Landscape diversity vs. population resilience of a wetland species near the limits of its range (the root vole Microtus oeconomus in Poland) – Implications for species conservation

Falkowska, Ewa; Jancewicz, Elżbieta

doi:10.1016/j.catena.2021.105947

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“…Regardless of whether Northern Europe was colonized by the Mediterranean populations [2] or from other refugia [9], the phylogeography of A. oeconomus in higher latitudes was strongly influenced by late Quaternary geological and climatic events [19]. Dispersal is thought to occur through hydrogenic habitats, so landscape origin may influence the genetic diversity of populations [52].…”

Section: Distribution Of Alexandromys Oeconomusmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Why is A. oeconomus currently so widespread? The species primarily inhabits a variety of habitats, such as floodplain meadows and reedbeds [29,53], wet forests, and swamps [52]. However, the species is able to survive (or adapt) to anthropogenic habitats such as fruit orchards [54] and agricultural land [18,21], using the remaining areas of marshland as a refuge [55].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Being associated with wetlands and humid habitats [52,53,55], A. oeconomus is expected to lack the most favorable habitats within agricultural landscapes. The remaining fragments of preserved wetlands function as refugia [55], sustaining relatively small populations.…”

Section: The Isolation Spread and Genetic Diversity Of Alexandromys O...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The isolation of these small populations further restricts gene flow, fostering the development of populations with distinctive genetic variations [61]. The situation is further complicated by the fragmentation of hydrogenic habitats [52].…”

Section: The Isolation Spread and Genetic Diversity Of Alexandromys O...mentioning

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Low Genetic Variability of the Tundra Vole in Lithuania

Prakas,

Butkauskas,

Balčiauskienė

et al. 2024

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The distribution and spread of the tundra vole (Alexandromys oeconomus) in Lithuania have been documented over the last 70 years, but the genetic diversity of the species has not been studied. In this study, we examined A. oeconomus trapped in three sites in northern and western Lithuania using mtDNA sequence analysis of the cytb and control region. The western and northern sites are separated by anthropogenic landscape barriers. The western site is subject to regular spring flooding. Phylogenetic analyses of the studied individuals placed them in the Central European phylogroup, suggesting that Lithuanian A. oeconomus originated from northeastern Poland. In Lithuania, the genetic diversity of A. oeconomus at both mtDNA loci was relatively low (Hd < 0.6, π < 0.002) compared to that found in other European samples (Hd = 0.833–0.958; π = 0.00402–0.01552). Individuals analyzed in Lithuania were genetically different from samples collected in Poland and Northern Europe (ΦST > 0.15, p < 0.05). The genetic divergence between the western and northern samples of A. oeconomus in Lithuania, together with the low genetic variability among the voles studied, provides new insights into the phylogeography of the species and the influence of barriers on the colonization of the country.

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Section: Distribution Of Alexandromys Oeconomusmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Low Genetic Variability of the Tundra Vole in Lithuania

Prakas,

Butkauskas,

Balčiauskienė

et al. 2024

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“…Biological data and abiotic data of wetland parks are widely used as two kinds of index systems to assess the level of biodiversity. In the study of biological data indicators, the community structure of macroinvertebrates [14], birds and amphibians [15], microbial flora [16], vascular plant community [17], and vole [18] can be used as the indicator species of biodiversity in the selected habitat unit of this organism. However, it is not clear whether it can represent the level of the whole wetland park, because the interpretation percentage is about 20%, which has a certain bias [19].…”

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The Relationship between Habitat Diversity and Tourists’ Visual Preference in Urban Wetland Park

Zhang

Zhu

Gao

2022

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The increasing number of visitors to wetland parks has caused varying degrees of impact on wetland life. How to reduce the damage to wetland biodiversity caused by recreational activities in parks, improve tourists’ recreational experience, and balance the relationship between the two are urgent problems that need to be solved. Therefore, four urban wetland parks were selected as subjects for this study. The present study utilized social media data to study the diversity of urban wetland habitats and tourists’ wetland landscape preferences from the spatial dimension and explore the relationship between the two. This is a practice different from the traditional ecological research (survey, measurement, monitoring, questionnaire survey) of wetland habitat diversity assessment. The research revealed the following findings: (1) There was a significant positive correlation between habitat saturation and positive artificial elements, such as landscape structures and aerial walkways; (2) Landscape complexity is negatively correlated with landscape instantaneity and wilderness degree; (3) Habitat diversity was negatively correlated with landscape instantaneity but positively correlated with naturalness and positive artificial elements. This study proposes wetland habitat construction as a strategy to optimize the management of habitat diversity in urban wetland parks and enhance its ecological education function.

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Landscape diversity vs. population resilience of a wetland species near the limits of its range (the root vole Microtus oeconomus in Poland) – Implications for species conservation

Cited by 2 publications

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Low Genetic Variability of the Tundra Vole in Lithuania

Low Genetic Variability of the Tundra Vole in Lithuania

The Relationship between Habitat Diversity and Tourists’ Visual Preference in Urban Wetland Park

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