Development of synanthropic beetle faunas over the last 9000 years in the British Isles

Smith, David; Hill, Geoff; Kenward, Harry; Allison, Enid

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2020.105075

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“…The palynological diversity indices presented here imply that opening of the landscape, associated with early land-use and forest removal, initially led to an increase in the diversity of vegetation types across many sites, which varied regionally (Figure 4). Similar patterns identified by Kuneš et al (2019) and intensity of settlement (Kenward, 1997;Smith, 2012;Smith et al, 2010Smith et al, , 2019Smith et al, , 2020. which are governed by speciation and global extinction (McGill et al, 2015).…”

Section: Biodiversity Trends In the Holocenementioning

confidence: 62%

“…However, deforestation in the British Isles, from the start of the Neolithic around 6,000 years ago, is recognised as occurring slightly earlier than major population increases through evidence of axe production and declining forest vegetation (Schauer et al, 2019). There is no simple correlation between population rise and deforestation; therefore, the way in which people use the land requires in- the open ground and dung-associated 'field fauna' replacing woodland insects (Smith et al, 2019(Smith et al, , 2020. Similar evidence is now emerging in other regions (e.g.…”

Section: Periods Of Human Population Increase Are Often Associatedmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Insect species are also classified as semi-or fully synanthropic (human-dependent; Smith et al, 2020) and this is represented in Figure 3 by the proportions of Kenward's 'house fauna' recovered for the periods concerned. As the insect data are derived from archaeological sites, it is necessary to aggregate by archaeological period, rather than into time windows that are comparable to the pollen data.…”

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1. Biodiversity plays an important role in ecosystem functioning, habitat recovery following disturbance and resilience to global environmental change. Long-term ecological records can be used to explore biodiversity patterns and trends over centennial to multi-millennial timescales across broad regions. Fossil pollen grains preserved in sediment over millennia reflect palynological richness and diversity, which relates to changes in landscape diversity. Other long-term environmental data, such as fossil insects, palaeoclimate and archaeologically inferred palaeodemographic (population) data, hold potential to address questions about the drivers and consequences of diversity change when combined with fossil pollen records. 2. This study tests a model of Holocene palynological diversity change through a synthesis of pollen and insect records from across the British Isles along with palaeodemographic trends and palaeoclimate records. We demonstrate relationships between human population change, insect faunal group turnover, palynological diversity and climate trends through the Holocene. 3. Notable increases in population at the start of the British Neolithic (~6,000 calendar years before present [bp]) and Bronze Age (~4,200 bp) coincided with the loss of forests, increased agricultural activity and changes in insect faunal groups to species associated with human land use. Pollen diversity and evenness increased, most notably since the Bronze Age, as landscapes became more open and heterogeneous. However, regionally distinctive patterns are also evident within the context of these broad-scale trends. Palynological diversity is correlated with population while diversity and population are correlated with some climate datasets during certain time periods (e.g. Greenland temperature in the mid-late Holocene). 4. Synthesis. This study has demonstrated that early human societies contributed to shaping palynological diversity patterns over millennia within the context of broader climatic influences upon vegetation. The connections between population and palynological diversity become increasingly significant in the later Holocene, implying intensifying impacts of human activity, which may override climatic effects. Patterns | 1397

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“…The apparent naturalness of the assemblages is supported by reference to the collation of synanthropic species from the mid-late Holocene archaeological sites by Smith et al (2020). Neither the Cutton Alders (CA) site nor any of the reach floodplain palaeosamples contained any strongly synanthropic species (SS in Smith et al, 2020).…”

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Late Quaternary evolution of a lowland anastomosing river system: Geological-topographic inheritance, non-uniformity and implications for biodiversity and management

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“…Meanwhile, other taxa may be on the rise, including plants that benefit from anthropogenic nutrient enrichment [5], invasive species [6], synanthropic species (e.g. [7]) and species recovering from historical impacts that have since been mitigated (e.g. [8]).…”

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Long-term change in the parasite burden of shore crabs ( Hemigrapsus oregonensis and Hemigrapsus nudus ) on the northwestern Pacific coast of North America

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The abundances of free-living species have changed dramatically in recent decades, but little is known about change in the abundance of parasitic species. We investigated whether populations of several parasites have shifted over time in two shore crab hosts, Hemigrapsus oregonensis and Hemigrapsus nudus, by comparing the prevalence and abundance of three parasite taxa in a historical dataset (1969–1970) to contemporary parasite abundance (2018–2020) for hosts collected from 11 intertidal sites located from Oregon, USA, to British Columbia, Canada. Our data suggest that the abundance of the parasitic isopod Portunion conformis has varied around a stable mean for the past 50 years. No change over time was observed for larval acanthocephalans. However, larval microphallid trematodes increased in prevalence over time among H. oregonensis hosts, from a mean of 8.4–61.8% between the historical and contemporary time points. The substantial increase in the prevalence of larval microphallid trematodes could be owing to increased abundances of their bird final hosts, increased production of parasite infective stages by snail intermediate hosts or both. Our study highlights the variability among parasite species in their temporal trajectories of change.

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Development of synanthropic beetle faunas over the last 9000 years in the British Isles

Cited by 11 publications

References 54 publications

What drives biodiversity patterns? Using long‐term multidisciplinary data to discern centennial‐scale change

What drives biodiversity patterns? Using long‐term multidisciplinary data to discern centennial‐scale change

Late Quaternary evolution of a lowland anastomosing river system: Geological-topographic inheritance, non-uniformity and implications for biodiversity and management

Long-term change in the parasite burden of shore crabs ( Hemigrapsus oregonensis and Hemigrapsus nudus ) on the northwestern Pacific coast of North America

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