Department of Animal Science, Division of Wildlife, Faculty of Life Sciences and Engineering, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.
Department of Animal Science, Division of Wildlife, Faculty of Life Sciences and Engineering, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.
Sci Total Environ. 2022 Feb 20;808:152173. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152173. Epub 2021 Dec 4.
The increase of urban expansion, whereby soils become altered or filled with buildings through human action, presents a global threat to biodiversity and the spread of disease. Many of the factors determining bird migration routes and disease spread are poorly understood. We studied the migration routes of common quail Coturnix coturnix in western Europe. We examined the recoveries of ringed birds to characterize their migration trajectories to understand how this nocturnal migrant crosses artificial areas and predict the risk of migration collapse and disease transmission. We evaluated the possible consequences of quail collisions with human infrastructure elements (i.e., buildings, cranes, overhead cables and wires, and wind farm structures) to assess disease transmission in relation to the amount of urban soil. Our results show that variations in the amount of artificialized soil in central Europe are correlated with the relative absence of quail migratory routes. Conceptual models incorporating environmental ecology showed the relationships between climate warming, agroecosystems, and urban ecosystems as well as human health and economic growth. We predict a drastic loss of biodiversity and spread of disease if we do not curb the spread of land consumption. Taking a broad view of the interrelations discussed here allows predictions of global vulnerability and increased risks to health due to losses of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Lessons drawn from migration route maps of quail in relation to the distribution of urbanized soils provide tools for global conservation political decision making.
城市扩张导致土壤发生变化或被建筑物覆盖，这对全球生物多样性和疾病传播构成了威胁。许多决定鸟类迁徙路线和疾病传播的因素还未被充分了解。我们研究了西欧普通鹌鹑 Coturnix coturnix 的迁徙路线。我们检查了环志鸟类的回收情况，以描述它们的迁徙轨迹，了解这种夜间迁徙动物如何穿越人工区域，并预测迁徙崩溃和疾病传播的风险。我们评估了鹌鹑与人类基础设施元素（如建筑物、起重机、架空电缆和电线以及风力发电场结构）碰撞的可能后果，以评估与城市土壤量相关的疾病传播。我们的研究结果表明，中欧人工化土壤量的变化与鹌鹑迁徙路线的相对缺失有关。纳入环境生态学概念模型的研究表明，气候变暖、农业生态系统和城市生态系统以及人类健康和经济增长之间存在着关系。如果我们不遏制土地消耗的蔓延，我们预计会出现生物多样性的急剧丧失和疾病的传播。如果我们不遏制土地消耗的蔓延，我们预计会出现生物多样性的急剧丧失和疾病的传播。从鹌鹑迁徙路线图与城市化土壤分布的关系中吸取的经验教训，为全球保护政治决策提供了工具。
