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Ecosistemas ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 2148
Author(s):  
Andreu Ubach Permanyer ◽  
Ferrán Páramo ◽  
Constantí Stefanescu Bonet

Los impactos del cambio global sobre la biodiversidad muestran con frecuencia heterogeneidad de respuestas a nivel espacial. Los programas de ciencia ciudadana como el Catalan Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (CBMS) permiten estudiar el estado de las poblaciones de mariposas a largo plazo y en amplias escalas espaciales, y entender así los motores de cambio global que las afectan. En este trabajo se han calculado, utilizando una nueva metodología, las tendencias de un centenar de especies con los datos del CBMS para tres regiones climáticas: alpina, mediterránea húmeda y mediterránea árida. Se han comparado las tendencias de algunas especies comunes entre regiones, así como la relación de dichas tendencias con las características ecológicas de las especies. También se ha estudiado la evolución y cambios de índices ecológicos a nivel de comunidad a partir de transectos de la región alpina con series temporales largas. Los resultados muestran que en las tres regiones el porcentaje de especies en declive supera el de especies en incremento, aunque las comparaciones se han hecho mayormente con especies generalistas y probablemente subestiman el declive que pueden estar experimentando las especies raras. Para las especies comunes, las regresiones han sido más severas en la región mediterránea árida que en la región alpina. En esta última región no se ha encontrado una relación entre las tendencias poblacionales y los índices ecológicos de las especies, pero por el contrario sí se detectan cambios significativos de diferentes índices de la comunidad a nivel local, como resultado principalmente de procesos de abandono del pastoreo y el avance de especies termófilas hacia mayores altitudes.


BioScience ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (10) ◽  
pp. 914-923 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Bried ◽  
Leslie Ries ◽  
Brenda Smith ◽  
Michael Patten ◽  
John Abbott ◽  
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Abstract Insects are reportedly experiencing widespread declines, but we generally have sparse data on their abundance. Correcting this shortfall will take more effort than professional entomologists alone can manage. Volunteer nature enthusiasts can greatly help to monitor the abundance of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata), iconic freshwater sentinels and one of the few nonpollinator insect groups appreciated by the public and amenable to citizen science. Although counting individual odonates is common in some locations, current data will not enable a global perspective on odonate abundance patterns and trends. Borrowing insight from butterfly monitoring efforts, we outline basic plans for a global volunteer network to count odonates, including organizational structure, advertising and recruiting, and data collection, submission, and synthesis. We hope our proposal serves as a catalyst for richer coordinated efforts to understand population trends of odonates and other insects in the Anthropocene.


2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 1087-1094
Author(s):  
Izumi Washitani ◽  
Mihoko Nagai ◽  
Masaki Yasukawa ◽  
Masaru Kitsuregawa

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandy Koi ◽  
Craig van Der Heiden

South Florida is a renowned ‘hotspot’ for rare and endemic taxa, with insects and plants found in few other ecosystems. Specialized species evolved in Florida’s stochastic climate, adapting to seasonal drought and flooding, hurricanes and high-wind tropical storms. As human population growth and development increased, and natural ecosystems disappeared, or became increasingly degraded, at-risk taxa now face additional threats, such as urban pesticide use and fragmented remnant habitats. The ability of species to adapt to these changing ecological factors is one of the dynamics that either impacts their fitness to greater survival or drives extirpation or extinction. Butterflies are native indicator species that can be used to document environmental conditions affecting many other taxa. Butterfly surveys were conducted over 16 months on an active military air reserve base located within a mosaic of densely populated urban, commercial, industrial, residential, and agricultural matrices in Homestead, southeast Florida. Butterfly species richness, abundance and diversity were documented, providing valuable base-line data for on-going butterfly monitoring, and the importance of this site’s relatively healthy remnant ecosystems was evidenced by the supporting host plants for 20 migratory butterflies in 40 species. In addition, the air reserve base acts as refugia for many rare, endangered, and threatened federal and state-listed plants as well. 


Ecosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina S. Lee ◽  
Jordi Comas ◽  
Constantí Stefanescu ◽  
Ramon Albajes

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 731-743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anett Richter ◽  
Jennifer Hauck ◽  
Reinart Feldmann ◽  
Elisabeth Kühn ◽  
Alexander Harpke ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 501-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reto Schmucki ◽  
Guy Pe'er ◽  
David B. Roy ◽  
Constantí Stefanescu ◽  
Chris A.M. Van Swaay ◽  
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