An overview of biodiversity and conservation status of steppes of the Anatolian Biogeographical Region

Ambarlı, Didem; Zeydanlı, Uğur; Balkız, Özge; Aslan, Serdar; Karaçetin, Evrim; Sözen, Mustafa; Ilgaz, Çetίn; Gürsoy-Ergen, Arzu; Lise, Yıldıray; Çağlayan, Semiha Demirbaş; Welch, Hilary; Welch, Geoff; Turak, Ayşe; Bilgin, C. Can; Özkil, Aydan; Vural, Mecit

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“…Since the middle of the 20th century, a series of changes has occurred in steppe use in China: (a) large‐scale landscape modification of natural environments with changes in land cover, (b) afforestation of “bare” lands, (c) abandonment of infertile arable lands, and (d) overstocking (Ambarli et al, ). To face the challenges of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation under global change, many conservation strategies have been implemented to restore ecosystems.…”

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“…In contrast, the parasitoid wasp/herbivore ratio in LGR in meadow steppe, typical steppe, and desert steppe was significantly higher than that in ER (MS, t 1,9 = 3.92, p = 0.02; TS, t 1,19 = 6.92, p < 0.001; DS, t 1,39 = 3.24, p = 0.04), while there was no significant difference in steppe desert (t 1,9 = 0.42, p = 0.79, Figure 5b). overstocking (Ambarli et al, 2016). To face the challenges of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation under global change, many conservation strategies have been implemented to restore ecosystems.…”

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Asymmetric response of different functional insect groups to low‐grazing pressure in Eurasian steppe in Ningxia

Zhao

Wei

Zhang

et al. 2018

Ecology and Evolution

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In recent years, the continued loss and fragmentation of steppe has caused decreased ecosystem functions and species losses in insect diversity. In the 2000s, the Chinese government developed a series of national projects, such as the construction of enclosures, to conserve natural ecosystems, including steppe. However, the effects of these enclosures on steppe arthropod community are largely unknown. In the present study, we selected enclosed and low‐grazing regions at eight National Grassland Fixed Monitoring Stations to examine the compositional differences in four insect functional groups and their associated ecological functions. The results showed that diversity significantly differed between the enclosed and low‐grazing regions, with the number of insect families being significantly higher in enclosed regions than in regions with low‐grazing pressure. The responses of the insect community to steppe management also varied among the four groups (herbivores, predators, parasitoids, and pollinators). The abundances of herbivores, predators, and parasitoids were higher in enclosed regions than in low‐grazing regions, while there was no significant difference in pollinators. Additionally, there were no significant differences in the predator/prey ratio between enclosed regions and low‐grazing regions in any of the steppe types. The parasitic wasp/prey ratio was higher in enclosed regions than in low‐grazing regions in meadow steppe and typical steppe, while there were no significant differences between the enclosed and low‐grazing regions in desert steppe and steppe desert. Herbivores were observed to benefit much more from enclosures than predators, parasitoids, and pollinators. Therefore, we recommend low‐grazing should be considered in steppe conservation, which could conserve biodiversity and achieve biocontrol functions of arthropod community.

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Asymmetric response of different functional insect groups to low‐grazing pressure in Eurasian steppe in Ningxia

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Wei

Zhang

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Ecology and Evolution

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“…donor sites for restoration). Ambarlı et al (2016) considered the biodiversity of steppes in the Anatolian Biogeographic Region and concluded that the current area of protected sites, comprising only 1.5 % of that region, is insufficient to preserve its' biodiversity. They developed a detailed to-do list for conservation authorities, which has the potential to mitigate further biodiversity loss and help to facilitate steppe restoration.…”

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“…Across the Siberian and Central Asian steppes, the Virgin Lands Campaign of the Soviet Union led to Fig. 1 Simplified map of the Palaearctic steppe biome (with main steppe ecoregions after Wesche et al 2016) with localisation of the studies included in this Special Issue: (1) Kuzemko et al (2016); (2) Polyakova et al (2016); (3) Sutcliffe et al (2016); (4) Dembicz et al (2016); (5) Kajtoch et al (2016); (6) Weking et al (2016); (7) Mathar et al (2016); (8) Lameris et al (2016); (9) Wang and Wesche (2016); (10) Addison and Greiner (2016); (11) Niu et al (2016); (12) Novenko et al (2016); (13) Deák et al (2016); (14) Ambarlı et al (2016); (15) Kamp et al (2016); (16) Brinkert et al (2016); (17) Kämpf et al (2016). Reviews summarising data across countries are indicated by large asterisks (i.e.…”

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Step(pe) up! Raising the profile of the Palaearctic natural grasslands

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Palaearctic steppes are primary grasslands dominating the landscape of the Eurasian Grassland Belt from Central and Eastern Europe to Northern China across the temperate zone of Eurasia. We also include structurally and floristically similar habitats in North Africa, Anatolia, and Iran. The biota of the steppes are diverse, including many endemic species. As a result of the high rate of anthropogenic conversion and widespread degradation, the Palaearctic steppes have become one of the most endangered terrestrial biomes of the world. These facts underline the importance of sustaining landscape-scale biodiversity in steppes and stress the necessity of their conservation and restoration. Literature about the ecology, biodiversity, and conservation of Palaearctic steppes is not easily accessible for an international audience. Therefore, summarising the current state of knowledge as well as knowledge gaps is very timely. This Special Issue on ''Palaearctic steppes: ecology, biodiversity and conservation'', comprises 17 research papers from many different regions throughout the biome, as well as a broad review synthesising current knowledge.

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“…Anadolu coğrafik lokasyonu, heterojen topografyası ve iklimsel koşullarındaki değişikliklere ek olarak karmaşık paleocoğrafik tarihi ile de Avrupa'nın günümüz biyolojik çeşitliliğine önemli ölçüde katkıda bulunmaktadır [14]. Birkaç farklı soy hattına yönelik çalışmalar, Anadolu'da genetik çeşitliliğin yüksek düzeyde olduğuna işaret etmektedir [10,[15][16][17][18]. Ancak genel olarak Anadolu, bölgesel filocoğrafik çalışmalarda yeterince temsil edilmemiştir.…”

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Genetic structuring of Anatolian Bombus lapidarius L. (Apidae: Hymenoptera) populations

Altun

Korkmaz

Basibuyuk

2018

ANADOLU UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY –C Life Sciences and Biotechnology

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ÖZETAnadolu, Avrupa'nın günümüz biyoçeşitliliğine önemli derecede katkı sağlayan bölgelerden birisidir. Bazı günümüz orta ve kuzey Avrupa popülasyonlarının buzul dönemlerinde Anadolu'da barınmış popülasyonlardan giden öncülerce oluşturulduğu savunulmaktadır. Soğuk tercih eden hayvanlar yayılış örüntülerinde buzul dönemlerinde genişleme buzullar arası dönemlerde ise daralma sergiledikleri için model organizmalar olarak kabul edilmektedir. Bu kapsamda Anadolu'nun, tarihsel biyocoğrafyası ve genetik çeşitliliği konusunda bilgi edinmek amacıyla Karadeniz bölgesinde yayılış gösteren Bombus lapidarius'un 14 kadar popülasyonundan COI ve nCTB gen bölgeleri çalışılmıştır. Her iki belirteç açısından da haplotip çeşitliliği ve özgün haplotip sayısı yüksek olup, popülasyonlar arasında anlamlı bir genetik farklılaşma saptanmıştır. Özellikle Doğu-Batı farklılaşması Karadeniz boyunca desteklenmektedir. Tüm analizlerde Doğu4 ve Doğu5 popülasyonlarının diğer popülasyonlardan belirgin olarak farklı olduğu görülmektedir. Bu farklılaşma popülasyonların coğrafik yayılış örüntüleri ile doğrudan ilişkilidir. Aynı zamanda bu popülasyonlar ayrı bir soy hattı oluşturmaktadır. Ayrıca Batı popülasyonları son türemiş popülasyonlar olarak görülmektedir.Anahtar Kelimeler: mtDNA, NUMT, Anadolu, Filocoğrafya, Genetik yapı, Coğrafik genetik yapılanma GENETIC STRUCTURING OF ANATOLIAN BOMBUS LAPIDARIUS L. (APIDAE: HYMENOPTERA) POPULATIONS ABSTRACTAnatolia is one of the important regions which have contributed to current biodiversity of Europe. It is suggested that some of the current central and northern populations of Europe have been originated from populations took refuge during glacial ages. Cold preferring animals are accepted as model organisms because they exhibit range expansion and range contraction patterns during glacial and interglacial periods, respectively. In order to improve our knowledge on biogeography and genetic diversity of Anatolia, the distribution pattern of Bombus lapidarius were investigated in the Black Sea region using COI and nCTB genes from 14 populations. High numbers of unique and diverse haplotypes were observed in both markers, suggesting genetic differentiations among populations. East-West differentiation is particularly supported throughout the Black Sea region. All analyses indicate that the East4 and East5 populations exhibit significantly differentiation from other populations. This differentiation is directly related to the geographical distribution patterns of populations. These populations constitute a separate lineage at the same time. In addition, Western populations can be accepted as recently derived populations.

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An overview of biodiversity and conservation status of steppes of the Anatolian Biogeographical Region

Cited by 33 publications

References 41 publications

Asymmetric response of different functional insect groups to low‐grazing pressure in Eurasian steppe in Ningxia

Asymmetric response of different functional insect groups to low‐grazing pressure in Eurasian steppe in Ningxia

Step(pe) up! Raising the profile of the Palaearctic natural grasslands

Genetic structuring of Anatolian Bombus lapidarius L. (Apidae: Hymenoptera) populations

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