Terrestrial invertebrates as bioindicators in restoration ecology: A global bibliometric survey

Borges, Felipe Luis Gomes; Oliveira, Maxwell da Rosa; Almeida, Tiago Conde de; Majer, Jonathan; Garcia, L. C.

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107458

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“…Fauna are often overlooked in restoration monitoring in favor of vegetation (Borges, Oliveira, de Almeida, Majer & Garcia 2021;Cross, Tomlinson, Craig, Dixon, et al 2019;Ruiz-jaen & Aide 2005), with the general assumption that animals will naturally recolonize an area with the return of plant communities (Palmer, Ambrose, & Poff, 1997). However, this is not always the case (Cristescu, Rhodes, Frére, & Banks, 2013), and understanding the recovery of animals is important because they play a vital role in many ecosystem functions, including pedogenesis, seed dispersal, pollination and nutrient cycling (Bronstein, Alarcón, & Geber, 2006;Catterall, 2018;Hunter, 2001;Ness, Bronstein, Andersen, & Holland, 2004;Sekercioglu 2006).…”

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Evaluating restoration trajectories using DNA metabarcoding of ground-dwelling and airborne invertebrates and associated plant communities

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Dixon

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Invertebrates are important for restoration processes as they are key drivers of many landscape-scale ecosystem functions, including pollination, nutrient cycling and soil formation. However, invertebrates are often overlooked in restoration monitoring because they are highly diverse, poorly described, and time-consuming to survey, and require increasingly scarce taxonomic expertise to enable identification. DNA metabarcoding is a relatively new tool for rapid survey that is able to address some of these concerns, and provide information about the taxa with which invertebrates are interacting via food webs and habitat. Here we evaluate how invertebrate communities may be used to determine ecosystem trajectories during restoration. We collected ground-dwelling and airborne invertebrates across chronosequences of mine-site restoration in three ecologically disparate locations in Western Australia and identified invertebrate and plant communities using DNA metabarcoding. Ground-dwelling invertebrates showed the clearest restoration signals, with communities becoming more similar to reference communities over time. These patterns were weaker in airborne invertebrates, which have higher dispersal abilities and therefore less local fidelity to environmental conditions. Although we detected directional changes in community composition indicative of invertebrate recovery, patterns observed were inconsistent between study locations. The inclusion of plant assays allowed identification of plant species, as well as potential food sources and habitat. We demonstrate that DNA metabarcoding of invertebrate communities can be used to evaluate restoration trajectories. Testing and incorporating new monitoring techniques such as DNA metabarcoding is critical to improving restoration outcomes.

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Evaluating restoration trajectories using DNA metabarcoding of ground-dwelling and airborne invertebrates and associated plant communities

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Bunce

Dixon

et al. 2021

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“…Em levantamentos de trabalhos na área da restauração, estudos mostraram que menos de 30% utilizaram comunidades de invertebrados como bioindicadores (Crouzeilles et al 2016;MCalpine et al 2016). No entanto, a restauração da fauna é também um componente fundamental para a recuperação dos ecossistemas e nos últimos anos houve um crescente número de estudos sobre invertebrados de diferentes grupos taxonômicos como bioindicadores (Borges et al 2021). Como por exemplo os efeitos de diferentes tipos de intervenções de restauração, onde o plantio de mudas foi o mais estudado em comparação a outros métodos de restauração (46,8%), seguido pela regeneração natural (23,4%) e a semeadura direta (18,2%; Borges et al 2021).…”

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“…No entanto, a restauração da fauna é também um componente fundamental para a recuperação dos ecossistemas e nos últimos anos houve um crescente número de estudos sobre invertebrados de diferentes grupos taxonômicos como bioindicadores (Borges et al 2021). Como por exemplo os efeitos de diferentes tipos de intervenções de restauração, onde o plantio de mudas foi o mais estudado em comparação a outros métodos de restauração (46,8%), seguido pela regeneração natural (23,4%) e a semeadura direta (18,2%; Borges et al 2021). Além disso, muitos estudos utilizaram insetos, principalmente as formigas, para o monitoramento em diferentes condições dos ecossistemas, devido a sua elevada abundância, diversidade, e relativa facilidade de amostragem e identificação (Andersen et al 2003;Casimiro et al 2019;Ribas et al 2012).…”

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“…Quando encontradas, a remoção das sementes dependerá do seu peso e da capacidade de transporte das formigas (Hughes & Westoby 1992;Vaz-Ferreira et al 2011). Em escala global, as formigas são os animais mais estudados entre os invertebrados terrestres bioindicadores da restauração (Borges et al 2021;Casimiro et al 2019). Sua utilização como modelo foi bemsucedida em áreas de estresse ambiental e perturbação em uma variedade de ambientes tropicais (Hoffmann & Andersen 2003).…”

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“…Além disso, a grande maioria dos estudos de bioindicadores de invertebrados terrestres é focada no efeito do plantio de mudas (46,8%) vs. semeadura direta (18,2%; Borges et al 2021).…”

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The conversion of native savannah into pasturelands does not affect exclusively species diversity: Effects on physiological condition of a highly abundant dung beetle species

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Dung beetles are efficient indicators to obtain responses regarding the effects of land use change on biodiversity. Although the biological consequences of Cerrado conversion into pasture have been observed at the assemblage scale, there are no cues regarding the effects of tropical savanna conversion into pasture on physiological condition of dung beetle individuals. In this study, we evaluated whether native and non‐native habitats in Cerrado affect the physiological condition and body traits of males and females of Phanaeus palaeno. The individuals were collected from a Cerrado fragment (sensu stricto) and an exotic pasture (Urochloa spp.). Physiological condition was assessed through the estimation of individuals' dry body mass, fat mass, and muscle mass. Body traits were estimated through individual body size and males' horn length. We did not find differences between dung beetle morphological traits between Cerrado and pastures. However, individuals collected in exotic pastures had lower dry mass and fat mass, but higher muscle mass, than in conserved Cerrado. Understanding how the land use change affects individuals' body condition is essential to maintain abundant and healthy populations of dung beetles in human‐modified landscapes. Although the estimation of physiological condition is logistically more complex than species body traits, future studies aiming to present complex and finer ecological responses of dung beetles should incorporate physiological data to their approaches.

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Terrestrial invertebrates as bioindicators in restoration ecology: A global bibliometric survey

Cited by 25 publications

References 74 publications

Evaluating restoration trajectories using DNA metabarcoding of ground-dwelling and airborne invertebrates and associated plant communities

Evaluating restoration trajectories using DNA metabarcoding of ground-dwelling and airborne invertebrates and associated plant communities

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