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1. Accounting for spatial patterns in deriving sea-level rise thresholds for salt marsh stability: More than just total areas?

Author:
Wei Wu
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.103 pp. 260-271
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
ecological resilience; ecosystem services; ecosystems; environmental factors; environmental indicators; landscapes; mechanistic models; salt marshes; sea level; variance
Abstract:
... Ecological threshold is an important concept to indicate the boundary of alternate states of ecosystems driven by environmental conditions and to facilitate evaluation of ecosystem resilience. Sea-level rise (SLR) thresholds for the stability of salt marshes, if studied in two dimensions, are generally derived based on total areas without systematic accounting for spatial patterns related to edges ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.04.008

2. Acoustic monitoring of rock ptarmigan: A multi-year comparison with point-count protocol

Author:
Thibaut Marin-Cudraz; Bertrand Muffat-Joly; Claude Novoa; Philippe Aubry; Jean-François Desmet; Mathieu Mahamoud-Issa; Florence Nicolè; Mark H. Van Niekerk; Nicolas Mathevon; Frédéric Sèbe
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.101 pp. 710-719
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
Lagopus; acoustic properties; altitude; bioacoustics; birds; cost effectiveness; data collection; environmental indicators; humans; males; monitoring; protocols; statistical analysis; vocalization; wildlife
Abstract:
... The cost-effectiveness and reduced human effort employed in setting up acoustic monitoring in the field makes bioacoustics an appealing option for wildlife monitoring. This is especially true for secretive vocal species living in remote places. However, acoustic monitoring still raises questions regarding its reliability when compared to other, human-driven methods. In this study we compare differ ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.01.071

3. Agricultural land fragmentation analysis in a peri-urban context: From the past into the future

Author:
Eduardo Gomes; Arnaud Banos; Patrícia Abrantes; Jorge Rocha; Søren Bech Pilgaard Kristensen; Anne Busck
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.97 pp. 380-388
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
agricultural land; case studies; cluster analysis; environmental factors; environmental indicators; habitat fragmentation; humans; intensive farming; land use change; politics; prediction; Portugal
Abstract:
... The fragmentation of agricultural land is influenced by political, economic, social, ecological and environmental factors, which affect its dynamics, patterns, structures, and functions. However, a deep analysis aimed at examining agricultural land fragmentation and its driving forces, and predicting future agricultural land fragmentation is needed. We investigated the degree of fragmentation in a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.10.025

4. Agro-ecosystem based sustainability indicators for climate resilient agriculture in India: A conceptual framework

Author:
Ch. Srinivasa Rao; K. Kareemulla; P. Krishnan; G.R.K. Murthy; P. Ramesh; P.S. Ananthan; P.K. Joshi
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.105 pp. 621-633
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
agroecosystems; climate; climate change; environmental indicators; experts; issues and policy; models; planning; risk; risk management; surveys; sustainable agriculture; India
Abstract:
... The impending threats of changing climate have been well documented across sectors. The climate risks are best addressed through increasing adaptive capacity and building resilience. Ever since the global call during the Rio Summit in 1992 for establishing sustainability indicators across sectors, there have been several studies across the world on developing indicators for sustainability, vulnera ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.06.038

5. Agrochemicals’ effects on functional feeding groups of macroinvertebrates in Pampas streams

Author:
M. Solis; M. Arias; S. Fanelli; C. Bonetto; H. Mugni
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.101 pp. 373-379
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
agrochemicals; conservation areas; endosulfan; environmental indicators; land use; livestock; macroinvertebrates; nutrient content; predators; risk; sediments; streams; surface water; Argentina
Abstract:
... The use of agrochemicals in Argentina has increased over the last decades and may represent an environmental risk for adjacent water bodies. In this work we study the invertebrate assemblages in nine streams sampled at 11 sites with different land use on the adjacent plots in the years 2011–2014. Four sites were located inside a biosphere reserve, 4 sites were located adjacent to livestock plots a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.01.036

6. Agroecology environment quality quotient (AEQ), an indicator of both, the beehive fitness and the contamination level of the environment by pesticides

Author:
Silvina Niell; Florencia Jesús; Rosana Díaz; Yamandú Mendoza; Gastón Notte; Estela Santos; Natalia Gérez; Maria Verónica Cesio; Héctor Cancela; Horacio Heinzen
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.106 pp. 105448
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
agroecosystems; beehives; bees; environmental indicators; good agricultural practices; honey; meta-analysis; monitoring; pesticide residues; pesticides; pollen; support vector machines; toxicity; Uruguay
Abstract:
... Three years pesticide residues monitoring data in pollen, wax, bees and honey from sentinel apiaries in different agroecosystems in Uruguay were used for meta analysis. Support vector machines (SVM) algorithm was used previously to classify environments and is the basis of the present work. An useful indicator was developed to classify the contamination status of both beehives and associated envir ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105448

7. Analysis and emergy assessment of the eco-environmental benefits of rivers

Author:
Zening Wu; Danyang Di; Huiliang Wang; Meimei Wu; Chentao He
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.106 pp. 105472
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
cities; ecology; emergy; environmental indicators; geographic information systems; quantitative analysis; rivers; sediment transport; surface water; water management; watersheds; Yellow River
Abstract:
... The assessment of the eco-environmental benefits of rivers has important guiding significance for improving water resource management, establishing water resource protection mechanisms, and maintaining river health. In view of the current imprecise quantitative methods of determining the eco-environmental benefits of rivers and based on the viewpoint of ecology, the significance and composition of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105472

8. Analytical approach to win-win game analysis for Chinese and Japanese development assistance strategies in Africa

Author:
Yuanyuan Wen; Hongtao Li; Xuan Du; Kaijun Yang; Marco Casazza; Gengyuan Liu
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.96 pp. 219-228
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
analytical methods; case studies; developed countries; developing countries; environmental indicators; game theory; models; Africa; China; Japan
Abstract:
... Still influenced by the cold war thinking, many countries – especially looking to new rising powers – might interact in the international scenario through competition, instead than cooperation. However, China has seen more opportunities in cooperation than challenges in competition. Since 2013, Chinese president Xi Jinping pointed out clearly in various public occasions that this world has become ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.05.085

9. Analyzing patterns in population dynamics using repeated population surveys with three types of detection data

Author:
Guillaume Péron; Mathieu Garel
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.106 pp. 105546
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
case studies; environmental indicators; group size; linear models; population dynamics; probability; surveys; wildlife management
Abstract:
... To facilitate the use of population counts as an index of population change, we describe a generalization of the distance sampling methodology to analyze, in addition to distance to the observer, two other ways to estimate imperfect detection probability: multiple observers and time-to-detection, in a flexible manner, meaning that not all sites or years need to have distance information or be surv ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105546

10. Analyzing spatial patterns of urban carbon metabolism and its response to change of urban size: A case of the Yangtze River Delta, China

Author:
Chuyu Xia; Yan Li; Tingbao Xu; Qiuxiao Chen; Yanmei Ye; Zhou Shi; Jingming Liu; Qinglong Ding; Xiaoshun Li
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.104 pp. 615-625
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
carbon; cities; environmental indicators; greenhouse gas emissions; industrial sites; land use change; local government; models; planning; quantitative analysis; regression analysis; river deltas; transportation; urban population; urbanization; China; Yangtze River
Abstract:
... Rapid urbanization with land use and cover change (LUCC) is making a substantially increasing contribution to global carbon emissions. Understanding the spatial processes and transitions mechanism of urban carbon metabolism system by LUCC could help local governments in regional spatial planning. Taking 13 cities in the Yangtze River Delta of China as examples, we quantitatively analyzed and mappe ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.05.031

11. Antagonistic effects of multiple stressors on macroinvertebrate biomass from a temperate estuary (Minho estuary, NW Iberian Peninsula)

Author:
Irene Martins; Ester Dias; Martina I. Ilarri; Francisco J. Campuzano; Lígia Pinto; Miguel M. Santos; Carlos Antunes
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.101 pp. 792-803
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; biomass; coasts; detritus; ecosystem management; ecosystems; environmental indicators; estuaries; fish; food webs; hydrodynamics; macroinvertebrates; models; river flow; temperature; watersheds; Iberian Peninsula
Abstract:
... An ecosystem model of the Minho estuary (NW coast of Iberian Peninsula) was implemented in AQUATOX 3.1 (US-EPA) to check whether the effects of temperature rise, dry years, rainy years and river flow decrease acting isolated (single stressor) or combined (multiple stressor) would induce the same type of response on macroinvertebrate biomass variation and to identify the type of stressor interactio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.01.065

12. Anthropogenic impact of oyster farming on macrofauna biodiversity in an eelgrass (Zostera marina) ecosystem of the English Channel

Author:
Jean-Philippe Pezy; Claire Delecrin; Alexandrine Baffreau; Olivier Basuyaux; Jean-Claude Dauvin
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 pp. 105480
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
Zostera marina; anthropogenic activities; biodiversity; coasts; ecosystems; environmental indicators; fauna; gravel; meadows; oyster culture; oysters; shoots; tractors; English Channel
Abstract:
... Zostera marina flourish along the west coast of Cotentin, in cohabitation with extensive oyster cultivation. In 2016, seasonal sampling was carried out based on five combinations of conditions involving vegetated and unvegetated areas, presence or absence of oyster tables and a control station without either eelgrass or oyster cultivation. The sediments consisted of muddy sandy gravel and no signi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105480

13. Applicability of DNA metabarcoding approach in the bioassessment of Portuguese rivers using diatoms

Author:
Andreia Mortágua; Valentin Vasselon; Ricardo Oliveira; Carmen Elias; Cécile Chardon; Agnès Bouchez; Frédéric Rimet; Maria João Feio; Salomé F.P. Almeida
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.106 pp. 105470
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
Bacillariophyceae; DNA; DNA barcoding; biological assessment; computer software; environmental indicators; genomics; high-throughput nucleotide sequencing; light microscopes; multidimensional scaling; nucleotide sequences; polymerase chain reaction; rivers; species identification; spring; water quality; Portugal
Abstract:
... Benthic diatom communities are used in the ecological assessment of Portuguese rivers through the calculation of an autecological index, the IPS (Indice de Polluosensibilité Spécifique), officially adopted for Portugal. This index requires a high level of taxonomic expertise for morphological identification of individuals at species level. Advances in genomics, such as the DNA metabarcoding combin ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105470

14. Application of a new protocol to evaluate the benthic impacts of aquaculture: Colonization of experimental units for monitoring by polychaeta

Author:
Elena Martinez-Garcia; Romana Capaccioni-Azzati; José Luis Sánchez-Lizaso; Pablo Sanchez-Jerez
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.101 pp. 50-61
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
Capitella; aquaculture; environmental indicators; environmental quality; fish farms; habitats; information sources; monitoring; organic matter; protocols; sand; spatial variation; sulfides
Abstract:
... A range of different protocols and indices have been developed in recent years for the definition of Environmental Quality Standards in aquaculture. However, it can be difficult to compare these protocols or indices between different regions or different habitats due to spatial heterogeneity at different scales. We carried out a field study to estimate the effectiveness of experimental units (sedi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.01.006

15. Application of the City Biodiversity Index to populated cities in Japan: Influence of the social and ecological characteristics on indicator-based management

Author:
Yuta Uchiyama; Ryo Kohsaka
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.106 pp. 105420
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
biodiversity; cities; ecosystem services; environmental indicators; forest land; governance; monitoring; quantitative analysis; stakeholders; Japan; Singapore
Abstract:
... For sustainability of a region, a holistic view is necessary to understand its dynamics and the conditions surrounding cities and beyond. Conservation activity indicators can be instrumental in this context, yet they can be simultaneously counterproductive in areas where intra-city sectionalisms exist. With regard to urban biodiversity, Singapore proposed an index to evaluate the biodiversity, eco ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.05.051

16. Application of the European Water Framework Directive: Identification of reference sites and bioindicator fish species for mercury in tropical freshwater ecosystems (French Guiana)

Author:
Sophie Gentès; Marina Coquery; Régis Vigouroux; Vincent Hanquiez; Luc Allard; Régine Maury-Brachet
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.106 pp. 105468
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
Ageneiosus; Gymnotus carapo; Hoplias aimara; Jupiaba; Moenkhausia; Pimelodella; Pyrrhulina; Sternopygus macrurus; anthropogenic activities; environmental indicators; environmental quality; freshwater ecosystems; gold; indicator species; mercury; mining; muscles; piscivorous fish; rivers; streams; toxicity; trophic levels; watersheds; French Guiana
Abstract:
... Mercury (Hg) is a toxic metal subject to several international regulations. The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) established in 2008 an Environmental Quality Standard for biota (EQSbiota) at 0.02 µg.g−1 fresh weight. This standard is not always adapted, such as in French Guiana subjected to high natural background Hg levels and intensive illegal gold mining. Therefore, this study focuses o ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105468

17. Application of the water-related spectral reflectance indices: A review

Author:
Shengfang Ma; Yuting Zhou; Prasanna H. Gowda; Jinwei Dong; Geli Zhang; Vijaya G. Kakani; Pradeep Wagle; Liangfu Chen; K. Colton Flynn; Weiguo Jiang
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.98 pp. 68-79
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
environmental health; environmental indicators; field experimentation; liquids; mixing; mixing ratio; monitoring; reflectance; rice; soil water; soil water content; surface water; terminology; vegetation; wetlands
Abstract:
... Water status is an important indicator of ecosystem health. Based on the spectral signatures of liquid water and other land surface features (e.g., soil and vegetation), many water-related spectral reflectance indices (WIs) have been developed to characterize the presence of liquid water. These WIs are widely used in agricultural and ecological applications including surface water body characteriz ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.10.049
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.10.049

18. Applying concepts of general resilience to large river ecosystems: A case study from the Upper Mississippi and Illinois rivers

Author:
Kristen L. Bouska; Jeffrey N. Houser; Nathan R. De Jager; Molly Van Appledorn; James T. Rogala
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.101 pp. 1094-1110
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
aquatic habitat; case studies; ecosystems; environmental indicators; fish; fish communities; floodplains; functional diversity; invasive species; nutrient content; rivers; water quality; Illinois River; Mississippi River
Abstract:
... Large floodplain-river ecosystems are often highly modified to provide services that society desires, yet these modifications can limit an ecosystem’s ability to adapt to changing conditions. The adaptive capacity of an ecosystem, its general resilience, is a conceptual framework for considering how a system will respond to such changes. We sought to apply aspects of three general resilience princ ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.02.002

19. Are data-mining techniques useful for selecting ecological indicators in biodiverse regions? Bridges between Market Basket Analysis and Indicator Value Analysis from a case study in the Neotropics

Author:
Pedro Leote; Reinaldo Lucas Cajaiba; João Alexandre Cabral; Antônio Domingos Brescovit; Mário Santos
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 pp. -
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
Neotropics; case studies; data collection; databases; ecosystems; markets; soil; species richness; Amazonia
Abstract:
... Ecological monitoring research relies heavily on signals to detect ecosystem changes, making the selection of indicators a crucial methodological requirement. Over the years, individual species and species assemblages have been widely used, thereby, giving rise to reference methods that support the detection of ecological indicators. One such method, the Indicator Value Analysis (IndVal), has been ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105833

20. Are expert-based ecosystem services scores related to biophysical quantitative estimates?

Author:
Philip K. Roche; C. Sylvie Campagne
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.106 pp. 105421
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
cold; ecosystem services; ecosystems; environmental indicators; expert opinion; landscapes; models; regression analysis
Abstract:
... Among the different approaches developed to assess ecosystem services (ES), the capacity matrix is flexible and quick to implement. The matrix is a look-up table that assigns each ecosystem type a score expressing its ES capacity. Using expert elicitation enables resource efficient and integrative ES scoring that can meet general demand for ES mapping and assessment at different scales. There is a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.05.052