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Item Early evolution of beetles regulated by the end-Permian deforestation.(eLife Sciences Publications Ltd, 2021-11-08) Zhao X; Yu Y; Clapham ME; Yan E; Chen J; Jarzembowski EA; Zhao X; Wang B; Perry GHThe end-Permian mass extinction (EPME) led to a severe terrestrial ecosystem collapse. However, the ecological response of insects-the most diverse group of organisms on Earth-to the EPME remains poorly understood. Here, we analyse beetle evolutionary history based on taxonomic diversity, morphological disparity, phylogeny, and ecological shifts from the Early Permian to Middle Triassic, using a comprehensive new dataset. Permian beetles were dominated by xylophagous stem groups with high diversity and disparity, which probably played an underappreciated role in the Permian carbon cycle. Our suite of analyses shows that Permian xylophagous beetles suffered a severe extinction during the EPME largely due to the collapse of forest ecosystems, resulting in an Early Triassic gap of xylophagous beetles. New xylophagous beetles appeared widely in the early Middle Triassic, which is consistent with the restoration of forest ecosystems. Our results highlight the ecological significance of insects in deep-time terrestrial ecosystems.Item Global fine-resolution data on springtail abundance and community structure(Springer Nature Limited, 2024-01-03) Potapov AM; Chen T-W; Striuchkova AV; Alatalo JM; Alexandre D; Arbea J; Ashton T; Ashwood F; Babenko AB; Bandyopadhyaya I; Baretta CRDM; Baretta D; Barnes AD; Bellini BC; Bendjaballah M; Berg MP; Bernava V; Bokhorst S; Bokova AI; Bolger T; Bouchard M; Brito RA; Buchori D; Castaño-Meneses G; Chauvat M; Chomel M; Chow Y; Chown SL; Classen AT; Cortet J; Čuchta P; de la Pedrosa AM; De Lima ECA; Deharveng LE; Doblas Miranda E; Drescher J; Eisenhauer N; Ellers J; Ferlian O; Ferreira SSD; Ferreira AS; Fiera C; Filser J; Franken O; Fujii S; Koudji EG; Gao M; Gendreau-Berthiaume B; Gers C; Greve M; Hamra-Kroua S; Handa IT; Hasegawa M; Heiniger C; Hishi T; Holmstrup M; Homet P; Høye TT; Ivask M; Jacques B; Janion-Scheepers C; Jochum M; Joimel S; Jorge BCS; Juceviča E; Kapinga EM; Kováč Ľ; Krab EJ; Krogh PH; Kuu A; Kuznetsova N; Lam WN; Lin D; Lindo Z; Liu AWP; Lu J-Z; Luciáñez MJ; Marx MT; Mawan A; McCary MA; Minor MA; Mitchell GI; Moreno D; Nakamori T; Negri I; Nielsen UN; Ochoa-Hueso R; Oliveira Filho LCI; Palacios-Vargas JG; Pollierer MM; Ponge J-F; Potapov MB; Querner P; Rai B; Raschmanová N; Rashid MI; Raymond-Léonard LJ; Reis AS; Ross GM; Rousseau L; Russell DJ; Saifutdinov RA; Salmon S; Santonja M; Saraeva AK; Sayer EJ; Scheunemann N; Scholz C; Seeber J; Shaw P; Shveenkova YB; Slade EM; Stebaeva S; Sterzynska M; Sun X; Susanti WI; Taskaeva AA; Tay LS; Thakur MP; Treasure AM; Tsiafouli M; Twala MN; Uvarov AV; Venier LA; Widenfalk LA; Widyastuti R; Winck B; Winkler D; Wu D; Xie Z; Yin R; Zampaulo RA; Zeppelini D; Zhang B; Zoughailech A; Ashford O; Klauberg-Filho O; Scheu SSpringtails (Collembola) inhabit soils from the Arctic to the Antarctic and comprise an estimated ~32% of all terrestrial arthropods on Earth. Here, we present a global, spatially-explicit database on springtail communities that includes 249,912 occurrences from 44,999 samples and 2,990 sites. These data are mainly raw sample-level records at the species level collected predominantly from private archives of the authors that were quality-controlled and taxonomically-standardised. Despite covering all continents, most of the sample-level data come from the European continent (82.5% of all samples) and represent four habitats: woodlands (57.4%), grasslands (14.0%), agrosystems (13.7%) and scrublands (9.0%). We included sampling by soil layers, and across seasons and years, representing temporal and spatial within-site variation in springtail communities. We also provided data use and sharing guidelines and R code to facilitate the use of the database by other researchers. This data paper describes a static version of the database at the publication date, but the database will be further expanded to include underrepresented regions and linked with trait data.Item Malaria Risk Drivers in the Brazilian Amazon: Land Use-Land Cover Interactions and Biological Diversity.(MDPI (Basel, Switzerland), 2023-08-01) Gonzalez Daza W; Muylaert RL; Sobral-Souza T; Lemes Landeiro V; Oren E; Blanco GMalaria is a prevalent disease in several tropical and subtropical regions, including Brazil, where it remains a significant public health concern. Even though there have been substantial efforts to decrease the number of cases, the reoccurrence of epidemics in regions that have been free of cases for many years presents a significant challenge. Due to the multifaceted factors that influence the spread of malaria, influencing malaria risk factors were analyzed through regional outbreak cluster analysis and spatio-temporal models in the Brazilian Amazon, incorporating climate, land use/cover interactions, species richness, and number of endemic birds and amphibians. Results showed that high amphibian and bird richness and endemism correlated with a reduction in malaria risk. The presence of forest had a risk-increasing effect, but it depended on its juxtaposition with anthropic land uses. Biodiversity and landscape composition, rather than forest formation presence alone, modulated malaria risk in the period. Areas with low endemic species diversity and high human activity, predominantly anthropogenic landscapes, posed high malaria risk. This study underscores the importance of considering the broader ecological context in malaria control efforts.Item A new species of large Hemiandrus ground wētā (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae) from North Island, New Zealand(Magnolia Press, 2021-03-12) Trewick SAA new species of Hemiandrus ground wētā is described from North Island, New Zealand. Hemiandrus jacindasp. nov.is larger and more brightly coloured than other species in the region, but appears to be scarce and restricted to remnant native forest habitat.Item Characterization and management of human-wildlife conflicts in mid-hills outside protected areas of Gandaki province, Nepal(PLOS, 2021-11-19) Baral K; Sharma HP; Rimal B; Thapa-Magar K; Bhattarai R; Kunwar RM; Aryal A; Ji W; Sharma LKWith the intent to better management human wildlife conflict (HWC) and wildlife conservation in mid-hills outside protected areas of Gandaki province, Nepal, we analyzed the patterns and drivers of HWC. Using data collected from literature, government records and questionnaire survey, we investigated temporal, seasonal and spatial distribution of human casualties caused by wildlife attacks. We also appraised the perception of local people towards wildlife conservation. We have recorded 77 cases (69 human injuries and 8 mortalities) during the period of nine year between 2011 and 2019. The number of wildlife attacks increased over this period. Wildlife attacks were more frequent in winter with 50% (42) of attacks occurred between September and December. Common leopard (Panthera pardus) and Himalayan black bear (Ursus thibetanus laniger) were the major species involved in these conflicts. Common leopard was the most feared species that causes highest number of human mortalities (87%, n = 67); the most severe type of HWC outcome. Forty-eight percent (n = 37) attacks were reported at human settlement areas followed by 27% attacks in agriculture land (n = 21) and 24% (n = 19) in forest. Generalized linear model analysis on spatial variables showed that the probability of human attacks increases with decreasing elevation (β = -0.0021, Z = -1.762, p = 0.078) and distance from the forest (β = -0.608, Z = -0.789, p = 0.429). We recommend to decrease habitat degradation / fragmentation, carry out habitat management program within forest to increase prey availability to decrease the wildlife invasion into human settlement area, and decrease dependency of people on forest resources by providing alternative livelihood opportunities. Simplified relief fund distribution mechanism at local level also helps alleviate the impact of HWC. The knowledge obtained by this study and management measures are important for better human-wildlife co-existence.