Anthropogenic pressures coincide with Neotropical biodiversity hotspots in a flagship butterfly group

Abstract

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New progress in exploring the mechanisms underlying extraordinarily high biodiversity in global hotspots and their implications for conservation

“…There is evidence that current protection networks are insufficient to protect the hotspots (Leclerc et al, 2022). On a more positive note, this paper collection showed also that we have tools allowing detection of regions and refugia where much of biodiversity could be preserved (Doré et al, 2022; Liu et al, 2022). The available data and modern analytic tools have predictive power to plan efficient nature conservation (Doré et al, 2022; Shen et al, 2022; Su et al, 2022; Tonetti et al, 2022) and even the strategies how for mitigating biodiversity decline (Tonetti et al, 2022).…”

“…Clearwing butterflies (tribe Ithomiini) have been proposed as biological indicators for habitat quality in Neotropical forests, which contain the world's richest biological communities. Doré et al (2022) quantified and mapped the overlap of diversity hotspots with areas threatened by or providing refuge from current anthropogenic pressures and supported the role of this group of animals as a suitable flagship indicator for Neotropical butterfly diversity and reinforced the position of the tropical Andes as a flagship region for biodiversity conservation in general, and insect and butterfly conservation in particular.…”

“…Using ecological niche modelling most bird species were projected to lose suitable area by 2070 as a consequence of climate change, resulting in a decline of alpha diversity and an increase of temporal beta diversity, which is dominated by the nestedness component. Regardless climate scenario, species richness and differentiation of bird communities are expected to decrease and increase from the east to the west portion of the CCAF, respectively.Clearwing butterflies (tribe Ithomiini) have been proposed as biological indicators for habitat quality in Neotropical forests, which contain the world's richest biological communities Doré et al (2022). quantified and mapped the overlap of diversity hotspots with areas threatened by or providing refuge from current anthropogenic pressures and supported the role of this group of animals as a suitable flagship indicator for Neotropical butterfly diversity and reinforced the position of the tropical Andes as a flagship region for biodiversity conservation in general, and insect and butterfly conservation in particular Shen et al, (2022).…”

Toward a standardized methodology for sampling dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) in the Neotropics: A critical review

“…Different insect groups are often referred as bioindicators because of their relative ease of capture and standardized methodology, rapid response to environmental degradation, and cost efficiency ratio . Recent studies have included dragonflies (Silva et al, 2021), ants (Pérez-Espona, 2021;da Silva W. B. et al, 2022), and butterflies (Doré et al, 2021) as bioindicators, among others.…”

Defining priority areas for conservation of poorly known species: A case study of the endemic Brazilian three-banded armadillo

“…These tools are further useful to identify potential threats spatially and highlight important areas for conservation actions (Brooks et al, 2006;Doré et al, 2021;Feijó et al, 2022;Romero-Muñoz et al, 2019;Swan et al, 2021). One of the most assessed features when setting conservation priorities is the degree of vulnerability (Brooks et al, 2006).…”