Repository logo
 
Publication

Biological Integrity of Azorean Native Forests Is Better Measured in Cold Season

2023-11-30Journal article Open access
Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorTsafack, Noelline
dc.contributor.authorLhoumeau, Sébastien
dc.contributor.authorRos Prieto, Alejandra
dc.contributor.authorNavarro, Loic
dc.contributor.authorKocsis, Timea
dc.contributor.authorManso, Sónia
dc.contributor.authorMartins Figueiredo, Telma
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Maria Teresa
dc.contributor.authorBorges, P.A.V.
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-24T12:20:37Z
dc.date.available2024-01-24T12:20:37Z
dc.date.issued2023-11-30
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT: The Azorean archipelago, recognized as one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, is home to a diverse and unique community of arthropod species, highlighting a notable degree of endemism. However, the native forests that support these species are facing significant degradation due to habitat loss and fragmentation. In this study, we aimed to determine the ideal season for measuring the biological integrity of forest sites using a biological integrity index (IBI) based on arthropod communities captured with Sea, Land, and Air Malaise (SLAM) traps. Drawing on more than thirty years of research experience in the Azorean forests, we selected twelve reference sites, six representing preserved native forest and six representing disturbed native forest, and compared how IBI values vary between seasons. IBI values exhibited consistent variations between seasons in disturbed sites, indicating that measuring the biological integrity in these areas can be conducted at any time of the year without a specific seasonal preference. In contrast, significant differences were observed in pristine forest sites, with the winter season and the combination of winter and spring data (cold semester) showing notably higher values compared to other seasons and semesters. This finding suggests that measuring the biological integrity of preserved sites is best optimized in the cold seasons, while the detection of exotic species impact is most effective in summer and autumn. Consequently, if resources are limited, monitoring efforts should be concentrated in the winter and summer seasons to obtain the maximum and minimum values of IBI, respectively. Additionally, our study suggests that the summer season is the optimal time to detect potentially invasive exotic species.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationTsafack, N., Lhoumeau, S., Ros-Prieto, A., Navarro, L., Kocsis, T., Manso, S., Figueiredo, T., Ferreira, M. T., & Borges, P. A. V. (2023). Biological integrity of Azorean native forests is better measured in cold season. "Diversity", 15, 1-11, 1189. DOI:10.3390/d15121189pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/d15121189pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1424-2818
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/6896
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relationUID/BIA/00329/2013-2020pt_PT
dc.relationPRIBES (LIFE17 IPE/PT/000010) (2019)pt_PT
dc.relationLIFE-BETTLES (LIFE18 NAT/PT/000864) (2020)pt_PT
dc.relationAZORESBIOPORTAL—PORBIOTA(ACORES-01-0145-FEDER-000072) (2019)pt_PT
dc.relationLIFE-BEETLES (LIFE18 NAT/PT/000864)pt_PT
dc.relationM3.1.a/F/012/2022pt_PT
dc.relationM3.1.a/F/021/2020pt_PT
dc.relationM1.1.A/FUNC.UI&D/010/2021-2024pt_PT
dc.relationFCT-UIDB/00329/2020-2024pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAzores Islandspt_PT
dc.subjectNative Forestspt_PT
dc.subjectEndemic Speciespt_PT
dc.subjectExotic speciespt_PT
dc.subjectdisturbancept_PT
dc.titleBiological Integrity of Azorean Native Forests Is Better Measured in Cold Seasonpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceSwitzerlandpt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage11pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleDiversitypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume15pt_PT
person.familyNameTsafack
person.familyNameLhoumeau
person.familyNameRos Prieto
person.familyNameKocsis
person.familyNameMartins Figueiredo
person.familyNameHenriques Alves Ferreira
person.familyNameBorges
person.givenNameNoelline
person.givenNameSébastien Georges André
person.givenNameAlejandra
person.givenNameTimea
person.givenNameTelma
person.givenNameMaria Teresa
person.givenNamePaulo
person.identifier990449
person.identifier829215
person.identifier.ciencia-idC516-3ED7-2036
person.identifier.ciencia-id9711-DA5E-9A4A
person.identifier.ciencia-id4D13-5CFF-3A79
person.identifier.ciencia-idFA1A-C9CB-9C29
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-3154-6295
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-0732-8490
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-3430-5569
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-9822-5413
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-2826-7087
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-8448-7623
person.identifier.ridB-2780-2008
person.identifier.scopus-author-id7003533390
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
relation.isAuthorOfPublication59a8a0b4-50d0-43d7-b4b9-bf0c8c2c6f5c
relation.isAuthorOfPublication92eb17df-9912-4f7b-997a-c9b5d08ed739
relation.isAuthorOfPublicationa7220bf4-f8b5-43cc-ac26-95caefdb61c1
relation.isAuthorOfPublication6e41b9cf-0d22-4544-9c81-1cdd0572c0c0
relation.isAuthorOfPublicationa6c0a407-dec1-4044-9d04-b6283cc49bb3
relation.isAuthorOfPublicationb9c6a5da-14f7-4b5d-bbd0-cea4c96919c8
relation.isAuthorOfPublicationd9716a90-cc3e-44d0-adc1-6933e3786278
relation.isAuthorOfPublication.latestForDiscoverya6c0a407-dec1-4044-9d04-b6283cc49bb3

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
P2207_Borges_2023_Diversity.pdf
Size:
982.98 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.73 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

GBA - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais / Articles in International Journals