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Impact of gravel bar flooding on arthropods in the upper Isar: implications for river management
Department of Ecology – Animal Ecology, Faculty of Biology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 8, 35032 Marburg, Germany
Andrea Sundermann
Department of River Ecology and Conservation, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Clamecystr. 12, 63571 Gelnhausen, Germany
Institute of Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Competence Center Water Hesse, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Rogério Victor S. Gonçalves, João Custódio F. Cardoso, Paulo Eugênio Oliveira, and Denis Coelho Oliveira
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Ruben H. Heleno, William J. Ripple, and Anna Traveset
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María L. Peláez, Antonio G. Valdecasas, Daniel Martinez, and Jose L. Horreo
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Michael Sievers
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Simone Fattorini and Giovanni Strona
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An unexpected high biodiversity can be found even in densely inhabited areas, possibly as a result of a tendency of human settlements to be located in sites particularly favourable also for other organisms. We studied the relationship between human density and tenebrionid beetle richness in Italian islands. Tenebrionid richness increased with human population density. This suggests that islands that are more hospitable to humans are also those that can be more favourable for tenebrionids.
F. S. Campos, G. A. Llorente, L. Rincón, R. Lourenço-de-Moraes, and M. Solé
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This study evaluated the efficiency of the protected areas (PAs) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest on the conservation of threatened amphibian species. This brief overview highlights not only the crisis faced by unprotected amphibians, but it also sounds the alarm regarding the situation of species covered by the PAs network. Such context can improve the environmental actions for the PAs integrity and reduce the extinction risk of threatened amphibian species in this region.
K. Ulbrich, O. Schweiger, S. Klotz, and J. Settele
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Only little of current biodiversity knowledge reaches the young generation. We developed the educational software PRONAS to show how scientists handle questions about the impact of climate change on species' habitats. About fifty European species have been used to demonstrate habitat losses and shifts and the mismatch of habitat dynamics of interacting species. We found that “educational software” is a useful format for scientific outreach. PRONAS is freely accessible in German and English.
J. G. Zaller, G. Kerschbaumer, R. Rizzoli, A. Tiefenbacher, E. Gruber, and H. Schedl
Web Ecol., 15, 15–23, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-15-15-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-15-15-2015, 2015
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Arthropod monitoring in protected areas often requires non-destructive methods in order to avoid detrimental effects on natural communities. Video monitoring recorded the highest number of individuals followed by quadrat sampling and pitfall trapping. Quadrat sampling showed the highest diversity followed by video monitoring and pitfall trapping. Thus, video monitoring has a great potential as a supplementary method for biodiversity assessments especially at the level of parataxonomic units.
F. Jordán and A. Báldi
Web Ecol., 13, 85–89, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-13-85-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-13-85-2013, 2013
M. J. T. Assunção-Albuquerque, J. M. Rey Benayas, F. S. Albuquerque, and M. Á. Rodríguez
Web Ecol., 12, 65–73, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-12-65-2012, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-12-65-2012, 2012
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Braided rivers are very dynamic ecosystems. Arthropods inhabiting these areas use various strategies to survive floods. This study showed a different repertoire of survival strategies during floods and a significantly altered distribution of the studied species by floods and highlights the crucial role of elevated areas and riverbanks as refuges for arthropods during floods.
Braided rivers are very dynamic ecosystems. Arthropods inhabiting these areas use various...
