Conservation priorities in the Southern Central Andes: mismatch between endemism and diversity hotspots in the regional flora

Godoy-Bürki, Ana C.; Ortega–Baes, Pablo; Sajama, Jesús; Aagesen, Lone

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“…The geographical location of our AEs and PDCs are mostly congruent with the most important hotspots for endemic vascular plant species. Our largest GPs include almost all the endemic species hotspots defined by Godoy-Bürki et al (2013). And there are even coincidences at a more local scale: our GP16 ( Fig.…”

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“…As highlighted by Godoy-Bürki et al (2013), since endemism is a fundamental criterion to identify conservation areas, it is urgent that botanists and zoologists to conduct local distributional analyses, "in order to obtain an integrated solution for protecting both the flora and fauna in the region" (Godoy-Bürki et al, 2013). In fact, in NWA there are hotspots for vascular plants and several animal taxa, including mammals (Szumik et al, 2012).…”

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“…17) includes the Sierra del Aconquija, between the provinces of Tucuman, Salta and Catamarca, which has the highest concentration of endemic plant species in the study region (Godoy-Bürki et al, 2013); and our GP15 (Fig. 13), which includes Andalgalá, Santa Maria, and Ambato in Catamarca, was recognized as another important AE for plant endemism (Godoy-Bürki et al, 2013). Endemism and co-occurrence patterns.…”

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“…As the Yungas forest reach its southern tip on the humid eastern Andean slopes in NWA, the Monte province reaches its northernmost extension on the west-faced slopes of the same mountain ranges. Also, one of the highest concentrations of endemic plant species were found mostly Unlike to what happens with endemic vascular plants Godoy-Bürki et al, 2013), whose hotspots at a regional scale are concentrated in the arid ecoregions of NOA (with 80% of the endemic flora; Aagesen et al, 2012), the principal habitat types for endemic small mammal species are not the western or eastern arid or semi-arid biomes, but the eastern humid Andean slopes, with 20 endemic species (versus 13 in arid and semi-arid environments). Notwithstanding, arid/semiarid biomes and humid landscapes are represented by the same number of AEs: one for arid/semi-arid biomes (GP15), one for humid landscapes (GP13), and four mixed GPs, which include both habitat types (GP14,16,17,and 18).…”

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Small mammal distributional patterns in Northwestern Argentina

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Escalante

Bárquez

2015

Iheringia, Sér. Zool.

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ABSTRACT. Quantitative evaluations of species distributional congruence allow evaluating previously proposed biogeographic regionalization and even identify undetected areas of endemism. The geographic scenery of Northwestern Argentina offers ideal conditions for the study of distributional patterns of species since the boundaries of a diverse group of biomes converge in a relatively small region, which also includes a diverse fauna of mammals. In this paper we applied a grid-based explicit method in order to recognize Patterns of Distributional Congruence (PDCs) and Areas of Endemism (AEs), and the species (native but non-endemic and endemic, respectively) that determine them. Also, we relate these distributional patterns to traditional biogeographic divisions of the study region and with a very recent phytogeographic study and we reconsider what previously rejected as 'spurious' areas. Finally, we assessed the generality of the patterns found. The analysis resulted in 165 consensus areas, characterized by seven species of marsupials, 28 species of bats, and 63 species of rodents, which represents a large percentage of the total species (10, 41, and 73, respectively). Twenty-five percent of the species that characterize consensus areas are endemic to the study region and define six AEs in strict sense while 12 PDCs are mainly defined by widely distributed species. While detailed quantitative analyses of plant species distribution data made by other authors does not result in units that correspond to Cabrera's phytogeographic divisions at this spatial scale, analyses of animal species distribution data does. We were able to identify previously unknown meaningful faunal patterns and more accurately define those already identified. We identify PDCs and AEs that conform Eastern Andean Slopes Patterns, Western High Andes Patterns, and Merged Eastern and Western Andean Slopes Patterns, some of which are re-interpreted at the light of known patterns of the endemic vascular flora. Endemism do not declines towards the south, but do declines towards the west of the study region. Peaks of endemism are found in the eastern Andean slopes in Jujuy and Tucumán/ Catamarca, and in the western Andean biomes in Tucumán/Catamarca. The principal habitat types for endemic small mammal species are the eastern humid Andean slopes. Notwithstanding, arid/semi-arid biomes and humid landscapes are represented by the same number of AEs. Rodent species define 15 of the 18 General Patterns, and only in one they have no participation at all. Clearly, at this spatial scale, non-flying mammals, particularly rodents, are biogeographically more valuable species than flying mammals (bat species).KEYWORDS. Chiroptera, Didelphimorphia, distributional congruence, geographical patterns, Rodentia. RESUMEN. Patrones de endemicidad de pequeños mamíferos en el Noroeste de Argentina. Las evaluaciones cuantitativas de congruencia distribucional de las especies permiten comparar regionalizaciones biogeográficas propuestas previamente e incluso identificar ár...

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Small mammal distributional patterns in Northwestern Argentina

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Bárquez

2015

Iheringia, Sér. Zool.

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“…El endemismo surge como consecuencia de la especialización provocada ante la presencia de barreras naturales que impiden el intercambio genético, apareciendo especies restringidas a esas zonas geográficas (Godoy-Bürki et al 2014). Estas especies son vulnerables, pues sus poblaciones suelen tener reducido número de individuos y acervos génicos así como limitadas capacidades de adaptación a nichos ambientales diferentes (Brooks et al 2002).…”

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Tratamientos pregerminativos para la ruptura de la dormición en semillas de tres poblaciones de Ramorinoa girolae, leñosa endémica de zonas áridas en Argentina

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Karlin³

2017

Bosque (Valdivia)

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Selecting and ranking areas for conservation ofAegla(Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) in southern South America integrating biogeography, phylogeny and assessments of extinction risk

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Giri

Williner

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1. The rapid degradation of freshwater habitats in southern South America may cause the extinction of the endemic species of Aegla, as well as other freshwater species and components of riverside environments related to them. Information on the distribution of species and their conservation status is essential for developing conservation strategies.2. The updated distribution of Aegla in its southernmost distribution was analysed in order to prioritize freshwater ecoregions, applying biogeographical, phylogenetic and conservation status and complementarity approaches. 3. The distributions of the species of Aegla were delineated on maps and plotted against freshwater ecoregions. A data matrix of areas versus species was constructed and a taxon-area cladogram was created. Ecoregions were ranked, based on their species richness and using a complementarity criterion, to create a list of those considered important for conservation. The conservation status of Aegla species was assessed on the basis of the categories and criteria of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to produce a decreasing order of the risk of species extinction. These assessments were combined to define a consensus ranking of the priority areas for conservation. 4. The areas of maximum species richness and endemicity, and consequently highest priority of conservation, were the Lower Parana and Patagonia ecoregions. The Cuyan Desaguadero and Mar Chiquita Salinas Grandes ecoregions were the areas of second priority, and the Chaco and Lower Uruguay ecoregions were the areas with the third priority for conservation. Ten out of the 20 species analysed fall within the threat categories of the IUCN. Sixty per cent of the species of Aegla analysed have at least one population contained in protected areas.5. The results obtained may be used to design strategies for implementing conservation policies on freshwater species, generate biogeographical atlases and contribute to selecting Ramsar sites.

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Conservation priorities in the Southern Central Andes: mismatch between endemism and diversity hotspots in the regional flora

Cited by 33 publications

References 43 publications

Small mammal distributional patterns in Northwestern Argentina

Small mammal distributional patterns in Northwestern Argentina

Tratamientos pregerminativos para la ruptura de la dormición en semillas de tres poblaciones de Ramorinoa girolae, leñosa endémica de zonas áridas en Argentina

Selecting and ranking areas for conservation ofAegla(Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) in southern South America integrating biogeography, phylogeny and assessments of extinction risk

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