Comparing Floristic Diversity and Conservation Priorities across South East Queensland Regional Rain Forest Ecosystems Using Phylodiversity Indexes

Shapcott, Alison; Liu, Yining; Howard, Marion; Forster, Paul I.; Kress, W. John; Erickson, David L.; Faith, Daniel P.; Shimizu, Yoko; McDonald, William J.

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“…These forests are taxonomically rich at the generic‐level and less so at the species‐level, so that species richness may not be the most appropriate measure for setting conservation priorities. Shapcott et al (, ) generated plant DNA barcodes ( rbcL, matK , and trnH‐psbA ) for 770 species in 111 families that accounted for 86% of the rain forest flora in South Eastern Queensland and calculated phylogenetic diversity (PD; see Faith, ) measures for each of the 18 subregions in the area (Fig. ).…”

Section: Hotspots In the Application Of Plant Dna Barcodes Todaymentioning

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Plant DNA barcodes: Applications today and in the future

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2017

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DNA barcodes have provided a new biological tool for organismal biologists to increase their understanding of the natural world. Over the last decade four plant DNA barcode markers, rbcL, matK, trnHpsbA, and ITS2, have been developed, tested, and used to address basic questions in systematics, ecology, evolutionary biology and conservation, including community assembly, species interaction networks, taxonomic discovery, and assessing priority areas for environmental protection. Forensic investigators have also applied these plant DNA barcodes in the regulatory areas of traffic in endangered species and monitoring commercial products, such as foods and herbal supplements. Major challenges ahead will focus on building the global plant DNA barcode library and adopting genomic sequencing technologies for a more efficient and costeffective workflow in applying these genetic identification markers to additional fields of biological and commercial endeavors.

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Section: Hotspots In the Application Of Plant Dna Barcodes Todaymentioning

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Plant DNA barcodes: Applications today and in the future

Kress

2017

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“… Note : Totalled percentages of the number of times burnt rainforest polygons were adjacent to the different vegetation types: sclerophyllous vegetation (Adj Scl), wetlands (Adj Wetl) and non‐remnant vegetation (Adj Non rem) is also given. The NRI values indicate which of the RE types is significantly phylogenetically Even (E), Clustered(C) of not significantly deviating from random (NS) (as per Shapcott et al, 2017) and phylogenetic diversity (PD) estimate from Shapcott et al (2017). …”

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What type of rainforest burnt in the South East Queensland's 2019/20 bushfires and how might this impact biodiversity

2023

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Bushfires burnt over 18 million hectares across Australia's east coast, including rainforests, over the spring and summer 2019/2020 period. Rainforest harbours a large percentage of Australia's biodiversity and does not usually burn and therefore understanding the extent and biodiversity implications was a priority. The National Indicative Aggregated Fire Extent Dataset (NIAFED) combined with detailed regional ecosystem (RE) mapping was used to estimate the perimeter and area of each of the burnt rainforest types within South East Queensland (SEQ). Previous biodiversity estimates for each rainforest regional ecosystem type combined with remnant ecosystem mapping data then enabled an assessment of the potential biodiversity impacts of the fires for SEQ rainforest. We found that 12% of the rainforest estate in SEQ was within the burn footprint (29 031 ha) including parts of the UNESCO World Heritage Gondwana Rainforests of Australia. Fifty per cent of the total remnant area of the Endangered rainforest type, semievergreen vine thicket on Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous rocks (RE: 12.12.17) was potentially burnt. This rainforest type has high diversity. Burn severity analysis found that the rainforest primarily burnt with low severity, however, there were patches of high severity. Accuracy assessment of severity mapping resulted in a weak correlation (0.57) due to the underestimation of ground fires in rainforest. As expected, we found rainforest-suppressed fires. However, in contrast to expectations, we found the wettest rainforest types and putative past refugia burnt more than other rainforest types. These results suggest that given drought conditions any rainforest could burn, and we can expect that the area of rainforest will contract if both incidences of drought and wildfires increase due to climate change.

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“…However, many of these trials to use DNA barcodes to identify commercial medicines and herbal supplements have shown limited success in discriminating among species. Some of the major obstacles have been the lack of comprehensive DNA barcode libraries required to make accurate comparisons among species of herbal teas and supplements, and the absence of standardized taxonomy and common names listed in the herbal catalogs and pharmacopeias (e.g., Stoeckle et al [168]; de Boer et al [169]). Building the required DNA barcode libraries (see below) and unifying the taxonomy in the literature on traditional medicines are challenges for the future.…”

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“…In the relatively poorly known tropical forests of northern Queensland, Australia, it has been demonstrated that plant DNA barcodes can play a key role in estimating species richness and thereby determining conservation priorities [77]. Similarly, in the fragmented rain forest habitats in South Eastern Queensland, Shapcott et al [61,169] generated plant DNA barcodes for 86% of the flora (770 species in 111 families) and calculated phylogenetic diversity (PD; see Owen [178]) measures for each of the 18 subregions in the area. For these forests, which have lately received renewed conservation attention and are taxonomically rich at the generic-level and less so at the species-level, species richness may not be the most appropriate measure for setting conservation priorities.…”

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The Expanding Role of DNA Barcodes: Indispensable Tools for Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation

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Kress

2022

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DNA barcoding has transformed the fields of ecology, evolution, and conservation by providing a rapid and effective tool for species identification. The growth of DNA barcodes as a resource for biologists has followed advances in computational and sequencing technology that have enabled high-throughput barcoding applications. The global DNA barcode database is expanding to represent the diversity of species on Earth thanks to efforts by international consortia and expanding biological collections. Today, DNA barcoding is instrumental in advancing our understanding of how species evolve, how they interact, and how we can slow down their extirpation and extinction. This review focuses on current applications of DNA barcode sequences to address fundamental lines of research, as well as new and expanding applications of which DNA barcoding will play a central role.

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Comparing Floristic Diversity and Conservation Priorities across South East Queensland Regional Rain Forest Ecosystems Using Phylodiversity Indexes

Cited by 14 publications

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Plant DNA barcodes: Applications today and in the future

Plant DNA barcodes: Applications today and in the future

What type of rainforest burnt in the South East Queensland's 2019/20 bushfires and how might this impact biodiversity

The Expanding Role of DNA Barcodes: Indispensable Tools for Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation

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