Vernal pools enhance local vertebrate activity and diversity in a boreal landscape
Biodiversity and habitats are under threat from many factors such as human population increase, habitat loss, fragmentation, and climate change. In freshwater habitats, including wetlands, biodiversity is expected to decline on a greater scale than in terrestrial ecosystems. Ephemeral wetlands are l...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:dc4b3d80190042afaa08a8874b5309c7 2023-05-15T13:13:29+02:00 Vernal pools enhance local vertebrate activity and diversity in a boreal landscape Charly Dixneuf Parami Peiris Petri Nummi Janne Sundell 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01858 https://doaj.org/article/dc4b3d80190042afaa08a8874b5309c7 EN eng Elsevier http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235198942100408X https://doaj.org/toc/2351-9894 2351-9894 doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01858 https://doaj.org/article/dc4b3d80190042afaa08a8874b5309c7 Global Ecology and Conservation, Vol 31, Iss , Pp e01858- (2021) vernal pool vertebrate activity species richness community boreal forest ecosystem Ecology QH540-549.5 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01858 2022-12-31T14:48:44Z Biodiversity and habitats are under threat from many factors such as human population increase, habitat loss, fragmentation, and climate change. In freshwater habitats, including wetlands, biodiversity is expected to decline on a greater scale than in terrestrial ecosystems. Ephemeral wetlands are little studied habitats compared to other wetlands, such as permanent lakes and rivers. The purpose of this study was to investigate the vertebrate fauna present by ephemeral vernal pools and to see whether vernal pools increase the activity and diversity of vertebrates in a boreal forest ecosystem in northern Europe. We studied the activity and species richness of birds and mammals with direct observations, camera traps, feces tracking, and snap-trapping by ten vernal pools and ten permanent wetlands. Bird activity was higher in the spring period in vernal pools than in permanent wetlands. For large mammals, both activity and species richness were greater around vernal pools than by permanent wetlands. Of individuals species, the moose (Alces alces), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), and hares (Lepus europaeus and Lepus timidus) used vernal pools significantly more between seasons compared to permanent wetlands. Small mammal activity was higher by vernal pools in April, while in May and June the pattern reversed. In the light of these results, vernal pools seem to have different importance and use depending on the vertebrate group, e.g., for sheltering, foraging, resting, nesting, or thermoregulation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alces alces Lepus timidus Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Global Ecology and Conservation 31 e01858 |
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Biodiversity and habitats are under threat from many factors such as human population increase, habitat loss, fragmentation, and climate change. In freshwater habitats, including wetlands, biodiversity is expected to decline on a greater scale than in terrestrial ecosystems. Ephemeral wetlands are little studied habitats compared to other wetlands, such as permanent lakes and rivers. The purpose of this study was to investigate the vertebrate fauna present by ephemeral vernal pools and to see whether vernal pools increase the activity and diversity of vertebrates in a boreal forest ecosystem in northern Europe. We studied the activity and species richness of birds and mammals with direct observations, camera traps, feces tracking, and snap-trapping by ten vernal pools and ten permanent wetlands. Bird activity was higher in the spring period in vernal pools than in permanent wetlands. For large mammals, both activity and species richness were greater around vernal pools than by permanent wetlands. Of individuals species, the moose (Alces alces), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), and hares (Lepus europaeus and Lepus timidus) used vernal pools significantly more between seasons compared to permanent wetlands. Small mammal activity was higher by vernal pools in April, while in May and June the pattern reversed. In the light of these results, vernal pools seem to have different importance and use depending on the vertebrate group, e.g., for sheltering, foraging, resting, nesting, or thermoregulation. |
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Vernal pools enhance local vertebrate activity and diversity in a boreal landscape |
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Vernal pools enhance local vertebrate activity and diversity in a boreal landscape |
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Vernal pools enhance local vertebrate activity and diversity in a boreal landscape |
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Vernal pools enhance local vertebrate activity and diversity in a boreal landscape |
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Vernal pools enhance local vertebrate activity and diversity in a boreal landscape |
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vernal pools enhance local vertebrate activity and diversity in a boreal landscape |
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