Historical, local and landscape factors determine the success of grassland restoration for arthropods

Woodcock, Ben A.; Pywell, R. F.; Macgregor, Nicholas A.; Edwards, Martin B.; Redhead, John W.; Ridding, Lucy E.; Batáry, Péter; Czerwiński, Marek; Duffield, Simon J.

doi:10.1016/j.agee.2020.107271

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“…This result mirrors previous studies in grasslands, which find that mammals are a prominent granivore (Klinkhamer et al 1988; Hulme 1994; Reed et al 2004; Pellish et al 2017), although other studies in this area find that insects remove more seeds than small mammals in first‐year prairie restorations (Linabury et al 2019). This may be because arthropod communities likely differ between first‐year prairie restoration and older, established prairies (Woodcock et al 2021). Small mammal granivory is also likely high in this older restored prairie due to its dense vegetation, as rodents often prefer high vegetation cover while foraging (Ahlgren 1966; Clark & Kaufman 1990; Hulme 1997).…”

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Seed predator preferences are associated with seed traits but an unlikely mechanism of local extinction

Johnson

Zettlemoyer

2022

Restoration Ecology

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Certain traits, including those that make species more vulnerable to consumption by predators, may make species inherently susceptible to population declines and local species loss (i.e. extirpation). To examine whether small mammal and arthropod granivory is a mechanism of community change via association with extirpation events, we studied seed predation on six phylogenetically paired extirpated and extant species from Kalamazoo, Michigan, using a seed removal experiment in a restored prairie. We also examined differences in granivore preferences for seed traits (seed mass, water content, C:N content) and differences in seed traits between extirpated and extant taxa. Granivory was independent of extirpation status but was affected by seed traits. Small mammals consumed more seeds than arthropods and preferentially consumed large seeds, while arthropods consumed small seeds and those with higher C:N ratios (lower nitrogen content). Extirpated and extant taxa did not differ in seed traits, perhaps explaining why they did not differ in granivory. Granivory was phylogenetically conserved, suggesting that certain plant families are more susceptible to granivores than others. This study indicates that granivory varies across species and seed traits in a prairie restoration, but does not likely influence extirpation in this system. Understanding granivore preferences may help managers predict establishment success for rare or extirpated species with particular traits being introduced into prairie restorations.

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Seed predator preferences are associated with seed traits but an unlikely mechanism of local extinction

Johnson

Zettlemoyer

2022

Restoration Ecology

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“…Diversos autores vêm discutindo a eficácia dos instrumentos de tombamento e um ponto de vista quase comum é que em geral as decisões que antecedem os reconhecimentos legais não levam em consideração os anseios das pessoas e em alguns casos alijam os usuários dos espaços agora tombados, ou dificultam sua fruição SANJAD, 2020;GODINHO, 2019aGODINHO, , 2019bOLIVEIRA, 2016). Van Lanen, Van Beek e Kosian (2022) nos indicam que em certos lugares é importante que as metodologias sejam pensadas de modos particulares, dadas as condições sui generis destas e estudos sobre paisagem histórica, sua importância para construção de identidades, manutenção de sentido de pertença ou mesmo como afirmação política que estão ocorrendo em todos os lugares e dentro de praticamente todas as áreas das humanidades (BRUMANN; GFELLER, 2021;DAI;ZHENG;YANG, 2022;DAVES;FACCIO, 2021;DEMJÁN et al, 2022;ONYANGO;OPIYO, 2022;QUINTERO-ANGEL;COLES;DUQUE-NIVIA, 2021;WOODCOCK et al, 2021). Isso tem se dado também porque, como afirmam Tilley e Cameron-Daum (2017), a paisagem é um objeto de estudo que não é de ninguém; há muito é estudada de maneiras diferentes e sob vários disfarces por geólogos, geógrafos sociais e culturais, planejadores, ecologistas, historiadores e historiadores da arte, arqueólogos e antropólogos, e não só.…”

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A paisagem histórica da capital paraense e suas interrelações com as pessoas: e a Arqueologia com isso?

Gomes

2023

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Este artigo discute intervenções arqueológicas compulsórias em contexto urbano, e analisa a paisagem histórica da capital do Estado do Pará. Buscou-se integrar os dois temas: pesquisa arqueológica compulsória e a análise da paisagem no Centro Histórico de Belém. O enfoque da análise será a progressiva intervenção na paisagem urbana de Belém e o modo como tal intervenção altera sobremaneira a experiência e circulação da população nos espaços. Além da discussão sobre a arqueologia no Centro Histórico, analiso a construção social de sua paisagem, sua historicidade e a relação desta com o que chamamos patrimônio cultural. O artigo aponta que intervenções foram feitas à revelia da participação popular, e, muitas vezes, reprodutora de relações de poder assimétricas.

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“…Grasslands have provided economic and cultural services for centuries and are extremely valuable as a source of carbon sequestration, clean water and air, and providing habitat for various animal species and high‐quality forage for farms (Woodcock et al, 2021; Yang et al, 2021). Grassland ecosystems, covering proximately 25% of the terrestrial landscapes in the world, are one of the most globally widespread types of vegetation (Liu et al, 2019), facing severe challenges due to climate change and the increased frequency and intensity of extreme droughts (Ai et al, 2019; Doblas‐Reyes et al, 2013; Metzger et al, 2006; Schröter et al, 2005; White et al, 2021).…”

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Grassland ecosystems resilience to drought: The role of surface water ponds

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Currently, grassland ecosystems' stability is facing severe challenges due to climate variability and the increased frequency and intensity of extreme droughts. In many grasslands worldwide, closed‐basin ponds supply various ecosystem services by collecting rainfall and runoff. These ponds may provide a significant opportunity to mitigate climate change pressures and improve the resilience of grasslands. Nevertheless, their conservation is hampered by problems auditing these small and dynamic features. Understanding the dynamics that characterise the interactions of ponds and grassland vegetation with climate changes is, therefore, a priority for better quantifying future impacts of climate change on managed‐land systems. This study investigated variations of grassland vegetation quality from 2001 to 2021 in Lessinia Regional Park, a pre‐alpine historical rural landscape in northern Italy. We combined multi‐source data, weather information, and satellite‐derived vegetation quality indices. The work focuses the analysis using a ‘pond landscape dominance’ index, calculated as a proxy of hydrologic connectivity, to illustrate the function of ponds in regulating vegetation. We provided an unprecedented mapping of 459 ponds across the whole area. The results show a progressively decreasing vegetation quality in Lessinia, following rainfall and temperature variability. Overall, however, the analysis highlighted the benefit of water extent and closeness to ponds in providing higher resistance of grasslands against drought, especially during the driest study years. These results demonstrate that this approach has great potential for monitoring the resistance of grasslands in response to drought over large regions. This study supports the importance of identifying multiple co‐benefits and ecosystem services related to ponds, which can help communities cope with climate change and environmental challenges.

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Historical, local and landscape factors determine the success of grassland restoration for arthropods

Cited by 9 publications

References 40 publications

Seed predator preferences are associated with seed traits but an unlikely mechanism of local extinction

Seed predator preferences are associated with seed traits but an unlikely mechanism of local extinction

A paisagem histórica da capital paraense e suas interrelações com as pessoas: e a Arqueologia com isso?

Grassland ecosystems resilience to drought: The role of surface water ponds

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