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Klaipėda University
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About: Klaipėda University is a education organization based out in Klaipėda, Lithuania. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Diesel fuel. The organization has 656 authors who have published 937 publications receiving 14212 citations. The organization is also known as: Klaipėdos Universitetas.
Topics: Population, Diesel fuel, Ecosystem, Introduced species, Poison control
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Spanish National Research Council1, Autonomous University of Barcelona2, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic3, Environmental Protection Agency4, University of Bern5, Klaipėda University6, Institut national de la recherche agronomique7, Natural Environment Research Council8, Canterbury of New Zealand9
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review of the financial costs of alien species in Europe, as the first step toward calculating an estimate of the economic consequences of extraterrestrial species.
Abstract: Recent comprehensive data provided through the DAISIE project (www.europe-aliens.org) have facilitated the development of the first pan-European assessment of the impacts of alien plants, vertebrates, and invertebrates – in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine environments – on ecosystem services. There are 1094 species with documented ecological impacts and 1347 with economic impacts. The two taxonomic groups with the most species causing impacts are terrestrial invertebrates and terrestrial plants. The North Sea is the maritime region that suffers the most impacts. Across taxa and regions, ecological and economic impacts are highly correlated. Terrestrial invertebrates create greater economic impacts than ecological impacts, while the reverse is true for terrestrial plants. Alien species from all taxonomic groups affect “supporting”, “provisioning”, “regulating”, and “cultural” services and interfere with human well-being. Terrestrial vertebrates are responsible for the greatest range of impacts, and these are widely distributed across Europe. Here, we present a review of the financial costs, as the first step toward calculating an estimate of the economic consequences of alien species in Europe.
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Umeå University1, Tilburg University2, University of Queensland3, North-West University4, National Research University – Higher School of Economics5, Victoria University of Wellington6, University of Lyon7, Stanford University8, Peking University9, Southwest University10, University of Zagreb11, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic12, Tallinn University13, University of Provence14, Heidelberg University15, Panteion University16, Tel-Hai Academic College17, Kyorin University18, Gunma University19, Hosei University20, Vilnius University21, Klaipėda University22, Universidad de Sonora23, The Catholic University of America24, University of Coimbra25, University of the Algarve26, Moscow State University27, University of Education, Winneba28, Tver State University29, Saratov State University30, Saint Petersburg State University31, Russian Academy32, Complutense University of Madrid33, University of East London34, Google35
TL;DR: In this paper, the structural equivalence of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI) across 26 samples from 24 countries (N = 12,200) was assessed.
Abstract: In this article, we assess the structural equivalence of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI) across 26 samples from 24 countries (N = 12,200). The ZTPI is proven to be a valid and reliable index of individual differences in time perspective across five temporal categories: Past Negative, Past Positive, Present Fatalistic, Present Hedonistic, and Future. We obtained evidence for invariance of 36 items (out of 56) and also the five-factor structure of ZTPI across 23 countries. The short ZTPI scales are reliable for country-level analysis, whereas we recommend the use of the full scales for individual-level analysis. The short version of ZTPI will further promote integration of research in the time perspective domain in relation to many different psycho-social processes.
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Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic1, Lincoln University (New Zealand)2, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ3, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens4, University of Fribourg5, Klaipėda University6, Environment Agency7, University of Florence8, Hebrew University of Jerusalem9, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds10, Institut national de la recherche agronomique11, University of Bern12, Natural Environment Research Council13, Oregon State University14, Polish Academy of Sciences15, Spanish National Research Council16
TL;DR: The strong influence of economic and demographic variables on the levels of invasion by alien species demonstrates that future solutions to the problem of biological invasions at a national scale lie in mitigating the negative environmental consequences of human activities that generate wealth and by promoting more sustainable population growth.
Abstract: The accelerating rates of international trade, travel, and transport in the latter half of the twentieth century have led to the progressive mixing of biota from across the world and the number of species introduced to new regions continues to increase. The importance of biogeographic, climatic, economic, and demographic factors as drivers of this trend is increasingly being realized but as yet there is no consensus regarding their relative importance. Whereas little may be done to mitigate the effects of geography and climate on invasions, a wider range of options may exist to moderate the impacts of economic and demographic drivers. Here we use the most recent data available from Europe to partition between macroecological, economic, and demographic variables the variation in alien species richness of bryophytes, fungi, vascular plants, terrestrial insects, aquatic invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Only national wealth and human population density were statistically significant predictors in the majority of models when analyzed jointly with climate, geography, and land cover. The economic and demographic variables reflect the intensity of human activities and integrate the effect of factors that directly determine the outcome of invasion such as propagule pressure, pathways of introduction, eutrophication, and the intensity of anthropogenic disturbance. The strong influence of economic and demographic variables on the levels of invasion by alien species demonstrates that future solutions to the problem of biological invasions at a national scale lie in mitigating the negative environmental consequences of human activities that generate wealth and by promoting more sustainable population growth.
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Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ1, University of Bern2, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens3, Autonomous University of Barcelona4, Klaipėda University5, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic6, Canterbury of New Zealand7, Royal Botanic Gardens8, Natural Environment Research Council9
TL;DR: Analysis of the large-scale effects of plant extinctions and introductions on taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of floras across Europe reveals that plant invasions since AD 1500 exceeded extinctions, resulting in increased taxonomic diversity but decreased phylogenetically diversity within European regions.
Abstract: Human activities have altered the composition of biotas through two fundamental processes: native extinctions and alien introductions. Both processes affect the taxonomic (i.e., species identity) and phylogenetic (i.e., species evolutionary history) structure of species assemblages. However, it is not known what the relative magnitude of these effects is at large spatial scales. Here we analyze the large-scale effects of plant extinctions and introductions on taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of floras across Europe, using data from 23 regions. Considering both native losses and alien additions in concert reveals that plant invasions since AD 1500 exceeded extinctions, resulting in (i) increased taxonomic diversity (i.e., species richness) but decreased phylogenetic diversity within European regions, and (ii) increased taxonomic and phylogenetic similarity among European regions. Those extinct species were phylogenetically and taxonomically unique and typical of individual regions, and extinctions usually were not continent-wide and therefore led to differentiation. By contrast, because introduced alien species tended to be closely related to native species, the floristic differentiation due to species extinction was lessened by taxonomic and phylogenetic homogenization effects. This was especially due to species that are alien to a region but native to other parts of Europe. As a result, floras of many European regions have partly lost and will continue to lose their uniqueness. The results suggest that biodiversity needs to be assessed in terms of both species taxonomic and phylogenetic identity, but the latter is rarely used as a metric of the biodiversity dynamics.
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TL;DR: Although in comparison with fully marine areas the Baltic Sea supports fewer species, several facets of the system's diversity remain underexplored to this day, such as micro-organisms, foraminiferans, meiobenthos and parasites, and climate change and its interactions with multiple anthropogenic forcings are likely to have major impacts on the Baltic biodiversity.
Abstract: The brackish Baltic Sea hosts species of various origins and environmental tolerances. These immigrated to the sea 10,000 to 15,000 years ago or have been introduced to the area over the relatively recent history of the system. The Baltic Sea has only one known endemic species. While information on some abiotic parameters extends back as long as five centuries and first quantitative snapshot data on biota (on exploited fish populations) originate generally from the same time, international coordination of research began in the early twentieth century. Continuous, annual Baltic Sea-wide long-term datasets on several organism groups (plankton, benthos, fish) are generally available since the mid-1950s. Based on a variety of available data sources (published papers, reports, grey literature, unpublished data), the Baltic Sea, incl. Kattegat, hosts altogether at least 6,065 species, including at least 1,700 phytoplankton, 442 phytobenthos, at least 1,199 zooplankton, at least 569 meiozoobenthos, 1,476 macrozoobenthos, at least 380 vertebrate parasites, about 200 fish, 3 seal, and 83 bird species. In general, but not in all organism groups, high sub-regional total species richness is associated with elevated salinity. Although in comparison with fully marine areas the Baltic Sea supports fewer species, several facets of the system's diversity remain underexplored to this day, such as micro-organisms, foraminiferans, meiobenthos and parasites. In the future, climate change and its interactions with multiple anthropogenic forcings are likely to have major impacts on the Baltic biodiversity.
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Sergej Olenin | 43 | 102 | 7445 |
Dan Minchin | 40 | 112 | 6379 |
Marco Bartoli | 38 | 167 | 4630 |
Georg Umgiesser | 34 | 169 | 3873 |
Tarja Suominen | 34 | 200 | 3780 |
Thomas Neumann | 33 | 80 | 3434 |
Robinson Ramírez-Vélez | 31 | 433 | 5246 |
Kai Myrberg | 27 | 66 | 3160 |
Rutger de Wit | 26 | 68 | 2752 |
Anastasija Zaiko | 26 | 69 | 1804 |
Gianmarco Giordani | 25 | 47 | 1979 |
Marleen De Troch | 24 | 125 | 1579 |
Miroslav Voznak | 21 | 362 | 2284 |
Alba Ardura | 21 | 61 | 1122 |
Gerald Schernewski | 21 | 97 | 1915 |