Passive Roadside Restoration Reduces Management Costs and Fosters Native Habitat

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara K. Wigginton ◽  
Laura A. Meyerson
Keyword(s):  
Native Habitat ◽  
Roadside Restoration

Averting robo-bees: why free-flying robotic bees are a bad idea

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 723-729
Author(s):  
Roslyn Gleadow ◽  
Jim Hanan ◽  
Alan Dorin
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Food Security ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Plant Interactions ◽  
Plant Insect Interactions ◽  
Native Habitat ◽  
Insect Pollinators ◽  
Insect Interactions

Food security and the sustainability of native ecosystems depends on plant-insect interactions in countless ways. Recently reported rapid and immense declines in insect numbers due to climate change, the use of pesticides and herbicides, the introduction of agricultural monocultures, and the destruction of insect native habitat, are all potential contributors to this grave situation. Some researchers are working towards a future where natural insect pollinators might be replaced with free-flying robotic bees, an ecologically problematic proposal. We argue instead that creating environments that are friendly to bees and exploring the use of other species for pollination and bio-control, particularly in non-European countries, are more ecologically sound approaches. The computer simulation of insect-plant interactions is a far more measured application of technology that may assist in managing, or averting, ‘Insect Armageddon' from both practical and ethical viewpoints.

Restoration of the Aurora Trout to Its Acid-Damaged Native Habitat

1995 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1307-1311 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. J. SNUCINS ◽  
J. M. GUNN ◽  
W. KELLER
Keyword(s):  
Native Habitat

scholarly journals Insects in the City: Does Remnant Native Habitat Influence Insect Order Distributions?

Diversity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 148
Author(s):  
Mani Shrestha ◽  
Jair E. Garcia ◽  
Freya Thomas ◽  
Scarlett R. Howard ◽  
Justin H. J. Chua ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
Ecological Value ◽  
Native Habitat ◽  
Insect Order ◽  
Insect Pollinator ◽  
Pollinating Insects ◽  
Study Sites ◽  
Taxonomic Groups

There is increasing interest in developing urban design principles that incorporate good ecological management. Research on understanding the distribution and role of beneficial pollinating insects, in particular, is changing our view of the ecological value of cities. With the rapid expansion of the built environment comes a need to understand how insects may be affected in extensive urban areas. We therefore investigated insect pollinator capture rates in a rapidly growing and densely urbanized city (Melbourne, Australia). We identified a remnant native habitat contained within the expansive urban boundary, and established study sites at two nearby populated urban areas. We employed standard pan trap sampling techniques to passively sample insect orders in the different environments. Our results show that, even though the types of taxonomic groups of insects captured are comparable between locations, important pollinators like bees and hoverflies were more frequently captured in the remnant native habitat. By contrast, beetles (Coleoptera) and butterflies/moths (Lepidoptera) were more frequently observed in the urban residential regions. Our results suggest that the maintenance of native habitat zones within cities is likely to be valuable for the conservation of bees and the ecosystem services they provide.

Roles of scale, matrix, and native habitat in supporting a diverse suburban pollinator assemblage

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 1923-1935 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah J. Hinners ◽  
Carol A. Kearns ◽  
Carol A. Wessman
Keyword(s):  
Native Habitat ◽  
Pollinator Assemblage ◽  
Scale Matrix

scholarly journals Claytonia linearis Dougl. (Montia linearis (Dougl.) Greene) in Poland

2014 ◽  
Vol 60 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 155-161
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Bińka
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Description ◽  
Native Habitat

<i>Clavtonia linearis</i>, an ephemerophyte hitherto not known to occur in Poland, was found in the Czachówek region. Its morphological description, data on the occurrence of this species in Poland and in its native habitat are given.

scholarly journals Facilitation of an invader by a native habitat‐former increases along interacting gradients of environmental stress

Ecology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 101 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Uyà ◽  
Fabio Bulleri ◽  
Jeffrey T. Wright ◽  
Paul E. Gribben
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Stress ◽  
Native Habitat

scholarly journals Habitat Use by Nuttall’s Cottontails (Sylvilagus nuttallii nuttallii) at their Northern Range Edge (British Columbia, Canada)

2017 ◽  
Vol 131 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-140
Author(s):  
Emily J. Herdman ◽  
Karen E. Hodges
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Habitat Use ◽  
Natural Habitat ◽  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Sagebrush Steppe ◽  
Fragmented Habitats ◽  
Native Habitat ◽  
Range Edge ◽  
Shrub Steppe ◽  
Northern Edge

in Canada, Nuttall’s Cottontails (Sylvilagus nuttallii nuttallii) occur in southcentral British Columbia (BC), where they are federally listed as a species of special Concern due to their presumed small populations and limited distribution in fragmented habitats. Their habitat use and movement patterns are poorly known at this northern edge of their distribution. We used livetrapping, radio-collaring, and fecal pellet surveys to examine Nuttall’s Cottontails’ use of remaining patches of native habitat as well as use of human-impacted areas. Cottontails were present in low densities and only about half of presumably suitable patches of native sagebrush-steppe were occupied. Cottontails were more likely to occur in shrubby habitat, but at a fine scale cottontails used areas that had a lower density of shrubs and finer substrates. movement patterns differed significantly between areas of varying habitat quality, with longer movements in natural habitat. one radio-collared male cottontail used anthropogenic habitats adjacent to native habitat; this use corresponds with landowner reports. However, it is not clear whether Nuttall’s Cottontails are able to use anthropogenically-impacted areas to maintain populations or in areas where such habitats are not near native habitats. our results suggest that these animals are rare and occur primarily in remnant patches of shrub-steppe within BC.

Effect of native habitat on the cooling ability of six nursery-grown tree species and cultivars for future roadside plantings

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 37-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Myrtiá Faní Stratópoulos ◽  
Swantje Duthweiler ◽  
Karl-Heinz Häberle ◽  
Stephan Pauleit
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Native Habitat ◽  
Cooling Ability
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