Online media reveals a global problem of discarded containers as deadly traps for animals

K Kolenda, M Pawlik, N Kuśmierek, A Smolis… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The widespread occurrence of litter is a severe threat to global ecosystems. We have
analyzed online media, to assess the diversity of animals that are prone to getting trapped in …

[HTML][HTML] Image background assessment as a novel technique for insect microhabitat identification

SS Roy, R Tingley, A Dorin - Ecological Informatics, 2023 - Elsevier
Habitat fragmentation under increased urbanisation, industrial agriculture and land clearing,
are changing the way insects occupy habitat. Some species are highly adaptable and may …

To litter or not to litter that is the question, or the impact of tourist litter pollution on the macrofauna

J Skłodowski - Applied Soil Ecology, 2023 - Elsevier
Discarded bottles abandoned by tourists in forests pose a considerable threat to
invertebrates that has not been adequately researched to date. In order to investigate this …

[HTML][HTML] Bottled & canned–Anthropogenic debris as an understudied ecological trap for small animals

K Kolenda, N Kuśmierek, K Kujawa, A Smolis… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, littering is one of the biggest challenges that environmental conservation is
facing. Although beverage containers, such as bottles and cans, belong to the most common …

Living in discarded containers: spiders explore a new niche created by littering in urban woodlands

K Kolenda, K Wiśniewski, K Kujawa… - Biodiversity and …, 2021 - Springer
Increased urbanisation is leading to littering of the environment. However, some animals
may adapt to live in such altered habitats. The aim of this study was to assess whether …

Shells of the Roman snail are important microhabitats for soil invertebrates

C Tluste, K Birkhofer - Soil Organisms, 2021 - soil-organisms.org
Shells of molluscs from snail farms (heliciculture) are used as food additives or construction
material and ecological engineering approaches utilize their potential to assist with …

[PDF][PDF] Pavouci a brouci v odhozených nápojových plechovkách

L Puch - 2023 - theses.cz
Mankind induces rapid change of the environment of many animals. The quality of the
resources changes as well as ques formerly linked to the quality of those resources. If the …

[PDF][PDF] THE IMPACT OF CANS: A SURVEY ON INSECTS AND ARACHNIDS AS A POTENTIAL FOOD SOURCE FOR RAVENS (CORVUS CORAX)

AW Marsh - 2020 - desertwatch.org
Littering and fly-tipping has been noticed by a local volunteer group, Desert Watch, who
have an interest in protecting the fragile region of El Jable in the north of Lanzarote, Canary …