Cover image: The cover shows two reservoir island systems with long-term biodiversity studies and a similar formation history in different biomes. Left: Thousand Island Lake, China (Photo by Wande Li); Right: Balbina Hydroelectric Reservoir, Brazil (Photo by Raffaello Di Ponzio)
Cover design: Li-Bin Wu
In this issue
CONTENTS
No.
01 Review
TIL20: A review of island biogeography and habitat fragmentation studies on subtropical reservoir islands of Thousand Island Lake, China
The team of Professor Si Xingfeng of East China Normal University and Professor Ding Ping of Zhejiang University jointly published a review summarizing the research progress of various animal groups on the islands of the Qiandao Lake Reservoir in eastern China in recent years, as well as the research results on island biogeography and habitat fragmentation.
Original link:
https://www.zrdc.ac.cn/article/doi/10.24272/j.issn.2097-3772.2024.001
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Xingfeng Si, Tinghao Jin, Wande Li, Peng Ren, Qiang Wu, Di Zeng, Xue Zhang, Yuhao Zhao, Chen Zhu, Ping Ding. TIL20: A review of island biogeography and habitat fragmentation studies on subtropical reservoir islands of Thousand Island Lake, China[J]. Zoological Research: Diversity and Conservation, 2024, 1(2): 89-105. DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2097-3772.2024.001
No.
02 Review
Biodiversity responses to insular fragmentation in Amazonia: two decades of research in the Balbina Hydroelectric Reservoir
Ana Filipa Palmeirim, Ph.D., from the University of Porto, published a review summarizing the research on the response of different biological groups to island fragmentation on Balbina Island in the past two decades, pointing out that although species responses vary by taxonomic group, island factors have an important impact on species diversity in 66.7% of studies.
Original link:
https://www.zrdc.ac.cn/en/article/doi/10.24272/j.issn.2097-3772.2023.007
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Ana Filipa Palmeirim, Maíra Benchimol, Danielle Storck-Tonon, Anderson S. Bueno, Isabel L. Jones, Gilmar Klein, Carlos A. Peres. Biodiversity responses to insular fragmentation in Amazonia: two decades of research in the Balbina Hydroelectric Reservoir[J]. Zoological Research: Diversity and Conservation, 2024, 1(2): 106-116. DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2097-3772.2023.007
No.
03 Perspective
Dual ecological and socio-cultural fragmentation induced by hydropower dams: Case studies from the Greater Himalayan region of India
Garima Gupta, Ph.D., of the University of Stirling, et al., published an opinion paper pointing out that both biodiversity and socio-cultural elements can be affected by dam construction, leading to habitat fragmentation and disruption of connections between communities and between humans and nature. In areas with high biodiversity levels and biodiversity hotspots, greater attention must be paid to the long-term negative impacts of endemic species extinctions, especially endemic species, on biodiversity levels.
Original link:
https://www.zrdc.ac.cn/article/doi/10.24272/j.issn.2097-3772.2023.008
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Garima Gupta, Rahul Kotiyal, Isabel L. Jones. Dual ecological and socio-cultural fragmentation induced by hydropower dams: Case studies from the Greater Himalayan region of India[J]. Zoological Research: Diversity and Conservation, 2024, 1(2): 117-120. DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2097-3772.2023.008
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04 Article
Environmental determinants of social wasp diversity and assemblage structure in an Amazonian archipelagic landscape
Dr. José Victor Alves Ferreira et al. from the National University of Santa Cruz published a research paper evaluating the community-level response of forest islandization triggered by the Balbina hydroelectric dam in the Amazon region of central Brazil to the colony-level response of swarming wasps. The findings provide evidence for the impact of large hydropower plants on tropical forest biodiversity and suggest that invertebrates such as social wasps can be used as biological indicators for infrastructure development projects.
Original link:
https://www.zrdc.ac.cn/article/doi/10.24272/j.issn.2097-3772.2023.009
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José Victor Alves Ferreira, Alexandre Somavilla, Maíra Benchimol, Ana Filipa Palmeirim, Carlos A. Peres, Danielle Storck-Tonon. Environmental determinants of social wasp diversity and assemblage structure in an Amazonian archipelagic landscape[J]. Zoological Research: Diversity and Conservation, 2024, 1(2): 121-129. DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2097-3772.2023.009
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05 Research highlight
Gibbon vocal communication provides insights into the origin and evolution of human music and language
Professor Fan Pengfei's team from Sun Yat-sen University published a review of research highlights, saying that gibbons will provide a guiding model for the comparative study of music and language evolution. The study of gibbon speech communication also provides valuable information for the development of acoustics-based conservation strategies. Combining conservation efforts with scientific inquiry is essential to fully uncover the gibbon's unique musical and linguistic abilities.
Original link:
https://www.zrdc.ac.cn/article/doi/10.24272/j.issn.2097-3772.2024.002
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Zi-Di Wang, Hai-Gang Ma, Peng-Fei Fan. Gibbon vocal communication provides insights into the origin and evolution of human music and language[J]. Zoological Research: Diversity and Conservation, 2024, 1(2): 130-132. DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2097-3772.2024.002
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06 Article
Path-dependent speciation in dynamic fitness landscapes
The team of Professor Wang Ruiwu and Professor Wang Chao of Northwestern Polytechnical University published a research paper, pointing out that the path-dependent evolutionary mechanism shows that the survival of species in the ecosystem is not directly determined by their suitability, but depends on the probability of their evolutionary path. When environmental pressures are limited, species can coexist with different probabilities; A new species, cryptospecies, or homogeneous species may occur in path-dependent evolutionary processes.
Original link:
https://www.zrdc.ac.cn/article/doi/10.24272/j.issn.2097-3772.2023.202
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Min-Lan Li, Chao Wang, Rui-Wu Wang. Path-dependent speciation in dynamic fitness landscapes[J]. Zoological Research: Diversity and Conservation, 2024, 1(2): 133-140. DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2097-3772.2023.202
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07 Article
Taxonomic notes of theridiid spiders (Araneae: Theridiidae) from China and Vietnam
中国科学院动物研究所李枢强研究员团队发表蜘蛛分类研究，报道了在中国和越南发现的球腹蛛科的十个新种。 Chrysso shantinggui sp. nov. (♂♀), Gushangzao andaoquan sp. nov. (♂), Moneta oupeng sp. nov. (♂♀), Phycosoma yanshun sp. nov. (♂♀), Spinembolia gaofani sp. nov. (♀), S. jiangjing sp. nov. (♂♀), S. lingzhen sp. nov. (♂♀), Stemmops dengfei sp. nov. (♂♀), Takayus xiaorang sp. nov. (♂♀), Yaginumena weidingguo sp. nov. (♀).
Original link:
https://www.zrdc.ac.cn/article/doi/10.24272/j.issn.2097-3772.2024.604
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Ye-Jie Lin, Chang-Hao Hu, Dinh-Sac Pham, Shu-Qiang Li. Taxonomic notes of theridiid spiders (Araneae: Theridiidae) from China and Vietnam[J]. Zoological Research: Diversity and Conservation, 2024, 1(2): 141-168. DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2097-3772.2024.604