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2. Release of data added to the PREDICTS database (November 2022)

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Contu, Sara, De Palma, Adriana, Bates, Rachel, Borer, Jessica, Espinoza De Janon, Felipe, Gao, Di, Harvey, Lorna, Huang, Xiao, Jung, Martin, Maney, Calum, Needler, Gabrielle, Suryometaram, Sasha, Yao, Yujun, Zhang, Hanbin, Albercht, Harald, Almazán-Núñez, Roberto Carlos, Alvarez Alvarez, Edson A., Anitha, K., Barnes, Andrew D., Barzan, Flavia Romina, Baudron, Frederic, Becker, Rafael, Bogyó, David, Bone, James, Bos, Merijn M., Bouam, Idriss, Bravo-Monroy, Liliana, Brown, Keiron, Cabral, Hugo, Calcaterra, Luis, Carpenter, Dan, Carrascal, Luis M., Chiawo, David, Coetzee, Bernard, Connelly, Heather, Cusser, Sarah, da Silva, Luis, Dallimer, Martin, Davies, Stephen, De Smedt, Pallieter, Edwards, David, Eggleton, Paul, Farahat, Emad, Farrell, Mark, Flinn, Kathryn, Forrest, Jessica, Gardner, Charlie, Gardner, Toby, Geoffroy, Jean-Jacques, Gove, Aaron, Guillemot, Joannès, Hendrix, Stephen, Horváth, Roland, Hvenegaard, Glen, Irwin, Sandra, Jackson, Michelle, Jalilova, Gulnaz, Jha, Shalene, Jianghong, Ran, Jones, David T, Kajtoch, Lukasz, Kambach, Stephan, Kamp, Johannes, Karp, Daniel, Kazerani, Farzane, Kessler, Michael, Kitazawa, Munehiro, Knoll, Fátima do Rosário Naschenveng, Kone, Mouhamadou, Kosewska, Agnieszka, Kremen, Claire, Kutt, Alex S, Lacasella, Federica, Lange, Markus, Lees, David, Lei, Fumin, Leong, Misha, Leso, Peter, López Ricaurte, Lina, Magura, Tibor, Mandle, Lisa, Marinaro, Sofía, Martin, Dominic, Massawe, Apia, Minor, Maria, Mir, Aabid Hussain, Mohandass, D., Morgado, Rui, Mulder, Christian, Murvanidze, Maka, Nascimento, Marcelo, Nielsen, Martin Reinhardt, Özden, Özge, Pall, José Luis María, Palomino, David, Philippe, Vaast, Piovesan, Gianluca, Ponge, Jean-François, Sreekar, Rachakonda, Raman, T. R. Shankar, Rengaian, Ganesan, Rolim, Samir, Sahoo, Uttam Kumar, Salmon, Sandrin, Sambuichi, Regina Helena Rosa, Schmiedel, Ute, Schmitt, Christine B, Schmitt, Christine, Selwyn, Mark Arthur, Shahabuddin, Saleh, Sharma, Neeraj, Sofia, Silvia Helena, Soga, Masashi, Song, Gang, Suarez, Andrew V., Suarez-Rubio, Marcela, Sunil, Chikkahuchaiah, Taboada, Angela, Tanalgo, Krizler C., Tóthmérész, Béla, Van Bael, Sunshine, Vanbergen, Adam, Van Vu, Lien, Weideman, Eleanor, Williams, Neal, Wuyts, Karen, Xue, Chen, Yan, Xiaoli, Yongjie, Wu, Zhang, Taxing, Brummitt, Neil, Burton, Victoria, Hill, Samantha L.L., Hudson, Lawrence, Humphries, Josh, Newbold, Tim, Phillips, Helen, Sanchez-Ortiz, Katia, Tobias, Joseph, Vincent, Sarah, Walkden, Patrick, Weeks, Tom, Woodburn, Matt, and Purvis, Andy

Subjects
terrestrial biodiversity, land cover, predicts, land use, global biodiversity, global change, biodiversity
Abstract

This dataset comprises 1,040,752 measurements, collated from 9,544 sampling locations in 46 countries and representing 10,635 species. The data was collated from 115 existing spatial comparisons of local-scale biodiversity exposed to different intensities and types of anthropogenic pressures, from terrestrial sites around the world. The database was assembled as part of the PREDICTS project - Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems; https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/our-work/biodiversity/predicts.html This release is an addition to the data presented with The 2016 release of the PREDICTS database (available on the NHM Data Portal: https://data.nhm.ac.uk/dataset/the-2016-release-of-the-predicts-database).

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2022
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5. Tradeoffs between Income, Biodiversity, and Ecosystem Functioning during Tropical Rainforest Conversion and Agroforestry Intensification

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Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf, Kessler, Michael, Barkmann, Jan, Bos, Merijn M., Buchori, Damayanti, Erasmi, Stefan, Faust, Heiko, Gerold, Gerhard, Glenk, Klaus, Gradstein, S. Robbert, Guhardja, Edi, Harteveld, Marieke, Hertel, Dietrich, Höhn, Patrick, Kappas, Martin, Köhler, Stefan, Leuschner, Christoph, Maertens, Miet, Marggraf, Rainer, Migge-Kleian, Sonja, Mogea, Johanis, Pitopang, Ramadhaniel, Schaefer, Matthias, Schwarze, Stefan, Sporn, Simone G., Steingrebe, Andrea, Tjitrosoedirdjo, S., Tjitrosoemito, Soekisman, Twele, André, Weber, Robert, Woltmann, Lars, Zeller, Manfred, and Tscharntke, Teja

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2007
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10. On the identity of broad-shelled mussels (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Mytilus) from the Dutch delta region

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Groenenberg, Dick S. J., Frank Wesselingh, Rajagopal, Sanjeevi, Jansen, Jeroen M., Bos, Merijn M., Velde, Gerard, Gittenberger, Edmund, Hoeksema, Bert W., Raad, Harry, Hummel, Herman, Ecosystems Studies, Monitoring Taskforce, and Naturalis journals & series

Subjects
Mytilus, AFLP, shell morphology, Animal Ecology and Physiology, Me 15/16, Software Science, COIII, The Netherlands, GeneralLiterature_REFERENCE(e.g.,dictionaries,encyclopedias,glossaries)
Abstract

Late Quaternary (Eemian) deposits of the Netherlands contain shells that resemble those of living Mytilus galloprovincialis. Similar broad-shelled mytilids also occur in estuaries of the southwestern Netherlands together with slender individuals typical of M. edulis. We sampled living mussels along a depth gradient in the Oosterschelde to a) investigate whether a relation exists between shell shape and depth, b) test if the broad-shelled specimens might represent M. galloprovincialis (or a hybrid with M. edulis) and c) assess by inference if the Quaternary specimens might be attributed to M. galloprovincialis as well. In order to do so, we compared genetic (length polymorphism of Me 15116, COIII sequences and AFLPs) and shell-morphological characteristics (juvenile L/W ratios and so-called Verduin parameters) of the same specimens. The obtained dataset indicates that all studied mussels from the Oosterschelde should be attributed to M. edulis, including those with broad shell outlines. No correlation of shell-morphology and depth-distribution was found. The worn and generally damaged state of the Eemian specimens precluded measurement of the Verduin parameters, while juvenile L/W ratios turned out not to be diagnostic. Therefore the shell characters examined in this study are insufficient to demonstrate the possible presence of M. galloprovincialis shells in Quaternary deposits of the Netherlands.

Published
2011

11. Akkernatuur - Herken en stimuleer nuttige natuur

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Bos, Merijn M., Luske, Boki, Janmaat, Leen, Bos, Merijn M., Luske, Boki, and Janmaat, Leen

Abstract

Dit boekje is een uitgave van Bloeiend Bedrijf, een samenwerkingsverband van agrarische ondernemers en agrarische natuurverenigingen in heel Nederland. Samen werken zij aan bloeiende akkerranden die nuttige biodiversiteit stimuleren. Nuttige natuur zit overal, en nergens zo duidelijk als in de landbouw. De foto's in dit boekje zijn dan ook grotendeels genomen in en langs de bloeiende akkerranden die in het kader van Bloeiend Bedrijf zijn aangelegd.

Published
2014

15. Natuurlijk boeren - boeren en natuurbeheerders werken samen in Brabant

Author

Prins, Udo, Bos, Merijn M., Prins, Udo, and Bos, Merijn M.

Abstract

Samenwerking tussen boeren en natuurbeheerders is goed voor de continuïteit van het natuurbeheer, maar ook voor de levensvatbaarheid van boerenbedrijven met affiniteit voor natuur. Bovendien kan het nog kostenbesparend werken ook.

Published
2011

16. Nieuwsbrief Bloeiend Bedrijf #1

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Bos, Merijn M., Dirks, Dave, Bos, Merijn M., and Dirks, Dave

Abstract

Bloeiend Bedrijf is een samenwerkingsverband van bedrijven in de akkerbouw en veehouderij die aan de slag gaan met akkerranden voor nuttige biodiversiteit. Inhoud: -Bloeiend Bedrijf van start! -Boeren aan de slag met Biodiversiteit -Zaadmengsels kiezen en inzaaien -Aanleg en beheer van de akkerrand -Functionele agrobiodiversiteit (FAB) -Administratie -Scouting: nuttige insecten herkennen -Nuttige akkerranden -Kennisuitwisseling

Published
2011

17. Bloeiend Bedrijf - biodiversiteit inzetten tegen landbouwplagen

Author

Bos, Merijn M. and Bos, Merijn M.

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Het samenwerkings­ verband Bloeiend Bedrijf bestaat uit ruim 300 biologische en gangbare agrarische ondernemers. Voornaamste doelstelling: opdoen en uitwisselen van kennis en ervaring over het effect van bloeiende akkerranden op natuur­ lijke plaagbeheersing.

Published
2011

18. Effect of individual grass species and grass species mixtures on soil quality as related to root biomass and grass yield

Author

Eekeren, Nick J.M., Bos, Merijn M., Wit, J. de, Keidel, H., Bloem, J., Eekeren, Nick J.M., Bos, Merijn M., Wit, J. de, Keidel, H., and Bloem, J.

Abstract

For the purpose of feeding value, drought resistance and nitrogen utilization, other grasses (e.g. Festuca arundinacea and Dactylis glomerata) than the currently widely used perennial rye grass (Lolium perenne) are introduced in dairy farming, either as a monoculture or in a mixture. To study the effect of these grasses on yield and soil chemical and biological quality, the three species were sown in a field experiment in monoculture and in two mixtures.Within two growing seasons, the grass species tested under high soil fertility conditions did not show significant effects on most of the tested soil biological parameters. Only for the mixture of L. perenne and D. glomerata a higher soil NO3− and mineral N content were most probably related to a higher bacterial activity, possibly induced by dying roots of L. perenne. This was the likely cause of the high aboveground dry matter yield of this mixture. The N-efficiencies of the monocultures of L. perenne, F. arundinacea and D. glomerata were not different when only considering the above ground biomass. In L. perenne and F. arundinacea the total N in root biomass was higher, while under D. glomerata the NO3 − in the soil was higher. The lower fraction of mineral N to total N for L. perenne, F. arundinacea and the mixture of the two suggests that their organic matter build-up/mineralization ratio was higher than for D. glomerata. Furthermore, the mixture of L. perenne and F. arundinacea showed significantly lower soil mineral N levels than the monocultures of each. We conclude that grassland systems with a mixture of L. perenne and F. arundinacea are more sustainable than the monocultures of each, in terms of reduction of nitrogen losses and the build-up of soil organic matter. D. glomerata should only be used in a mixture in which the companion grass(es) are maintained.

Published
2010

24. Insect diversity responses to forest conversion and agroforestry management.

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Allan, R., Förstner, U., Salomons, W., Leuschner, Christoph, Zeller, Manfred, Guhardja, Edi, Bidin, Arifuddin, Bos, Merijn M., Höhn, Patrick, Saleh, Shahabuddin, Büche, Boris, Buchori, Damayanti, Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf, and Tscharntke, Teja

Abstract

The ongoing loss of pristine tropical rainforests increases the potential importance of agroforestry systems for the conservation of tropical arthropod diversity. Shaded agroforestry systems can still support high levels of biodiversity, even resembling those supported by undisturbed forests, but intensively managed open agroforestry systems may cause severe losses in insect diversity. In this study we evaluate the conservation value of agroforestry systems for species richness and diversity (Simpson's index) of four insect groups at natural forest sites and three different types of cacao-dominated agroforestry systems in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The agroforestry systems were characterised by low, intermediate and high diversity of shade trees. Each habitat type was studied with 4 replicates, i.e. 16 study sites altogether. We compared responses of solitary bees and wasps, dung beetles and lower canopy dwelling beetles and ants. These taxa represent diverse and functionally important insect groups: solitary bees and wasps act as crop pollinators or pest predators, dung beetles as decomposers of mammalian excrements and canopy dwelling beetles and ants include abundant herbivores and predators. High percentages of forest species did not occur in agroforestry systems, but diversity and species richness in agroforests remained as high as or even higher than in the forest lower canopy. Diversity, species richness and abundance of the functionally important dung beetles and canopy ants showed strong resilience against both forest conversion and changes in agroforestry management. Diversity, species richness and abundance of solitary bees and wasps as well as canopy beetles even seemed to profit from the effects of opening the upper canopy that was related to forest conversion and changes in shade tree compositions. On the latter two groups the effects of opening the upper canopy were stronger than effects of reduced shade tree richness. Based on our results, we recommend the inclusion of agroforestry systems with a diversity of shade trees in tropical conservation plans in addition to pristine forest reserves. Furthermore, regional differences in local agroforestry management contributed to between 31% (for dung beetles) and 58% (for canopy beetles) of the total species richness, which stresses the importance of conservation policies aimed at a diversity of habitat types on a broader landscape scale. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2007
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25. Long-term change of ant community structure in cacao agroforestry landscapes in Indonesia.

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Rizali, Akhmad, Clough, Yann, Buchori, Damayanti, Hosang, Meldy L.A., Bos, Merijn M., Tscharntke, Teja, Didham, Raphael, and Ewers, Robert

Subjects
LAND use, CACAO, AGROFORESTRY, INSECTICIDES, RAIN forests, BIODIVERSITY
Abstract

Land-use change and agricultural intensification can strongly affect biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. Although many studies investigate management impacts, data on the long-term change of species communities in agroecosystems are scarce., We analysed the long-term change in diversity and composition of ant communities in cacao agroforestry systems in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia and attempted to disentangle the driving factors of this change. Ant communities were resampled in 2009 from sites for which previous surveys had been conducted either in 2001 (the rainforest-poor Palolo region) or 2003 (the rainforest-rich Kulawi region) using insecticide fogging., Ant community composition changed significantly over time in Palolo and Kulawi. The change in ant species richness differed between regions. Species richness increased in Kulawi, probably due to the increasing availability of nest sites and microhabitats as trees grow larger and older. In the Palolo region, species richness decreased, suggesting that the high local intensification and landscape-wide changes may have counteracted the effects of tree age. Changes in ant communities over time were significant, but were more difficult to explain than expected, despite clear difference in management changes within and between regions., The findings suggest that the landscape-scale differences between the two study regions play a more important role for species diversity and its composition than changes in local management. This highlights the importance of long-term studies across contrasting landscapes for better understanding the consequences land-use intensification has on tropical biodiversity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2013
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