28-NOV-2007
In order to publish a broadly usable ALARM atlas, we agreed that it might be very appropriate to create a broad reference for topics related to biodiversity – also quite beyond ALARM (although as far as possible ALARM results should play a major role).
General aspects to be potentially covered are e.g.:
General biodiversity patterns (European, global, gradients, etc..)
General abiotic patterns
Distribution of socio-economic factors across Europe/Globe
Spatial distribution of environmental pressures
Correlative maps of environmental conditions and biodiversity parameters
Definition of risk areas
We have tried to implement such more general aspects into a draft outline, where more specific examples form a core element of the atlas with special emphasis on ALARM results.
We have tried to incorporate most of the suggestions received so far (sorry if we should have forgotten something – the number of emails in the last weeks was really overwhelming and it was hard to catch up with all the developments....)
ALL RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORSHIPS ARE JUST INDICATIVE AND NOT YET DISCUSSED WITH MOST OF YOU, THUS JUST FEEL FREE TO SEND YOUR COMMENTS AND EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST TO JOSEF !!
Additional information:
The data for the Atlas should also to be used for the RAT (unless agreed otherwise)
please consider TTC involvement further; respectively TTC partners, suggest your own stories
Division of map production (by chapters): OLANIS: 1, 2, 4, 6, 10; CKFF: 3, 5, 7, 8, 9
Free copy of atlas for each institution and reduced price of Atlas for authors
IPR: Commercial aspects: it is open access, thus freely available; ask authors/institutions for permission (e.g. JRC to use the soil maps; EEA for biogeographical regions).
Table of Content (27/Nov/2007)
1 Biodiversity in a globally changing world (10 pages)
(N.N. who could imagine to take the overall lead here??; should we ask colleague from the taxonomy/systematics communities?? Suggestions??)
1.1 Biodiversity and its global / European distribution: Overall summary for some key groups (6 pages)
Possibly one could briefly describe the data available and then refer to maps of present/recent distribution (Atlas Flora / Fauna Europaea; Wouter Los??
1.2 Maps on biodiversity hotspots (Paul Williams etc..) (2 pages)
1.3 Priority setting for conservation (2 pages)
1.4 Goods and services of biodiversity (Paula Harrison, Gary Luck – RUBICODE; 4 pages)
2. A short introduction into challenges for the survival of biodiversity and related research approaches (>10 pages; Josef Settele, Ingolf K, et al.???)
1.2 Key challenges and problems for the long-term survival of biodiversity (incl. introduction into some central elements of the ALARM project as well as other research initiatives) (Allan Watt?, Josef Settele et al.?; 4 pages)
1.3 Selected maps on earlier and contemporary distribution of pressure indicators (e.g. temperature, snow cover, heavy metal or other chemicals depositions, nitrogen deposition / eutrophication, etc…) (Katrin Vohland PIK??; 6 pages)
1.4 Approaches in Biodiversity Research (Stefan Klotz et al.)
a) Experiments in biodiversity research (4 pages; Bernhard Schmid, Harald Auge ? et al.??)
b) Compiling distributional data – the making of Atlases etc. (e.g. Atlas Flora Europaea, Fauna Europaea, MappEurButterflies, bees etc….; 4 pages)
c) Observation Networks – the ALARM FSN and its concept, idea and implementation (2 pages; Volker H, Koos B et al...)
d) The role of observatories for biodiversity assessment: LTER and others (Michael Mirtl, Markus Fischer et al..)
e) Monitoring biodiversity – the EuMon project (Schmeller, Henle et al.)
f) International volunteer based monitoring initiatives – the butterfly case (Martina Sasic, Sergey Popov, Predrag Jaksic, Chris van Swaay, Martin Warren, Josef Settele et al.)
g) Network of biocontrol service observatories across SE Asia (KL Heong, J. Settele ….)
1.5 Who drives and pressures us? (socio-economy)
a) The DPSIR framework; Laura Maxim et al. (2 pages: half text, half graphics)
b) Other SE case studies N.N.
1.6 Risk Assessment: The general concept and Risk assessment for and of biodiversity (Glenn Marion et al.)
?1.7 Major drivers and pressures of global and biodiversity change
3 Climate change (22 pages)
(Climate change module, incl SE & TTC partners)
Introduction (1 page)
case studies with indication of content (please give sexy title)
3.1 Current climatic conditions and observed trends (4 pages; SYKE, FMI, PIK)
3.2 Observed climate-biodiversity relationships
2 pages; Gian-Reto W., et al.)
2 pages ; Laszlo N. et al. : contraction of the alpine bioclimatic zone under temperature rise (either here or under projections ??; link to GLORIA??)
2 pages; Stephan Halloy et al.? examples from South-America
3.3 Scenarios of climate change (4 pages; SYKE, FMI, PIK??)
3.4 Projected climate change impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems
Several examples (total ca. 10 pages) Thomas Hickler, Harald B, Georg G., Risto H., Miguel A.:
Conclusions incl. assessing (modular) risks and opportunities of climate change (1 page)
4) Land use?? (10 pages)
(Land use colleagues – also from outside ALARM)
Intro (1 page)
a) Riccardo B., Klaus H. (4 pages): 4.1 & 4.2
b) Edinburgh, UCL, BioSS (4 pages): 4.3 & 4.4
4.1 Current land use and observed trends (2 pages: N.N.? Suggestions?)
4.2 Observed land use-biodiversity relationships (4 pages: Riccardo B, Ingolf S-D??, Klaus H??; fragmentation, land use intensity etc..; link to SENSOR??)
4.3 Scenarios of land-use change (2 or 4 pages: Isabelle R, UCL; Mark Rouns. Edinb.; BioSS…)
4.4 Projected land-use change impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems (2 pages: N.N. ?? suggestions??)
Conclusions (incl. assessing (modular) risks and opportunities of land-use change; 1 page)
5. Toxic world? – the impact of environmental Chemicals on biodiversity
(Chemicals module, incl SE partner) (16 pages)
Introduction (1 page)
5.1 Current chemical pollution and observed trends
a) Marco V./ Serenella S. et al. (2 pages: Pesticide runoff in catchments)
b) Peter S. et al. (2 pages: emissions from agricultural lands)
c) Diederick Schowanek et al. (2 pages: biodegradation pathways)…
5.2 Observed chemical-biodiversity relationships
a) Sara Long/Ryszard Laskowsky et al. (2 pages: Local sources of pollutants and effect on soil biodiv)
b) Luc/Luc/Robby et al. (2 pages: Ponds story)
c) Michal W., Sasha, Robin M.? (Gen-Rus ; TTC) et al. : Chemical pollutions and their impact on bumble bees
d) Chemical pollutions in aquatic systems (Werner Brack: IP Modelkey; others??; 6 pages)
5.3 Scenarios of changes in chemical emissions and deposition
a) Andy Sweetman / Kevin Jones/ et al. (2 pages: large scale emission scenarios)
b) Costas P. et al. (2 pages: PAH in greater Stockholm area)
5.4 Projected change of chemical impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems
Peter S. ?? (2 or 4 pages)
Conclusions (incl. assessing (modular) risks and opportunities of changes in environmental chemicals; 1 page)
6. Are the aliens taking over?
(Invasions module, incl SE and TTC partners) (16 pages)
Intro to the topic (1 page)
Stories/case studies:
a) Wojciech Solarz, et al. (2 or 4 pages) How horrible are the largest alien animals (something on invasive terr. vertebrates; could be nicely based upon the maps spread by Wojtek within the invasions module)
b) Alain R., Marc K. + TTC et al. (2 or 4 pages) Invasive terr. invertebrates
c) Vadim P., Sergej O., Dan M., + TTC et al. (2 or 4 pages) aquatic invasions
d) Phil H., Petr P., Montse V. et al. (2 or 4 pages) invasive plants & traits etc.
e) Eduardo U., Riccardo O. et al. (2 pages) transcontintental comparisons
x) ........... (xx pages)
6.1 Current distribution of alien species and observed trends
6.2 Observed impact of invasives on (native) biodiversity
6.3 Scenarios of changes of invasives under land use and climate change
[6.4 Projected change of impacts of invasives on biodiversity and ecosystems]
Summary of topic (1 page; incl. assessing (modular) risks and opportunities of biological invasions)
7. Is pollinator decline and indication of the decay of mankind?
(Pollination module, incl SE & TTC partners) (18 pages)
Intro (1 page)
7.1 Current distribution of pollinators and observed trends
a) Ingolf S-D, Catrin W., Riccardo B., et al. (2 pages)
b) Michal W, Robin M.: (2 pages) Bumble bees and genetics
c) Stuart R. et al.??
7.2 Observed impact of pollinator change on ecosystems
a) Koos B. et al. (2 pages) Rarest getting rarer??
b) Bernard V., Crop limitation (2 or 4 pages) pollinated and un-pollinated market
c) Amots D (2 pages): Pollinator impact on plant fitness
7.3 Scenarios of changes of pollinators under land use and climate change
a) Stijn B., Stuart R. et al. (2 pages)
[7.4 Projected change of impacts of pollinators on biodiversity and ecosystems]
Conclusions (incl. assessing (modular) risks and opportunities of pollinator loss; 1 page)
8. Socio-economy and its changes
(SE module, incl. natural science & TTC partners) (10 pages)
Introduction (1 page)
Please find out the best solution (consistent with the rest of the book: total: 6 pages)
8.1 Current situation and trends
8.2 The impact of socioeconomic drivers on biodiversity pressures
8.3 Socioeconomic scenarios / components of storylines (GINFORS ??)
8.4 Projected changes and their impacts
Conclusions (incl. assessing (modular) risks and opportunities; 1 page)
9. Combined effects of major drivers and pressures (Martin Z. & Ingolf K.) (18 pages)
Intro (1 page)
a) Philipp Mayer, Ulrich Karlson/Bay Gosewinkel, et al. (2 pages: climate – chemicals soil organisms)
b) Montse V. Jane S.: poll –invas. (2 pages)
c) Jaan L. et al : old story (2 pages)
d) Kirsten Thonicke (PIK), Jose M. (UCLM) : fire – land use –climate..(2 pages)
e) Dan M.: chemicals-invasions (2 pages)
f) Marco V., Simon P.: Meolo story (2 pages)
g) Theodora Petanidou, Thomas Tscheulin et al.: Solanum elaeagnifolium invades Greece: The relation between invasiveness, reproductive ecology and climate change impacts (incl. Maps and data on Solanum and its herbivore: the Colorado potato beetle, in Greece and maybe on other scales??)
x) Schweiger et al (2 pages; trilateral: pollinators-invasions-climate)
Conclusion (incl. risk assessment aspects; 1 page)
10. The future of biodiversity (coord.) (18 pages)
10.1 Description of storylines (Joachim S. et al; 6 pages)
10.2 Knowledge transfer: The RAT – a toolkit with evolutionary potential (2 pages – teaser..) (Glenn M., Ralf G., Jean-Marc D. et al.)
10.3 Summaries of consequences of GRAS SEDG BAMBU worlds on biodiversity and ecosystems (PCC; 10 pages)
Total: >200pp.
Annexes 20 pages:
+ References
+ Index of Maps (arranged according to scale: sub-European; European; global; other parts of the world)
+ Index of Authors
+ Index of biodiversity (ecoystems, species groups, species etc..)
+ Glossary