BIOCULT

DAAD Quality Network

The current biodiversity crisis is particularly pronounced in the tropics, where demographic pressures are high and many ecosystems are vulnerable. Intact ecosystems provide important habitats for animals and plants, as well as various ecosystem services for humans, thus supporting the quality of livelihoods. It is therefore important to conserve biodiversity not only in nature reserves but also in anthropogenic landscapes. In this context, the involvement of local communities plays a central role and strongly influences people’s attitudes and behaviour towards nature and nature conservation. Today, exclaves of remaining natural ecosystems are primarily protected areas such as nature reserves, but often also sites of cultural significance. The conservation of cultural sites combines the protection of people’s culture and biodiversity. Both culture and biodiversity can have a positive impact on the surrounding landscapes. Within the project, we are building a transdisciplinary network of researchers, students and stakeholders to study and learn about the significance of cultural forest sites. Therefore, natural and social science approaches will be closely linked in three successive phases.

Sub-project leader:

Mike Teucher

Project partners:

Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
Pwani University Kilifi, Kenya
Taita Taveta University Voi, Kenya
University of Passau
University of Vechta
Paris-Lodron University Salzburg
Senckenberg German Entomological Institute Müncheberg

Background and objectives:

Strengthening, further development and consolidation of cooperation between German and East African actors from research and practice.
Support and build capacity at African partner universities to promote important research and curricula in ecology, conservation biology, indigenous knowledge and various aspects of social sciences

Expected results:

Joint research in a transdisciplinary network of European and East African researchers and students.
Assessing ecosystem health, understanding linkages and interactions for selected sites
Identifying relevant stakeholders who can mediate potential improvements
Implement ideas to restore and improve the environment and raise awareness of cultural and traditional values among local people

Publications:

2355391 MDLREVTX BIOCULT 1 american-journal-of-plant-sciences 50 date desc 1 5577 https://geooeko.geo.uni-halle.de/wp-content/plugins/zotpress/

%7B%22status%22%3A%22success%22%2C%22updateneeded%22%3Afalse%2C%22instance%22%3Afalse%2C%22meta%22%3A%7B%22request_last%22%3A0%2C%22request_next%22%3A0%2C%22used_cache%22%3Atrue%7D%2C%22data%22%3A%5B%7B%22key%22%3A%224XZEAABS%22%2C%22library%22%3A%7B%22id%22%3A2355391%7D%2C%22meta%22%3A%7B%22creatorSummary%22%3A%22Habel%20et%20al.%22%2C%22parsedDate%22%3A%222025-07-09%22%2C%22numChildren%22%3A0%7D%2C%22bib%22%3A%22%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-bib-body%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bline-height%3A%201.35%3B%20%26quot%3B%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-entry%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bclear%3A%20left%3B%20%26quot%3B%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%20%20%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-left-margin%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bfloat%3A%20left%3B%20padding-right%3A%200.5em%3B%20text-align%3A%20right%3B%20width%3A%201em%3B%26quot%3B%26gt%3B1%20%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-right-inline%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bmargin%3A%200%20.4em%200%201.5em%3B%26quot%3B%26gt%3BHabel%2C%20J.C.%2C%20Githitho%2C%20A.%2C%20Fungomeli%2C%20M.%2C%20Teucher%2C%20M.%2C%20Shauri%2C%20H.S.%2C%20Mwakumanya%2C%20M.A.%20and%20Schmitt%2C%20C.B.%20%282025%29%20Limits%20of%20Cultural%20and%20Traditional%20Mechanisms%20in%20Tropical%20Forest%20Conservation.%20%26lt%3Bi%26gt%3BBiodiversity%20and%20Conservation%26lt%3B%5C%2Fi%26gt%3B.%20%26lt%3Ba%20class%3D%26%23039%3Bzp-DOIURL%26%23039%3B%20target%3D%26%23039%3B_blank%26%23039%3B%20href%3D%26%23039%3Bhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdoi.org%5C%2F10.1007%5C%2Fs10531-025-03117-7%26%23039%3B%26gt%3Bhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdoi.org%5C%2F10.1007%5C%2Fs10531-025-03117-7%26lt%3B%5C%2Fa%26gt%3B.%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%5Cn%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%22%2C%22data%22%3A%7B%22itemType%22%3A%22journalArticle%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Limits%20of%20cultural%20and%20traditional%20mechanisms%20in%20tropical%20forest%20conservation%22%2C%22creators%22%3A%5B%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Jan%20Christian%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Habel%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Anthony%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Githitho%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Maria%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Fungomeli%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Mike%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Teucher%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Halimu%20S.%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Shauri%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Maarifa%20A.%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Mwakumanya%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Christine%20B.%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Schmitt%22%7D%5D%2C%22abstractNote%22%3A%22Abstract%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20The%20coastal%20forests%20of%20Kenya%20represent%20a%20global%20biodiversity%20hotspot.%20Most%20of%20the%20forest%20remnants%20are%20small%20fragments%20of%20sacred%20forest%2C%20known%20as%20Kaya%20forests%2C%20while%20there%20are%20also%20few%20larger%20protected%20areas.%20Historically%2C%20the%20Kaya%20forests%20were%20preserved%20through%20traditional%20taboos%20and%20rules.%20However%2C%20ecological%2C%20social%20and%20economic%20changes%20have%20made%20this%20traditional%20type%20of%20protection%20less%20effective.%20In%20a%20workshop%20conducted%20at%20the%20Pwani%20University%20in%20coastal%20Kenya%2C%20we%20discussed%20and%20analysed%20the%20multiple%20reasons%20why%20traditional%20conservation%20practices%20are%20increasingly%20becoming%20less%20effective.%20Cultural%20protection%20upheld%20by%20Kaya%20elders%2C%20the%20custodians%20of%20the%20sacred%20forests%2C%20is%20challenged%20by%20modern%20lifestyle.%20The%20elders%20are%20increasingly%20isolated%20from%20the%20community%20since%20the%20younger%20generation%20considers%20the%20traditional%20rules%20as%20outdated.%20In%20addition%2C%20nowadays%2C%20the%20governmental%20institutions%20officially%20responsible%20for%20forest%20conservation%20and%20land%20management%2C%20do%20not%20formally%20integrate%20the%20elders%20in%20their%20decision-making.%20However%2C%20to%20preserve%20sacred%20forests%2C%20strategies%20needs%20to%20be%20adapted%20to%20these%20changing%20social%20circumstances%2C%20what%20emerged%20from%20our%20workshop%20discussions.%20Closer%20collaboration%20between%20Kaya%20elders%20and%20other%20stakeholders%20is%20essential%20to%20reconcile%20the%20varying%20economic%20and%20conservation%20interests.%20Governmental%20recognition%20of%20Kaya%20people%20and%20their%20livelihood%20needs%2C%20traditional%20knowledge%20and%20practices%20will%20be%20a%20basis%20for%20achieving%20the%20sustainable%20management%20and%20conservation%20of%20Kayas%20forest.%22%2C%22date%22%3A%222025-07-09%22%2C%22language%22%3A%22en%22%2C%22DOI%22%3A%2210.1007%5C%2Fs10531-025-03117-7%22%2C%22ISSN%22%3A%220960-3115%2C%201572-9710%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Flink.springer.com%5C%2F10.1007%5C%2Fs10531-025-03117-7%22%2C%22collections%22%3A%5B%22MDLREVTX%22%5D%2C%22dateModified%22%3A%222025-07-14T05%3A49%3A19Z%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22key%22%3A%22W4K66ZXI%22%2C%22library%22%3A%7B%22id%22%3A2355391%7D%2C%22meta%22%3A%7B%22creatorSummary%22%3A%22Mwania%20et%20al.%22%2C%22parsedDate%22%3A%222025-01-16%22%2C%22numChildren%22%3A0%7D%2C%22bib%22%3A%22%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-bib-body%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bline-height%3A%201.35%3B%20%26quot%3B%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-entry%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bclear%3A%20left%3B%20%26quot%3B%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%20%20%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-left-margin%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bfloat%3A%20left%3B%20padding-right%3A%200.5em%3B%20text-align%3A%20right%3B%20width%3A%201em%3B%26quot%3B%26gt%3B1%20%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-right-inline%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bmargin%3A%200%20.4em%200%201.5em%3B%26quot%3B%26gt%3BMwania%2C%20F.M.%2C%20Muriu%2C%20S.M.%2C%20Gichuru%2C%20V.G.%2C%20Teucher%2C%20M.%20and%20Habel%2C%20J.C.%20%282025%29%20Evaluation%20of%20Ecosystem%20Functions%20across%20Three%20Ecosystem%20Types%20in%20Afromontane%20Forest%20in%20Kenya.%20%26lt%3Bi%26gt%3BInternational%20Journal%20of%20Tropical%20Insect%20Science%26lt%3B%5C%2Fi%26gt%3B.%20%26lt%3Ba%20class%3D%26%23039%3Bzp-DOIURL%26%23039%3B%20target%3D%26%23039%3B_blank%26%23039%3B%20href%3D%26%23039%3Bhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdoi.org%5C%2F10.1007%5C%2Fs42690-024-01416-0%26%23039%3B%26gt%3Bhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdoi.org%5C%2F10.1007%5C%2Fs42690-024-01416-0%26lt%3B%5C%2Fa%26gt%3B.%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%5Cn%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%22%2C%22data%22%3A%7B%22itemType%22%3A%22journalArticle%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Evaluation%20of%20ecosystem%20functions%20across%20three%20ecosystem%20types%20in%20afromontane%20forest%20in%20Kenya%22%2C%22creators%22%3A%5B%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Felistas%20Mbinya%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Mwania%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Simon%20Mwangi%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Muriu%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Virginia%20Gathoni%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Gichuru%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Mike%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Teucher%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Jan%20Christian%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Habel%22%7D%5D%2C%22abstractNote%22%3A%22%22%2C%22date%22%3A%222025-01-16%22%2C%22language%22%3A%22en%22%2C%22DOI%22%3A%2210.1007%5C%2Fs42690-024-01416-0%22%2C%22ISSN%22%3A%221742-7592%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Flink.springer.com%5C%2F10.1007%5C%2Fs42690-024-01416-0%22%2C%22collections%22%3A%5B%22MDLREVTX%22%5D%2C%22dateModified%22%3A%222025-01-20T10%3A36%3A23Z%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22key%22%3A%22BSCMJ3TC%22%2C%22library%22%3A%7B%22id%22%3A2355391%7D%2C%22meta%22%3A%7B%22creatorSummary%22%3A%22Habel%20et%20al.%22%2C%22parsedDate%22%3A%222024-04-13%22%2C%22numChildren%22%3A0%7D%2C%22bib%22%3A%22%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-bib-body%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bline-height%3A%201.35%3B%20%26quot%3B%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-entry%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bclear%3A%20left%3B%20%26quot%3B%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%20%20%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-left-margin%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bfloat%3A%20left%3B%20padding-right%3A%200.5em%3B%20text-align%3A%20right%3B%20width%3A%201em%3B%26quot%3B%26gt%3B1%20%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-right-inline%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bmargin%3A%200%20.4em%200%201.5em%3B%26quot%3B%26gt%3BHabel%2C%20J.C.%2C%20Gibru%2C%20A.%2C%20Mulwa%2C%20M.%2C%20Deffersha%2C%20H.A.%2C%20Addisu%2C%20S.%2C%20Teucher%2C%20M.%2C%20Schmitt%2C%20T.%20and%20Ulrich%2C%20W.%20%282024%29%20Unique%20Bird%20Diversity%20in%20an%20Ethiopian%20Church%20Forest.%20%26lt%3Bi%26gt%3BBiodiversity%20and%20Conservation%26lt%3B%5C%2Fi%26gt%3B.%20%26lt%3Ba%20class%3D%26%23039%3Bzp-DOIURL%26%23039%3B%20target%3D%26%23039%3B_blank%26%23039%3B%20href%3D%26%23039%3Bhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdoi.org%5C%2F10.1007%5C%2Fs10531-024-02842-9%26%23039%3B%26gt%3Bhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdoi.org%5C%2F10.1007%5C%2Fs10531-024-02842-9%26lt%3B%5C%2Fa%26gt%3B.%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%5Cn%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%22%2C%22data%22%3A%7B%22itemType%22%3A%22journalArticle%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Unique%20bird%20diversity%20in%20an%20Ethiopian%20church%20forest%22%2C%22creators%22%3A%5B%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Jan%20Christian%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Habel%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Amare%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Gibru%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Moses%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Mulwa%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Habtamu%20Assaye%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Deffersha%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Solomon%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Addisu%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Mike%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Teucher%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Thomas%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Schmitt%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Werner%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Ulrich%22%7D%5D%2C%22abstractNote%22%3A%22Abstract%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Today%2C%20most%20of%20Ethiopia%5Cu2019s%20church%20forests%20are%20small%20forest%20patches%20surrounded%20by%20a%20degraded%20and%20anthropogenically%20modified%20landscape%2C%20mostly%20arable%20land.%20Nevertheless%2C%20these%20forest%20islands%20may%20still%20provide%20valuable%20habitats%20for%20typical%20forest%20species.%20It%20remains%20questionable%20whether%20these%20habitat%20remnants%20provide%20sufficient%20resources%20for%20forest%20species%20to%20successfully%20reproduce%20and%20persist%20in%20the%20long%20run.%20In%20this%20study%2C%20we%20assessed%20bird%20species%20based%20on%20point-counts%20in%20and%20around%20Tara%20Gedam%20Church%20Forest%20in%20northern%20Ethiopia.%20We%20observed%20birds%20in%20typical%20natural%20evergreen%20Afromontane%20forest%20%28forest%20interior%20and%20forest%20edge%29%20and%20in%20anthropogenic%20habitats%2C%20the%20semi-natural%20shrublands%2C%20agricultural%20land%2C%20and%20Eucalyptus%20tree%20plantations.%20We%20assigned%20ecological%20and%20behavioural%20characteristics%20to%20each%20of%20the%20bird%20species%20observed.%20Our%20results%20point%20to%20a%20specific%20bird%20community%20restricted%20to%20the%20forest%20interior%20and%20characterized%20by%20forest%20generalists%20and%20forest%20specialist%20birds.%20Along%20the%20forest%20edge%2C%20a%20mix%20of%20forest%20generalists%20and%20species%20of%20the%20open%20landscape%20can%20be%20found%2C%20creating%20mixed%20communities%20with%20high%20species%20overlap.%20The%20highest%20number%20of%20species%20was%20observed%20at%20the%20forest%20edge%20and%20in%20semi-natural%20shrubland%2C%20where%20both%2C%20open-land%20and%20forest%20species%20were%20found.%20On%20the%20other%20hand%2C%20the%20total%20number%20of%20species%20in%20the%20forest%20interior%20was%20comparatively%20low%2C%20with%20insectivorous%20and%20frugivorous%20typical%20forest%20species.%20Our%20results%20underline%20the%20fact%20that%20even%20small%20forest%20remnants%20are%20important%20for%20the%20conservation%20of%20forest%20species%2C%20which%20do%20not%20evade%20surrogate%20forest%20habitats.%22%2C%22date%22%3A%222024-04-13%22%2C%22language%22%3A%22en%22%2C%22DOI%22%3A%2210.1007%5C%2Fs10531-024-02842-9%22%2C%22ISSN%22%3A%220960-3115%2C%201572-9710%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Flink.springer.com%5C%2F10.1007%5C%2Fs10531-024-02842-9%22%2C%22collections%22%3A%5B%22MDLREVTX%22%5D%2C%22dateModified%22%3A%222024-06-10T10%3A07%3A43Z%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22key%22%3A%22NQ2EZ6SZ%22%2C%22library%22%3A%7B%22id%22%3A2355391%7D%2C%22meta%22%3A%7B%22creatorSummary%22%3A%22Habel%20et%20al.%22%2C%22parsedDate%22%3A%222024-02-12%22%2C%22numChildren%22%3A0%7D%2C%22bib%22%3A%22%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-bib-body%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bline-height%3A%201.35%3B%20%26quot%3B%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-entry%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bclear%3A%20left%3B%20%26quot%3B%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%20%20%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-left-margin%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bfloat%3A%20left%3B%20padding-right%3A%200.5em%3B%20text-align%3A%20right%3B%20width%3A%201em%3B%26quot%3B%26gt%3B1%20%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-right-inline%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bmargin%3A%200%20.4em%200%201.5em%3B%26quot%3B%26gt%3BHabel%2C%20J.C.%2C%20Mulwa%2C%20M.%2C%20Wagner%2C%20L.%2C%20Schmitt%2C%20T.%2C%20Teucher%2C%20M.%20and%20Ulrich%2C%20W.%20%282024%29%20Diverging%20Responses%20to%20Natural%20and%20Anthropogenic%20Habitats%20in%20Aftrotropical%20Birds%20and%20Butterflies.%20%26lt%3Bi%26gt%3BBiodiversity%20and%20Conservation%26lt%3B%5C%2Fi%26gt%3B.%20%26lt%3Ba%20class%3D%26%23039%3Bzp-DOIURL%26%23039%3B%20target%3D%26%23039%3B_blank%26%23039%3B%20href%3D%26%23039%3Bhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdoi.org%5C%2F10.1007%5C%2Fs10531-023-02762-0%26%23039%3B%26gt%3Bhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdoi.org%5C%2F10.1007%5C%2Fs10531-023-02762-0%26lt%3B%5C%2Fa%26gt%3B.%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%5Cn%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%22%2C%22data%22%3A%7B%22itemType%22%3A%22journalArticle%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Diverging%20responses%20to%20natural%20and%20anthropogenic%20habitats%20in%20aftrotropical%20birds%20and%20butterflies%22%2C%22creators%22%3A%5B%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Jan%20Christian%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Habel%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Moses%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Mulwa%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Laura%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Wagner%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Thomas%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Schmitt%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Mike%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Teucher%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Werner%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Ulrich%22%7D%5D%2C%22abstractNote%22%3A%22Abstract%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Species%20respond%20differently%20to%20landscape%20structures%20and%20environmental%20changes.%20In%20nature%20conservation%2C%20however%2C%20responses%20of%20a%20few%20indicator%20groups%20are%20often%20generalised%20to%20the%20ecosystem%20level.%20In%20this%20study%2C%20we%20analyse%20how%20birds%20and%20butterflies%20respond%20to%20identical%20landscape%20structures%20and%20environmental%20gradients%20across%20a%20habitat%20mosaic%20in%20southern%20Kenya.%20The%20study%20area%20represents%20natural%20coastal%20forest%20%28forest%20interior%20and%20forest%20edge%29%20as%20well%20as%20different%20agro-environments%20%28such%20as%20orchards%20and%20pastures%29%2C%20which%20partly%20may%20also%20be%20suitable%20surrogate%20habitats%20for%20forest%20species.%20We%20assessed%20birds%20and%20butterflies%20during%20the%20same%20time%20along%20identical%20line%20transects%2C%20covering%20the%20dry%20and%20the%20rainy%20season.%20The%20obtained%20results%20indicate%20that%20both%20species%20groups%20depict%20habitat%20types%20in%20some%20aspects%20similarly%20but%20in%20others%20in%20somewhat%20different%20ways.%20Thus%2C%20strongest%20differences%20in%20community%20similarity%20were%20visible%20between%20forest%20interior%20and%20the%20open%20landscape%20like%20pastures%20for%20both%20taxa.%20The%20forest%20community%20strongly%20overlapped%20with%20orchards%20for%20birds%20but%20less%20so%20for%20butterflies.%20Thus%2C%20orchards%20in%20close%20geographic%20proximity%20to%20natural%20forests%20might%20be%20a%20possible%20surrogate%20habitat%20for%20certain%20forest%20bird%20species%2C%20but%20less%20so%20for%20more%20sedentary%20forest%20butterfly%20species.%20The%20temporal%20variation%20in%20species%20richness%2C%20abundances%2C%20and%20community%20structures%20was%20much%20stronger%20for%20butterflies%20compared%20to%20birds.%20Thus%2C%20seasonality%20in%20tropical%20ecosystems%20has%20to%20be%20considered%20especially%20when%20interpreting%20community%20structures%20of%20butterflies%2C%20but%20much%20less%20so%20in%20birds.%20In%20general%2C%20birds%20and%20butterflies%20proved%20to%20be%20suitable%20indicator%20groups%20to%20evaluate%20ecologically%20landscape%20structures%20in%20East%20Africa%2C%20with%20birds%20more%20representing%20the%20landscape%20level%20and%20butterflies%20more%20the%20fine-grained%20habitat%20scale.%22%2C%22date%22%3A%222024-02-12%22%2C%22language%22%3A%22en%22%2C%22DOI%22%3A%2210.1007%5C%2Fs10531-023-02762-0%22%2C%22ISSN%22%3A%220960-3115%2C%201572-9710%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Flink.springer.com%5C%2F10.1007%5C%2Fs10531-023-02762-0%22%2C%22collections%22%3A%5B%22MDLREVTX%22%5D%2C%22dateModified%22%3A%222024-06-10T10%3A07%3A36Z%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22key%22%3A%22HXG9HE8M%22%2C%22library%22%3A%7B%22id%22%3A2355391%7D%2C%22meta%22%3A%7B%22creatorSummary%22%3A%22Mokua%20et%20al.%22%2C%22parsedDate%22%3A%222024-01-06%22%2C%22numChildren%22%3A0%7D%2C%22bib%22%3A%22%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-bib-body%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bline-height%3A%201.35%3B%20%26quot%3B%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-entry%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bclear%3A%20left%3B%20%26quot%3B%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%20%20%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-left-margin%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bfloat%3A%20left%3B%20padding-right%3A%200.5em%3B%20text-align%3A%20right%3B%20width%3A%201em%3B%26quot%3B%26gt%3B1%20%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-right-inline%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bmargin%3A%200%20.4em%200%201.5em%3B%26quot%3B%26gt%3BMokua%2C%20R.%2C%20Nadir%2C%20S.%2C%20Melckzedeck%2C%20O.%20and%20Teucher%2C%20M.%20%282024%29%20Integration%20of%20Remote%20Sensing%20in%20Watershed%20Studies%3A%20A%20Case%20Study%20of%20Chawia%20%26amp%3B%20Fururu%20Forested%20Watersheds%20in%20Taita%20Hills%2C%20Kenya.%20%26lt%3Bi%26gt%3BKenya%20Aquatica%20Journal%26lt%3B%5C%2Fi%26gt%3B%2C%20%26lt%3Bb%26gt%3B9%26lt%3B%5C%2Fb%26gt%3B%2C%2075%26%23x2013%3B90.%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%5Cn%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%22%2C%22data%22%3A%7B%22itemType%22%3A%22journalArticle%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Integration%20of%20remote%20sensing%20in%20watershed%20studies%3A%20A%20case%20study%20of%20Chawia%20%26%20Fururu%20forested%20watersheds%20in%20Taita%20Hills%2C%20Kenya%22%2C%22creators%22%3A%5B%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Robert%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Mokua%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Stanley%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Nadir%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Osore%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Melckzedeck%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Mike%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Teucher%22%7D%5D%2C%22abstractNote%22%3A%22%22%2C%22date%22%3A%2201-06-2024%22%2C%22language%22%3A%22%22%2C%22DOI%22%3A%22%22%2C%22ISSN%22%3A%22%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22%22%2C%22collections%22%3A%5B%22MDLREVTX%22%5D%2C%22dateModified%22%3A%222024-06-10T10%3A13%3A43Z%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22key%22%3A%22B4ZCNN9Y%22%2C%22library%22%3A%7B%22id%22%3A2355391%7D%2C%22meta%22%3A%7B%22creatorSummary%22%3A%22Habel%20et%20al.%22%2C%22parsedDate%22%3A%222023-12-11%22%2C%22numChildren%22%3A0%7D%2C%22bib%22%3A%22%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-bib-body%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bline-height%3A%201.35%3B%20%26quot%3B%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-entry%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bclear%3A%20left%3B%20%26quot%3B%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%20%20%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-left-margin%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bfloat%3A%20left%3B%20padding-right%3A%200.5em%3B%20text-align%3A%20right%3B%20width%3A%201em%3B%26quot%3B%26gt%3B1%20%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-right-inline%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bmargin%3A%200%20.4em%200%201.5em%3B%26quot%3B%26gt%3BHabel%2C%20J.C.%2C%20Milidakis%2C%20M.A.%2C%20Lindorfer%2C%20S.%2C%20Teucher%2C%20M.%2C%20Schmitt%2C%20T.%20and%20Eberle%2C%20J.%20%282023%29%20Habitat%20Specialisation%20and%20Resource%20Availability%20Determine%20Dispersal%20Behaviour%20in%20Four%20Afro%26%23x2010%3Btropical%20Butterflies.%20%26lt%3Bi%26gt%3BEcological%20Entomology%26lt%3B%5C%2Fi%26gt%3B%2C%20een.13302.%20%26lt%3Ba%20class%3D%26%23039%3Bzp-DOIURL%26%23039%3B%20target%3D%26%23039%3B_blank%26%23039%3B%20href%3D%26%23039%3Bhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdoi.org%5C%2F10.1111%5C%2Feen.13302%26%23039%3B%26gt%3Bhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdoi.org%5C%2F10.1111%5C%2Feen.13302%26lt%3B%5C%2Fa%26gt%3B.%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%5Cn%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%22%2C%22data%22%3A%7B%22itemType%22%3A%22journalArticle%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Habitat%20specialisation%20and%20resource%20availability%20determine%20dispersal%20behaviour%20in%20four%20afro%5Cu2010tropical%20butterflies%22%2C%22creators%22%3A%5B%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Jan%20Christian%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Habel%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Melina%20A.%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Milidakis%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Sophia%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Lindorfer%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Mike%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Teucher%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Thomas%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Schmitt%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Jonas%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Eberle%22%7D%5D%2C%22abstractNote%22%3A%22Abstract%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Ecological%20demands%2C%20such%20as%20sex%20and%20environmental%20conditions%2C%20determine%20species%26%23039%3B%20behaviour%2C%20such%20as%20dispersal%2C%20and%20shape%20local%20population%20structures.%20However%2C%20only%20marginal%20knowledge%20of%20these%20factors%20exists%20for%20afro%5Cu2010tropical%20insects%20so%20far.%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Therefore%2C%20we%20performed%20a%20mark%5Cu2013release%5Cu2013recapture%20study%20in%20the%20coastal%20region%20of%20Kenya%20over%20a%20period%20of%202%20months%2C%20covering%20the%20dry%20and%20the%20rainy%20seasons.%20As%20study%20species%2C%20we%20used%20four%20co%5Cu2010occurring%20but%20ecologically%20diverging%20butterfly%20species%2C%20the%20forest%20species%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Bicyclus%20safitza%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20and%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Junonia%20natalica%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20and%20the%20savannah%20species%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Junonia%20oenone%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20and%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Byblia%20ilithyia%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20.%20The%20study%20area%20represents%20an%20ecosystem%20mosaic%20consisting%20of%20anthropogenic%20habitats%20as%20well%20as%20natural%20forest%20and%20savannah%2C%20assessed%20by%20detailed%20landscape%20mapping.%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20We%20obtained%201701%20capture%20events%2C%20comprising%201224%20individuals%20with%20an%20overall%20recapture%20rate%20of%2024%25%20%28ranging%20from%2015%25%20to%2048%25%29.%20The%20analyses%20based%20on%20these%20results%20allowed%20an%20assessment%20of%20the%20population%20ecology%2C%20dispersal%20behaviour%20and%20habitat%20preferences%20of%20these%20species.%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Demographic%20models%20inferred%20different%20patterns%20of%20population%20dynamics%20among%20species.%20All%20species%20preferred%20the%20habitats%20they%20were%20known%20for.%20The%20observed%20dispersal%20distances%20were%20rather%20low%20ranging%20from%20a%20mean%20of%2025%20to%2072%5Cu2009m%2C%20referring%20to%20taxa%20and%20sexes.%20The%20dispersal%20extrapolations%20were%20unreliably%20low%20for%20the%20negative%20exponential%20function%2C%20while%20the%20values%20for%20inverse%20power%20function%20were%20credible.%20The%20latter%20predicted%20a%20considerably%20higher%20long%5Cu2010distance%20dispersal%20capacity%20in%20males%20than%20in%20females%20of%20the%20forest%20species%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20B.%20safitza%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20and%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20J.%20natalica%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%2C%20while%20females%20dispersed%20more%20than%20males%20in%20the%20savannah%20species%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20J.%20oenone%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20and%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20B.%20ilithyia%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20.%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Our%20results%20obtained%20from%20these%20four%20ecologically%20diverging%20afro%5Cu2010tropical%20butterfly%20species%20underline%20that%20species%5Cu2019%20behaviour%2C%20such%20as%20dispersal%2C%20is%20strongly%20determined%20by%20habitat%20preferences%2C%20sex%20and%20the%20availability%20of%20resources.%22%2C%22date%22%3A%222023-12-11%22%2C%22language%22%3A%22en%22%2C%22DOI%22%3A%2210.1111%5C%2Feen.13302%22%2C%22ISSN%22%3A%220307-6946%2C%201365-2311%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fresjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com%5C%2Fdoi%5C%2F10.1111%5C%2Feen.13302%22%2C%22collections%22%3A%5B%22MDLREVTX%22%5D%2C%22dateModified%22%3A%222024-06-10T10%3A08%3A22Z%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22key%22%3A%22VVTCIDVH%22%2C%22library%22%3A%7B%22id%22%3A2355391%7D%2C%22meta%22%3A%7B%22creatorSummary%22%3A%22Kung%5Cu2019u%20et%20al.%22%2C%22parsedDate%22%3A%222023-07-03%22%2C%22numChildren%22%3A0%7D%2C%22bib%22%3A%22%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-bib-body%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bline-height%3A%201.35%3B%20%26quot%3B%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-entry%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bclear%3A%20left%3B%20%26quot%3B%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%20%20%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-left-margin%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bfloat%3A%20left%3B%20padding-right%3A%200.5em%3B%20text-align%3A%20right%3B%20width%3A%201em%3B%26quot%3B%26gt%3B1%20%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-right-inline%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bmargin%3A%200%20.4em%200%201.5em%3B%26quot%3B%26gt%3BKung%26%23x2019%3Bu%2C%20G.N.%2C%20Cousseau%2C%20L.%2C%20Githiru%2C%20M.%2C%20Habel%2C%20J.C.%2C%20Kinyanjui%2C%20M.%2C%20Matheka%2C%20K.%2C%20Schmitt%2C%20C.B.%2C%20Seifert%2C%20T.%2C%20Teucher%2C%20M.%2C%20Lens%2C%20L.%20and%20Apfelbeck%2C%20B.%20%282023%29%20Anthropogenic%20Activities%20Affect%20Forest%20Structure%20and%20Arthropod%20Abundance%20in%20a%20Kenyan%20Biodiversity%20Hotspot.%20%26lt%3Bi%26gt%3BBiodiversity%20and%20Conservation%26lt%3B%5C%2Fi%26gt%3B.%20%26lt%3Ba%20class%3D%26%23039%3Bzp-DOIURL%26%23039%3B%20target%3D%26%23039%3B_blank%26%23039%3B%20href%3D%26%23039%3Bhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdoi.org%5C%2F10.1007%5C%2Fs10531-023-02652-5%26%23039%3B%26gt%3Bhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdoi.org%5C%2F10.1007%5C%2Fs10531-023-02652-5%26lt%3B%5C%2Fa%26gt%3B.%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%5Cn%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%22%2C%22data%22%3A%7B%22itemType%22%3A%22journalArticle%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Anthropogenic%20activities%20affect%20forest%20structure%20and%20arthropod%20abundance%20in%20a%20Kenyan%20biodiversity%20hotspot%22%2C%22creators%22%3A%5B%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Gladys%20Nyakeru%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Kung%5Cu2019u%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Laurence%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Cousseau%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Mwangi%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Githiru%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Jan%20Christian%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Habel%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Mwangi%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Kinyanjui%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Kennedy%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Matheka%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Christine%20B.%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Schmitt%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Tobias%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Seifert%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Mike%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Teucher%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Luc%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Lens%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Beate%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Apfelbeck%22%7D%5D%2C%22abstractNote%22%3A%22Abstract%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Land-use%20change%20remains%20the%20main%20threat%20to%20tropical%20forests%20and%20their%20dependent%20fauna%20and%20flora%2C%20and%20degradation%20of%20existing%20forest%20remnants%20will%20further%20accelerate%20species%20loss.%20Forest%20degradation%20may%20result%20directly%20from%20human%20forest%20use%20or%20through%20spatial%20effects%20of%20land-use%20change.%20Understanding%20the%20drivers%20of%20forest%20degradation%20and%20its%20effects%20on%20biodiversity%20is%20pivotal%20for%20formulating%20impactful%20forest%20management%20and%20monitoring%20protocols%2C%20but%20such%20knowledge%20is%20lacking%20for%20many%20biodiversity%20hotspots%2C%20such%20as%20the%20Taita%20Hills%20in%20southeast%20Kenya.%20Here%20we%20first%20quantify%20effects%20of%20social%20factors%20%28human%20activity%20and%20presence%29%20at%20plot%20and%20landscape%20level%2C%20forest%20management%20%28gazetted%20vs.%20non-gazetted%29%20and%20spatial%20factors%20%28fragment%20size%20and%20distance%20to%20forest%20edge%29%20on%20the%20vegetation%20structure%20of%20indigenous%20Taita%20forest%20fragments.%20Next%2C%20we%20quantify%20effects%20of%20degraded%20vegetation%20structure%20on%20arthropod%20abundance%20and%20diversity.%20We%20show%20that%20human%20presence%20and%20activity%20at%20both%20the%20plot%20and%20landscape%20level%20explain%20variation%20in%20vegetation%20structure.%20We%20particularly%20provide%20evidence%20that%20despite%20a%20national%20ban%20on%20cutting%20of%20indigenous%20trees%2C%20poaching%20of%20pole-sized%20trees%20for%20subsistence%20use%20may%20be%20simplifying%20vegetation%20structure%2C%20with%20the%20strongest%20effects%20in%20edge-dominated%2C%20small%20forest%20fragments.%20Furthermore%2C%20we%20found%20support%20for%20a%20positive%20effect%20of%20vegetation%20structure%20on%20arthropod%20abundance%2C%20although%20the%20effect%20of%20daily%20maximum%20temperature%20and%20yearly%20variation%20was%20more%20pronounced.%20Maintenance%20of%20multi-layered%20forest%20vegetation%20in%20addition%20to%20reforestation%20maybe%20a%20key%20to%20conservation%20of%20the%20endangered%20and%20endemic%20fauna%20of%20the%20Taita%20Hills.%22%2C%22date%22%3A%222023-07-03%22%2C%22language%22%3A%22en%22%2C%22DOI%22%3A%2210.1007%5C%2Fs10531-023-02652-5%22%2C%22ISSN%22%3A%220960-3115%2C%201572-9710%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Flink.springer.com%5C%2F10.1007%5C%2Fs10531-023-02652-5%22%2C%22collections%22%3A%5B%22MDLREVTX%22%5D%2C%22dateModified%22%3A%222024-06-10T10%3A13%3A37Z%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22key%22%3A%22CTV9I5RK%22%2C%22library%22%3A%7B%22id%22%3A2355391%7D%2C%22meta%22%3A%7B%22creatorSummary%22%3A%22Teucher%20et%20al.%22%2C%22parsedDate%22%3A%222023-06-21%22%2C%22numChildren%22%3A0%7D%2C%22bib%22%3A%22%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-bib-body%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bline-height%3A%201.35%3B%20%26quot%3B%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-entry%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bclear%3A%20left%3B%20%26quot%3B%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%20%20%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-left-margin%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bfloat%3A%20left%3B%20padding-right%3A%200.5em%3B%20text-align%3A%20right%3B%20width%3A%201em%3B%26quot%3B%26gt%3B1%20%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-right-inline%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bmargin%3A%200%20.4em%200%201.5em%3B%26quot%3B%26gt%3BTeucher%2C%20M.%2C%20Habel%2C%20J.C.%2C%20Schmitt%2C%20C.B.%2C%20Rieckmann%2C%20M.%2C%20Maghenda%2C%20M.%2C%20Shauri%2C%20H.S.%2C%20Deffersha%2C%20H.A.%20and%20Legesse%2C%20S.%20%282023%2C%20June%2021%29%20BIOCULT%20-Harnessing%20Synergies%20between%20Cultural%20Traditions%20and%20Biodiversity%20Protection%20in%20Theory%20and%20Practice.%20Ceske%20Budejovice.%20%26lt%3Ba%20class%3D%26%23039%3Bzp-ItemURL%26%23039%3B%20target%3D%26%23039%3B_blank%26%23039%3B%20href%3D%26%23039%3Bhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fecotropica.eu%5C%2Findex.php%5C%2Fecotropica%5C%2Farticle%5C%2Fview%5C%2F117%5C%2F38%26%23039%3B%26gt%3Bhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fecotropica.eu%5C%2Findex.php%5C%2Fecotropica%5C%2Farticle%5C%2Fview%5C%2F117%5C%2F38%26lt%3B%5C%2Fa%26gt%3B.%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%5Cn%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%22%2C%22data%22%3A%7B%22itemType%22%3A%22presentation%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22BIOCULT%20-Harnessing%20synergies%20between%20cultural%20traditions%20and%20biodiversity%20protection%20in%20theory%20and%20practice%22%2C%22creators%22%3A%5B%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22presenter%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Mike%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Teucher%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22presenter%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Jan%20Christian%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Habel%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22presenter%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Christine%20B.%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Schmitt%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22presenter%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Marco%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Rieckmann%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22presenter%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Marianne%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Maghenda%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22presenter%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Halimu%20S.%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Shauri%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22presenter%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Habtamu%20Assaye%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Deffersha%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22presenter%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Solomon%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Legesse%22%7D%5D%2C%22abstractNote%22%3A%22%22%2C%22date%22%3A%2221.06.2023%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fecotropica.eu%5C%2Findex.php%5C%2Fecotropica%5C%2Farticle%5C%2Fview%5C%2F117%5C%2F38%22%2C%22language%22%3A%22%22%2C%22collections%22%3A%5B%22MDLREVTX%22%5D%2C%22dateModified%22%3A%222024-02-26T08%3A26%3A26Z%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22key%22%3A%22JEND5DJY%22%2C%22library%22%3A%7B%22id%22%3A2355391%7D%2C%22meta%22%3A%7B%22creatorSummary%22%3A%22Habel%20et%20al.%22%2C%22parsedDate%22%3A%222023-03-27%22%2C%22numChildren%22%3A0%7D%2C%22bib%22%3A%22%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-bib-body%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bline-height%3A%201.35%3B%20%26quot%3B%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-entry%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bclear%3A%20left%3B%20%26quot%3B%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%20%20%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-left-margin%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bfloat%3A%20left%3B%20padding-right%3A%200.5em%3B%20text-align%3A%20right%3B%20width%3A%201em%3B%26quot%3B%26gt%3B1%20%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-right-inline%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bmargin%3A%200%20.4em%200%201.5em%3B%26quot%3B%26gt%3BHabel%2C%20J.C.%2C%20Schultze-Gebhardt%2C%20K.%2C%20Maghenda%2C%20M.%2C%20Shauri%2C%20H.%2C%20Kioko%2C%20E.%2C%20Mwagura%2C%20L.%20and%20Teucher%2C%20M.%20%282023%29%20Harmonizing%20Multi-Stakeholder%20Interests%20to%20Improve%20Forest%20Conservation%20in%20Southern%20Kenya.%20%26lt%3Bi%26gt%3BBiodiversity%20and%20Conservation%26lt%3B%5C%2Fi%26gt%3B.%20%26lt%3Ba%20class%3D%26%23039%3Bzp-DOIURL%26%23039%3B%20target%3D%26%23039%3B_blank%26%23039%3B%20href%3D%26%23039%3Bhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdoi.org%5C%2Fhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdoi.org%5C%2F10.1007%5C%2Fs10531-023-02591-1%26%23039%3B%26gt%3Bhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdoi.org%5C%2Fhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdoi.org%5C%2F10.1007%5C%2Fs10531-023-02591-1%26lt%3B%5C%2Fa%26gt%3B.%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%5Cn%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%22%2C%22data%22%3A%7B%22itemType%22%3A%22journalArticle%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Harmonizing%20multi-stakeholder%20interests%20to%20improve%20forest%20conservation%20in%20Southern%20Kenya%22%2C%22creators%22%3A%5B%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Jan%20Christian%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Habel%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Kathrin%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Schultze-Gebhardt%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Marianne%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Maghenda%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Halimu%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Shauri%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Esther%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Kioko%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Lawrence%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Mwagura%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Mike%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Teucher%22%7D%5D%2C%22abstractNote%22%3A%22Abstract%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20The%20cloud%20forests%20of%20the%20Taita%20Hills%20are%20valuable%20refuges%20for%20numerous%20endemic%20and%20rare%20animal%20and%20plant%20species.%20They%20also%20provide%20various%20ecosystem%20services%20that%20support%20subsistence%20farming.%20Due%20to%20the%20large-scale%20destruction%20and%20conversion%20of%20these%20species-rich%20natural%20forests%20into%20subsistence%20agriculture%20and%20plantations%20of%20exotic%20tree%20species%2C%20most%20of%20the%20natural%20cloud%20forest%20habitats%20have%20disappeared%20and%20ecosystem%20services%20have%20been%20significantly%20diminished.%20Despite%20numerous%20conservation%20initiatives%2C%20the%20destruction%20of%20the%20Taita%20Hills%20forest%20ecosystem%20continues%2C%20which%20also%20lowers%20livelihood%20quality%20of%20the%20local%20people.%20During%20a%20workshop%20with%20representatives%20of%20GOs%2C%20NGOs%2C%20researchers%20and%20representatives%20of%20the%20local%20community%20we%20identified%20potential%20factors%20which%20are%20essential%20to%20reverse%20this%20negative%20trend.%20We%20found%20that%20governance%20structures%20urgently%20need%20to%20be%20strengthened%2C%20and%20that%20the%20traditional%20conservation%20system%20needs%20to%20get%20transformed%20and%20revitalised.%20The%20basic%20prerequisite%20is%20a%20vital%20communication%20among%20generations%2C%20especially%20between%20the%20youth%20and%20the%20elders%2C%20as%20well%20as%20and%20improved%20communication%20of%20scientific%20knowledge%20to%20policy%20makers%20and%20the%20society.%20Furthermore%2C%20it%20is%20essential%20to%20harmonize%20stakeholders%5Cu2019%20mandates%2C%20policies%20and%20actions%20to%20efficiently%20restore%20this%20unique%20forest%20biodiversity%20hotspot%2C%20and%20to%20secure%20livelihood%20needs%20for%20the%20local%20people.%22%2C%22date%22%3A%222023-03-27%22%2C%22language%22%3A%22en%22%2C%22DOI%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdoi.org%5C%2F10.1007%5C%2Fs10531-023-02591-1%22%2C%22ISSN%22%3A%220960-3115%2C%201572-9710%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Flink.springer.com%5C%2F10.1007%5C%2Fs10531-023-02591-1%22%2C%22collections%22%3A%5B%22MDLREVTX%22%5D%2C%22dateModified%22%3A%222024-06-10T10%3A08%3A12Z%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22key%22%3A%22JHAJWWVR%22%2C%22library%22%3A%7B%22id%22%3A2355391%7D%2C%22meta%22%3A%7B%22creatorSummary%22%3A%22Habel%20et%20al.%22%2C%22parsedDate%22%3A%222023-02-14%22%2C%22numChildren%22%3A0%7D%2C%22bib%22%3A%22%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-bib-body%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bline-height%3A%201.35%3B%20%26quot%3B%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-entry%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bclear%3A%20left%3B%20%26quot%3B%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%20%20%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-left-margin%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bfloat%3A%20left%3B%20padding-right%3A%200.5em%3B%20text-align%3A%20right%3B%20width%3A%201em%3B%26quot%3B%26gt%3B1%20%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-right-inline%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bmargin%3A%200%20.4em%200%201.5em%3B%26quot%3B%26gt%3BHabel%2C%20J.C.%2C%20Mulwa%2C%20M.%2C%20Wagner%2C%20L.%2C%20Schmitt%2C%20T.%2C%20Teucher%2C%20M.%20and%20Ulrich%2C%20W.%20%282023%29%20Diverging%20Responses%20to%20Environmental%20Change%20and%20Different%20Landscape%20Structure%20in%20Aftrotropical%20Birds%20and%20Butterflies.%20%26lt%3Ba%20class%3D%26%23039%3Bzp-DOIURL%26%23039%3B%20target%3D%26%23039%3B_blank%26%23039%3B%20href%3D%26%23039%3Bhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdoi.org%5C%2F10.21203%5C%2Frs.3.rs-2563899%5C%2Fv1%26%23039%3B%26gt%3Bhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdoi.org%5C%2F10.21203%5C%2Frs.3.rs-2563899%5C%2Fv1%26lt%3B%5C%2Fa%26gt%3B.%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%5Cn%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%22%2C%22data%22%3A%7B%22itemType%22%3A%22journalArticle%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Diverging%20responses%20to%20environmental%20change%20and%20different%20landscape%20structure%20in%20Aftrotropical%20birds%20and%20butterflies%22%2C%22creators%22%3A%5B%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Jan%20Christian%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Habel%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Moses%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Mulwa%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Laura%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Wagner%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Thomas%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Schmitt%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Mike%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Teucher%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Werner%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Ulrich%22%7D%5D%2C%22abstractNote%22%3A%22Abstract%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Species%20respond%20differently%20to%20landscape%20structures%20and%20environmental%20changes.%20In%20nature%20conservation%2C%20however%2C%20responses%20of%20a%20few%20indicator%20groups%20are%20often%20generalised%20to%20the%20ecosystem%20level.%20In%20this%20study%2C%20we%20analyse%20how%20birds%20and%20butterflies%20respond%20to%20identical%20landscape%20structures%20and%20environmental%20gradients%20across%20a%20habitat%20mosaic%20in%20southern%20Kenya.%20The%20study%20area%20represents%20natural%20coastal%20forest%20%28core%20and%20margins%29%20as%20well%20as%20different%20agro-environments%20%28orchards%20and%20pastures%29%2C%20which%20partly%20may%20also%20be%20suitable%20surrogate%20habitats%20for%20forest%20species.%20We%20assessed%20birds%20and%20butterflies%20during%20the%20same%20time%20and%20along%20identical%20transects%2C%20covering%20the%20dry%20and%20rainy%20season.%20The%20obtained%20results%20indicate%20that%20both%20indicator%20groups%20depict%20habitat%20types%20in%20some%20aspects%20similarly%20but%20in%20others%20in%20somewhat%20different%20ways.%20Thus%2C%20strongest%20differences%20in%20community%20similarity%20were%20visible%20between%20forest%20interior%20and%20open%20landscape%20%28i.e.%20pastures%29%20for%20both%20taxa.%20The%20forest%20community%20strongly%20overlapped%20with%20orchards%20for%20birds%20but%20less%20so%20for%20butterflies.%20Thus%2C%20orchards%20in%20close%20geographic%20context%20with%20natural%20forests%20might%20be%20possible%20surrogates%20for%20certain%20forest%20bird%20species%20but%20less%20so%20for%20the%20little%20mobile%20forest%20butterfly%20species.%20The%20temporal%20variation%20in%20species%20richness%2C%20abundances%2C%20and%20community%20structures%20was%20much%20stronger%20for%20butterflies%20compared%20to%20birds.%20Thus%2C%20seasonality%20in%20tropical%20ecosystems%20has%20to%20be%20considered%20when%20interpreting%20community%20structures%20of%20butterflies%20but%20much%20less%20so%20in%20birds.%20In%20general%2C%20birds%20and%20butterflies%20proved%20to%20be%20suitable%20indicator%20groups%20to%20ecologically%20assess%20landscape%20structures%20in%20East%20Africa%2C%20with%20birds%20more%20representing%20the%20landscape%20level%20and%20butterflies%20more%20the%20fine-grained%20habitat%20scale.%22%2C%22date%22%3A%222023-02-14%22%2C%22language%22%3A%22%22%2C%22DOI%22%3A%2210.21203%5C%2Frs.3.rs-2563899%5C%2Fv1%22%2C%22ISSN%22%3A%22%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.researchsquare.com%5C%2Farticle%5C%2Frs-2563899%5C%2Fv1%22%2C%22collections%22%3A%5B%22MDLREVTX%22%5D%2C%22dateModified%22%3A%222024-06-10T10%3A08%3A19Z%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22key%22%3A%226DTKJMD4%22%2C%22library%22%3A%7B%22id%22%3A2355391%7D%2C%22meta%22%3A%7B%22creatorSummary%22%3A%22Habel%20et%20al.%22%2C%22parsedDate%22%3A%222023%22%2C%22numChildren%22%3A0%7D%2C%22bib%22%3A%22%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-bib-body%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bline-height%3A%201.35%3B%20%26quot%3B%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-entry%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bclear%3A%20left%3B%20%26quot%3B%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%20%20%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-left-margin%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bfloat%3A%20left%3B%20padding-right%3A%200.5em%3B%20text-align%3A%20right%3B%20width%3A%201em%3B%26quot%3B%26gt%3B1%20%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-right-inline%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bmargin%3A%200%20.4em%200%201.5em%3B%26quot%3B%26gt%3BHabel%2C%20J.C.%2C%20Schultze-Gebhardt%2C%20K.%2C%20Shauri%2C%20H.S.%2C%20Maarifa%2C%20A.M.%2C%20Maghenda%2C%20M.%2C%20Fungomeli%2C%20M.%20and%20Teucher%2C%20M.%20%282023%29%20Kaya%20Forests%3A%20Nucleus%20of%20Cultural%20and%20Biological%20Diversity%20and%20Functionality.%20%26lt%3Bi%26gt%3BJournal%20of%20Tropical%20Ecology%26lt%3B%5C%2Fi%26gt%3B%2C%20%26lt%3Bb%26gt%3B39%26lt%3B%5C%2Fb%26gt%3B%2C%20e21.%20%26lt%3Ba%20class%3D%26%23039%3Bzp-DOIURL%26%23039%3B%20target%3D%26%23039%3B_blank%26%23039%3B%20href%3D%26%23039%3Bhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdoi.org%5C%2F10.1017%5C%2FS026646742300010X%26%23039%3B%26gt%3Bhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdoi.org%5C%2F10.1017%5C%2FS026646742300010X%26lt%3B%5C%2Fa%26gt%3B.%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%5Cn%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%22%2C%22data%22%3A%7B%22itemType%22%3A%22journalArticle%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Kaya%20forests%3A%20nucleus%20of%20cultural%20and%20biological%20diversity%20and%20functionality%22%2C%22creators%22%3A%5B%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Jan%20Christian%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Habel%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Kathrin%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Schultze-Gebhardt%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Halimu%20S.%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Shauri%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Ali%20M.%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Maarifa%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Marianne%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Maghenda%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Maria%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Fungomeli%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Mike%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Teucher%22%7D%5D%2C%22abstractNote%22%3A%22Abstract%5Cn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20The%20Kaya%20forests%20in%20Southern%20Kenya%20are%20valuable%20habitats%20for%20rare%20animal%20and%20plant%20species%20and%20provide%20various%20ecosystem%20services.%20The%20Kaya%20forests%20are%20also%20centres%20of%20cultural%20life%20and%20are%20of%20great%20relevance%20to%20rites%2C%20traditions%2C%20and%20the%20social%20order%20of%20the%20community%20of%20people.%20During%20the%20past%20decades%2C%20these%20forest%20remnants%20become%20under%20extreme%20pressure%20due%20to%20land%20use%20and%20resource%20exploitation%20and%20are%20in%20danger%20of%20disappearing%20completely%20during%20the%20next%20years.%20This%20negative%20trend%20is%20progressing%20with%20the%20increasing%20population%20density.%20In%20addition%2C%20the%20relevance%20of%20the%20former%20cultural%20rites%20is%20increasingly%20being%20forgotten%2C%20and%20with%20it%20the%20relevance%20of%20these%20places.%20In%20order%20to%20preserve%20these%20forest%20remnants%20in%20the%20long%20term%2C%20it%20is%20important%20to%20make%20the%20population%20aware%20of%20the%20numerous%20and%20valuable%20ecosystem%20services%2C%20as%20well%20as%20to%20bring%20the%20former%20cultural%20life%20back%20into%20the%20centre%20of%20society.%20A%20general%20prerequisite%20to%20efficiently%20conserve%20Kayas%20might%20be%20the%20improvement%20of%20communication%20among%20generations%2C%20such%20as%20between%20the%20elders%20of%20Kayas%20and%20the%20youth%2C%20as%20well%20as%20among%20elders%20from%20different%20Kayas%20to%20harmonize%20conservation%20strategies%20and%20the%20sustainable%20use%20of%20these%20forest%20remnants.%20In%20addition%2C%20strengthening%20the%20communication%20between%20state%20institutions%20and%20the%20elders%20of%20the%20individual%20Kayas%20might%20help%20to%20find%20a%20common%20strategy%20to%20conserve%20Kaya%20forests.%22%2C%22date%22%3A%222023%22%2C%22language%22%3A%22en%22%2C%22DOI%22%3A%2210.1017%5C%2FS026646742300010X%22%2C%22ISSN%22%3A%220266-4674%2C%201469-7831%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.cambridge.org%5C%2Fcore%5C%2Fproduct%5C%2Fidentifier%5C%2FS026646742300010X%5C%2Ftype%5C%2Fjournal_article%22%2C%22collections%22%3A%5B%22MDLREVTX%22%5D%2C%22dateModified%22%3A%222024-06-10T10%3A08%3A06Z%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22key%22%3A%22VWPYH9AD%22%2C%22library%22%3A%7B%22id%22%3A2355391%7D%2C%22meta%22%3A%7B%22creatorSummary%22%3A%22Seifert%20et%20al.%22%2C%22parsedDate%22%3A%222022-02-14%22%2C%22numChildren%22%3A0%7D%2C%22bib%22%3A%22%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-bib-body%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bline-height%3A%201.35%3B%20%26quot%3B%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-entry%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bclear%3A%20left%3B%20%26quot%3B%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%20%20%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-left-margin%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bfloat%3A%20left%3B%20padding-right%3A%200.5em%3B%20text-align%3A%20right%3B%20width%3A%201em%3B%26quot%3B%26gt%3B1%20%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%26lt%3Bdiv%20class%3D%26quot%3Bcsl-right-inline%26quot%3B%20style%3D%26quot%3Bmargin%3A%200%20.4em%200%201.5em%3B%26quot%3B%26gt%3BSeifert%2C%20T.%2C%20Teucher%2C%20M.%2C%20Ulrich%2C%20W.%2C%20Mwania%2C%20F.%2C%20Gona%2C%20F.%20and%20Habel%2C%20J.C.%20%282022%29%20Biodiversity%20and%20Ecosystem%20Functions%20Across%20an%20Afro-Tropical%20Forest%20Biodiversity%20Hotspot.%20%26lt%3Bi%26gt%3BFrontiers%20in%20Ecology%20and%20Evolution%26lt%3B%5C%2Fi%26gt%3B%2C%20%26lt%3Bb%26gt%3B10%26lt%3B%5C%2Fb%26gt%3B%2C%20816163.%20%26lt%3Ba%20class%3D%26%23039%3Bzp-DOIURL%26%23039%3B%20target%3D%26%23039%3B_blank%26%23039%3B%20href%3D%26%23039%3Bhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdoi.org%5C%2F10.3389%5C%2Ffevo.2022.816163%26%23039%3B%26gt%3Bhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdoi.org%5C%2F10.3389%5C%2Ffevo.2022.816163%26lt%3B%5C%2Fa%26gt%3B.%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%5Cn%20%20%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%5Cn%26lt%3B%5C%2Fdiv%26gt%3B%22%2C%22data%22%3A%7B%22itemType%22%3A%22journalArticle%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Biodiversity%20and%20Ecosystem%20Functions%20Across%20an%20Afro-Tropical%20Forest%20Biodiversity%20Hotspot%22%2C%22creators%22%3A%5B%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Tobias%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Seifert%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Mike%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Teucher%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Werner%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Ulrich%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Felistas%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Mwania%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Francis%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Gona%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Jan%20Christian%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Habel%22%7D%5D%2C%22abstractNote%22%3A%22Ecosystem%20functions%20are%20important%20for%20the%20resilience%20of%20ecosystems%20and%20for%20human%20livelihood%20quality.%20Intact%20habitats%20and%20heterogeneous%20environments%20are%20known%20to%20provide%20a%20large%20variety%20of%20ecosystem%20functions.%20Natural%20and%20near%20natural%20ecosystems%20surrounding%20agroecosystems%20may%20positively%20support%20crop%20growing%20conditions%20and%20thus%20facilitate%20crop%20yields.%20In%20contrast%2C%20monocultures%20of%20crops%20and%20trees%20as%20well%20as%20degraded%20landscapes%20are%20known%20to%20provide%20less%20ecosystem%20functions.%20The%20Taita%20Hills%20in%20southern%20Kenya%20are%20part%20of%20the%20Eastern%20Afromontane%20biodiversity%20hotspot%2C%20and%20represent%20a%20habitat%20mosaic%20consisting%20of%20largely%20intact%20cloud%20forests%2C%20agroecosystems%20and%20plantations%20of%20exotic%20trees.%20In%20this%20region%2C%20subsistence%20farmers%20rely%20on%20ecosystem%20functions%20provided%20by%20natural%20ecosystems.%20In%20this%20study%2C%20we%20analyze%20three%20proxies%20of%20biodiversity%20and%20ecosystem%20functions%2C%20namely%20pollination%20activity%2C%20predation%20rates%2C%20and%20arthropod%20diversity%20in%20tree%20canopies.%20We%20set%20study%20plots%20along%20forest-agroecosystem-gradients%2C%20covering%20cloud%20forest%2C%20forest%20edge%20and%20agricultural%20fields%2C%20as%20well%20as%20plantations%20of%20exotic%20trees.%20We%20assessed%20environmental%20conditions%2C%20to%20evaluate%20the%20extent%20to%20which%20local%20environmental%20factors%20influence%20ecosystem%20functions.%20Based%20on%20these%20data%20we%20investigate%20potential%20spill%20over%20of%20ecosystem%20functions%20from%20forest%20into%20adjoining%20agroecosystems.%20For%20predation%20rates%20we%20found%20trends%20of%20spill%20over%20effects%20from%20forest%20interior%20into%20the%20agroecosystem.%20The%20expression%20of%20ecosystem%20functions%20differed%20among%20habitat%20types%2C%20with%20comparatively%20high%20predation%20rates%20in%20the%20forest%2C%20high%20pollinator%20activity%20in%20the%20open%20agricultural%20areas%2C%20and%20highest%20arthropod%20diversity%20along%20the%20forest%20edge.%20Eucalyptus%20plantations%20showed%20reduced%20ecosystem%20functions%20and%20lowest%20arthropod%20diversity.%20Local%20factors%20such%20as%20vegetation%20cover%20and%20flower%20supply%20positively%20influence%20pollinator%20activity.%20Our%20study%20show%20that%20natural%20ecosystems%20may%20positively%20contribute%20ecosystem%20functions%20such%20as%20predation%2C%20while%20the%20homogenization%20of%20biota%20through%20planting%20of%20invasive%20exotic%20tree%20species%20significantly%20reduce%20biodiversity%20and%20ecosystem%20functions.%20Transition%20habitats%20such%20as%20forest%20margins%2C%20and%20small-scale%20ecological%20enhancement%20positively%20influences%20biodiversity%20and%20ecosystem%20functions.%22%2C%22date%22%3A%222022-2-14%22%2C%22language%22%3A%22%22%2C%22DOI%22%3A%2210.3389%5C%2Ffevo.2022.816163%22%2C%22ISSN%22%3A%222296-701X%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.frontiersin.org%5C%2Farticles%5C%2F10.3389%5C%2Ffevo.2022.816163%5C%2Ffull%22%2C%22collections%22%3A%5B%22MDLREVTX%22%5D%2C%22dateModified%22%3A%222024-06-10T10%3A08%3A30Z%22%7D%7D%5D%7D

Habel, J.C., Githitho, A., Fungomeli, M., Teucher, M., Shauri, H.S., Mwakumanya, M.A. and Schmitt, C.B. (2025) Limits of Cultural and Traditional Mechanisms in Tropical Forest Conservation. Biodiversity and Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-025-03117-7.

Mwania, F.M., Muriu, S.M., Gichuru, V.G., Teucher, M. and Habel, J.C. (2025) Evaluation of Ecosystem Functions across Three Ecosystem Types in Afromontane Forest in Kenya. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-024-01416-0.

Habel, J.C., Gibru, A., Mulwa, M., Deffersha, H.A., Addisu, S., Teucher, M., Schmitt, T. and Ulrich, W. (2024) Unique Bird Diversity in an Ethiopian Church Forest. Biodiversity and Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02842-9.

Habel, J.C., Mulwa, M., Wagner, L., Schmitt, T., Teucher, M. and Ulrich, W. (2024) Diverging Responses to Natural and Anthropogenic Habitats in Aftrotropical Birds and Butterflies. Biodiversity and Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-023-02762-0.

Mokua, R., Nadir, S., Melckzedeck, O. and Teucher, M. (2024) Integration of Remote Sensing in Watershed Studies: A Case Study of Chawia & Fururu Forested Watersheds in Taita Hills, Kenya. Kenya Aquatica Journal, 9, 75–90.

Habel, J.C., Milidakis, M.A., Lindorfer, S., Teucher, M., Schmitt, T. and Eberle, J. (2023) Habitat Specialisation and Resource Availability Determine Dispersal Behaviour in Four Afro‐tropical Butterflies. Ecological Entomology, een.13302. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13302.

Kung’u, G.N., Cousseau, L., Githiru, M., Habel, J.C., Kinyanjui, M., Matheka, K., Schmitt, C.B., Seifert, T., Teucher, M., Lens, L. and Apfelbeck, B. (2023) Anthropogenic Activities Affect Forest Structure and Arthropod Abundance in a Kenyan Biodiversity Hotspot. Biodiversity and Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-023-02652-5.

Teucher, M., Habel, J.C., Schmitt, C.B., Rieckmann, M., Maghenda, M., Shauri, H.S., Deffersha, H.A. and Legesse, S. (2023, June 21) BIOCULT -Harnessing Synergies between Cultural Traditions and Biodiversity Protection in Theory and Practice. Ceske Budejovice. https://ecotropica.eu/index.php/ecotropica/article/view/117/38.

Habel, J.C., Schultze-Gebhardt, K., Maghenda, M., Shauri, H., Kioko, E., Mwagura, L. and Teucher, M. (2023) Harmonizing Multi-Stakeholder Interests to Improve Forest Conservation in Southern Kenya. Biodiversity and Conservation. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-023-02591-1.

Habel, J.C., Mulwa, M., Wagner, L., Schmitt, T., Teucher, M. and Ulrich, W. (2023) Diverging Responses to Environmental Change and Different Landscape Structure in Aftrotropical Birds and Butterflies. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2563899/v1.

Habel, J.C., Schultze-Gebhardt, K., Shauri, H.S., Maarifa, A.M., Maghenda, M., Fungomeli, M. and Teucher, M. (2023) Kaya Forests: Nucleus of Cultural and Biological Diversity and Functionality. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 39, e21. https://doi.org/10.1017/S026646742300010X.

Seifert, T., Teucher, M., Ulrich, W., Mwania, F., Gona, F. and Habel, J.C. (2022) Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions Across an Afro-Tropical Forest Biodiversity Hotspot. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10, 816163. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.816163.