Institute of Environment and Ecology, Institute of Environmental Health and Ecological Security, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China.
Ecology Group, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2021 Apr;28(14):18294-18299. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-13368-w. Epub 2021 Mar 8.
Previous studies reported that habitat degradation and alteration (e.g., urbanization, agricultural intensification, and abandonment, as well as contaminants) led to frog population decline, which has become a serious global ecological issue. However, the combined effects of midsummer drainage and agricultural modernization on tadpole populations are rarely investigated. In this study, we evaluated the effects of human activity-induced water management and the type of drainage system in paddy fields on the survival of Zhangixalus arboreus in central Japan. Our results revealed that the midsummer drainage negatively affected tadpole survival, whereas the modern drainage system showed no influence. This study provides a useful way to better understand the survival of frog populations in the paddy field ecosystems.
先前的研究报告指出，生境退化和改变（如城市化、农业集约化和废弃，以及污染物）导致青蛙数量减少，这已成为一个严重的全球生态问题。然而，中夏排水和农业现代化对蝌蚪种群的综合影响很少被研究。在这项研究中，我们评估了人为引起的水管理和稻田排水系统类型对日本中部树蛙（Zhangixalus arboreus）幼体生存的影响。我们的研究结果表明，中夏排水对蝌蚪的生存有负面影响，而现代排水系统则没有影响。本研究为更好地了解稻田生态系统中青蛙种群的生存提供了一种有用的方法。
