Nature Returns to Abandoned Industrial Land: Monitoring Succession in Urban-Industrial Woodlands in the German Ruhr

Weiß, J.; Burghardt, Wolfgang; Gausmann, Peter; Haag, Rita; Haeupler, Henning; Hamann, Michael; Leder, Bertram; Schulte, Annette; Stempelmann, Ingrid

doi:10.1007/3-540-26859-6_9

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“…damselfishes and hawkfishes) to those that actively roam (e.g. surgeonfishes and parrotfishes), our data are consistent with both possibilities, suggesting that the abrupt removal of human activity has general benefits for coral reef fish communities, which is consistent with comparable terrestrial [ 37 ] and marine [ 6 , 15 , 16 ] research.…”

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COVID-19 lockdown highlights impact of recreational activities on the behaviour of coral reef fishes

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In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a reduction in human activities and restriction of all but essential movement for much of the world's population. A large, but temporary, increase in air and water quality followed, and there have been several reports of animal populations moving into new areas. Extending on long-term monitoring efforts, we examined how coral reef fish populations were affected by the government-mandated lockdown across a series of Marine Protected Area (MPA) and non-Marine Protected Area (nMPA) sites around Moorea, French Polynesia. During the first six-week lockdown that Moorea experienced between March and May 2020, increases (approx. two-fold) in both harvested and non-harvested fishes were observed across the MPA and nMPA inner barrier reef sites, while no differences were observed across the outer barrier sites. Interviews with local amateur and professional fishers indicated that while rules regarding MPA boundaries were generally followed, some subsistence fishing continued in spite of the lockdown, including within MPAs. As most recreational activities occur along the inner reef, our data suggest that the lockdown-induced reduction in recreational activities resulted in the recolonization of these areas by fishes, highlighting how fish behaviour and space use can rapidly change in our absence.

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COVID-19 lockdown highlights impact of recreational activities on the behaviour of coral reef fishes

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“…The first pathway is the colonization of previously cleared or abandoned urban-industrial land, indicated as ruderal succession in Figure 1. Outcomes of ruderal succession series have been reported for a range of urban-industrial land-use types [40][41][42][43][44], including vacant lots [33,[45][46][47], transportation corridors [48,49], post-industrial sites [38,43,[50][51][52], and landfills [53,54]. A second, less acknowledged pathway towards emerging urban forests is spontaneous rewilding of designed greenspaces.…”

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Emerging Urban Forests: Opportunities for Promoting the Wild Side of the Urban Green Infrastructure

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Many cities aim to increase urban forest cover to benefit residents through the provision of ecosystem services and to promote biodiversity. As a complement to traditional forest plantings, we address opportunities associated with “emerging urban forests” (i.e., spontaneously developing forests in cities) for urban biodiversity conservation. We quantified the area of successional forests and analyzed the species richness of native and alien plants and of invertebrates (carabid beetles, spiders) in emerging forests dominated by alien or native trees, including Robinia pseudoacacia, Acer platanoides, and Betula pendula. Emerging urban forests were revealed as shared habitats of native and alien species. Native species richness was not profoundly affected by the alien (co-)dominance of the canopy. Instead, native and alien plant species richnesses were positively related. Numbers of endangered plants and invertebrates did not differ between native- and alien-dominated forest patches. Patterns of tree regeneration indicate different successional trajectories for novel forest types. We conclude that these forests (i) provide habitats for native and alien species, including some endangered species, (ii) allow city dwellers to experience wild urban nature, and (iii) support arguments for adapting forests to dynamic urban environments. Integrating emerging urban forests into the urban green infrastructure is a promising pathway to sustainable cities and can complement traditional restoration or greening approaches.

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“…Since most of these species were only detected after they had produced fresh seeds, they were attributed to have transient seed banks. Further seed bank analyses on coal mining plants in the German Ruhrgebiet area were carried out by Vogel (1997) and Weiss et al (2005). Unfortunately, these data do not refer to spatial units and therefore limit quantitative interpretation.…”

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The soil seed bank and its relationship to the established vegetation in urban wastelands

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Langbehn

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Landscape and Urban Planning

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Nature Returns to Abandoned Industrial Land: Monitoring Succession in Urban-Industrial Woodlands in the German Ruhr

Cited by 15 publications

References 5 publications

COVID-19 lockdown highlights impact of recreational activities on the behaviour of coral reef fishes

COVID-19 lockdown highlights impact of recreational activities on the behaviour of coral reef fishes

Emerging Urban Forests: Opportunities for Promoting the Wild Side of the Urban Green Infrastructure

The soil seed bank and its relationship to the established vegetation in urban wastelands

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