scholarly journals Avispas (Insecta: Hymenoptera) asociadas a árboles urbanos de la ciudad de Bogotá, Colombia

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 681-698
Author(s):  
Juliana Durán-Prieto ◽  
Esteban Tulande-Marín ◽  
Valentina Ocampo-Flóres
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Urban Ecosystems ◽  
Terrestrial Ecosystems ◽  
Urban Ecosystem ◽  
Urban Trees ◽  
Biocontrol Agents ◽  
Ecological Processes ◽  
Urban Flora ◽  
First Time ◽  
The City

Urban trees are a source of food resources, habitat and refuge for the biodiversity that occurs in cities. However, the taxonomic identity and status of each plant species as native and / or exotic of in an ecosystem influences its interactions with biodiversity. Wasps are one of the main insects present in terrestrial ecosystems, including urban ecosystems, as components of their biodiversity, playing an important role as biocontrol agents (predators and parasitoids) of populations of other insects associated with urban flora or as phytophagous. Seeking to deepen into the knowledge of the diversity of wasps in the city of Bogotá and their ecological interactions, in this study the diversity of wasps associated with three native and three exotic species frequently in urban parks of the city was evaluated. In total, 22 wasp families and 227 morphospecies were identified. The families Bethylidae, Chalcididae and Crabronidae are recorded for the first time in Bogotá. On the other part, the families Eulophidae, Ichneumonidae and Braconidae were the ones that contributed with the most richness and abundance in this study. Regarding their association with the evaluated plant species, a greater diversity of morphospecies associated with native tree species was found, however, there is an effect of the taxonomic identity and the factor park on the results that are discussed. It highlighting the importance of conserving the native urban flora in green spaces of Bogota’s city, in order to maintain and preserve the diversity of wasps principally with parasitoid and predator habits and thus enhance their role as natural biocontrol agents of insects that affect the health of urban trees, at the same time that ecological processes and functionality of this urban ecosystem would be stimulated.

scholarly journals MURCIÉLAGOS (CHIROPTERA) EN ÁREAS VERDES URBANAS DE LA CIUDAD DE TEPIC, NAYARIT, MÉXICO

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Juan Pablo Ramírez-Silva ◽  
Elsa Jazmín Lugo-Gil
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Feeding Habits ◽  
Biotic Interactions ◽  
Urban Ecosystem ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Ecological Processes ◽  
Artibeus Jamaicensis ◽  
Mexican State ◽  
Artibeus Lituratus ◽  
The City

ResumenLos murciélagos desempeñan un papel fundamental en los ecosistemas, ya que efectúan múltiples interacciones bióticas como la dispersión de semillas, polinización y el control de plagas, además de que poseen hábitos alimenticios muy variados. En Nayarit se han registrado 67 especies de quirópteros, pero ningún estudio se ha enfocado en las zonas urbanas del estado. Nuestro objetivo fue evaluar la diversidad y abundancia de murciélagos en las áreas verdes de la zona urbana de Tepic, Nayarit. Se realizó un muestro en nueve sitios empleando una red de 12 metros, colocada de 18:00 h a 23:00 h., durante el periodo de noviembre del 2015 a noviembre del 2016, en el cual se acumuló un total de 45 horas/red. Se muestrearon tres tipos de hábitat urbanos: plazas, zanjones y parques. Con los datos recabados se estimó el índice de diversidad alfa de Shannon y se realizó una prueba de t modificada por Hutchenson para comparar los distintos ecosistemas. Se registraron tres especies de murciélagos (Artibeus lituratus, Artibeus jamaicensis y Artibeus hirsutus). Los parques resultaron el ecosistema que registró la mayor diversidad y abundancia de murciélagos, mientras que la especie que se documentó con mayor frecuencia fue A. lituratus.Palabras clave: ambientes antropizados, parques urbanos, quirópteros.AbstractThe bats play a fundamental role in the ecological processes of ecosystems, they carry out multiple biotic interactions such as seed dispersers, pollination, and pest control, they also have very varied feeding habits. In the Mexican state of Nayarit have been registered 67 bat species, but no one research has focused on the urban areas. Our objective was to research the species present in the green areas of the city of Tepic, Nayarit. Nine sites were sampled using a 12-meter network, which was placed from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The samplings were carried out from November 2015 to November 2016, for a total of 45 hours/network. Three types of habitat were covered: plazas, zanjon, and parks. We performed the Shannon alpha index to assess diversity and a t-test was used to compare between the different habitats. Three species were registered (Artibeus lituratus, Artibeus jamaicensis and Artibeus hirsutus). The urban ecosystem with the greatest diversity and abundance was the parks and the species that presented the highest frequency in the urban area was A. lituratus.Key words: Anthropized areas, bats, green spaces.

scholarly journals AGRICULTURE IN URBAN ECOSYSTEMS: A STEP TO CITIES SUSTAINABILITY1

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
THAYZA DE OLIVEIRA BATITUCCI ◽  
ERIKA CORTINES ◽  
FÁBIO SOUTO ALMEIDA ◽  
ÂNGELA ALVES DE ALMEIDA
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Urban Ecosystems ◽  
Urban Ecosystem ◽  
Agricultural Activities ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Environmental Considerations ◽  
The City

Abstract Urban Agriculture (UA) has emerged as an alternative capable of fostering sustainable relations among the economic, social and environmental spheres in cities. It consists of growing and processing traditionally rural food products in urban zones in consonance with the environmental considerations to promote sustainability. This study set out to analyze the interactions of agricultural activities and the urban ecosystem. A review of the literature and a case study of an Urban Agriculture program developed in the metropolitan area of the city of Rio de Janeiro showed that Urban Agriculture provides considerable ecosystem services, generates income, increases biodiversity conservation and fosters social inclusion, functioning as a mechanism for achieving equilibrium among the components of the urban ecosystem.

scholarly journals Structure and Composition of Plant Vegetation in Urban Area of Dhaka South City Corporation, Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Shahariar Jaman ◽  
Ishrat Jahan ◽  
Mahbuba Jamil ◽  
Md. Golam Jilani Helal ◽  
Md. Shariful Islam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Cocos Nucifera ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Urban Ecosystems ◽  
Average Frequency ◽  
Swietenia Macrophylla ◽  
Samanea Saman ◽  
Polyalthia Longifolia ◽  
The City

Plants are an important feature of urban ecosystems which provide numerous environmental and ecosystem benefits such as defenses against noise and air pollution and conservation of biodiversity. The aim of this study was to investigate the structure and composition of urban vegetation in different urban habitats like roadsides, parks, gardens and playgrounds in Dhaka South City area. Stratified random sampling method was used in this study. A total of 221 plant species belonging to 63 families were identified and recorded. Among all plant species Swietenia macrophylla, Polyalthia longifolia, Cocos nucifera, Samanea saman, and Artocarpus heterophyllus are recorded as the most dominant. Most of the tree and shrub population were found between 6-9 m and 1-3m height classes whereas most of tree and shrub population were found in between 10-15cm dbh classes. Highest IVI was found for Swietenia macrophylla (193.22%) followed by Polyalthia longifolia (184.59%), Samanea saman (138.37%), Cocos nucifera (79.9%) and Delonix regia (68.27%) respectively. Average frequency, density, dbh and basal area were found 46.82%, 138.28 tree ha-1, 458.59 cm ha-1 and 12.33 m2 ha-1 respectively. Findings of this study reveals that structural attributes of plant represent quite young and still developing vegetation. This research will help to plan for future green infrastructure which will maintain ecosystem function, therefore, providing longer term benefits for the city dwellers.

The faunistic structure of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) in herpetobios of urbocenosis of Kharkiv city (Ukraine)

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. A. Komaromi ◽  
N. Yu. Nikolenko ◽  
A. V. Puchkov
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
Urban Ecosystems ◽  
Ground Beetles ◽  
Separate Species ◽  
Forest Park ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
Random Components ◽  
First Time ◽  
The City

A total of 320 species from 42 families were registered in the herpetobios (stratobiont and epigeobiont beetles) of the urbocenosis of Kharkiv. Among these more than 160 species are recorded for the first time for this metropolis. Four species of ground beetles (Notiophilus germinyi Fauvel, Clivina fossor L., Laemostenus terricola Herbst and Masoreus wetterhali Gyll.) were not listed for Ukraine in the Catalogue of Palearctic Coleoptera. The species Omosita japonica Reitter, 1874 (Nitidulidae) is new for Ukranian fauna. Moreover, 93 species from 17 families are the dominant species (at least in one of the urban ecosystems). Among these, eudominants are represented with almost 20 species, but the number of eudomonants did not exceed ten species in separate urban cenoses. Carabidae (80), Staphylinidae (36), Curculionidae (32) and Tenebrionidae (8 species) dominate both, in species composition and abundance. The total part of these groups reached at least 90% of Coleoptera, recorded in urban-cenosis. Separate species of Silphidae, Dermestidae, Elateridae, Chrysomelidae, Leiodidae, Coccinellidae, Nitidulidae, Scarabaeidae, Histeridae and Lucanidae were sporadically usual in most plots. They accounted almost 9% of the total quantity of all beetles in transformed cenoses. Among these, a greater number of species are found within the families of Scarabaeidae (33), Chrysomelidae (16), Elateridae (14), Histeridae (12), Coccinellidae (11) and Nitidulidae (11), Silphidae (6) and Dermestidae (6). The rest of the families are represented with 1–4 species. All beetles registered in herpetobios belong to three groups. Typical inhabitants of herpetobios prevailed (about 200 species from 22 families, at least 90% of all Coleoptera). The proportion of species sporadically associated with herpetobios (more than 40 species from 10 families) was about 5% of all beetles. Random components of herpetobios are represented by more than 70 species from 10 families, and their total share did not exceed 3% of all Coleoptera. A preliminary taxonomic review of coleopterofauna was carried out in different urbocenoses. The number of species in urbocenosises ranged from 101 (Forest Park) to 124 (urban parks). In other green plantings of the city, the species diversity reached 105–118 species. The number of dominant beetles in different areas ranged from 37 to 60 species.

scholarly journals A Novel Approach for the Assessment of Cities through Ecosystem Integrity

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Ian MacGregor-Fors ◽  
Ina Falfán ◽  
Michelle García-Arroyo ◽  
Richard Lemoine-Rodríguez ◽  
Miguel A. Gómez-Martínez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Surface ◽  
Native Plants ◽  
Urban Ecosystems ◽  
Urban Ecosystem ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Ecosystem Integrity ◽  
Biological Variables ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Integrity Index ◽  
The City

To tackle urban heterogeneity and complexity, several indices have been proposed, commonly aiming to provide information for decision-makers. In this study, we propose a novel and customizable procedure for quantifying urban ecosystem integrity. Based on a citywide approach, we developed an easy-to-use index that contrasts physical and biological variables of urban ecosystems with a given reference system. The Urban Ecosystem Integrity Index (UEII) is the sum of the averages from the variables that make up its intensity of urbanization and biological components. We applied the UEII in a Mexican tropical city using land surface temperature, built cover, and the richness of native plants and birds. The overall ecosystem integrity of the city, having montane cloud, tropical dry, and temperate forests as reference systems, was low (−0.34 ± SD 0.32), showing that, beyond its biodiverse greenspace network, the built-up structure highly differs from the ecosystems of reference. The UEII showed to be a flexible and easy-to-calculate tool to evaluate ecosystem integrity for cities, allowing for comparisons between or among cities, as well as the sectors/regions within cities. If used properly, the index could become a useful tool for decision making and resource allocation at a city level.

Type of Urban Ecosystem Based on Land Use: A Study in Mapanget sub-district, Manado City

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-19
Author(s):  
Edgar M. Dauhan ◽  
Dwight M. Rondonuwu ◽  
Cynthia E.V Wuisang
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Satellite Imagery ◽  
Urban Ecosystems ◽  
Urban Ecosystem ◽  
Land Area ◽  
City Center ◽  
Arc Gis ◽  
The City ◽  
Land Changes

The developments that occur in Manado city, have an impact on changes in existing urban ecosystems and land use. Mapanget sub-district is an area adjacent to the suburbs, when viewed from the ecosystem typology of the land use with plantations, but due to developments in the city center, land changes and land use in the Mapanget district have changed the typology of existing urban ecosystems. The purpose of this study was to analyze land changes and land use in Mapanget sub-district in order to determine the typology of urban ecosystems. The method used is descriptive. To be able to analyze land changes and land use Arc Gis 10.3 software was used with supporting data, namely the 2002-2018 satellite imagery map, 2007-2016 land use map. Based on the results of the analysis, the changes in land use from 2002 was 86.95% reduced to 74.26%. Built land in 2002 was increased from 13.05% to 25.74%. The use of residential lands significantly increases from a land area of 394.09 ha to 733.05 ha. Research shows that the typology of urban ecosystems in Mapanget sub-district consists of absorption typology for around 1395.62 Ha (26.96%), composite ecosystems for approximately 40.54 Ha (0.78%), and production ecosystems around 3740.67 Ha (72.26%). Hence, the typology of production ecosystems is the most dominant changes in land use and more directed to the ecosystem typology of absorption, while land accretion is built at 25.74%.

scholarly journals PROFESSOR VOLODYMYR KUCHERYAVYI SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL OF URBOECOLOGY, PHYTOMELIORATION AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 68-72
Author(s):  
Ya. Henyk ◽  
A. Kuzyk ◽  
V. Popovych
Keyword(s):  
Urban Ecology ◽  
Landscape Architecture ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Urban Ecosystems ◽  
Urban Ecosystem ◽  
Scientific Activity ◽  
Scientific School ◽  
Visual Methods ◽  
Forest Park ◽  
The City

Introduction. The theoretical foundations of the new ecological disciplines "Urban Ecology" and "Phytomeliora-tion" were laid in the mid-80's and 90's of the last century at the Department of Ecology and Landscape Architecture of the Ukrainian National Forestry University, which at that time was headed by Lviv scientist Volodymyr Kucheryavyi famous by his monographs “Green Zone of the City” (Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, 1981) and “Natural Environment of the City” (Lviv: Higher School, 1984).Purpose and methods. The methodological basis of urban ecological research is the ecological-comparative method, which involves gradation ordination with the allocation of four ecological and phytocenotic zones on the territory of cities into the study of the urban ecosystem (suburban forests - city parks – public gardens - street plantings) (V. Kucheryavyi, P. Hnativ, M. Kurnytska, N. Siroochenko, N. Stepanyak, K. Myronchuk, T. Pushkaryova, Yu. Kozak) This approach is used in dissertation research not only by graduate students and applicants of the Department of Ecology and Landscape Architecture of UNFU, but also young scientists of Kyiv, Lutsk and Chernivtsi.Results and discussion. Taking into account the growth of the "recreational boom" among urban residents in the 80's and 90's, scientific researches of park and forest park phytocenoses are developed (V. Kucheryavyi, A. Zhyrnov, Yu. Khrystuk, R. Danylyk, V. Kramarets, N. Lukyanchuk, O. Kaspruk, R. Dudyn, N. Imshanetska, N. Kovalchuk, S. Marutyak, O. Oleynyuk). During this period, visual methods of diagnosing of urban ecosystems state are widely used, which confirm the feasibility of using of ecowedge ordination. The influence of complex urbogenic gradients of the environment on the adaptation processes of living organisms and their significance for the evaluation of the results of woody plants introduction into the urbogenic environment was determined (V. Kucheryavyi, M. Kurnytska, O. Kaspruk, O. Gorbenko, M. Les, V.S. Kucheryavyi, T. Shuplat, N. Gotsiy). Electro-physiological methods of impedance and polar-ization capacity measuring, fluorescence of plastid pigments, temperature gradients of the environment are used for establishing the level of plant viability (V. Kucheryavyi, H. Krynytskyi, V. Mokryi, A. Kuzyk, M. Hozdog, S. Hridzhuk, Yu. Pankivskyi, V. Kucheryavyi, T. Shuplat). Investigations of the phytogenic field of vegetation begin, its role in the formation of the continuum in conditions of urbogenic and manmade devastation is determined (V. Kucheryavyi, V. Popovych, T. Levus, T. Shuplat). The formation of a scientific school on urban ecology and phytomelioration is ensured by the three generations of scientists succession. A significant number of scientists have passed the scientific path from post-graduate student in the 80's - 90's to the candidate or doctor of sciences (P. Hnativ, V. Mokryi, V. Mazepa, S. Myklush, M. Nazaruk, Ya. Henyk, V. Popovych).Conclusions. The authoritative leader of the scientific school on urban ecology, phytomelioration and landscape architecture is Professor Volodymyr Kucheryavyi, who has supervised four doctors and 22 candidates of science. During the years of his scientific activity he published about 300 scientific articles, more than 30 monographs and textbooks. Heading the scientific and methodological commission of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine on environmental education in the 80's and 90's, he started training specialists in "applied ecology" in Ukraine. Thanks to the initia-tive of prof. V. Kucheryavyi scientists of the Scientific School of Urban Ecology, Phytomelioration and Landscape Architecture took an active part in many international projects (V. Kucheryavyi, Ya. Henyk, L. Kalahurka, M. Chernyavskyi, O. Oleynyuk, L. Parkhuts, Z. Sheremeta, S. Melnychuk, V. Popovych, T. Shuplat, M. Fitak, V.S. Kucheryavyi). The scientists worked closely with research teams from Germany, Austria, Belgium, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Norway. Scientific research on urban ecology, phytomelioration and landscape architecture, which began in the 1980s, continues thanks to the succession of scientific generations.

Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) of different plant communities in an urban environment

Biologia ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 71 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Janina Bennewicz ◽  
Tadeusz Barczak
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Plant Community ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Urban Ecosystem ◽  
Aphid Species ◽  
Southern Slope ◽  
Community Structures ◽  
The Hill ◽  
The City ◽  
Aphid Host

AbstractA study was carried out in different type of habitats in an urban ecosystem of Bydgoszcz. The aim of the study was to determine aphid species spectrum and to compare dominance and species richness of the two aphid communities connected with the two different plant community structures in an urban ecosystem. There were two types of habitats: so-called southern slope, it was a part of the city on the hill, and so-called downtown – middle-northern part of the city. The differences were evaluated taking into consideration plant community structures. Observations of the occurrence of aphids were conducted every seven-ten days by monitoring of aphid host plants from the beginning of the appearance of aphids, that is from the end of April to the beginning of August, when aphids disappear. Aphids were counted in three replications: on the same host plant species, each time on different plant individuals bearing aphids in a given habitat. Based on the collected material, 32 aphid species were found on 31 plant species on southern slope areas, and 24 species of aphids on 23 plant species in downtown environments. In both years of the study of aphid species feeding on plants,

Analysis of lead pollution levels within an urban ecosystem using the cestode Hymenolepis diminuta and its rat hosts as bioindicators

2017 ◽  
Vol 92 (5) ◽  
pp. 544-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.A. Tripodi ◽  
D. Hancke ◽  
O.V. Suarez
Keyword(s):  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Lead Concentration ◽  
Urban Ecosystems ◽  
Urban Ecosystem ◽  
Lead Contamination ◽  
Hymenolepis Diminuta ◽  
Tissue Type ◽  
Lead Pollution ◽  
The City

AbstractThe overall goal of this study was to use the Rattus spp./Hymenolepis diminuta model to assess environmental lead pollution in different landscape units of an urban ecosystem. Rats of the genus Rattus were collected from three shanty towns and three residential neighbourhoods of the city of Buenos Aires. Concentrations of lead in the livers of wild rats and in their parasite H. diminuta were measured using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The landscape unit and tissue type had a significant effect on lead concentration, being higher in residential neighbourhoods as well as in H. diminuta tissue. Nevertheless, no significant differences were found for the mean lead concentration in livers between uninfected and infected rats. Since the available information describing heavy-metal pollution within the city of Buenos Aires is scarce, the results of this study allow us to update data about the extent of biologically available lead contamination. Considering that rats and H. diminuta are distributed worldwide, this monitoring system for lead pollution might be applied successfully in other urban ecosystems.

The Contribution of Riparian Zone on Urban Ecosystems through Climate Change Urban Adaptation Process

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hande Gündel ◽  
Ayşe Kalaycı Önaç
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Riparian Zone ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Urban Ecosystems ◽  
Urban Ecosystem ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Urban Habitat ◽  
The City

The riparian zone plays a crucial role in the development and transformation of cities. This zone dramatically changes cities both ecologically and economically and is one of the cornerstones of the future scenarios of the city. These areas constitute significant emphasis throughout the city by providing wildlife, improving the water quality, reducing flood areas, and creating social activity areas in the city. Besides, it influences land use, transportation, energy efficiency, social life. The riparian zones are one of the most significant components of the cities that mitigate the climate change effects. Because, the existence of water creates microclimatic conditions around the cities and this conserves the heat island effect, greenhouse effect, and also air pollution. The deterioration of the sustainability of this important backbone throughout the city causes an important loss in terms of urban ecosystems. Because it is an important connection of natural life and urban life, and any deterioration causes two important characters to be separated from one another. In this regard, ensuring water management in the city is a crucial issue in terms of urban habitat. In the scope of this study, research was conducted on the contribution of riparian zone to the urban ecosystem and also how the presence of this backbone system in the city transforms the urban areas was discussed.

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