despite having the lowest maximum feeding rate and attack rate, S.odoratus has a high invasion risk due to high availability and we highlight this species as requiring monitoring. The RIP/RIR metrics offer two universally applicable methods to assess potential impacts and risks associated with emerging and future invaders in the pet trade and other sources of future IAS. These metrics highlight T.s.scripta as having high impact and invasion risk, corroborating its position on the EU list of 49 IAS of Union Concern. This suggests our methodology and metrics have great potential to direct future IAS policy decisions and management. This, however, relies on collation and generation of new data on alien species functional responses, numerical responses and their proxies, and imaginative measures of propagule pressure.
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- J Stansfield
- Health Improvement Directorate, Public Health England, London, UK
- School of Health and Community Studies, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Health Improvement Directorate, Public Health England, London, UK
- School of Health and Community Studies, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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South J, Welsh D, Anton A, Sigwart JD, Dick JTA. Increasing temperature decreases the predatory effect of the intertidal shanny Lipophrys pholis on an amphipod prey. J Fish Biol 2018; 92:150-164. [PMID: 29139120 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 10/04/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Interactions between Lipophrys pholis and its amphipod prey Echinogammarus marinus were used to investigate the effect of changing water temperatures, comparing current and predicted mean summer temperatures. Contrary to expectations, predator attack rates significantly decreased with increasing temperature. Handling times were significantly longer at 19° C than at 17 and 15° C and the maximum feeding estimate was significantly lower at 19° C than at 17° C. Functional-response type changed from a destabilizing type II to the more stabilizing type III with a temperature increase to 19° C. This suggests that a temperature increase can mediate refuge for prey at low densities. Predatory pressure by teleosts may be dampened by a large increase in temperature (here from 15 to 19° C), but a short-term and smaller temperature increase (to 17° C) may increase destabilizing resource consumption due to high maximum feeding rates; this has implications for the stability of important intertidal ecosystems during warming events.
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- J South
- Queen's University Marine Laboratory, Queen's University Belfast, 12-13 The Strand, Portaferry, BT22 1LS, U.K
- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, MBC, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, U.K
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- Queen's University Marine Laboratory, Queen's University Belfast, 12-13 The Strand, Portaferry, BT22 1LS, U.K
- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, MBC, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, U.K
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Red Sea Research Center, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Queen's University Marine Laboratory, Queen's University Belfast, 12-13 The Strand, Portaferry, BT22 1LS, U.K
- University of California Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, VLSB 1101, Berkeley, CA, 94720, U.S.A
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- Queen's University Marine Laboratory, Queen's University Belfast, 12-13 The Strand, Portaferry, BT22 1LS, U.K
- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, MBC, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, U.K
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Bagnall AM, South J, Di Martino S, Pilkington G, Mitchell B, Newton R. What works to boost social relations and community wellbeing? A scoping review of the evidence. Eur J Public Health 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx187.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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Outhwaite H, Evans S, Bell D, Manchini M, Stansfield J, Marsh W, South J. A pilot project to develop community-centred public health practice examples, England, UK. Eur J Public Health 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx187.365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Public Health England, Leeds, UK
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- Public Health England, Cambridge, UK
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South J, Southby K, James M, Tree D, Buck D. Exploring the links between volunteering, health and inequalities – is this a public health issue? Eur J Public Health 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw171.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Bagnall AM, South J, Trigwell J, Kinsella K, Harden A, McKeown A, Dan-Ogosi I. Community engagement in practice in the UK: a systematic mapping review. Eur J Public Health 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw174.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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South J, White J, Trigwell J, Kinsella K, Harden A, Bagnall AM. An inter-sectoral map of UK policy promoting community engagement and empowerment in health. Eur J Public Health 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw166.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Bagnall A, South J, Hulme C, Woodall J, Kinsella K, Raine G, Vinall-Collier K. Peer interventions in prisons: findings from a systematic review of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. Eur J Public Health 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku166.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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South J, White J, Gamsu M. Putting the public back into public health: debates in practice around building the voice of citizens into public health evidence in England, UK. Eur J Public Health 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku161.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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South J, White J, Branney P, Kinsella K. Public health skills for a lay workforce: findings on skills and attributes from a qualitative study of lay health worker roles. Public Health 2013; 127:419-26. [PMID: 23587671 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2012] [Revised: 01/23/2013] [Accepted: 02/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To present a typology of attributes associated with lay health worker (LHW) roles drawn from a qualitative study of lay roles in the delivery of public health programmes. STUDY DESIGN Qualitative research study of case studies of public health projects. METHODS Five case studies of public health projects were undertaken, reflecting diverse roles, public health issues and populations. Semi-structured interviews and focus groups were carried out with a sample of 136 stakeholders, including commissioners, practitioners, LHWs and service users. Thematic analysis was conducted within and across cases. RESULTS Findings on the pre-eminence of social skills associated with LHW roles were consistent across all five projects. Being approachable, non-judgemental and responsive to community needs were critical attributes that enabled LHWs to undertake outreach and communicate successfully with programme recipients. Experiential knowledge and cultural understanding were also important qualities. A typology of attributes associated with LHW roles is presented. CONCLUSIONS Social skills, the ability to connect with a community, and the ability to develop respectful relationships are fundamental qualities for LHW roles. Further research would be required to produce a comprehensive map of LHW skills; however, the paper questions assumptions that lay skills are necessarily of a lower order than the professional skill set.
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- J South
- Centre for Health Promotion Research, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK.
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South J, Kinsella K, Meah A. Lay perspectives on lay health worker roles, boundaries and participation within three UK community-based health promotion projects. Health Educ Res 2012; 27:656-670. [PMID: 22327808 DOI: 10.1093/her/cys006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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This paper examines lay interpretations of lay health worker roles within three UK community-based health promotion projects. It argues that understanding lay health worker roles requires critical analysis of the complex interrelationships between professionals, lay workers and the communities receiving a programme. Findings are presented that are drawn from a qualitative study of lay engagement in public health programme delivery where a key objective was to examine the perspectives of community members with the experience of receiving services delivered by lay health workers. Interviews and focus groups were conducted with 46 programme recipients from three case study projects; a breastfeeding peer support service, a walking for health scheme and a neighbourhood health project. The results show how participants interpreted the function and responsibilities of lay health workers and how those roles provided personalized support and facilitated engagement in group activities. Further insights into community participation processes are provided revealing the potential for active engagement in both formal and informal roles. The paper concludes that social relationships are core to understanding lay health worker programmes and therefore analysis needs to take account of the capacity for community members to move within a spectrum of participation defined by increasing responsibility for others.
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- J South
- Centre for Health Promotion Research, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds LS1 3HE, UK.
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This paper reports on a study undertaken with health promotion specialists working in the National Health Service in England. In-depth interviews were held with 25 people with the aim of investigating the place of research and evaluation in health promotion practice, the contextual factors that influenced such activity, and ideas about the place of research in future practice. Research for the purposes of evaluation was a core activity in specialist practice but research for other purposes was less often undertaken and while there was general interest to do more, it was not seen to be central to current roles. There was general awareness of the importance of evidence-based practice, of the debates surrounding appropriate evidence and methodologies to secure it, and commitment to evidence-based practice. At the same time it was acknowledged that most evaluation activity currently undertaken was insufficiently extensive or methodologically rigorous to have the potential to contribute to development of the evidence base. A variety of factors at the policy, health promotion unit and individual level served either to facilitate or to impede research and evaluation. The development of collaborative links with academic partners was seen to be an appropriate way of developing research in practice. Recommendations were made to build new and imaginative relationships between practice and academic institutions, and to develop collaborative research bids to secure resources which would increase resources available for evaluation. Some actions in response to findings from the project have already been put into place.
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- J South
- Department of Applied Social Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, UK
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South J. May name is Joe.... Nurs Times 1999; 95:39-40. [PMID: 10196990] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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- J South
- Rhoferchan Addictive Illnesses Unit, Aberystwyth
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South J. Adrift in the community. Elder Care 1997; 9:8-10. [PMID: 9510691 DOI: 10.7748/eldc.9.6.8.s11] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- J South
- Leeds Metropolitan University
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South J. Long-term care. Theme and variations. Health Serv J 1997; 107:32-3. [PMID: 10168740] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Health authorities' eligibility criteria for long-term care vary in scope. This small study suggests that while differences in access remain, they may be lessening. There is little evidence of radical changes in investment.
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- J South
- Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
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South J. Nurses are patients, too. Nurs Times 1991; 87:48. [PMID: 1896346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Matejka K, South J. Practical strategies for leading an effective group. Balancing power, participation, and problem-solving. Clin Lab Manage Rev 1989; 3:221-4. [PMID: 10303698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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How can you more effectively lead your group? In today's world of rapid technological and social change, where Thriving on Chaos is the best-selling management book, group work is not a luxury, but a necessity. Although some employees naturally prefer working alone, we all must function effectively in group settings. To lead a group well, the leader needs to be sensitive to three critical variables: participation, power, and problem-solving. Balancing these processes becomes the key to effective performance. The leader must pay close attention to what is happening within the group and make specific interventions to more effectively distribute the skills and energies of the members. Making every group member a significant contributor takes skill but results in more accurate decisions and greater commitment. The group leader is the facilitator, charged with managing the problem-solving process and leading the group to the most productive, objective outcome. This article supplies many practical, corrective strategies for moving your group in a more positive direction.
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South J. Why the RCN is on the up and up. Nurs Mirror 1984; 159:11. [PMID: 6566258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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South J. Nursing Mirror midwifery forum. 7. A safe birth for all? Nurs Mirror 1983; 157:iii-iv. [PMID: 6554728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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Haeri AD, South J, Naldrett J. A scoring system for identifying pregnant patients with a high risk of perinatal mortality. J Obstet Gynaecol Br Commonw 1974; 81:535-8. [PMID: 4546382 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1974.tb00511.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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South J, Naldrett J. The effect of vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy on the infant born after the 28th week of pregnancy. J Obstet Gynaecol Br Commonw 1973; 80:236-41. [PMID: 4703262 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1973.tb02191.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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