Urbanization increases fluctuating asymmetry and affects behavioral traits of a common grasshopper

Rech, Florian; Narimanov, Nijat; Bauer, Tobias; Schirmel, Jens

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“…However, both occurrence and interaction data are needed to understand, address and mitigate the consequences of the five major drivers of biodiversity loss (Díaz et al., 2019). For instance, land‐use change may affect host‐vector dynamics (Spence Beaulieu et al., 2019), pollution may lead to adaptations in species traits (Rech et al., 2022), climate change can affect trophic cascades and distribution shifts (van Gils et al., 2016), overexploitation may change former mutualisms (Speziale et al., 2018) and biological invasions can result in novel plant–pollinator networks (Parra‐Tabla & Arceo‐Gómez, 2021). The variety of direct and indirect effects of biotic and abiotic interactions are difficult to study, which poses a challenge that can only be addressed through global collective effort (Díaz et al., 2019).…”

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Overcoming biodiversity blindness: Secondary data in primary citizen science observations

Pernat,

Canavan,

Golivets

et al. 2024

Ecol Sol and Evidence

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In the face of the global biodiversity crisis, collecting comprehensive data and making the best use of existing data are becoming increasingly important to understand patterns and drivers of environmental and biological phenomena at different scales. Here we address the concept of secondary data, which refers to additional information unintentionally captured in species records, especially in multimedia‐based citizen science reports. We argue that secondary data can provide a wealth of ecologically relevant information, the utilisation of which can enhance our understanding of traits and interactions among individual organisms, populations and biodiversity dynamics in general. We explore the possibilities offered by secondary data and describe their main types and sources. An overview of research in this field provides a synthesis of the results already achieved using secondary data and different approaches to information extraction. Finally, we discuss challenges to the widespread use of secondary data, such as biases, licensing issues, use of metadata and lack of awareness of this trove of data due to a missing common terminology, as well as possible solutions to overcome these barriers. Although the exploration and use of secondary data is only emerging, the many opportunities identified show how these data can enrich biodiversity research and monitoring.

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Section: The Untapped Information In Existing Biodiversity Datamentioning

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Overcoming biodiversity blindness: Secondary data in primary citizen science observations

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Canavan,

Golivets

et al. 2024

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“…Grasshoppers are sensitive to land use changes, but also feature representatives that can thrive in highly modified habitats, making them suitable indicator species and study subjects for urbanization effects (Rech et al, 2022; Schirmel et al, 2011). Because Orthoptera species are closely associated with grassland plant communities and plant food quality, this group is also suitable for grassland quality assessment (Nakajima & Miyashita, 2021; Schirmel et al, 2019).…”

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Urbanization reduces Orthoptera diversity and changes community structure towards mobile species

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Buchholz,

Schirmel

2024

Insect Conserv Diversity

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Urban land use is regarded as one major driver for insect declines worldwide. We investigated how Orthoptera diversity and traits respond to the urban matrix and local vegetation parameters. Orthoptera were collected using a combined method of box‐quadrat sampling and pitfall trapping. We sampled 42 dry grasslands in Berlin, Germany, along gradients of urbanization (measured as proportion of sealed surface in the surrounding of the sites) and connectivity. We further included patch size and local vegetation parameters (plant richness, total vegetation cover, herb cover, neophyte cover) in our models. Urbanization was the main driver explaining Orthoptera species richness, Simpson diversity and functional diversity (functional dispersion), which all decreased with increasing proportion of sealed surface in the surrounding. Urbanization also influenced the Orthoptera species composition. Thereby, functional trait analyses revealed that the urban matrix acted as a habitat filter sorting towards mobile species. However, responses of the most common species showed that the effects of the urban matrix and vegetation parameters were species specific. Our results demonstrate predominantly negative effects of urbanization on Orthoptera diversity. Nevertheless, urban environments can provide important habitats, in particular for mobile species. Even small and isolated patches of dry grasslands can contribute to Orthoptera conservation in cities.

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Effects of the urban environment on the developmental stability, size and body condition of dice snakes (Natrix tessellata) living in artificial lakeside habitats

Mészáros,

Bürgés,

Tamás

et al. 2023

Ecological Indicators

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Urbanization increases fluctuating asymmetry and affects behavioral traits of a common grasshopper

Abstract: Urbanization is a globally increasing phenomenon (Gaston, 2010) and one of the significant causes of land use change worldwide (Grimm et al., 2000). The accompanying increase in sealed impervious surfaces strongly alters local ecosystem conditions and

Cited by 5 publications

References 99 publications

Overcoming biodiversity blindness: Secondary data in primary citizen science observations

Overcoming biodiversity blindness: Secondary data in primary citizen science observations

Urbanization reduces Orthoptera diversity and changes community structure towards mobile species

Effects of the urban environment on the developmental stability, size and body condition of dice snakes (Natrix tessellata) living in artificial lakeside habitats

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