Beyond the green: assessing quarry restoration success through plant and beetle communities
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Resumo: | In assessing the effectiveness of ecological restoration actions, outcomes evaluation using a multi-taxa approach can greatly contribute to a clearer understanding of their success/failure. Since comprehensive biodiversity assessments are rarely possible, choosing taxa groups that are indicative of the ecosystem’s structural and functional recovery is of major importance. Our goal was to evaluate the success of revegetation actions performed in aMediterranean limestone quarry, using plants and epigean beetles as indicators.We compared their abundance, diversity, and community composition between revegetated sites aged 5, 13, and 19 years and a natural reference. Total plant cover significantly increased with restoration age and quickly reached reference values.However, nativewoody species cover dropped in the oldest site,while non-native species became dominant. The abundance of beetles was always lower in restoration sites when compared to the reference, increasing with age, although not significantly. The richness of both plant species and beetle families was lower in restoration sites and did not show any trend towards the reference values. Finally, using nonmetric multidimensional scaling, the composition of plant and beetle communities from restoration sites showed a clear separation from the reference. Restoration efforts have successfully modified post-quarry sites, but considerable differences remain, probably largely related to the use of the non-native species Pinus halepensis in restoration plans. P. halepensis high cover in restoration sites greatly affects the structure of the ecosystem, andmost likely its functioning too, aswell as related ecosystem services, causing divergence from the reference values and compromising restoration success. |
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Beyond the green: assessing quarry restoration success through plant and beetle communitiesChronosequenceColeopteraLimestone quarryMediterraneanMulti-taxaIn assessing the effectiveness of ecological restoration actions, outcomes evaluation using a multi-taxa approach can greatly contribute to a clearer understanding of their success/failure. Since comprehensive biodiversity assessments are rarely possible, choosing taxa groups that are indicative of the ecosystem’s structural and functional recovery is of major importance. Our goal was to evaluate the success of revegetation actions performed in aMediterranean limestone quarry, using plants and epigean beetles as indicators.We compared their abundance, diversity, and community composition between revegetated sites aged 5, 13, and 19 years and a natural reference. Total plant cover significantly increased with restoration age and quickly reached reference values.However, nativewoody species cover dropped in the oldest site,while non-native species became dominant. The abundance of beetles was always lower in restoration sites when compared to the reference, increasing with age, although not significantly. The richness of both plant species and beetle families was lower in restoration sites and did not show any trend towards the reference values. Finally, using nonmetric multidimensional scaling, the composition of plant and beetle communities from restoration sites showed a clear separation from the reference. Restoration efforts have successfully modified post-quarry sites, but considerable differences remain, probably largely related to the use of the non-native species Pinus halepensis in restoration plans. P. halepensis high cover in restoration sites greatly affects the structure of the ecosystem, andmost likely its functioning too, aswell as related ecosystem services, causing divergence from the reference values and compromising restoration success.SECIL - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, SARestoration Ecology2023-01-11T11:35:10Z2023-01-112020-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10174/33366http://hdl.handle.net/10174/33366https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13122engMexia, T.; Antunes, C.; Nunes, A.; Mira, A.; Correia, A.I.; Serrano, A.; Correia, O. 2020. Beyond the green: Assessing quarry restoration success through plant and beetle communities. Restoration Ecology, 971-978https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/rec.1312228971-978Restoration EcologyMED; BIOteresa.mexia@gmail.comndamanunes@fc.ul.ptamira@uevora.ptndndnd221Mexia, TeresaAntunes, CristinaNunes, AliceMira, AntónioCorreia, Ana IsabelSerrano, ArturCorreia, Otíliainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-01-03T19:35:06Zoai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/33366Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T01:22:11.856096Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Beyond the green: assessing quarry restoration success through plant and beetle communities |
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Beyond the green: assessing quarry restoration success through plant and beetle communities |
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Beyond the green: assessing quarry restoration success through plant and beetle communities Mexia, Teresa Chronosequence Coleoptera Limestone quarry Mediterranean Multi-taxa |
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Beyond the green: assessing quarry restoration success through plant and beetle communities |
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Beyond the green: assessing quarry restoration success through plant and beetle communities |
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Beyond the green: assessing quarry restoration success through plant and beetle communities |
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Beyond the green: assessing quarry restoration success through plant and beetle communities |
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Beyond the green: assessing quarry restoration success through plant and beetle communities |
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Mexia, Teresa |
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Mexia, Teresa Antunes, Cristina Nunes, Alice Mira, António Correia, Ana Isabel Serrano, Artur Correia, Otília |
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Antunes, Cristina Nunes, Alice Mira, António Correia, Ana Isabel Serrano, Artur Correia, Otília |
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Mexia, Teresa Antunes, Cristina Nunes, Alice Mira, António Correia, Ana Isabel Serrano, Artur Correia, Otília |
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Chronosequence Coleoptera Limestone quarry Mediterranean Multi-taxa |
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Chronosequence Coleoptera Limestone quarry Mediterranean Multi-taxa |
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In assessing the effectiveness of ecological restoration actions, outcomes evaluation using a multi-taxa approach can greatly contribute to a clearer understanding of their success/failure. Since comprehensive biodiversity assessments are rarely possible, choosing taxa groups that are indicative of the ecosystem’s structural and functional recovery is of major importance. Our goal was to evaluate the success of revegetation actions performed in aMediterranean limestone quarry, using plants and epigean beetles as indicators.We compared their abundance, diversity, and community composition between revegetated sites aged 5, 13, and 19 years and a natural reference. Total plant cover significantly increased with restoration age and quickly reached reference values.However, nativewoody species cover dropped in the oldest site,while non-native species became dominant. The abundance of beetles was always lower in restoration sites when compared to the reference, increasing with age, although not significantly. The richness of both plant species and beetle families was lower in restoration sites and did not show any trend towards the reference values. Finally, using nonmetric multidimensional scaling, the composition of plant and beetle communities from restoration sites showed a clear separation from the reference. Restoration efforts have successfully modified post-quarry sites, but considerable differences remain, probably largely related to the use of the non-native species Pinus halepensis in restoration plans. P. halepensis high cover in restoration sites greatly affects the structure of the ecosystem, andmost likely its functioning too, aswell as related ecosystem services, causing divergence from the reference values and compromising restoration success. |
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Mexia, T.; Antunes, C.; Nunes, A.; Mira, A.; Correia, A.I.; Serrano, A.; Correia, O. 2020. Beyond the green: Assessing quarry restoration success through plant and beetle communities. Restoration Ecology, 971-978 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/rec.13122 28 971-978 Restoration Ecology MED; BIO teresa.mexia@gmail.com nd amanunes@fc.ul.pt amira@uevora.pt nd nd nd 221 |
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