{"id":458858,"date":"2022-06-07T11:07:39","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T08:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/exotic-tree-plantations-can-disturb-local-wildlife\/"},"modified":"2022-06-07T11:07:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T08:07:39","slug":"exotic-tree-plantations-can-disturb-local-wildlife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/exotic-tree-plantations-can-disturb-local-wildlife\/","title":{"rendered":"#Exotic tree plantations can disturb local wildlife"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a72d0ef71\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a72d0ef71\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/exotic-tree-plantations-can-disturb-local-wildlife\/#%E2%80%9CExotic_tree_plantations_can_disturb_local_wildlife%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Exotic tree plantations can disturb local wildlife&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CExotic_tree_plantations_can_disturb_local_wildlife%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Exotic tree plantations can disturb local wildlife&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/exotic-tree-plantation.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2022\/exotic-tree-plantation.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Coprophanaeus lancifer, the largest dung beetle species in the study region. Credit: Hannah Griffiths\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/exotic-tree-plantation.jpg\" alt=\"Exotic tree plantations can disturb local wildlife, researchers find\" title=\"Coprophanaeus lancifer, the largest dung beetle species in the study region. Credit: Hannah Griffiths\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Coprophanaeus lancifer, the largest dung beetle species in the study region. Credit: Hannah Griffiths<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Initiatives using non-native tree species can impact tropical insects in neighboring forests, according to an international study.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-banner first-banner ads-336x280\">\n         <!-- \/4988204\/Phys_Story_InText_Box --><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>Scientists at the University of Bristol and Federal University of Western Par\u00e1, in Brazil have found that Eucalyptus plantation edge effects radiates up to 800 meters into the interior of nearby Amazonian forests, when <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lied to ecologically important dung beetles.<\/p>\n<p>As the world seeks to mitigate human-induced climate change, planted forests have become widespread restoration strategy across the globe. However the findings, published today in <i>Forest Ecology and Management<\/i>, suggest that while well-intentioned, exotic tree plantations can have a wider influence on the native biodiversity of hyperdiverse tropical forests.<\/p>\n<p>In ecology, edge effect research investigates how biological populations or communities change at the boundary of two or more habitats.<\/p>\n<p>To further understand the edge effect, the team of scientists <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ed to the Amazon Rainforest and collected over 3,700 dung beetles from 49 species to evaluate how Eucalyptus plantations affect the insect biodiversity in neighboring Amazonian forests.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our findings for dung beetles offer new insights into the importance of considering how proximity to exotic tree plantations can affect tropical forest biodiversity,&#8221; said Dr. Filipe Fran\u00e7a of Bristol&#8217;s School of Biological <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a>s, and co-supervisor of the lead author.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/exotic-tree-plantation-1.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2022\/exotic-tree-plantation-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Canthon fulgidus, a roller-dung beetle species in the study region. Credit: Dr Filipe Fran\u00e7a\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/exotic-tree-plantation-1.jpg\" alt=\"Exotic tree plantations can disturb local wildlife, researchers find\" title=\"Canthon fulgidus, a roller-dung beetle species in the study region. Credit: Dr Filipe Fran\u00e7a\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                Canthon fulgidus, a roller-dung beetle species in the study region. Credit: Dr Filipe Fran\u00e7a<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He said: &#8220;Importantly, edge effects varied across dung beetle responses and were species-specific. For example, we found more dung beetle species far away from Eucalyptus plantations, but some species also thrived and had higher abundances closer to plantation edges.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This means that some dung beetles may be more sensitive to changes in forest environment closer to exotic tree plantations than others edge-affiliated and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ist species.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Understanding multi-species responses to anthropogenic disturbances is crucial to tackle the current biodiversity crisis and our findings are vital for forest managers and conservation planners aiming to maintain forest-specialist biodiversity in native ecosystems across the tropics,&#8221; explained Professor Rodrigo Fadini from the Federal University of Western Par\u00e1.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Edge effects from exotic tree plantations and environmental context drive dung beetle assemblages within Amazonian undisturbed forests&#8221; by  Maria Katiane Costa, Filipe Fran\u00e7a, Carlos Brocardo, and Rodrigo Fadini in <i>Forest Ecology and Management<\/i>.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__explore my-4 d-print-none\">\n<p>                                            Limited value of tree plantations for biodiversity conservation\n                                        <\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__more p-4\">\n                                                                                                <strong>More information:<\/strong><br \/>\n                                                Edge effects from exotic tree plantations and environmental context drive dung beetle assemblages within Amazonian undisturbed forests, <i>Forest Ecology and Management<\/i> (2022).<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"d-inline-block text-medium my-4\">\n                                                Provided by<br \/>\n                                                                                                    University of Bristol<br \/>\n                                                                                                        <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon_open\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bris.ac.uk\/\"><br \/>\n                                                        <svg>\n                                                            <use href=\"https:\/\/phys.b-cdn.net\/tmpl\/v6\/img\/svg\/sprite.svg#icon_open\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\"\/>\n                                                        <\/svg><br \/>\n                                                    <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 Exotic tree plantations can disturb local wildlife (2022, June  7)<br \/>\n                                                 retrieved  7 June 2022<br \/>\n                                                 from https:\/\/phys.org\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2022-06-exotic-tree-plantations-disturb-local.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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