Urban green space conservation and management based on biodiversity of terrestrial fauna – A decision support tool

Łopucki, Rafał; Kiersztyn, Adam

doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2015.05.001

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“…For example, more sensitive small mammal species may avoid the proximity of wind turbines, and their contribution in the small mammal community should be lower than within control sites. This phenomenon is observed in both rodents and shrews in urban areas with high and diverse human impacts (Łopucki and Kiersztyn 2015 ; Łopucki and Kitowski 2014 ). Second, high noise, movement of wind turbine blades and vibration may cause the sites near the turbines to become presumably less suitable as potential habitats (the sound can disrupt animal vocal communication or impair the animals’ ability to hear approaching predators (Helldin et al 2012 )), so the abundance of those species would be lower there.…”

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An assessment of non-volant terrestrial vertebrates response to wind farms—a study of small mammals

Łopucki

Mróz

2016

Environ Monit Assess

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The majority of studies on the effects of wind energy development on wildlife have been focused on birds and bats, whereas knowledge of the response of terrestrial, non-flying vertebrates is very scarce. In this paper, the impact of three functioning wind farms on terrestrial small mammal communities (rodents and shrews) and the population parameters of the most abundant species were studied. The study was carried out in southeastern Poland within the foothills of the Outer Western Carpathians. Small mammals were captured at 12 sites around wind turbines and at 12 control sites. In total, from 1200 trap-days, 885 individuals of 14 studied mammal species were captured. There was no difference in the characteristics of communities of small mammals near wind turbines and within control sites; i.e. these types of sites were inhabited by a similar number of species of similar abundance, similar species composition, species diversity (H′ index) and species evenness (J′) (Pielou’s index). For the two species with the highest proportion in the communities (Apodemus agrarius and Microtus arvalis), the parameters of their populations (mean body mass, sex ratio, the proportion of adult individuals and the proportion of reproductive female) were analysed. In both species, none of the analysed parameters differed significantly between sites in the vicinity of turbines and control sites. For future studies on the impact of wind turbines on small terrestrial mammals in different geographical areas and different species communities, we recommend the method of paired ‘turbine-control sites’ as appropriate for animal species with pronounced fluctuations in population numbers.

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An assessment of non-volant terrestrial vertebrates response to wind farms—a study of small mammals

Łopucki

Mróz

2016

Environ Monit Assess

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“…The method chosen was similar to that used in the Warsaw (Andrzejewski et al 1978;Babińska-Werka et al 1979;Gortat et al 2014) and Lublin (Łopucki et al 2013;Łopucki and Kiersztyn 2015), enabling us to make reliable comparisons of our results with data from those larger cities. Study sites were divided into four groups according to their location relative to the city centre.…”

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How small cities affect the biodiversity of ground-dwelling mammals and the relevance of this knowledge in planning urban land expansion in terms of urban wildlife

Łopucki

Kitowski

2017

Urban Ecosyst

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Fundamental principles regarding urban biodiversity are based on studies conducted in large cities. However we cannot know whether the same phenomena occur in smaller cities or how small cities affect biodiversity. Small cities are an inherent element of urbanization and in the future, most global urban growth is expected to take place in small and mediumsized cities. Understanding the effects of small cities on biodiversity will be an important aspect in planning urban land expansion. Our study examined the effects of a small city on communities of small ground-dwelling mammals on 41 sites arranged in a four step gradient of urbanization. In 6700 trapdays, we caught 2333 individuals comprising 15 species. In the downtown area the same phenomena as those described for large cities were observed: a reduction in species richness and diversity, a decline in the abundance of urban sensitive species and an increase in synurbic species. However, in contrast to large city studies, green areas outside the downtown area did not differ from rural sites in small mammal population parameters. This phenomenon of relatively unchanged fauna outside the downtown area shows that small cities have the potential to maintain a high level of diversity of small grounddwelling mammals if appropriate planning of further building expansion is implemented. More studies of small cities are needed to better assess their impact on biodiversity. This knowledge can then be applied in better planning for urban wildlife. Generalizations based solely on large city studies are inadequate and may lead to incomplete or inappropriate conservation strategies for small cities.

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“…In order to answer this question, this study applies Hellwig's Optimal Selection Prediction Model [52] to solve this problem, which is referred to as Hellwig Method for short. This method has been applied to the study of species biodiversity measurement and ecological significance of green space in the city of Lublin, Poland [53]. The main data is the small mammal composition and abundance.…”

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Decision-Making of Green Space Utilization and Protection in Urban Fringe Based on Biodiversity Trade-Off

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Sustainability

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Urbanization leads to the continuous expansion of urban built-up areas and the erosion of green space in urban fringe areas, leading to the continuous decline of biodiversity. Urban planners and managers need corresponding decision support tools to coordinate the contradiction between the utilization and protection of green space, ensure the maintenance capacity of biodiversity in green space, and realize the sustainable development of regional economy, society and ecology. Therefore, based on the Hellwig Method, this study designed a decision-making method of green space utilization and protection in urban fringe areas and applied the method to the decision simulation of single or multiple green space utilization and protection modes. In the decision simulation of a green space utilization mode, we evaluated the Hk values of one or several green space sample units, respectively. The smaller the Hk value, the smaller the influence of the green space unit on the biodiversity maintenance function of the whole green space in the region, so the green space unit can be selected first when making green space utilization planning decisions in the urban fringe. In the decision simulation of green space protection mode, the higher the Hk value of single green space sample unit combination or multiple green space sample unit combination, the greater the influence of the green space unit in the combination on the maintenance function of the overall green space biodiversity in the region. Then, when planning the green space protection in the urban fringe, the combination of such green space sample units should be given priority as the key protection and control objects. As a decision support tool for optimal scheme of green space utilization and protection in urban fringe areas, the method is practical, instructive, reasonable, operable, flexible, and universal.

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Urban green space conservation and management based on biodiversity of terrestrial fauna – A decision support tool

Cited by 36 publications

References 58 publications

An assessment of non-volant terrestrial vertebrates response to wind farms—a study of small mammals

An assessment of non-volant terrestrial vertebrates response to wind farms—a study of small mammals

How small cities affect the biodiversity of ground-dwelling mammals and the relevance of this knowledge in planning urban land expansion in terms of urban wildlife

Decision-Making of Green Space Utilization and Protection in Urban Fringe Based on Biodiversity Trade-Off

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