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Insects in the city: Determinants of a contained aquatic microecosystem across an urbanized landscape

Srivastava, Diane S. ; Harris, Noam ; Páez, Nadia ; Rogy, Pierre ; Westwood, Natalie Elena ; Sandoval‐Acuña, Pablo ; Seetharaman, Keerthikrutha

Ecology (Durham), 2024-01, Vol.105 (1), p.e4204-n/a [Periódico revisado por pares]

Hoboken, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc

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Insects in the city: Determinants of a contained aquatic microecosystem across an urbanized landscape
Autor: Srivastava, Diane S. ; Harris, Noam ; Páez, Nadia ; Rogy, Pierre ; Westwood, Natalie Elena ; Sandoval‐Acuña, Pablo ; Seetharaman, Keerthikrutha
Assuntos: Animals ; Anthropogenic factors ; Aquatic ecosystems ; Aquatic environment ; aquatic insects ; Aquatic organisms ; Biodiversity ; Chlorophyll ; Chlorophyll A ; Cities ; Community ; Community involvement ; community science ; container habitat ; Decomposition ; Demographic variables ; Diptera ; Ecosystem ; Ecosystem services ; Ecosystems ; Environmental factors ; Environmental impact ; human impacts ; Human influences ; Human population density ; Human populations ; Humans ; Insecta ; Insects ; Invertebrates ; Litter ; low income ; Macroinvertebrates ; Nutrients ; Population density ; Population studies ; Satellite imagery ; Trees ; urban ecology ; Urban environments ; Urbanization ; Water
É parte de: Ecology (Durham), 2024-01, Vol.105 (1), p.e4204-n/a
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Christopher P. Catano
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Descrição: Cities can have profound impacts on ecosystems, yet our understanding of these impacts is currently limited. First, the effects of the socioeconomic dimensions of human society are often overlooked. Second, correlative analyses are common, limiting our causal understanding of mechanisms. Third, most research has focused on terrestrial systems, ignoring aquatic systems that also provide important ecosystem services. Here we compare the effects of human population density and low‐income prevalence on the macroinvertebrate communities and ecosystem processes within water‐filled artificial tree holes. We hypothesized that these human demographic variables would affect tree holes in different ways via changes in temperature, water nutrients, and the local tree hole environment. We recruited community scientists across Greater Vancouver (Canada) to provide host trees and tend 50 tree holes over 14 weeks of colonization. We quantified tree hole ecosystems in terms of aquatic invertebrates, litter decomposition, and chlorophyll a (chl a). We compiled potential explanatory variables from field measurements, satellite images, or census databases. Using structural equation models, we showed that invertebrate abundance was affected by low‐income prevalence but not human population density. This was driven by cosmopolitan species of Ceratopogonidae (Diptera) with known associations to anthropogenic containers. Invertebrate diversity and abundance were also affected by environmental factors, such as temperature, elevation, water nutrients, litter quantity, and exposure. By contrast, invertebrate biomass, chl a, and litter decomposition were not affected by any measured variables. In summary, this study shows that some urban ecosystems can be largely unaffected by human population density. Our study also demonstrates the potential of using artificial tree holes as a standardized, replicated habitat for studying urbanization. Finally, by combining community science and urban ecology, we were able to involve our local community in this pandemic research pivot.
Editor: Hoboken, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc
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Insects in the city: Determinants of a contained aquatic microecosystem across an urbanized landscape

Srivastava, Diane S. ; Harris, Noam ; Páez, Nadia ; Rogy, Pierre ; Westwood, Natalie Elena ; Sandoval‐Acuña, Pablo ; Seetharaman, Keerthikrutha

Hoboken, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc

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