Global tests of biodiversity concordance and the importance of endemism

Lamoreux, John F.; Morrison, John C.; Ricketts, Taylor H.; Olson, David M.; Dinerstein, Eric; McKnight, Meghan W.; Shugart, Herman H.

doi:10.1038/nature04291

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“…[27][28][29] and that DNA barcodes might help to speed up the pace of species discovery through automated delineation of mitochondrial lineages. This approach is particularly relevant when applied to areas of exceptional diversity facing massive anthropogenic threats and as such, urgently awaiting more comprehensive assessments [1][2][3]185].…”

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“…Including Peninsular Malaysia and the islands of Sumatra, Java and Borneo ( Fig. 1), this hotspot exhibits one of the highest species richness and endemism for vertebrates in SEA [2] and freshwater fishes are no exception. For instance, among the 1200 species described in Indonesia, nearly 900 species are observed in the Sundaland hotspot -c.a.…”

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“…Among the 26 biodiversity hotspots identified worldwide by Myers and colleagues [1], four are found in Southeast Asia (SEA) including Indo-Burma (Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar), Sundaland (Malaysia, Indonesia), Wallacea (Indonesia) and Philippines hotspots. The exceptional concentration of biodiversity hotspots in SEA ranks the region as one of the most diverse together with the Amazon and Congo River watersheds but threat levels actually rank them as the most endangered hotspots to date [2,3]. Among the four biodiversity hotspots identified in SEA, the two Indonesian hotspots are currently the most nearly 1200 species of freshwater fishes have been either described or reported from Indonesian inland waters and the rate of species discovery is still high as several tenth of species have been described from Indonesia during the last years [10][11][12].…”

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“…21 species from 7 families), among which several belong to exotic families for Indonesian waters (e.g. Cichlidae, Loricariidae, Peociliidae, Serrasalmidae), (2) imported species that have not established yet (i.e. 7 species from 5 families), among which several species belong to 3 exotic families (Poecilidae, Cichlidae, Salmonidae).…”

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DNA Barcoding Indonesian freshwater fishes: challenges and prospects

Hubert¹,

Kadarusman²,

Wibowo³

et al. 2015

DNA Barcodes

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With 1172 native species, the Indonesian ichthyofauna is among the world’s most speciose. Despite that the inventory of the Indonesian ichthyofauna started during the eighteen century, the numerous species descriptions during the last decades highlight that the taxonomic knowledge is still fragmentary. Meanwhile, the fast increase of anthropogenic perturbations during the last decades is posing serious threats to Indonesian biodiversity. Indonesia, however, is one of the major sources of export for the international ornamental trade and home of several species of high value in aquaculture. The development of new tools for species identification is urgently needed to improve the sustainability of the exploitation of the Indonesian ichthyofauna. With the aim to build comprehensive DNA barcode libraries, the co-authors have started a collective effort to DNA barcode all Indonesian freshwater fishes. The aims of this review are: (1) to produce an overview of the ichthyological researches conducted so far in Indonesia, (2) to present an updated checklist of the freshwater fishes reported to date from Indonesia’s inland waters, (3) to highlight the challenges associated with its conservation and management, (4) to present the benefits of developing comprehensive DNA barcode reference libraries for the conservation of the Indonesian ichthyofauna.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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DNA Barcoding Indonesian freshwater fishes: challenges and prospects

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Wibowo³

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“…In order to identify such patterns, researchers have analysed biomes -units that map differences in vegetation type associated with variation in temperature and precipitation (Whittaker, 1962) -and ecoregions -units that incorporate data on the distribution of flora and fauna to further divide biomes into 867 distinctive biological units (Olson et al, 2001). These biogeographical frameworks have been used to identify areas of rapid habitat conversion (Hoekstra et al, 2005), biologically distinctive areas (Ricketts et al, 1999), mismatches between biological richness and endemism (Orme et al, 2005;Lamoreux et al, 2006) and patterns of ecosystem services provisioning (Naidoo et al, 2008), among other global patterns. Conservation organizations use such information to identify locations for future acquisition or management (Brooks et al, 2006).…”

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Conservation opportunities across the world's anthromes

Martin

Quinn

Ellis

et al. 2014

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Aim Biologists increasingly recognize the roles of humans in ecosystems. Subsequently, many have argued that biodiversity conservation must be extended to environments that humans have shaped directly. Yet popular biogeographical frameworks such as biomes do not incorporate human land use, limiting their relevance to future conservation planning. 'Anthromes' map global ecological patterns created by sustained direct human interactions with ecosystems. In this paper, we set to understand how current conservation efforts are distributed across anthromes.Location Global.Methods We analysed the global distribution of IUCN protected areas and biodiversity hotspots by anthrome. We related this information to density of native plant species and density of previous ecological studies. Potential conservation opportunities in anthromes were then identified through global analysis and two case studies.Results Protected areas and biodiversity hotspots are not distributed equally across anthromes. Less populated anthromes contain a greater proportion of protected areas. The fewest hotspots are found within densely settled anthromes and wildlands, which occur at the two extremes of human population density. Opportunities for representative protection, prioritization, study and inclusion of native species were not congruent.Main conclusions Researchers and practitioners can use the anthromes framework to analyse the distribution of conservation practices at the global and regional scale. Like biomes, anthromes could also be used to set future conservation priorities. Conservation goals in areas directly shaped by humans need not be less ambitious than those in 'natural areas'.

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Elephants in the room

Macdonald

Willis

2013

Key Topics in Conservation Biology 2

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Global tests of biodiversity concordance and the importance of endemism

Cited by 466 publications

References 21 publications

DNA Barcoding Indonesian freshwater fishes: challenges and prospects

DNA Barcoding Indonesian freshwater fishes: challenges and prospects

Conservation opportunities across the world's anthromes

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