February 4, 2010: BioModel demonstrated new GLM-report to students and scientists in NAUKMA (Kyiv) during a climate-change-round-table session. The presentation was titled as ‘GLM-scenarios of animal-plant-areal fluctuation by 2050 due to expected climate change (Ukraine, Western Europe)’ As it turned out, many students and scholars have heard about such GLM approaches for the first time despite the fact that we are conducting these studies since 2005.
The new rhetorical question from our side is: how much time our colleagues i.e. biologists and managers need to read modern contemporary sources on BioticGeoInformation Science, but not only their own articles?
The environmentalists, members of the 16th Theriological School (Event), agreed that this 2010 year, they would devote to Otter (Lutra lutra). It has been reflected also in the original New Year’s greetings card, which they sent to our BioModel address. There is the BioModel’s comment: we are fully support the good initiative, and present to environmentalists the overview map on distribution of this species (pdf) in Western Europe. The map was compiled by EEBIO Project in 2005, and which can be seen among of other maps in the EEBIO Searchable System. GLM-scenario for the species has not been developed yet (at least it is not known to us). Maybe someone from the Ministry of the Environment will try to carry out of GLM-scenario?
The UN declared 2010 the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB). Throughout the year countless initiatives will be organized to disseminate …
Illustration by V.Prydatko-Dolin
Ellobius talpinus Pall. – Northern Mole Vole – will be the next animal for a GLM-scenario to be done by the BioModel Group. The illustration source: “Элементы” – http://elementy.ru/news/430600, and which is based on ‘Е. А. Новиков. Экономия ресурсов как основа адаптации обыкновенной слепушонки (Ellobius talpinus: Rodentia) к подземному образу жизни // Журнал общей биологии. 2007. Т. 68. № 4. С. 268–277.’
The postcard watercolor is presented by Arctic-in-Art
In corridors (new publications): Zagorodniuk I. Mammal of Carpathians in the Red Data book of Ukraine 2009. — Species composition of mammal fauna of the Ukrainian Carpathians is considered. In total, there are 78 mammal species from 19 families. Previous checklist of Carpathian mammals (1977) was revised towards its reduction at the cost of 5 species which are distributed only at adjacent plains or have not been registered in the region for a long time, as well as towards the addition of 4 new alien and sibling species. According to new edition of the Red Data Book of Ukraine (RDBU 2009), 39 mammal species from Carpathians got protected status. In the new red list a number of rare mammal species has increased twice (20 species, in the old one). Its basis is made up with bats (24 species), carnivores (7), and rodents (5). There are 5 “red” species, distribution of which in Ukraine is limited by Carpathians (Spalax graecus, Microtus tatricus, Chionomys nivalis, Sorex alpinus and Ursus arctos). Analysis of changes in content of new list of “red” species as well as changes of their categories shows an essential deterioration of population state of many of them. One species obtained category “extinct” (Miniopterus schreibersii), and one more “extinct in wild” (Bison bonasus); 5 species of mammals known from the Carpathians have category “disappearing” (Myotis emarginatus, Myotis dasycneme, Barbastella barbastellus, Eliomys quercinus, Ursus arctos). At the same time, categories of 3 species had been “softened” (Felis silvestris, Pipistrellus kuhlii and Chionomys nivalis), two more species are withdrawn from the RDBU at all (Arvicola scherman, Meles meles). Problem of coordination of protected statuses of different mammal species was examined (IUCN criteria are not used in Ukraine). Also, shortcomings in approaches to formation of red lists and data content of species sketches in RDBU are analyzed. A necessity to start preparation of the new edition of RDBU is considered. Key words: mammals, rare and endangered species, Red Data Book of Ukraine, Carpathians.
Source: Науковий вісник Національного лісотехнічного університету, Львів, 2009.
The humorous photo by BioModel (V.Prydatko-Dolin)
Summary of the Day 1: WWF Senegal WAMER: Data collection, analysis; a case-study for the Government. Wetlands International: RAMSAR convention, birds-and-poverty. PBL: MSA-and-modelling, BDs, MSA in use for ecological reporting, policy making process/debates. Kenya: Forestry, cutting, agriculture, trends, deforestation, land conversion, forestry quality; communities; water shade protection and forestry; snow of this year, crops, CC, people; protection of small-green-areas, the case of Nairobi National. Thailand: 1985, current GIS usage, forest types; rubber plantation (50% suit area, 0.5 mil ha); GLOBIO -3, Clue, IMAGE; waterbirds. Ukraine: the book on modelling experience as a curricular, MSA for students, education and science; MSA is not species richness but pristinness (desert’s case); Internet-www.biomodel.org.ua. Peru: Poverty, private property (land), BDs’ boundaries. Nikaragua: PBL – CCAD – CBD, Southern Mexico, Panama, involvement people/stakeholders, education; ‘Who is doing what in modelling?’
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