Publications by authors named "Eliane Demierre"
Small waterbodies such as ponds are widely represented in cities, contributing to the blue-green infrastructure, improving human well-being. Ornamental ponds are particularly abundant in the densest urbanized areas, especially in parks, in private grounds such as gardens and also imbedded in the green infrastructure. However, their multifunctionality remains infrequent, as generally aesthetic enjoyment is the main ecosystem service targeted.
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- Climate change is causing significant declines in global biodiversity, and this study focuses on how it affects wetland macroinvertebrates, which are crucial to these ecosystems.
- Researchers analyzed data from 769 minimally impacted wetlands worldwide to understand the impact of temperature and precipitation on the diversity of 144 macroinvertebrate families.
- The findings revealed that maximum temperature is the key factor influencing macroinvertebrate richness and diversity, with significant variations based on wetland type and climate conditions, indicating that warmer, dry regions face the highest risk of losing these essential organisms.
Artificial ponds are increasingly created for the services they provide to humans. While they have the potential to offer habitats for freshwater biodiversity, their contribution to regional diversity has hardly been quantified. In this study, we assess the relative contribution of five types of artificial ponds to regional biodiversity of five different regions, studying amphibians, water beetles and freshwater snails.
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