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DOI | 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2018.09.003 |
Artificial lighting triggers the presence of urban spiders and their webs on historical buildings | |
Mammola, Stefano1,2; Isaia, Marco2; Demonte, Daniele1; Triolo, Paolo1; Nervo, Marco1 | |
2018-12-01 | |
发表期刊 | LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
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ISSN | 0169-2046 |
EISSN | 1872-6062 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 180页码:187-194 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Italy |
英文摘要 | Different spider species living in the urban environment spin their webs on building facades. Due to air pollution, web aggregations entrap dirt particles over time, assuming a brownish-greyish colouration and thus determining an aesthetic impact on buildings and street furniture. In Europe, the most common species causing such an aesthetic nuisance is Brigittea civica (Lucas) (Dictynidae). In spite of the socio-economical relevance of the problem, the ecological factors driving the proliferation of this species in the urban environment are poorly described and the effectiveness of potential cleaning activities has never been discussed in scientific literature. Over one year, we studied the environmental drivers of B. civica webs in the arcades of the historical down-town district of Turin (NW-Italy). We selected a number of sampling plots on arcade ceilings and we estimated the density of B. civica webs by means of digital image analysis. In parallel, we collected information on a number of potential explanatory variables driving the arcade colonization, namely artificial lighting at night, substrate temperature, distance from the main artificial light sources and distance from the direr. Regression analysis showed that the coverage of spider webs increased significantly at plots with higher light intensity, with a major effect related to the presence of historical lampposts with incandescent lamps rather than halogen lamps. We also detected a seasonal variation in the web coverage, with significant higher values in summer. Stemming from our results, we are able to suggest good practices for the containment of this phenomenon. |
英文关键词 | Urban ecology Digital image analysis Light pollution Araneae Synanthropic species Aesthetic nuisance |
领域 | 资源环境 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000449896300020 |
WOS关键词 | SYNANTHROPIC SPIDERS ; MODEL SELECTION ; ARANEAE ; ECOLOGY ; URBANIZATION ; BIODIVERSITY ; ARTHROPODS ; ARACHNIDA ; POPULATIONS ; ATTRACTION |
WOS类目 | Ecology ; Environmental Studies ; Geography ; Geography, Physical ; Regional & Urban Planning ; Urban Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Geography ; Physical Geography ; Public Administration ; Urban Studies |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/25290 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
作者单位 | 1.Fdn Ctr Conservaz & Restauro Beni Culturali La Ve, Venaria, Italy; 2.Univ Turin, Dept Life Sci & Syst Biol, Turin, Italy |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Mammola, Stefano,Isaia, Marco,Demonte, Daniele,et al. Artificial lighting triggers the presence of urban spiders and their webs on historical buildings[J]. LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING,2018,180:187-194. |
APA | Mammola, Stefano,Isaia, Marco,Demonte, Daniele,Triolo, Paolo,&Nervo, Marco.(2018).Artificial lighting triggers the presence of urban spiders and their webs on historical buildings.LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING,180,187-194. |
MLA | Mammola, Stefano,et al."Artificial lighting triggers the presence of urban spiders and their webs on historical buildings".LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING 180(2018):187-194. |
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