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Lisovski S, Hoye BJ, Conklin JR, Battley PF, Fuller RA, Gosbell KB, Klaassen M, Benjamin Lee C, Murray NJ, Bauer S. Predicting resilience of migratory birds to environmental change. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2311146121. [PMID: 38648469 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2311146121] [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: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
Abstract
The pace and scale of environmental change represent major challenges to many organisms. Animals that move long distances, such as migratory birds, are especially vulnerable to change since they need chains of intact habitat along their migratory routes. Estimating the resilience of such species to environmental changes assists in targeting conservation efforts. We developed a migration modeling framework to predict past (1960s), present (2010s), and future (2060s) optimal migration strategies across five shorebird species (Scolopacidae) within the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, which has seen major habitat deterioration and loss over the last century, and compared these predictions to empirical tracks from the present. Our model captured the migration strategies of the five species and identified the changes in migrations needed to respond to habitat deterioration and climate change. Notably, the larger species, with single or few major stopover sites, need to establish new migration routes and strategies, while smaller species can buffer habitat loss by redistributing their stopover areas to novel or less-used sites. Comparing model predictions with empirical tracks also indicates that larger species with the stronger need for adaptations continue to migrate closer to the optimal routes of the past, before habitat deterioration accelerated. Our study not only quantifies the vulnerability of species in the face of global change but also explicitly reveals the extent of adaptations required to sustain their migrations. This modeling framework provides a tool for conservation planning that can accommodate the future needs of migratory species.
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- Simeon Lisovski
- Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Section Polar Terrestrial Environmental Systems, Potsdam 14473, Germany
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- School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Conservation Ecology Group, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen 9700, The Netherlands
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- Zoology and Ecology Group, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
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- School of the Environment, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Victorian Wader Study Group, Blackburn, VIC 3130, Australia
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- Victorian Wader Study Group, Blackburn, VIC 3130, Australia
- Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, VIC 3217, Australia
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- German Aerospace Center, The Remote Sensing Technology Institute, Berlin 12489, Germany
- Department of Remote Sensing, EAGLE M. Sc. Program, University of Würzburg, Würzburg 97074, Germany
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia
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- Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf 8903, Switzerland
- Department of Bird Migration, Swiss Ornithological Institute, Sempach 6204, Switzerland
- Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1090 GE, The Netherlands
- Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, Zürich 8902, Switzerland
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Hannah K, Haddaway NR, Fuller RA, Amano T. Language inclusion in ecological systematic reviews and maps: Barriers and perspectives. Res Synth Methods 2024; 15:466-482. [PMID: 38286438 DOI: 10.1002/jrsm.1699] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 11/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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Systematic reviews and maps are considered a reliable form of research evidence, but often neglect non-English-language literature, which can be a source of important evidence. To understand the barriers that might limit authors' ability or intent to find and include non-English-language literature, we assessed factors that may predict the inclusion of non-English-language literature in ecological systematic reviews and maps, as well as the review authors' perspectives. We assessed systematic reviews and maps published in Environmental Evidence (n = 72). We also surveyed authors from each paper (n = 32 responses), gathering information on the barriers to the inclusion of non-English language literature. 44% of the reviewed papers (32/72) excluded non-English literature from their searches and inclusions. Commonly cited reasons included constraints related to resources and time. Regression analysis revealed that reviews with larger author teams, authors from diverse countries, especially those with non-English primary languages, and teams with multilingual capabilities searched in a significantly greater number of non-English languages. Our survey exposed limited language diversity within the review teams and inadequate funding as the principal barriers to incorporating non-English language literature. To improve language inclusion and reduce bias in systematic reviews and maps, our study suggests increasing language diversity within review teams. Combining machine translation with language skills can alleviate the financial and resource burdens of translation. Funding applications could also include translation costs. Additionally, establishing language exchange systems would enable access to information in more languages. Further studies investigating language inclusion in other journals would strengthen these conclusions.
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- Kelsey Hannah
- School of the Environment, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Müncheberg, Germany
- Africa Centre for Evidence, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- School of the Environment, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of the Environment, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Berdejo-Espinola V, Zahnow R, O'Bryan CJ, Fuller RA. Virtual reality for nature experiences. Nat Hum Behav 2024:10.1038/s41562-024-01857-0. [PMID: 38514770 DOI: 10.1038/s41562-024-01857-0] [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: 03/23/2024]
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- School of Social Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of the Environment, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of the Environment, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Bird JP, Fuller RA, Shaw JD. Patterns of recovery in extant and extirpated seabirds after the world's largest multipredator eradication. Conserv Biol 2024:e14239. [PMID: 38375602 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.14239] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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Eradicating invasive predators from islands can result in substantial recovery of seabirds, but the mechanisms that drive population changes remain poorly understood. Meta-analyses have recently revealed that immigration is surprisingly important to the recovery of philopatric seabirds, but it is not known whether dispersal and philopatry interact predictably to determine rates of population growth and changes of distribution. We used whole-island surveys and long-term monitoring plots to study the abundance, distribution, and trends of 4 burrowing seabird species on Macquarie Island, Australia, to examine the legacy impacts of invasive species and ongoing responses to the world's largest eradication of multiple species of vertebrates. Wekas (Gallirallus australis) were eradicated in 1988; cats (Felis catus) in 2001; and rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), black rats (Rattus rattus), and mice (Mus mus) in 2011-2014. We compared surveys from 1976-1979 and 2017-2018 and monitoring from the 1990s and 2000s onward. Antarctic prions (Pachyptila desolata) and white-headed petrels (Pterodroma lessonii) increased ∼1% per year. Blue petrels (Halobaena caerulea) and gray petrels (Procellaria cinerea) recolonized following extirpation from the main island in the 1900s but remained spatially and numerically rare in 2018. However, they increased rapidly at 14% and 10% per year, respectively, since cat eradication in 2001. Blue and gray petrel recolonization occurred on steep, dry, west-facing slopes close to ridgelines at low elevation (i.e., high-quality petrel habitat). They overlapped <5% with the distribution of Antarctic prion and white-headed petrels which occurred in suboptimal shallow, wet, east-facing slopes at high elevation. We inferred that the speed of population growth of recolonizing species was related to their numerically smaller starting size compared with the established species and was driven by immigration and selection of ideal habitat.
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- Jeremy P Bird
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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Backstrom LJ, Callaghan CT, Leseberg NP, Sanderson C, Fuller RA, Watson JEM. Assessing adequacy of citizen science datasets for biodiversity monitoring. Ecol Evol 2024; 14:e10857. [PMID: 38304273 PMCID: PMC10830347 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10857] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
Abstract
Tracking the state of biodiversity over time is critical to successful conservation, but conventional monitoring schemes tend to be insufficient to adequately quantify how species' abundances and distributions are changing. One solution to this issue is to leverage data generated by citizen scientists, who collect vast quantities of data at temporal and spatial scales that cannot be matched by most traditional monitoring methods. However, the quality of citizen science data can vary greatly. In this paper, we develop three metrics (inventory completeness, range completeness, spatial bias) to assess the adequacy of spatial observation data. We explore the adequacy of citizen science data at the species level for Australia's terrestrial native birds and then model these metrics against a suite of seven species traits (threat status, taxonomic uniqueness, body mass, average count, range size, species density, and human population density) to identify predictors of data adequacy. We find that citizen science data adequacy for Australian birds is increasing across two of our metrics (inventory completeness and range completeness), but not spatial bias, which has worsened over time. Relationships between the three metrics and seven traits we modelled were variable, with only two traits having consistently significant relationships across the three metrics. Our results suggest that although citizen science data adequacy has generally increased over time, there are still gaps in the spatial adequacy of citizen science for monitoring many Australian birds. Despite these gaps, citizen science can play an important role in biodiversity monitoring by providing valuable baseline data that may be supplemented by information collected through other methods. We believe the metrics presented here constitute an easily applied approach to assessing the utility of citizen science datasets for biodiversity analyses, allowing researchers to identify and prioritise regions or species with lower data adequacy that will benefit most from targeted monitoring efforts.
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- Louis J. Backstrom
- School of the Environment, Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation ScienceThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQueenslandAustralia
- School of Mathematics and Statistics, Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental ModellingThe University of St AndrewsSt AndrewsUK
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- Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education CenterUniversity of FloridaDavieFloridaUSA
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- School of the Environment, Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation ScienceThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQueenslandAustralia
- Research and Recovery of Endangered Species GroupThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQueenslandAustralia
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- School of the Environment, Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation ScienceThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQueenslandAustralia
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- School of the Environment, Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation ScienceThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQueenslandAustralia
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- School of the Environment, Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation ScienceThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQueenslandAustralia
- Research and Recovery of Endangered Species GroupThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQueenslandAustralia
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Chowdhury S, Fuller RA, Ahmed S, Alam S, Callaghan CT, Das P, Correia RA, Di Marco M, Di Minin E, Jarić I, Labi MM, Ladle RJ, Rokonuzzaman M, Roll U, Sbragaglia V, Siddika A, Bonn A. Using social media records to inform conservation planning. Conserv Biol 2024; 38:e14161. [PMID: 37551776 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.14161] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
Abstract
Citizen science plays a crucial role in helping monitor biodiversity and inform conservation. With the widespread use of smartphones, many people share biodiversity information on social media, but this information is still not widely used in conservation. Focusing on Bangladesh, a tropical megadiverse and mega-populated country, we examined the importance of social media records in conservation decision-making. We collated species distribution records for birds and butterflies from Facebook and Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), grouped them into GBIF-only and combined GBIF and Facebook data, and investigated the differences in identifying critical conservation areas. Adding Facebook data to GBIF data improved the accuracy of systematic conservation planning assessments by identifying additional important conservation areas in the northwest, southeast, and central parts of Bangladesh, extending priority conservation areas by 4,000-10,000 km2 . Community efforts are needed to drive the implementation of the ambitious Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework targets, especially in megadiverse tropical countries with a lack of reliable and up-to-date species distribution data. We highlight that conservation planning can be enhanced by including available data gathered from social media platforms.
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- Shawan Chowdhury
- Institute of Biodiversity, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
- Department of Ecosystem Services, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Davie, Florida, USA
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- Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Biodiversity Unit, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution, Orsay, France
- Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- CIBIO/InBIO, Centro de Investigação Em Biodiversidade E Recursos Genéticos, Universidade Do Porto, Vairão, Portugal
- Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Alagoas, Maceió, Brazil
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- Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel
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- Department of Marine Renewable Resources, Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Institute of Biodiversity, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
- Department of Ecosystem Services, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Zhang X, Jin X, Fuller RA, Liang X, Fan Y, Zhou Y. Using modern portfolio theory to enhance ecosystem service delivery: A case study from China. J Environ Manage 2023; 347:119064. [PMID: 37748292 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119064] [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: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 07/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
Abstract
:Land management strategies often prioritize agricultural supply services at the expense of other ecosystem services. To achieve a high and steady supply of multiple ecosystem services, it is essential to optimize land management practices in areas suitable for agriculture. However, many studies on land management tend to focus on their benefits to ecosystem service delivery without adequately considering the potential risks to other services that might be involved. Here we use modern portfolio theory to quantitatively measure benefits and risks from land management strategies to enhance ecosystem services. We create seven land management scenarios that balance different kinds of ecosystem services in different ways in the agricultural production area of Maoming, Guangdong Province, China. The method yielded optimal portfolios of land management patterns that enhanced ecosystem services while reducing risk as much as possible. This includes a scenario delivering a 22% increase in agricultural production service, while simultaneously increasing the provision of nature-related ecosystem services by 2%. However, no optimization scenario was perfect, and there was always a trade-off between gaining certain ecosystem service benefits and creating a risk of losing others. Our portfolio theory approach reveals that it is essential to consider both the benefits and risks of land management strategies.
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- Xiaolin Zhang
- School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China; Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Exploitation and Protection, Ministry of Natural Resources, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China; Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Exploitation and Protection, Ministry of Natural Resources, Nanjing, 210023, China; Jiangsu Land Development and Consolidation Technology Engineering Center, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- School of the Environment, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China; Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Exploitation and Protection, Ministry of Natural Resources, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Public Administration, Nanjing University of Finance & Economics, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China; Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Exploitation and Protection, Ministry of Natural Resources, Nanjing, 210023, China; Jiangsu Land Development and Consolidation Technology Engineering Center, Nanjing, 210023, China
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Chowdhury S, Aich U, Rokonuzzaman M, Alam S, Das P, Siddika A, Ahmed S, Labi MM, Marco MD, Fuller RA, Callaghan CT. Increasing biodiversity knowledge through social media: A case study from tropical Bangladesh. Bioscience 2023; 73:453-459. [PMID: 37397834 PMCID: PMC10308356 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biad042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Citizen science programs are becoming increasingly popular among naturalists but remain heavily biased taxonomically and geographically. However, with the explosive popularity of social media and the near-ubiquitous availability of smartphones, many post wildlife photographs on social media. Here, we illustrate the potential of harvesting these data to enhance our biodiversity understanding using Bangladesh, a tropical biodiverse country, as a case study. We compared biodiversity records extracted from Facebook with those from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), collating geospatial records for 1013 unique species, including 970 species from Facebook and 712 species from GBIF. Although most observation records were biased toward major cities, the Facebook records were more evenly spatially distributed. About 86% of the Threatened species records were from Facebook, whereas the GBIF records were almost entirely Of Least Concern species. To reduce the global biodiversity data shortfall, a key research priority now is the development of mechanisms for extracting and interpreting social media biodiversity data.
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- Shawan Chowdhury
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, in Saint Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- Institute of Biodiversity, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, in Jena, Germany
- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research—UFZ, Department of Ecosystem Services, in Leipzig, Germany
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, in Leipzig, Germany
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, in Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, in Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, in Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, in Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, in Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, in Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, in Rome, Italy
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, in Saint Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
- Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Davie, Florida, United States
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Simmonds JS, Suarez-Castro AF, Reside AE, Watson JEM, Allan JR, Atkinson SC, Borrelli P, Dudley N, Edwards S, Fuller RA, Game ET, Linke S, Maxwell SL, Panagos P, Puydarrieux P, Quétier F, Runting RK, Santini T, Sonter LJ, Maron M. Retaining natural vegetation to safeguard biodiversity and humanity. Conserv Biol 2023; 37:e14040. [PMID: 36424859 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.14040] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
Abstract
Global efforts to deliver internationally agreed goals to reduce carbon emissions, halt biodiversity loss, and retain essential ecosystem services have been poorly integrated. These goals rely in part on preserving natural (e.g., native, largely unmodified) and seminatural (e.g., low intensity or sustainable human use) forests, woodlands, and grasslands. To show how to unify these goals, we empirically derived spatially explicit, quantitative, area-based targets for the retention of natural and seminatural (e.g., native) terrestrial vegetation worldwide. We used a 250-m-resolution map of natural and seminatural vegetation cover and, from this, selected areas identified under different international agreements as being important for achieving global biodiversity, carbon, soil, and water targets. At least 67 million km2 of Earth's terrestrial vegetation (∼79% of the area of vegetation remaining) required retention to contribute to biodiversity, climate, soil, and freshwater conservation objectives under 4 United Nations' resolutions. This equates to retaining natural and seminatural vegetation across at least 50% of the total terrestrial (excluding Antarctica) surface of Earth. Retention efforts could contribute to multiple goals simultaneously, especially where natural and seminatural vegetation can be managed to achieve cobenefits for biodiversity, carbon storage, and ecosystem service provision. Such management can and should co-occur and be driven by people who live in and rely on places where natural and sustainably managed vegetation remains in situ and must be complemented by restoration and appropriate management of more human-modified environments if global goals are to be realized.
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- Jeremy S Simmonds
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- Global Conservation Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Science, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy
- Department of Biological Environment, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Gland, Switzerland
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- The Nature Conservancy, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia
- CSIRO Land & Water, Dutton Park, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission, Ispra, Italy
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- School of Geography, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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Chowdhury S, Jennions MD, Zalucki MP, Maron M, Watson JEM, Fuller RA. Protected areas and the future of insect conservation: (Trends in Ecology & Evolution 38(1), p:85-95; 2023). Trends Ecol Evol 2023:S0169-5347(23)00086-1. [PMID: 37173260 DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.04.006] [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: 05/15/2023]
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Gallo-Cajiao E, Lieberman S, Dolšak N, Prakash A, Labonté R, Biggs D, Franklin C, Morrison TH, Viens AM, Fuller RA, Aguiar R, Fidelman P, Watson JEM, Aenishaenslin C, Wiktorowicz M. Global governance for pandemic prevention and the wildlife trade. Lancet Planet Health 2023; 7:e336-e345. [PMID: 37019574 PMCID: PMC10069821 DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(23)00029-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
Abstract
Although ideas about preventive actions for pandemics have been advanced during the COVID-19 crisis, there has been little consideration for how they can be operationalised through governance structures within the context of the wildlife trade for human consumption. To date, pandemic governance has mostly focused on outbreak surveillance, containment, and response rather than on avoiding zoonotic spillovers in the first place. However, given the acceleration of globalisation, a paradigm shift towards prevention of zoonotic spillovers is warranted as containment of outbreaks becomes unfeasible. Here, we consider the current institutional landscape for pandemic prevention in light of ongoing negotiations of a so-called pandemic treaty and how prevention of zoonotic spillovers from the wildlife trade for human consumption could be incorporated. We argue that such an institutional arrangement should be explicit about zoonotic spillover prevention and focus on improving coordination across four policy domains, namely public health, biodiversity conservation, food security, and trade. We posit that this pandemic treaty should include four interacting goals in relation to prevention of zoonotic spillovers from the wildlife trade for human consumption: risk understanding, risk assessment, risk reduction, and enabling funding. Despite the need to keep political attention on addressing the current pandemic, society cannot afford to miss the opportunity of the current crisis to encourage institution building for preventing future pandemics.
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- Eduardo Gallo-Cajiao
- School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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- School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Center for Environmental Politics, Department of Political Science, Seattle, WA, USA
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- School of Earth and Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA; Resilient Conservation, Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia; Centre for Complex Systems in Transition, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia; College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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- School of Global Health and Global Strategy Lab, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Policy Futures, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Centre de Recherche en Santé Publique, Université de Montréal et du CIUSSS Centre-Sud de l'Île de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada; Research Group on Epidemiology of Zoonoses and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada
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- Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Shumway N, Saunders MI, Nicol S, Fuller RA, Ben-Moshe N, Iwamura T, Kim SW, Murray NJ, Watson JEM, Maron M. Exploring the risks and benefits of flexibility in biodiversity offset location in a case study of migratory shorebirds. Conserv Biol 2023; 37:e14031. [PMID: 36349513 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.14031] [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: 05/22/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Biodiversity offsets aim to counterbalance the residual impacts of development on species and ecosystems. Guidance documents explicitly recommend that biodiversity offset actions be located close to the location of impact because of higher potential for similar ecological conditions, but allowing greater spatial flexibility has been proposed. We examined the circumstances under which offsets distant from the impact location could be more likely to achieve no net loss or provide better ecological outcomes than offsets close to the impact area. We applied a graphical model for migratory shorebirds in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway as a case study to explore the problems that arise when incorporating spatial flexibility into offset planning. Spatially flexible offsets may alleviate impacts more effectively than local offsets; however, the risks involved can be substantial. For our case study, there were inadequate data to make robust conclusions about the effectiveness and equivalence of distant habitat-based offsets for migratory shorebirds. Decisions around offset placement should be driven by the potential to achieve equivalent ecological outcomes; however, when considering more distant offsets, there is a need to evaluate the likely increased risks alongside the potential benefits. Although spatially flexible offsets have the potential to provide more cost-effective biodiversity outcomes and more cobenefits, our case study showed the difficulty of demonstrating these benefits in practice and the potential risks that need to be considered to ensure effective offset placement.
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- Nicole Shumway
- Centre for Policy Futures, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- School of Earth and Environmental Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- Queensland Bioscience Precinct, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- Queensland Ecosciences Precinct, CSIRO Land and Water, Dutton Park, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department F.-A. Forel for Aquatic and Environmental Sciences and Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- School of Earth and Environmental Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- Global Conservation, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- School of Earth and Environmental Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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Gallo-Cajiao E, Dolšak N, Prakash A, Mundkur T, Harris PG, Mitchell RB, Davidson N, Hansen B, Woodworth BK, Fuller RA, Price M, Petkov N, Mauerhofer V, Morrison TH, Watson JEM, Chowdhury SU, Zöckler C, Widerberg O, Yong DL, Klich D, Smagol V, Piccolo J, Biggs D. Implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the governance of biodiversity conservation. Front Conserv Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.3389/fcosc.2023.989019] [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: 02/17/2023] Open
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Maintaining peace and conserving biodiversity hinge on an international system of cooperation codified in institutions, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brings recent progress to a crossroads. Against this backdrop, we address some implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the governance of biodiversity conservation both within and beyond Russia. The Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens the governance system for biodiversity conservation, as it pertains to Russia and beyond, due to three interacting factors: (i) isolation of Russia from the international system, (ii) halt and delay of international cooperation, and (iii) changes in international and domestic policy priorities. We recommend making the existing international system of governance for conserving biodiversity more resilient and adaptable, while aligning security agendas with biodiversity conservation goals.
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Chowdhury S, Jennions MD, Zalucki MP, Maron M, Watson JEM, Fuller RA. Protected areas and the future of insect conservation. Trends Ecol Evol 2023; 38:85-95. [PMID: 36208964 DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Anthropogenic pressures are driving insect declines across the world. Although protected areas (PAs) play a prominent role in safeguarding many vertebrate species from human-induced threats, insects are not widely considered when designing PA systems or building strategies for PA management. We review the effectiveness of PAs for insect conservation and find substantial taxonomic and geographic gaps in knowledge. Most research focuses on the representation of species, and few studies assess threats to insects or the role that effective PA management can play in insect conservation. We propose a four-step research agenda to help ensure that insects are central in efforts to expand the global PA network under the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.
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- Shawan Chowdhury
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia; Institute of Biodiversity, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Dornburger Straße 159, 07743 Jena, Germany; Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Department of Ecosystem Services, Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany; German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Puschstraße 4, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
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- Division of Ecology and Evolution, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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Lee JR, Terauds A, Carwardine J, Shaw JD, Fuller RA, Possingham HP, Chown SL, Convey P, Gilbert N, Hughes KA, McIvor E, Robinson SA, Ropert-Coudert Y, Bergstrom DM, Biersma EM, Christian C, Cowan DA, Frenot Y, Jenouvrier S, Kelley L, Lee MJ, Lynch HJ, Njåstad B, Quesada A, Roura RM, Shaw EA, Stanwell-Smith D, Tsujimoto M, Wall DH, Wilmotte A, Chadès I. Threat management priorities for conserving Antarctic biodiversity. PLoS Biol 2022; 20:e3001921. [PMID: 36548240 PMCID: PMC9778584 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Antarctic terrestrial biodiversity faces multiple threats, from invasive species to climate change. Yet no large-scale assessments of threat management strategies exist. Applying a structured participatory approach, we demonstrate that existing conservation efforts are insufficient in a changing world, estimating that 65% (at best 37%, at worst 97%) of native terrestrial taxa and land-associated seabirds are likely to decline by 2100 under current trajectories. Emperor penguins are identified as the most vulnerable taxon, followed by other seabirds and dry soil nematodes. We find that implementing 10 key threat management strategies in parallel, at an estimated present-day equivalent annual cost of US$23 million, could benefit up to 84% of Antarctic taxa. Climate change is identified as the most pervasive threat to Antarctic biodiversity and influencing global policy to effectively limit climate change is the most beneficial conservation strategy. However, minimising impacts of human activities and improved planning and management of new infrastructure projects are cost-effective and will help to minimise regional threats. Simultaneous global and regional efforts are critical to secure Antarctic biodiversity for future generations.
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- Jasmine R. Lee
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- CSIRO, Dutton Park, Queensland, Australia
- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- British Antarctic Survey, NERC, High Cross, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- * E-mail:
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- Australian Antarctic Division, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Kingston, Tasmania, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Australian Antarctic Division, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Kingston, Tasmania, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America
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- Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- British Antarctic Survey, NERC, High Cross, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Constantia Consulting, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- British Antarctic Survey, NERC, High Cross, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Australian Antarctic Division, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Kingston, Tasmania, Australia
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- Centre for Sustainable Ecosystem Solutions, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Life Sciences and Global Challenges Program, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
- Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre d’Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, La Rochelle Université − CNRS, UMR 7372, Villiers en Bois, France
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- Australian Antarctic Division, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Kingston, Tasmania, Australia
- Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Centre for Sustainable Ecosystem Solutions, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Life Sciences and Global Challenges Program, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- British Antarctic Survey, NERC, High Cross, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition, Washington DC, United States of America
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- Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics, Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- University of Rennes 1, CNRS, EcoBio (Ecosystèmes, biodiversité, évolution)—UMR 6553, Rennes, France
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- Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO), South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States of America
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition, Washington DC, United States of America
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- Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
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- International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO), South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States of America
- Viking Expeditions, Basel, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa Japan
- National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biology and School of Global Environmental Sustainability, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Callaghan CT, Mesaglio T, Ascher JS, Brooks TM, Cabras AA, Chandler M, Cornwell WK, Cristóbal Ríos-Málaver I, Dankowicz E, Urfi Dhiya’ulhaq N, Fuller RA, Galindo-Leal C, Grattarola F, Hewitt S, Higgins L, Hitchcock C, James Hung KL, Iwane T, Kahumbu P, Kendrick R, Kieschnick SR, Kunz G, Lee CC, Lin CT, Loarie S, Norman Medina M, McGrouther MA, Miles L, Modi S, Nowak K, Oktaviani R, Waswala Olewe BM, Pagé J, Petrovan S, saari C, Seltzer CE, Seregin AP, Sullivan JJ, Sumanapala AP, Takoukam A, Widness J, Willmott K, Wüster W, Young AN. The benefits of contributing to the citizen science platform iNaturalist as an identifier. PLoS Biol 2022; 20:e3001843. [PMID: 36355752 PMCID: PMC9648699 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
As the number of observations submitted to the citizen science platform iNaturalist continues to grow, it is increasingly important that these observations can be identified to the finest taxonomic level, maximizing their value for biodiversity research. Here, we explore the benefits of acting as an identifier on iNaturalist.
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- Corey T. Callaghan
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle—Jena—Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Institute of Biology, Martin Luther University Halle—Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
- * E-mail: (CTC); (TM)
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- Centre for Ecosystem Science; School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences; UNSW Sydney; Sydney, Australia
- Evolution & Ecology Research Centre; School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences; UNSW Sydney; Sydney, Australia
- * E-mail: (CTC); (TM)
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Gland, Switzerland
- World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF), University of the Philippines, Los Baños, Philippines
- Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- Coleoptera Research Center, Institute of Biodiversity and Environment, University of Mindanao, Davao City, Philippines
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- Earthwatch Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Evolution & Ecology Research Centre; School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences; UNSW Sydney; Sydney, Australia
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- McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Instituto de Investigaciones de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Claustro de San Agustín, Villa de Leyva, Boyaca, Colombia
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- Biology Department; Brandeis University; Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad: Ciudad de Mexico, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Praha, Czech Republic
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- Independent Researcher, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Biology Department; Brandeis University; Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Oklahoma Biological Survey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, United States of America
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- iNaturalist, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Urban Wildlife Biologist, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
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- Karl Franzens University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 2, Department of Biology, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
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- Department of Biological Resources, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- iNaturalist, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Coleoptera Research Center, Institute of Biodiversity and Environment, University of Mindanao, Davao City, Philippines
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- Senior Fellow, Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Coastal Conservation Foundation, Matunga West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Białowieża Geobotanical Station, Białowieża, Poland
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- Yayasan Konservasi Ekosistem Alam Nusantara (KIARA), West Java, Indonesia
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- Maasai Mara University, Narok, Kenya
- Baruk Yadiym Ecosphere, Nairobi, Kenya
- Kenya National Commission for UNESCO, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Canadian Wildlife Federation, Kanata, Ontario, Canada
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Chicago Park District, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- iNaturalist, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pest-Management and Conservation, Lincoln University, New Zealand
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- Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
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- African Marine Mammal Conservation Organization (AMMCO), Kassala-Beach, Dizangue, Littoral, Cameroon
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- Yale University Department of Anthropology, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory, School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom
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- California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Nicol S, Cros M, Peyrard N, Sabbadin R, Trépos R, Fuller RA, Woodworth BK. FlywayNet
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model for inferring the structure of migratory bird networks from count data. Methods Ecol Evol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.14011] [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: 11/26/2022]
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- Sam Nicol
- CSIRO Land and Water Dutton Park Queensland Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland St. Lucia Queensland Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland St. Lucia Queensland Australia
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Sockhill NJ, Dean AJ, Oh RRY, Fuller RA. Beyond the ecocentric: Diverse values and attitudes influence engagement in pro‐environmental behaviours. People and Nature 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pan3.10400] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Nicola J. Sockhill
- School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
- Department of Ecosystem Services Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) Leipzig Germany
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐Leipzig Leipzig Germany
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- School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
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Day G, Fuller RA, Nichols C, Dean AJ. Characteristics of immersive citizen science experiences that drive conservation engagement. People and Nature 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pan3.10332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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- Georgia Day
- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences The University of Queensland St Lucia Queensland Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland St Lucia Queensland Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland St Lucia Queensland Australia
- School of Agriculture and Food Science The University of Queensland St Lucia Queensland Australia
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Wauchope HS, Jones JPG, Geldmann J, Simmons BI, Amano T, Blanco DE, Fuller RA, Johnston A, Langendoen T, Mundkur T, Nagy S, Sutherland WJ. Protected areas have a mixed impact on waterbirds, but management helps. Nature 2022; 605:103-107. [PMID: 35444280 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-04617-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
International policy is focused on increasing the proportion of the Earth's surface that is protected for nature1,2. Although studies show that protected areas prevent habitat loss3-6, there is a lack of evidence for their effect on species' populations: existing studies are at local scale or use simple designs that lack appropriate controls7-13. Here we explore how 1,506 protected areas have affected the trajectories of 27,055 waterbird populations across the globe using a robust before-after control-intervention study design, which compares protected and unprotected populations in the years before and after protection. We show that the simpler study designs typically used to assess protected area effectiveness (before-after or control-intervention) incorrectly estimate effects for 37-50% of populations-for instance misclassifying positively impacted populations as negatively impacted, and vice versa. Using our robust study design, we find that protected areas have a mixed impact on waterbirds, with a strong signal that areas managed for waterbirds or their habitat are more likely to benefit populations, and a weak signal that larger areas are more beneficial than smaller ones. Calls to conserve 30% of the Earth's surface by 2030 are gathering pace14, but we show that protection alone does not guarantee good biodiversity outcomes. As countries gather to agree the new Global Biodiversity Framework, targets must focus on creating and supporting well-managed protected and conserved areas that measurably benefit populations.
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- Hannah S Wauchope
- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. .,Centre for Ecology and Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Penryn, UK.
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- School of Natural Sciences, College of Engineering and Environmental Science, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, GLOBE Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,Centre for Ecology and Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Penryn, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Wetlands International LAC Argentina Office, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, GLOBE Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, US.,Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Negret PJ, Atkinson SC, Woodworth BK, Corella Tor M, Allan JR, Fuller RA, Amano T. Language barriers in global bird conservation. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0267151. [PMID: 35442973 PMCID: PMC9020734 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Multiple languages being spoken within a species' distribution can impede communication among conservation stakeholders, the compilation of scientific information, and the development of effective conservation actions. Here, we investigate the number of official languages spoken within the distributions of 10,863 bird species to identify which species might be particularly affected by consequences of language barriers. We show that 1587 species have 10 languages or more spoken within their distributions. Threatened and migratory species have significantly more languages spoken within their distributions, when controlling for range size. Particularly high numbers of species with many languages within their distribution are found in Eastern Europe, Russia and central and western Asia. Global conservation efforts would benefit from implementing guidelines to overcome language barriers, especially in regions with high species and language diversity.
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- Pablo Jose Negret
- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- United Nations Development Programme, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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Wang X, Li X, Ren X, Jackson MV, Fuller RA, Melville DS, Amano T, Ma Z. Effects of anthropogenic landscapes on population maintenance of waterbirds. Conserv Biol 2022; 36:e13808. [PMID: 34313356 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [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: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Anthropogenic impacts have reduced natural areas but increased the area of anthropogenic landscapes. There is debate about whether anthropogenic landscapes (e.g., farmlands, orchards, and fish ponds) provide alternatives to natural habitat and under what circumstances. We considered whether anthropogenic landscapes can mitigate population declines for waterbirds. We collected data on population trends and biological traits of 1203 populations of 579 species across the planet. Using Bayesian generalized linear mixed models, we tested whether the ability of a species to use an anthropogenic landscape can predict population trends of waterbird globally and of species of conservation concern. Anthropogenic landscapes benefited population maintenance of common but not less-common species. Conversely, the use of anthropogenic landscapes was associated with population declines for threatened species. Our findings delineate some limitations to the ability of anthropogenic landscapes to mitigate population declines, suggesting that the maintenance of global waterbird populations depends on protecting remaining natural areas and improving the habitat quality in anthropogenic landscapes. Article impact statement: Protecting natural areas and improving the quality of anthropogenic landscapes as habitat are both needed to achieve effective conservation.
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- Xiaodan Wang
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, Institute of Eco-Chongming, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, Institute of Eco-Chongming, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia
- Current address: Micha V. Jackson, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, Institute of Eco-Chongming, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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Berdejo-Espinola V, Zahnow R, Suárez-Castro AF, Rhodes JR, Fuller RA. Changes in Green Space Use During a COVID-19 Lockdown Are Associated With Both Individual and Green Space Characteristics. Front Ecol Evol 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.804443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Mobility restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic present a useful study system for understanding the temporal and spatial patterns of green space use. Here, we examine green space characteristics and sociodemographic factors associated with change in frequency of green space use before and during a COVID-19 lockdown in Brisbane, Australia drawing on a survey of 372 individuals. Applying regression analysis, we found that individuals who visited a different green space during lockdown than before tended to decrease their frequency of visits. In contrast, individuals who continued visiting their usual green space during lockdown were more inclined to increase their number of visits. Changes in frequency of green space use were also associated with particular characteristics of their usually visited green space. The presence of blue spaces and accessibility (carparks/public transport) were associated with increased frequency of use while foliage height diversity was associated with reduced frequency of use. We found that females were more likely to change their green space visitation frequency during COVID-19 compared to men and they also reported greater importance of green spaces for social and family interactions and spiritual reasons during COVID-19 compared to before. Males showed greater increases than females in the importance of green space for nature interactions and mental health benefits during the COVID-19 lockdown compared to before. Our results provide key insights for future resilient urban planning and policy that can fulfil a wide range of physical and psychological needs during a time of crisis and beyond.
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Chowdhury S, Alam S, Labi MM, Khan N, Rokonuzzaman M, Biswas D, Tahea T, Mukul SA, Fuller RA. Protected areas in South Asia: Status and prospects. Sci Total Environ 2022; 811:152316. [PMID: 34915005 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 09/11/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Natural ecosystems globally have been disrupted by anthropogenic activities, and the current biodiversity extinction rate exceeds the natural extinction rate by 1,000-fold. Protected areas (PAs) help insulate samples of biodiversity from these human-induced threats; however, assessments of the factors threatening biodiversity in PAs are scarce in South Asia - one of the key global epicentres of human population growth. Here, by synthesizing published literature and analysing the current configuration of the PA estate, we discuss the trends and biases in existing knowledge, identify research gaps, measure the level of PA coverage and growth patterns, and discuss the threats to South Asian biodiversity inside PAs. We showed that published studies focused mainly on documenting species distributions in PAs, were heavily biased toward vertebrates, and had been mostly conducted in India. Nearly 70% of studies focused on the distribution of organisms, while only 9% performed conservation assessments or devised strategies to manage PAs; 70% of studies cover vertebrates, while only two studies focused on marine fauna; 50% of studies focused on India, with only a handful from Afghanistan. Only three (Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka) of the eight countries already meet a terrestrial PA representation target of 17%, while no country meets a marine representation target of 10%. Most PAs were very small, with nearly 80% below 100 km2, and 22% below 1 km2. We identified that South Asian PAs are facing a broad range of anthropogenic threats - about three in five studies reported threats inside protected areas. Due to extensive anthropogenic pressures, biodiversity in South Asia is facing an existential crisis, and society-wide collaborative efforts are needed to arrest and reverse the declines. We hope this review will stimulate efforts to capitalise on the opportunity for efficient PA growth in the region on the eve of the post-2020 global biodiversity targets.
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- Shawan Chowdhury
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, 4072, Australia.
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- Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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- Tropical Forests and People Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore DC, QLD 4556, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, 4072, Australia
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Choi C, Xiao H, Jia M, Jackson MV, Lai Y, Murray NJ, Gibson L, Fuller RA. An emerging coastal wetland management dilemma between mangrove expansion and shorebird conservation. Conserv Biol 2022; 36:e13905. [PMID: 35212027 PMCID: PMC9912193 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2021] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Coastal wetlands around the world have been degraded by human activities. Global declines in the extent of important habitats including mangroves, salt marsh and tidal flats necessitate mitigation and restoration efforts, however some well-meaning management actions, particularly mangrove afforestation and breakwater construction, can inadvertently cause further loss and degradation if these actions are not planned carefully. In particular, there is a potential conflict between mangrove and shorebird conservation, because mangrove afforestation and restoration may occur at the expense of bare tidal flats, which form the main foraging habitats for threatened coastal migratory shorebirds as well as supporting other coastal organisms. Here, we present several case studies that illustrate the trade-off between mangroves and bare tidal flats. To investigate whether these examples reflect an emerging broad-scale issue, we use satellite imagery to develop a detailed quantification of the change in mangrove habitat extent in 22 important shorebird areas in mainland China between 2000 and 2015. Our results indicate that 1) the extent of mangroves across all sites expanded significantly between 2000 and 2015 (p < 0.01, n = 14) while tidal flat extent in the same areas declined significantly within the same period (p < 0.01, n = 21); 2) among the 14 sites where mangroves were present, the dual threat of mangrove expansion and tidal flat loss have considerably reduced shorebird habitat in eight of these sites. To ensure effective conservation of both mangroves and shorebirds, we propose a decision tree framework for resolving this emerging dilemma between mangrove afforestation and shorebird protection, which requires careful consideration of alternative management strategies. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Chi‐Yeung Choi
- School of Environmental Science and EngineeringSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhenChina
- School of Biological SciencesThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
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- School of Life & Environmental SciencesDeakin UniversityBurwoodVictoriaAustralia
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and EnvironmentNortheast Institute of Geography and AgroecologyChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunChina
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- School of Biological SciencesThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
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- Department of Environmental Science and EngineeringTunghai UniversityTaichungTaiwan
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- College of Science and EngineeringJames Cook UniversityTownsvilleQueenslandAustralia
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- School of Environmental Science and EngineeringSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhenChina
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- School of Biological SciencesThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
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Akasaka M, Kadoya T, Fujita T, Fuller RA. Narrowly distributed taxa are disproportionately informative for conservation planning. Sci Rep 2022; 12:2229. [PMID: 35140248 PMCID: PMC8828766 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03119-9] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Biological atlas data can be used as inputs into conservation decision-making, yet atlases are sometimes infrequently updated, which can be problematic when the distribution of species is changing rapidly. Despite this, we have a poor understanding of strategies for efficiently updating biological atlas data. Using atlases of the distributions of 1630 threatened plant taxa, we quantitatively compared the informativeness of narrowly distributed and widespread taxa in identifying areas that meet taxon-specific conservation targets, and also measured the cost-efficiency of meeting those targets. We also explored the underlying mechanisms of the informativeness of narrowly distributed taxa. Overall, narrowly distributed taxa are far more informative than widespread taxa for identifying areas that efficiently meet conservation targets, while their informativeness for identifying cost-efficient areas varied depending on the type of conservation target. Narrowly distributed taxa are informative mainly because their distributions disproportionately capture areas that are either relatively taxon rich or taxon poor, and because of larger number of taxa captured with given number of records. Where resources for updating biological data are limited, a focus on areas supporting many narrowly distributed taxa could benefit conservation planning.
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- Munemitsu Akasaka
- Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-8509, Japan. .,School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia. .,Institute of Global Innovation Research, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-8509, Japan. .,Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8506, Japan.
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8506, Japan.,Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8571, Japan
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- The Nature Conservation Society of Japan, 1-16-10, Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0033, Japan
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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Chang CC, Cox DTC, Fan Q, Nghiem TPL, Tan CLY, Oh RRY, Lin BB, Shanahan DF, Fuller RA, Gaston KJ, Carrasco LR. People's desire to be in nature and how they experience it are partially heritable. PLoS Biol 2022; 20:e3001500. [PMID: 35113853 PMCID: PMC8812842 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Nature experiences have been linked to mental and physical health. Despite the importance of understanding what determines individual variation in nature experience, the role of genes has been overlooked. Here, using a twin design (TwinsUK, number of individuals = 2,306), we investigate the genetic and environmental contributions to a person's nature orientation, opportunity (living in less urbanized areas), and different dimensions of nature experience (frequency and duration of public nature space visits and frequency and duration of garden visits). We estimate moderate heritability of nature orientation (46%) and nature experiences (48% for frequency of public nature space visits, 34% for frequency of garden visits, and 38% for duration of garden visits) and show their genetic components partially overlap. We also find that the environmental influences on nature experiences are moderated by the level of urbanization of the home district. Our study demonstrates genetic contributions to individuals' nature experiences, opening a new dimension for the study of human-nature interactions.
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- Chia-Chen Chang
- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Environment & Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Quantitative Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- CSIRO Land & Water Flagship, Dutton Park, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for People and Nature, Zealandia Ecosanctuary, Wellington, New Zealand.,Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Environment & Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Choi C, Shi X, Shi J, Gan X, Wen C, Zhang J, Jackson MV, Fuller RA, Gibson L. China's Ecological Conservation Redline policy is a new opportunity to meet post‐2020 protected area targets. Conserv Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/conl.12853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Chi‐Yeung Choi
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen China
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- School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
- Centre for Ecology and Conservation University of Exeter Penryn UK
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- School of Environment Beijing Normal University Beijing China
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- Crossborder Environment Concern Association Beijing China
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- Crossborder Environment Concern Association Beijing China
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- School of Biological Sciences The University of Adelaide Adelaide South Australia Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen China
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Morrick ZN, Lilleyman A, Fuller RA, Bush R, Coleman JT, Garnett ST, Gerasimov YN, Jessop R, Ma Z, Maglio G, Minton CDT, Syroechkovskiy E, Woodworth BK. Differential population trends align with migratory connectivity in an endangered shorebird. Conservat Sci and Prac 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/csp2.594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Zaine N. Morrick
- School of Biological Sciences University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Threatened Species Recovery Hub, National Environmental Science Program, Research Institute for Environment and Livelihoods Charles Darwin University Casuarina Northern Territory Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Queensland Wader Study Group Brisbane Queensland Australia
- Australasian Wader Studies Group Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Threatened Species Recovery Hub, National Environmental Science Program, Research Institute for Environment and Livelihoods Charles Darwin University Casuarina Northern Territory Australia
- Queensland Wader Study Group Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Australasian Wader Studies Group Melbourne Victoria Australia
- Victorian Wader Study Group Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, Institute of Biodiversity Science, School of Life Sciences Fudan University Shanghai China
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- Australasian Wader Studies Group Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Australasian Wader Studies Group Melbourne Victoria Australia
- Victorian Wader Study Group Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- All‐Russian Research Institute for Nature Conservation of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment/BirdsRussia Moscow Russia
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- School of Biological Sciences University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
- Queensland Wader Study Group Brisbane Queensland Australia
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Steven R, Van Helden BE, Tulloch AI, Barnes M, Close PG, Fuller RA. Exploring the ability of urban householders to correctly identify nocturnal mammals. Urban Ecosyst 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11252-021-01118-2] [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: 10/21/2022]
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Galtbalt B, Lilleyman A, Coleman JT, Cheng C, Ma Z, Rogers DI, Woodworth BK, Fuller RA, Garnett ST, Klaassen M. Correction to: Far eastern curlew and whimbrel prefer flying low - wind support and good visibility appear only secondary factors in determining migratory flight altitude. Mov Ecol 2021; 9:51. [PMID: 34670614 PMCID: PMC8529834 DOI: 10.1186/s40462-021-00289-z] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Batbayar Galtbalt
- Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Science, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
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- Threatened Species Recovery Hub, National Environment Science Program, Research Institute for Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Ellengowan Drive, Casuarina, Northern Territory, 0909, Australia
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- Queensland Wader Study Group, 22 Parker Street, Shailer Park, 4128, Australia
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Coastal Ecosystems Research Station of the Yangtze River Estuary, Institute of Biodiversity Science, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Coastal Ecosystems Research Station of the Yangtze River Estuary, Institute of Biodiversity Science, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Environment, Water, Land and Planning, Arthur Rylah Institute, PO Box 137, Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084, Australia
- Australasian Wader Studies Group, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Threatened Species Recovery Hub, National Environment Science Program, Research Institute for Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Ellengowan Drive, Casuarina, Northern Territory, 0909, Australia
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- Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Science, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
- Victorian Wader Study Group, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Chang CC, Nghiem TPL, Fan Q, Tan CLY, Oh RRY, Lin BB, Shanahan DF, Fuller RA, Gaston KJ, Carrasco LR. Genetic Contribution to Concern for Nature and Proenvironmental Behavior. Bioscience 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biab103] [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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Earth is undergoing a devastating extinction crisis caused by human impacts on nature, but only a fraction of society is strongly concerned and acting on the crisis. Understanding what determines people's concern for nature, environmental movement activism, and personal conservation behavior is fundamental if sustainability is to be achieved. Despite its potential importance, the study of the genetic contribution to concern for nature and proenvironmental behaviors has been neglected. Using a twin data set (N = 2312), we show moderate heritability (30%–40%) for concern for nature, environmental movement activism, and personal conservation behavior and high genetic correlations between them (.6–.7), suggesting a partially shared genetic basis. Our results shed light on the individual variation in sustainable behaviors, highlighting the importance of understanding both the environmental and genetic components in the pursuit of sustainability.
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- Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- CSIRO Land and Water Flagship, Dutton Park, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn, United Kingdom
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Roe P, Eichinski P, Fuller RA, McDonald PG, Schwarzkopf L, Towsey M, Truskinger A, Tucker D, Watson DM. The Australian Acoustic Observatory. Methods Ecol Evol 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.13660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Paul Roe
- Faculty of Science Queensland University of Technology Brisbane Qld Australia
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- Faculty of Science Queensland University of Technology Brisbane Qld Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences University of Queensland St Lucia Qld Australia
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- Zoology, School of Environmental and Rural Science University of New England Armidale NSW Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering James Cook University Townsville Qld Australia
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- Faculty of Science Queensland University of Technology Brisbane Qld Australia
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- Faculty of Science Queensland University of Technology Brisbane Qld Australia
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- Faculty of Science Queensland University of Technology Brisbane Qld Australia
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- School of Environmental Sciences Charles Sturt University Albury NSW Australia
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Lin BB, Ossola A, Alberti M, Andersson E, Bai X, Dobbs C, Elmqvist T, Evans KL, Frantzeskaki N, Fuller RA, Gaston KJ, Haase D, Jim CY, Konijnendijk C, Nagendra H, Niemelä J, McPhearson T, Moomaw WR, Parnell S, Pataki D, Ripple WJ, Tan PY. Integrating solutions to adapt cities for climate change. Lancet Planet Health 2021; 5:e479-e486. [PMID: 34245718 DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(21)00135-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [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: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Record climate extremes are reducing urban liveability, compounding inequality, and threatening infrastructure. Adaptation measures that integrate technological, nature-based, and social solutions can provide multiple co-benefits to address complex socioecological issues in cities while increasing resilience to potential impacts. However, there remain many challenges to developing and implementing integrated solutions. In this Viewpoint, we consider the value of integrating across the three solution sets, the challenges and potential enablers for integrating solution sets, and present examples of challenges and adopted solutions in three cities with different urban contexts and climates (Freiburg, Germany; Durban, South Africa; and Singapore). We conclude with a discussion of research directions and provide a road map to identify the actions that enable successful implementation of integrated climate solutions. We highlight the need for more systematic research that targets enabling environments for integration; achieving integrated solutions in different contexts to avoid maladaptation; simultaneously improving liveability, sustainability, and equality; and replicating via transfer and scale-up of local solutions. Cities in systematically disadvantaged countries (sometimes referred to as the Global South) are central to future urban development and must be prioritised. Helping decision makers and communities understand the potential opportunities associated with integrated solutions for climate change will encourage urgent and deliberate strides towards adapting cities to the dynamic climate reality.
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia; School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, University of Melbourne, Burnley, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm, Sweden; Unit for Environmental Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Center for Modeling and Monitoring Ecosystems, School of Forest Engineering, Faculty of Science, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn, UK
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- Department of Geography, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Department Computational Landscape Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Social Sciences, Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia, BC, Vancouver, Canada
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- Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, India
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- Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm, Sweden; Urban Systems Lab, New School, New York, NY, USA; Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY, USA
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- Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA; Woodwell Climate Research Center, Falmouth, MA, USA
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- African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
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Chowdhury S, Zalucki MP, Amano T, Woodworth BK, Venegas-Li R, Fuller RA. Seasonal spatial dynamics of butterfly migration. Ecol Lett 2021; 24:1814-1823. [PMID: 34145940 DOI: 10.1111/ele.13787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Revised: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Understanding the seasonal movements of migratory species underpins ecological studies. Several hundred butterfly species show migratory behaviour, yet the spatial pattern of these migrations is poorly understood. We developed climatic niche models for 405 migratory butterfly species globally to estimate patterns of seasonal movement and the distribution of seasonal habitat suitability. We found strong seasonal variation in habitat suitability for most migratory butterflies with >75% of pixels within their distributions showing seasonal switching in predicted occupancy for 85% of species. The greatest rate of seasonal switching occurred in the tropics. Several species showed extreme range fluctuations between seasons, exceeding 10-fold for 53 species (13%) and more than 100-fold for nine species (2%), suggesting that such species may be at elevated extinction risk. Our results can be used to search for the ecological processes that underpin migration in insects, as well as to design conservation interventions for declining migratory insects.
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- Shawan Chowdhury
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, Qld, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, Qld, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, Qld, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, Qld, Australia
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, Qld, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, Qld, Australia
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Galtbalt B, Lilleyman A, Coleman JT, Cheng C, Ma Z, Rogers DI, Woodworth BK, Fuller RA, Garnett ST, Klaassen M. Far eastern curlew and whimbrel prefer flying low - wind support and good visibility appear only secondary factors in determining migratory flight altitude. Mov Ecol 2021; 9:32. [PMID: 34120657 PMCID: PMC8201695 DOI: 10.1186/s40462-021-00267-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND In-flight conditions are hypothesized to influence the timing and success of long-distance migration. Wind assistance and thermal uplift are thought to reduce the energetic costs of flight, humidity, air pressure and temperature may affect the migrants' water balance, and clouds may impede navigation. Recent advances in animal-borne long-distance tracking enable evaluating the importance of these factors in determining animals' flight altitude. METHODS Here we determine the effects of wind, humidity, temperature, cloud cover, and altitude (as proxy for climbing costs and air pressure) on flight altitude selection of two long-distance migratory shorebirds, far eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) and whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus). To reveal the predominant drivers of flight altitude selection during migration we compared the atmospheric conditions at the altitude the birds were found flying with conditions elsewhere in the air column using conditional logistic mixed effect models. RESULTS Our results demonstrate that despite occasional high-altitude migrations (up to 5550 m above ground level), our study species typically forego flying at high altitudes, limiting climbing costs and potentially alleviating water loss and facilitating navigation. While mainly preferring migrating at low altitude, notably in combination with low air temperature, the birds also preferred flying with wind support to likely reduce flight costs. They avoided clouds, perhaps to help navigation or to reduce the risks from adverse weather. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that the primary determinant of avian migrant's flight altitude selection is a preference for low altitude, with wind support as an important secondary factor. Our approach and findings can assist in predicting climate change effects on migration and in mitigating bird strikes with air traffic, wind farms, power lines, and other human-made structures.
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- Batbayar Galtbalt
- Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Science, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
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- Threatened Species Recovery Hub, National Environment Science Program, Research Institute for Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Ellengowan Drive, Casuarina, Northern Territory, 0909, Australia
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- Queensland Wader Study Group, 22 Parker Street, Shailer Park, 4128, Australia
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Coastal Ecosystems Research Station of the Yangtze River Estuary, Institute of Biodiversity Science, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Coastal Ecosystems Research Station of the Yangtze River Estuary, Institute of Biodiversity Science, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Environment, Water, Land and Planning, Arthur Rylah Institute, PO Box 137, Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084, Australia
- Australasian Wader Studies Group, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Threatened Species Recovery Hub, National Environment Science Program, Research Institute for Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Ellengowan Drive, Casuarina, Northern Territory, 0909, Australia
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- Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Science, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
- Victorian Wader Study Group, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Berdejo‐Espinola V, Suárez‐Castro AF, Amano T, Fielding KS, Oh RRY, Fuller RA. Urban green space use during a time of stress: A case study during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brisbane, Australia. People Nat (Hoboken) 2021; 3:597-609. [PMID: 34151197 PMCID: PMC8207087 DOI: 10.1002/pan3.10218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Spending time in nature is one potential way to cope with the negative physical and psychological health impacts from major stressful life events. In 2020, a large fraction of the global population was impacted by restrictions to contain the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak, a period characterised by marked health risks and behavioural changes. Here we explore whether people responded to this stressor by spending more time in nature and investigate the reasons for any changes.We surveyed 1,002 people in Brisbane, Australia in 2020, to measure the change in use of green space during the restrictions period and benefits people associated with visiting them.About 36% of participants increased their urban green space use, but 26% reduced it, indicating a great deal of flux. Furthermore, 45% of the previous non-users of urban green space began using it for the first time during the restrictions period. Older people were less likely to increase their green space use and those with a backyard were more likely to increase their use of green spaces.Participants' change in use occurred regardless of the amount of green space available in close proximity to their households. In addition, we did not find a relationship between nature-relatedness and change in use.People's reasons for green space use shifted during the pandemic-related restrictions period, with many emphasising improvement of personal well-being rather than consolidating community capital. Most participants indicated an increase in the importance of the psychological and physical benefits obtained from urban green spaces.We conclude that increased urban green space use during moments of stress such as the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to ameliorate some of the negative effects of the stressor, but that the capacity and desire to spend more time in green space varies markedly across society. Sufficient urban green space provision for all sections of society will maximise the opportunity to employ a nature-based coping mechanism during times of personal or community stress.
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- School of Biological SciencesThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQldAustralia
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- School of Communication and ArtsThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQldAustralia
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- School of Biological SciencesThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQldAustralia
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- School of Biological SciencesThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQldAustralia
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Woodworth BK, Fuller RA, Hemson G, McDougall A, Congdon BC, Low M. Trends in seabird breeding populations across the Great Barrier Reef. Conserv Biol 2021; 35:846-858. [PMID: 32885491 PMCID: PMC8336572 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13630] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The Great Barrier Reef is an iconic ecosystem, known globally for its rich marine biodiversity that includes many thousands of tropical breeding seabirds. Despite indications of localized declines in some seabird species from as early as the mid-1990s, trends in seabird populations across the reef have never been quantified. With a long history of human impact and ongoing environmental change, seabirds are likely sentinels in this important ecosystem. Using 4 decades of monitoring data, we estimated site-specific trends for 9 seabird species from 32 islands and cays across the reef. Trends varied markedly among species and sites, but probable declines occurred at 45% of the 86 species-by-site combinations analyzed compared with increases at 14%. For 5 species, we combined site-specific trends into a multisite trend in scaled abundance, which revealed probable declines of Common Noddy (Anous stolidus), Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus), and Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra), but no long-term changes in the 2 most widely distributed species, Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) and Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster). For Brown Booby, long-term stability largely resulted from increases at a single large colony on East Fairfax Island that offset declines at most other sites. Although growth of the Brown Booby population on East Fairfax points to the likely success of habitat restoration on the island, it also highlights a general vulnerability wherein large numbers of some species are concentrated at a small number of key sites. Identifying drivers of variation in population change across species and sites while ensuring long-term protection of key sites will be essential to securing the future of seabirds on the reef.
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- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of QueenslandBrisbaneQLD4072Australia
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- Queensland Parks and Wildlife ServiceGreat Barrier Reef and Marine Parks RegionRockhamptonQLD4701Australia
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- Queensland Parks and Wildlife ServiceGreat Barrier Reef and Marine Parks RegionRockhamptonQLD4701Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science and College of Science and EngineeringJames Cook UniversityCairnsQLD4870Australia
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- Department of EcologySwedish University of Agricultural SciencesUppsala750 07Sweden
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Hill NK, Woodworth BK, Phinn SR, Murray NJ, Fuller RA. Global protected-area coverage and human pressure on tidal flats. Conserv Biol 2021; 35:933-943. [PMID: 32969049 PMCID: PMC8317051 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Tidal flats are a globally distributed coastal ecosystem important for supporting biodiversity and ecosystem services. Local to continental-scale studies have documented rapid loss of tidal habitat driven by human impacts, but assessments of progress in their conservation are lacking. With an internally consistent estimate of distribution and change, based on Landsat satellite imagery, now available for the world's tidal flats, we examined tidal flat representation in protected areas (PAs) and human pressure on tidal flats. We determined tidal flat representation and its net change in PAs by spatially overlaying tidal flat maps with the World Database of Protected Areas. Similarly, we overlaid the most recent distribution map of tidal flats (2014-2016) with the human modification map (HMc ) (range from 0, no human pressure, to 1, very high human pressure) to estimate the human pressure exerted on this ecosystem. Sixty-eight percent of the current extent of tidal flats is subject to moderate to very high human pressure (HMc > 0.1), but 31% of tidal flat extent occurred in PAs, far exceeding PA coverage of the marine (6%) and terrestrial (13%) realms. Net change of tidal flat extent inside PAs was similar to tidal flat net change outside PAs from 1999 to 2016. Substantial shortfalls in protection of tidal flats occurred across Asia, where large intertidal extents coincided with high to very high human pressure (HMc > 0.4-1.0) and net tidal flat losses up to 86.4 km² (95% CI 83.9-89.0) occurred inside individual PAs in the study period. Taken together, our results show substantial progress in PA designation for tidal flats globally, but that PA status alone does not prevent all habitat loss. Safeguarding the world's tidal flats will thus require deeper understanding of the factors that govern their dynamics and effective policy that promotes holistic coastal and catchment management strategies.
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- Narelle K. Hill
- School of Biological SciencesThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQLD4072Australia
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- School of Biological SciencesThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQLD4072Australia
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- School of Earth and Environmental SciencesThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQLD4072Australia
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- School of Earth and Environmental SciencesThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQLD4072Australia
- College of Science and EngineeringJames Cook UniversityTownsvilleQLD4811Australia
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- School of Biological SciencesThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQLD4072Australia
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Chowdhury S, Shahriar SA, Böhm M, Jain A, Aich U, Zalucki MP, Hesselberg T, Morelli F, Benedetti Y, Persson AS, Roy DK, Rahman S, Ahmed S, Fuller RA. Urban green spaces in Dhaka, Bangladesh, harbour nearly half the country’s butterfly diversity. Journal of Urban Ecology 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/jue/juab008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cities currently harbour more than half of the world’s human population and continued urban expansion replaces natural landscapes and increases habitat fragmentation. The impacts of urbanisation on biodiversity have been extensively studied in some parts of the world, but there is limited information from South Asia, despite the rapid expansion of cities in the region. Here, we present the results of monthly surveys of butterflies in three urban parks in Dhaka city, Bangladesh, over a 3-year period (January 2014 to December 2016). We recorded 45% (137 of the 305 species) of the country’s butterfly richness, and 40% of the species detected are listed as nationally threatened. However, butterfly species richness declined rapidly in the three study areas over the 3-year period, and the decline appeared to be more severe among threatened species. We developed linear mixed effect models to assess the relationship between climatic variables and butterfly species richness. Overall, species richness was positively associated with maximum temperature and negatively with mean relative humidity and saturation deficit. Our results demonstrate the importance of urban green spaces for nationally threatened butterflies. With rapidly declining urban green spaces in Dhaka and other South Asian cities, we are likely to lose refuges for threatened fauna. There is an urgent need to understand urban biodiversity dynamics in the region, and for proactive management of urban green spaces to protect butterflies in South Asia.
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- Shawan Chowdhury
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Department of Environmental Science and Disaster Management, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh
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- Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent’s Park, London NW1 4RY, UK
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- BirdLife International (Asia), 354 Tanglin Road, #01-16/17, Tanglin International Centre, Singapore, 247672, Singapore
- Nature Society (Singapore), 510 Geylang Road, Singapore 389466, Singapore
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- Division of Ecology and Evolution, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2600, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Community Ecology & Conservation, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, CZ-165 00 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Community Ecology & Conservation, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, CZ-165 00 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Center for Environment and Climate Research (CEC), Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia
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Chowdhury S, Fuller RA, Dingle H, Chapman JW, Zalucki MP. Migration in butterflies: a global overview. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2021; 96:1462-1483. [PMID: 33783119 DOI: 10.1111/brv.12714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [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: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Insect populations including butterflies are declining worldwide, and they are becoming an urgent conservation priority in many regions. Understanding which butterfly species migrate is critical to planning for their conservation, because management actions for migrants need to be coordinated across time and space. Yet, while migration appears to be widespread among butterflies, its prevalence, as well as its taxonomic and geographic distribution are poorly understood. The study of insect migration is hampered by their small size and the difficulty of tracking individuals over long distances. Here we review the literature on migration in butterflies, one of the best-known insect groups. We find that nearly 600 butterfly species show evidence of migratory movements. Indeed, the rate of 'discovery' of migratory movements in butterflies suggests that many more species might in fact be migratory. Butterfly migration occurs across all families, in tropical as well as temperate taxa; Nymphalidae has more migratory species than any other family (275 species), and Pieridae has the highest proportion of migrants (13%; 133 species). Some 13 lines of evidence have been used to ascribe migration status in the literature, but only a single line of evidence is available for 92% of the migratory species identified, with four or more lines of evidence available for only 10 species - all from the Pieridae and Nymphalidae. Migratory butterflies occur worldwide, although the geographic distribution of migration in butterflies is poorly resolved, with most data so far coming from Europe, USA, and Australia. Migration is much more widespread in butterflies than previously realised - extending far beyond the well-known examples of the monarch Danaus plexippus and the painted lady Vanessa cardui - and actions to conserve butterflies and insects in general must account for the spatial dependencies introduced by migratory movements.
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- Shawan Chowdhury
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Biosciences, Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, TR10 9FE, UK.,College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Federico Morelli
- Community Ecology and Conservation, Faculty of Environmental Sciences Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Prague Czech Republic
- Institute of Biological Sciences University of Zielona Gora Zielona Gora Poland
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- Community Ecology and Conservation, Faculty of Environmental Sciences Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Prague Czech Republic
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- CIBIO/InBIO Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos da Universidade do Porto Vairão Portugal
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- School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland St Lucia Queensland Australia
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Oh RYR, Fielding KS, Nghiem TPL, Chang C, Shanahan DF, Gaston KJ, Carrasco RL, Fuller RA. Factors influencing nature interactions vary between cities and types of nature interactions. People and Nature 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pan3.10181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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- Rui Ying Rachel Oh
- School of Biological Sciences University of Queensland Brisbane Qld Australia
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- School of Communication and Arts University of Queensland Brisbane Qld Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences National University of Singapore Singapore
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- Environment & Sustainability Institute University of Exeter Cornwall UK
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- Department of Biological Sciences National University of Singapore Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences University of Queensland Brisbane Qld Australia
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Jackson MV, Fuller RA, Gan X, Li J, Mao D, Melville DS, Murray NJ, Wang Z, Choi CY. Dual threat of tidal flat loss and invasive Spartina alterniflora endanger important shorebird habitat in coastal mainland China. J Environ Manage 2021; 278:111549. [PMID: 33260073 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Revised: 09/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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China's coastal wetlands are critically important to shorebirds. Substantial loss of tidal flats, shorebirds' primary foraging grounds, has occurred from land claim and other processes, and is driving population declines in multiple species. Smooth cordgrass Spartina alterniflora was intentionally introduced to the coast of China in 1979 to promote conversion of tidal flats into dry land and has since spread rapidly. The occurrence of S. alterniflora reduces the availability of foraging and roosting habitat for shorebirds, and may be particularly detrimental in places that have experienced other tidal flat loss. However, the extent to which S. alterniflora is encroaching upon important shorebird habitat throughout coastal mainland China, and its intersection with tidal flat loss, has not been quantified. Here, we i) estimate change in the spatial extent of tidal flats between 2000 and 2015 in coastal mainland China where internationally important numbers of shorebirds have been recorded; ii) map the extent of S. alterniflora coverage in 2015 at the same set of sites; and, iii) investigate where these two threats to important shorebird habitat intersect. Our analysis of remote sensing data indicated a 15% net loss in tidal flat area between 2000 and 2015 across all sites, including a net loss in tidal flat area in 39 of 53 individual sites (74%). Spartina alterniflora occurred at 28 of 53 sites (53%) in 2015, of which 22 sites (79%) also had a net loss in tidal flat area between 2000 and 2015. Combined pressures from tidal flat loss and S. alterniflora invasion were most severe in eastern coastal China. Species highly dependent on migrating through this region, which include the Critically Endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper and Endangered Nordmann's Greenshank and Far Eastern Curlew, may be particularly impacted. Our results underscore the urgent need to arrest tidal flat declines and develop a comprehensive control program for S. alterniflora in coastal areas of mainland China that are important for shorebirds.
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- Micha V Jackson
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Paulson Institute, Dong Cheng District, Beijing, China
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- Spoon-billed Sandpiper in China, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
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Pinder J, Fielding KS, Fuller RA. Conservation concern among Australian undergraduates is associated with childhood socio‐cultural experiences. People and Nature 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/pan3.10145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Jessica Pinder
- School of Biological Sciences University of Queensland Brisbane Qld Australia
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- School of Communication and Arts University of Queensland Brisbane Qld Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences University of Queensland Brisbane Qld Australia
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Chowdhury S, Braby MF, Fuller RA, Zalucki MP. Coasting along to a wider range: niche conservatism in the recent range expansion of the Tawny Coster,
Acraea terpsicore
(Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). DIVERS DISTRIB 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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- Shawan Chowdhury
- School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane QLD Australia
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- Division of Ecology and Evolution Research School of Biology The Australian National University Canberra ACT Australia
- The Australian National Insect Collection National Research Collections Australia Canberra ACT Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane QLD Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane QLD Australia
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Boakes EH, Fuller RA, Mace GM, Ding C, Ang TT, Auffret AG, Clark NE, Dunn J, Gilbert J, Golovnyuk V, Gupta G, Irlich U, Joachim E, O' Connor K, Potapov E, Potapov R, Schleicher J, Stebbing S, Townshend T, McGowan PJK. GalliForm, a database of Galliformes occurrence records from the Indo-Malay and Palaearctic, 1800-2008. Sci Data 2020; 7:344. [PMID: 33051443 PMCID: PMC7553924 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-020-00690-0] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Historical as well as current species distribution data are needed to track changes in biodiversity. Species distribution data are found in a variety of sources, each of which has its own distinct bias toward certain taxa, time periods or places. We present GalliForm, a database that comprises 186687 galliform occurrence records linked to 118907 localities in Europe and Asia. Records were derived from museums, peer-reviewed and grey literature, unpublished field notes, diaries and correspondence, banding records, atlas records and online birding trip reports. We describe data collection processes, georeferencing methods and quality-control procedures. This database has underpinned several peer-reviewed studies, investigating spatial and temporal bias in biodiversity data, species' geographic range changes and local extirpation patterns. In our rapidly changing world, an understanding of long-term change in species' distributions is key to predicting future impacts of threatening processes such as land use change, over-exploitation of species and climate change. This database, its historical aspect in particular, provides a valuable source of information for further studies in macroecology and biodiversity conservation.
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- Elizabeth H Boakes
- Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- The Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK
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- The Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK
- Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7044, 75007, Uppsala, Sweden
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- The Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK
- National Environment Research Council, Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1EU, UK
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- School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- The Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK
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- FSBI "Taimyr Reserves", Talnakhskata str 22, Norilsk, 663305, Russia
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- School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- The Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 200 Kent St, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- The Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK
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- The Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK
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- Department of Biology, Bryn Athyn College, 2945 College Drive, Bryn Athyn, PA, 19009, USA
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- Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg, 199034, Russia
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- The Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK
- Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1QB, UK
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- The Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK
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- School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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Oh RRY, Fielding KS, Carrasco RL, Fuller RA. No evidence of an extinction of experience or emotional disconnect from nature in urban Singapore. People and Nature 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/pan3.10148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Rachel Rui Ying Oh
- School of Biological Sciences Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Sciences University of Queensland St Lucia Qld Australia
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- School of Communication and Arts University of Queensland St Lucia Qld Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences National University of Singapore Singapore Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Sciences University of Queensland St Lucia Qld Australia
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Lloyd TJ, Fuller RA, Oliver JL, Tulloch AI, Barnes M, Steven R. Estimating the spatial coverage of citizen science for monitoring threatened species. Glob Ecol Conserv 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01048] [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: 10/24/2022] Open
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Ma Z, Chen Y, Melville DS, Fan J, Liu J, Dong J, Tan K, Cheng X, Fuller RA, Xiao X, Li B. Changes in area and number of nature reserves in China. Conserv Biol 2019; 33:1066-1075. [PMID: 30677172 PMCID: PMC6656635 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Revised: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Nature reserves (NR) are the cornerstone of biodiversity conservation. Over the past 60 years, the rapid expansion of NRs in China, one of the world's megadiverse countries, has played a critical role in slowing biodiversity loss. We examined the changes in the number and area of China's NRs from 1956 to 2014 and analyzed the effect of economic development on the expansion of China's NRs from 2005 to 2014 with linear models. Despite a continuing increase in the number of NRs, the total area of China's NRs decreased by 3% from 2007 to 2014. This loss resulted from downsizing and degazettement of existing NRs and a slowdown in the establishment of new ones. Nature reserves in regions with rapid economic development exhibited a greater decrease in area, suggesting that downsizing and degazettement of NRs are closely related to the intensifying competition between economic growth and conservation. For example, boundary adjustments to national NRs, the most strictly protected NRs, along the coast of China's Yellow Sea, a global biodiversity hotspot with a fast-growing economy, resulted in the loss of one-third of the total area. One of the most important ecosystems in these NRs, tidal wetlands, decreased by 27.8% because of boundary adjustments and by 25.2% because of land reclamation. Our results suggest conservation achievement, in terms of both area and quality, are declining at least in some regions in the Chinese NR estate. Although the designation of protected areas that are primarily managed for sustainable use has increased rapidly in recent years in China, we propose that NRs with biodiversity conservation as their main function should not be replaced or weakened.
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- Zhijun Ma
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Coastal Ecosystems Research Station of the Yangtze River Estuary, and Shanghai Institute of Eco-Chongming (SIEC), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Coastal Ecosystems Research Station of the Yangtze River Estuary, and Shanghai Institute of Eco-Chongming (SIEC), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Coastal Ecosystems Research Station of the Yangtze River Estuary, and Shanghai Institute of Eco-Chongming (SIEC), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, Center for Spatial Analysis, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
- Institute of Geographical Science and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Coastal Ecosystems Research Station of the Yangtze River Estuary, and Shanghai Institute of Eco-Chongming (SIEC), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Coastal Ecosystems Research Station of the Yangtze River Estuary, and Shanghai Institute of Eco-Chongming (SIEC), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4072 Queensland, Australia
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Coastal Ecosystems Research Station of the Yangtze River Estuary, and Shanghai Institute of Eco-Chongming (SIEC), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
- Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, Center for Spatial Analysis, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Coastal Ecosystems Research Station of the Yangtze River Estuary, and Shanghai Institute of Eco-Chongming (SIEC), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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