Creating complex habitats for restoration and reconciliation

Loke, Lynette H.L.; Ladle, Richard J.; Bouma, Tjeerd J.; Todd, Peter A.

doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.01.037

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“…In degraded pasture streams, the effects of habitat simplification and higher disturbances due to higher frequency and magnitude of floods may influence the stability and diversity of the aquatic communities (Allan, 2004;Dolédec et al, 2006;Shields et al, 2010;Burdon et al, 2013). These effects can be attenuated by increased structural complexity, which can provide a wider range of resources (e.g., shelter, food, microhabitats) (Townsend, 1989;Loke et al, 2015), increasing faunal diversity through higher niche availability, thereby reducing interspecific competition (Chesson, 2000), and indirectly reducing community variability (Brown, 2003). In degraded pasture streams, invading grasses can increase habitat structural complexity and resource availability, reducing the effects of flood disturbances and increasing community resistance due to the presence of the physical structure provided by the plants.…”

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“…Degraded ecosystems are generally characterized by habitat structural simplification (Loke et al, 2015), influencing species distributions and biotic interactions, with deleterious consequences for ecosystem functioning and food web stability (Burdon et al, 2013). In degraded pasture streams, the effects of habitat simplification and higher disturbances due to higher frequency and magnitude of floods may influence the stability and diversity of the aquatic communities (Allan, 2004;Dolédec et al, 2006;Shields et al, 2010;Burdon et al, 2013).…”

Section: Handling Editor: Verónica Jacinta Lopes Ferreiramentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, these effects would be related to resistance, e.g., the extent of change in community structure caused by disturbances (Pimm, 1984). Understanding the effects of habitat structure on anthropogenic impacts is important to evaluate biodiversity patterns and processes in simplified systems (Loke et al, 2015).…”

Section: Handling Editor: Verónica Jacinta Lopes Ferreiramentioning

confidence: 99%

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Influence of an exotic grass on benthic macroinvertebrate communities in a tropical rural landscape

Fonseca

Tanaka

2015

Hydrobiologia

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Riparian deforestation in rural areas has led to changes in bankside vegetation communities that may have unexpected effects on stream ecosystems. In particular, plants such as grasses can colonize the streambed from adjacent terrestrial habitats, thus altering the physical structure of the streambed and potential influencing macroinvertebrate communities. Here we evaluated if the presence of patches of grasses (Urochloa sp.) on the streambed influenced the structure and composition of macroinvertebrate communities in deforested rural streams. We sampled patches with and without grasses in three low-order streams, in the wet and dry seasons. We recorded higher abundances of macroinvertebrates in patches with grasses in the wet season when compared with bare patches. We also found significant differences in taxonomic and functional feeding group composition between patch types, due to higher overall abundances in patches with grasses, probably due to more food and shelter there. These influences were stronger in the wet season, when in-stream grasses may have provided greater refugia from flood disturbance that occur with increased frequency and intensity. Therefore, although deforestation of rural streams can simplify streambed habitats, in-stream grasses such as Urochloa sp. provide resources that contribute for the maintenance of macroinvertebrate communities.

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Section: Handling Editor: Verónica Jacinta Lopes Ferreiramentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Handling Editor: Verónica Jacinta Lopes Ferreiramentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Handling Editor: Verónica Jacinta Lopes Ferreiramentioning

confidence: 99%

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Influence of an exotic grass on benthic macroinvertebrate communities in a tropical rural landscape

Fonseca

Tanaka

2015

Hydrobiologia

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“…Seawalls line more than 60 percent of Singapore"s coastline [18] and offer a huge potential as alternative areas for coral community development. The potential can be enhanced by increasing the surface complexity of seawalls [19] .…”

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Rehabilitation of Coral Reefs Exposed to Urbanization and Climate Change Impacts

2016

2nd International Conference on Disaster Management and Civil Engineering (ICDMCE-2016) April 12-13, 2016 Kyoto (Japan)

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“…Seawalls line more than 60% of Singapore's coastline and offer a huge potential as alternative areas for the development of new coral communities [22]. The potential can be enhanced by increasing the surface complexity of seawalls [23].…”

Section: Rehabilitation For the Futurementioning

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Rehabilitation Engineering of Singapore Reefs to Cope with Urbanization and Climate Change Impacts

Chou¹

2016

JCEA

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Over 60% of Singapore's coral reefs have been lost to decades of coastal urbanization and heavy sedimentation has restricted coral development to the upper 5 m of the reef slope. High species diversity, predictable mass spawning events and vigorous growth of larval recruits indicate that active rehabilitation can help enhance reef resilience to urbanization and climate change impacts. Rehabilitation techniques selected should address high sedimentation, destabilized reef substrate and reef community structure change. Coral species dominance has shifted to favor those more tolerant of reduced light. Initiating rehabilitation with these dominant species can stabilize the reef substrate quickly. Coral nurseries with raised mesh-net platforms prevent sediment smothering and improve survival of coral fragments and juveniles. Juveniles have also naturally recruited and developed on seawalls constructed in non-reef areas. Innovative design and engineering of coastal defenses can facilitate coral growth as sea level rises. Floating reefs and seawalls that incorporate terraced tidal pools can encourage continued growth and development of coral communities. Two approaches considered appropriate to rehabilitating coral communities exposed to impacts of urbanization and climate change are: (1) increase of live coral cover and diversity of degraded reefs; (2) creation of reef communities in non-reef areas.

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Creating complex habitats for restoration and reconciliation

Cited by 91 publications

References 82 publications

Influence of an exotic grass on benthic macroinvertebrate communities in a tropical rural landscape

Influence of an exotic grass on benthic macroinvertebrate communities in a tropical rural landscape

Rehabilitation of Coral Reefs Exposed to Urbanization and Climate Change Impacts

Rehabilitation Engineering of Singapore Reefs to Cope with Urbanization and Climate Change Impacts

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