Conservation biology of freshwater and marine ecosystems, river catchments and deadwood, river restoration projects, stream macro-invertebrates, pond biodiversity in golf courses, agriculture intensity, land sharing vs. land sparing, integrating terrestrial and freshwater conservation

1. Biodiversity Conservation – week 5
London Metropolitan Univ. - 2010
Marco Pautasso (marpauta at gmail.com)

2. Biodiversity Conservation
main topics – week 5
Freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity
conservation
Biodiversity conservation along the coasts,
in seas and oceans

3. Publications on freshwater biodiversity
Oertli et al. (2009) Hydrobiologia

4. Perception of deadwood in streams
Chin et al. (2008) Environmental Management

5. Perception of deadwood in streams
Chin et al. (2008) Environmental Management

6. Living wood in streams
Opperman (2007) Earth Surface and Processes

7. Pond biodiversity and golf courses in Stockholm
Colding et al. (2009) Ecological Applications

8. Pond biodiversity and golf courses in Stockholm
Colding et al. (2009) Ecological Applications

9. Freshwater habitats: some definitions
Davies et al. (2009) Aquatic Conservation

10. Freshwater biodiversity and agriculture
Davies et al. (2009) Aquatic Conservation

11. Freshwater biodiversity in agricultural landscapes
Davies et al. (2008) Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

12. Freshwater biodiversity in agricultural landscapes
Davies et al. (2008) Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

13. Estonian river catchments and trends in nutrient concentrations
Iital et al. (2010) Journal of Environmental Monitoring

14. Estonian river catchments and trends in nutrient concentrations
Iital et al. (2010) Journal of Environmental Monitoring

15. Land use and human population in Estonian river catchments
60 80
70
50
60
40
agriculture (%)
50
arable (%)
30 40
30
20
20
10
10
0 0
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
-2
log10 human population density (n km ) log10 human population density (n km )
-2
35
70
30
60
25
50
wetlands (%)
20
forest (%)
40
15
30
10
20
5
10
0
0
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
-2
log10 human population density (n km )
-2 log10 human population density (n km )
data from: Iital et al. (2010) Journal of Environmental Monitoring

16. Endemic stream macro-invertebrates in South France
Brown et al. (2009) Biological Conservation

17. River restoration projects in Austria, Germany and Liechtenstein
Kail et al. (2007) Journal of Applied Ecology

18. Cross-taxon congruence in freshwater biodiversity
Heino (2010) Ecological Indicators

19. Freshwater species introductions in the UK
Keller et al. (2009) Conservation Biology

20. Freshwater species introductions in the UK
Keller et al. (2009) Conservation Biology

21. Biodiversity conservation and the Three Gorges Dam in China
Lopez-Pujol & Ren (2009) Journal of Natural History

22. Biodiversity conservation and the Three Gorges Dam in China
Lopez-Pujol & Ren (2009) Journal of Natural History

23. Biodiversity conservation and the Three Gorges Dam in China
Lopez-Pujol & Ren (2009) Journal of Natural History

24. Biodiversity conservation in the Pantanal region, Brazil
Lourival et al. (2009) Wetlands

25. Biodiversity conservation in the Pantanal region, Brazil
Lourival et al. (2009) Wetlands

26. Freshwater conservation: the need for an upstream view
Nel et al. (2009) Aquatic Conservation

27. Species-area relationships in ponds?
Oertli et al. (2002) Biological Conservation

28. European ecoregions
Muecher et al. (2009) Landscape and Urban Planning

29. Ecoregions in South Africa
Nel et al. (2009) Biological Conservation

30. Ecoregions in South Africa
Nel et al. (2009) Biological Conservation

31. Amis et al. (2009)
Biological Conservation

32. Integrating terrestrial and freshwater conservation
Amis et al. (2009) Biological Conservation

33. Integrating terrestrial and freshwater conservation
Amis et al. (2009) Biological Conservation

34. Integrating terrestrial and freshwater conservation
Amis et al. (2009) Biological Conservation

35. Integrating terrestrial and freshwater conservation
Amis et al. (2009) Biological Conservation

36. Integrating terrestrial and freshwater conservation
Amis et al. (2009) Biological Conservation

37. Grazing marshes in the South-East of England
Ormerod et al. (2010) Conservation Biology

38. Conservation value of snails in grazing marshes in SE England
Ormerod et al. (2010) Conservation Biology

39. Global map of forested regions
Schmitt et al. (2009) Biological Conservation

40. Global protection status of forests
Schmitt et al. (2009) Biological Conservation

41. Biodiversity research by country
terrestrial marine freshwater
Hendriks & Duarte (2008) Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

42. Temporal trends in research on biodiversity
Hendriks & Duarte (2008) Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

43. Global patterns in tortoise and freshwater turtle biodiversity
~320 spp of tortoises and freshwater turtles,
40% threatened
Buhlmann et al. (2009) Chelonian Conservation and Biology

44. Marine protected areas in the Philippines
Weeks et al. (2009) Conservation Biology

45. Marine biodiversity in the world oceans and in the Mediterranean
Bianchi & Morri (2000) Marine Pollution Bulletin

46. Mediterranean geologic history
Bianchi & Morri (2000) Marine Pollution Bulletin

47. Marine genetic diversity: evolution of measurement methods
Feral (2002) Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

48. fish
Cross-
taxon
corals
congruence
in tropical
reefs
snails
lobsters
Roberts et
al. (2002)
Science

49. References
Barbosa AM, Fontaneto D, Marini L & Pautasso M (2010) Positive regional species–people correlations: a sampling artefact or a key issue for
sustainable development? Animal Conservation 13: 446-447
Cantarello E, Steck CE, Fontana P, Fontaneto D, Marini L & Pautasso M (2010) A multi-scale study of Orthoptera species richness and human
population size controlling for sampling effort. Naturwissenschaften 97: 265-271
Golding J, Güsewell S, Kreft H, Kuzevanov VY, Lehvävirta S, Parmentier I & Pautasso M (2010) Species-richness patterns of the living collections
of the world's botanic gardens: a matter of socio-economics? Annals of Botany 105: 689-696
Pautasso M (2009) Geographical genetics and the conservation of forest trees. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Systematics & Evolution 11: 157-189
Pautasso M & Chiarucci A (2008) A test of the scale-dependence of the species abundance-people correlation for veteran trees in Italy. Annals of
Botany 101: 709-715
Pautasso M & Dinetti M (2009) Avian species richness, human population and protected areas across Italy’s regions. Environmental Conservation
36: 22-31
Pautasso M & Gaston KJ (2006) A test of the mechanisms behind avian generalized individuals-area relationships. Global Ecology and
Biogeography 15: 303-317
Pautasso M & Fontaneto D (2008) A test of the species-people correlation for stream macro-invertebrates in European countries. Ecological
Applications 18: 1842-1849
Pautasso M & Parmentier I (2007) Are the living collections of the world’s botanical gardens following species-richness patterns observed in natural
ecosystems? Botanica Helvetica 117: 15-28
Pautasso M & Powell G (2009) Aphid biodiversity is correlated with human population in European countries. Oecologia 160: 839-846
Pautasso M & Weisberg PJ (2008) Density-area relationships: the importance of the zeros. Global Ecology and Biogeography 17: 203-210
Pautasso M & Zotti M (2009) Macrofungal taxa and human population in Italy's regions. Biodiversity & Conservation 18: 473-485
Pautasso M et al (2010) Plant health and global change – some implications for landscape management. Biological Reviews 85: 729-755
Pecher C, Fritz S, Marini L, Fontaneto D & Pautasso M (2010) Scale-dependence of the correlation between human population and the species
richness of stream macroinvertebrates. Basic Applied Ecology 11: 272-280
Schlick-Steiner B, Steiner F & Pautasso M (2008) Ants and people: a test of two mechanisms behind the large-scale human-biodiversity correlation
for Formicidae in Europe. Journal of Biogeography 35: 2195-2206
Steck CE & Pautasso M (2008) Human population, grasshopper and plant species richness in European countries. Acta Oecologica 34: 303-310