Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
School of Science, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500, Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Glob Chang Biol. 2017 Mar;23(3):983-985. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13549. Epub 2016 Nov 21.
Ephemeral wetlands in arid regions are often degraded or destroyed through poor land-use practice long before they are ever studied or prioritized for conservation. Climate change will likely also have implications for these ecosystems given forecast changes in rainfall patterns in many arid environments. Here, we present a conceptual diagram showing typical and modified ephemeral wetlands in agricultural landscapes and how modification impacts on species diversity and composition.
干旱地区的短暂湿地往往由于土地利用方式不当，在得到研究或优先保护之前就已经退化或遭到破坏。鉴于许多干旱地区的降雨模式预计会发生变化，气候变化也可能对这些生态系统产生影响。在这里，我们提出了一个概念图，展示了农业景观中典型和改良的短暂湿地以及这种改良如何影响物种多样性和组成。
