Sustaining a Threatened Landscape: Farmland Ponds in Cheshire

Boothby, John

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“…There has been an increasing volume of published research on perennial and ephemeral pond biodiversity (Oertli et al, 2009) in both northern (Jeffries, 1991;Boothby et al, 1995a;Guest, 1997;Jeffries, 2011;Hassall et al, 2012) and southern UK (Rundle et al, 2002;Williams et al, 2003;Bilton et al, 2009;Armitage et al, 2012;Sayer et al, 2012 (Lott, 1999, unpublished data). At least one Red Data Book species was recorded from 26 of the 30 pond sites.…”

Section: Regional Context: Pond Biodiversity In the East Midlands Ukmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Reduced connectivity and isolation of ponds in urban areas is threatening their biodiversity, especially species reliant on the terrestrial matrix, and is influencing dispersal potential (Cushman, 2006). Pond isolation can increase local extinction rates and regional losses of flora and fauna (Boothby et al, 1995a).…”

Section: Threats To Pond Numbers and Macroinvertebrate Biodiversitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Norfolk land owners and farm owners are vitally important for the continued survival of pondscapes as the majority of ponds are located in agricultural settings (Boothby et al, 1995a;Sayer et al, 2012).…”

Section: Agricultural Pondsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The NPMN will be the key mechanism monitoring pond Priority Habitat sites (BRIG, 2008). Bottom-up approaches such as pond warden schemes are considered one of the best ways for pond management and conservation to progress (Boothby et al, 1995a) Using surrogate or indicator taxa, the conservation value and biological quality of numerous ponds within a pondscape can be assessed quickly and efficiently (Green, 1989;Briers and Biggs, 2003;Bilton et al, 2006). In an Oxfordshire pondscape, Coenagrionidae and Limnephilidae richness best represented the overall species richness of the pond; based on their taxonomic diversity they expressed over 95% of the total site richness (Briers and Biggs, 2003).…”

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“…In many agricultural landscapes, ponds are not managed (Boothby et al, 1995a) allowing pond succession and the development of a surrounding shrub layer and tree canopy (Sayer et al, 2012).…”

Section: Community Conservation Index (Cci)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ecological Drivers of Cladoceran Diversity in the Central European City (Łódź, Poland): Effects of Urbanisation and Size of the Waterbody

Pawlikiewicz¹,

Jurasz

2017

Annales Zoologici Fennici

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Ponds are common and abundant features in nearly all landscapes typical of European lowland landscapes yet research on freshwater biodiversity has traditionally focussed on larger waterbodies such as lakes and rivers. This has led to an increased need to understand and quantify the biodiversity associated with pond habitats to better inform the active conservation and management of these small waterbodies. This thesis examines the aquatic macroinvertebrate biodiversity (alpha, beta and gamma) and conservation value of 95 ponds in Leicestershire, UK, across a variety of urban and rural landscape types and at a range of spatial scales. In addition, the relative importance of local (physicochemical and biological) and spatial (connectivity) variables in structuring macroinvertebrate communities within ponds is investigated. At a regional scale, the greatest macroinvertebrate biodiversity and conservation value was recorded within meadow ponds compared to urban, agricultural and forest ponds. Spatially, ponds were highly physically and biologically heterogeneous. Temporally (seasonally), invertebrate communities were most dissimilar in meadow and agricultural ponds but assemblages were similar in urban and forest ponds. In urban landscapes, park ponds supported a greater diversity of invertebrates than 'other' urban or garden ponds and typically had a greater conservation value. Garden ponds were the most taxon poor of those investigated. Perennial floodplain meadow ponds supported a greater biodiversity of invertebrates compared to ephemeral meadow ponds although conservation value was similar. Despite regular inundation from the River Soar, ephemeral ponds supported distinct communities compared to perennial meadow ponds. Aquatic macrophytes supported a higher diversity of taxa than other pond mesohabitats across all landscapes studied. Physicochemical factors were identified to be the dominant influence on macroinvertebrate assemblages although, a combination of local and spatial factors best explained the variation in community composition at a regional scale and for meadow ponds. Spatial factors were not identified to significantly influence urban pond communities. This study highlights the ecological importance and conservation value of ponds in rural and anthropogenically disturbed landscapes. Recognition of the significant contribution of ponds to freshwater biodiversity at regional and landscape scales is important for future conservation of pond habitats and will help focus and direct conservation strategies to where they are needed most.iv

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Section: Regional Context: Pond Biodiversity In the East Midlands Ukmentioning

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Section: Threats To Pond Numbers and Macroinvertebrate Biodiversitymentioning

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Section: Agricultural Pondsmentioning

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Section: Community Conservation Index (Cci)mentioning

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Ecological Drivers of Cladoceran Diversity in the Central European City (Łódź, Poland): Effects of Urbanisation and Size of the Waterbody

Pawlikiewicz¹,

Jurasz

2017

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A census of ponds in Cheshire, North West England

Boothby

Hull

1997

Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst.

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1. Of the 41 564 small water bodies (‘ponds’) identified on Ordnance Survey maps of Cheshire in ca 1870, 61% had disappeared by the early 1990s. 2. Pond loss has taken place across the county and is associated with a number of different replacement land‐uses; loss rates are highest in areas of urban development. 3. Using aerial photography, only 45% of extant ponds show areas of open water, many being completely overshaded by trees or with substantial emergent vegetation. 4. The effects of pond loss are now being felt in increasing fragmentation of the total resource; the density of wet ponds over the entire county has fallen from 17.8 km−2 (ca 1870) to 3.25 km−2 (1992/93), and the ‘connectedness’ of the pond landscape has been similarly reduced. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Pond conservation: towards a delineation of pondscape

Boothby

1997

Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst.

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1. Faced with the prospect of dealing with several hundred or even thousands of habitat sites, environmental managers in dense pond landscapes often have insufficient information. 2. In addition, there is a need to treat pond habitats as a totality, in that the intervening terrestrial matrix is relevant to the distribution and persistence of certain species. 3. Part of the terrestrial matrix is concerned with the spatial distribution of ponds and their ‘connectedness’, termed here ‘pondscape’. 4. An initial approach to delineating ‘pondscape’ is demonstrated. Such delineation enables environmental managers not only to conceptualize core areas of pond habitat, but also to trace changes in spatial extent and form, and to predict (and where necessary mitigate) changes arising from proposed development. 5. Though the approach is in part an abstraction, it also provides the advantages of synoptic description, monitoring and planning evaluation. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Sustaining a Threatened Landscape: Farmland Ponds in Cheshire

Cited by 15 publications

References 1 publication

Ecological Drivers of Cladoceran Diversity in the Central European City (Łódź, Poland): Effects of Urbanisation and Size of the Waterbody

Ecological Drivers of Cladoceran Diversity in the Central European City (Łódź, Poland): Effects of Urbanisation and Size of the Waterbody

A census of ponds in Cheshire, North West England

Pond conservation: towards a delineation of pondscape

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