Publication trends in global biodiversity research on protected areas

Llorente-Culebras, Sonia; Ladle, Richard J.; Santos, Ana M. C.

doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2023.109988

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“…In this sense, several studies in the last decade have pointed out that almost as important as the species richness, is the species phylogenetic diversity [ 25 , 26 , 27 ], and that both measures of biodiversity should be considered and integrated into conservation strategies and hotspot detection [ 6 , 18 , 22 , 24 , 28 , 29 , 30 ]. Nonetheless, research publications have focused mainly on species richness or species diversity, and have rarely considered phylogenetic diversity [ 31 ], although the spatial patterns of taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity may differ [ 17 , 28 , 32 , 33 ]. In addition, the development of other phylogenetic metrics in recent years has increased the knowledge of the phylogenetic information that should be incorporated into conservation strategies [ 22 , 24 , 31 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 ].…”

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“…Nonetheless, research publications have focused mainly on species richness or species diversity, and have rarely considered phylogenetic diversity [ 31 ], although the spatial patterns of taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity may differ [ 17 , 28 , 32 , 33 ]. In addition, the development of other phylogenetic metrics in recent years has increased the knowledge of the phylogenetic information that should be incorporated into conservation strategies [ 22 , 24 , 31 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 ]. For example, phylogenetic endemism accounts for the range size of each taxon [ 30 , 36 ], and the EDGE (Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered) method [ 39 ] combines the relative contribution of each species to phylogenetic diversity (namely evolutionary distinctiveness), and its extinction risk using the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List Categories, and produces a list of conservation priorities, including the species that are both evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered.…”

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“…The current implementation of protected areas, such as the European Natura 2000 network, has been based mainly on the presence of endemic or threatened species richness (Habitats Directive, Council Directive 92/43/EEC), but there is a lack of knowledge about important areas of phylogenetic diversity in protected and non-protected areas [ 6 , 31 ].…”

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Are Mediterranean Island Mountains Hotspots of Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Biodiversity? The Case of the Endemic Flora of the Balearic Islands

Bufí

Sáez

2023

Plants

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The Mediterranean islands are exceptionally rich in endemism, most of which is narrowly distributed. Conservation measures, such as protected areas, have been prioritised, mainly on the basis of species richness and endemism, but phylogenetic information should also be taken into account. In this study, we calculated several taxonomic and phylogenetic metrics at a high resolution for the endemic flora of the Balearic Islands (154 taxa), in order to identify (i) the spatial patterns and environmental factors that explain this endemism, (ii) hotspots of species and phylogenetic endemism, and (iii) gaps in the protected areas. The taxonomic and phylogenetic metrics showed different distribution patterns, but the mountainous areas of Mallorca, and some coastal areas of the Balearic Islands, have the highest values. These values were positively related to elevation, precipitation, temperature, and slope, and negatively related to the distance from the coast, aspect, and the temperature of the wettest quarter. We identified top grid hotspots where all the metrics had the highest values, and we also identified nano-hotspots within these hotspots, in some of the highest peaks of Mallorca, where most of these metrics’ maximum values coincided. This approach allowed us to identify some gaps in the conservation priority areas, and to highlight the need to review their boundaries and definition.

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Are Mediterranean Island Mountains Hotspots of Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Biodiversity? The Case of the Endemic Flora of the Balearic Islands

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Sáez

2023

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“…Our study identified a need for changes in studies of precipitation change impacts on forest soil and litter fauna. The proposed changes may be difficult to implement, and we acknowledge that decisions about study practicalities are the result of a mixture of factors such as socioeconomics (Llorente‐Culebras et al., 2023) and the obsession with academic productivity (Fischer et al., 2012). First, linked to our finding that many experiments use precipitation regime alterations that are much more extreme than projected future changes, we advocate for researchers to clearly distinguish between experiments which aim to simulate changes in mean annual precipitation and those that aim to simulate extreme events such as droughts and extreme rainfall (Korell et al., 2020).…”

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Meta‐analysis reveals that the effects of precipitation change on soil and litter fauna in forests depend on body size

Martin,

Fisher,

Pérez‐Izquierdo

et al. 2024

Global Change Biology

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Anthropogenic climate change is altering precipitation regimes at a global scale. While precipitation changes have been linked to changes in the abundance and diversity of soil and litter invertebrate fauna in forests, general trends have remained elusive due to mixed results from primary studies. We used a meta‐analysis based on 430 comparisons from 38 primary studies to address associated knowledge gaps, (i) quantifying impacts of precipitation change on forest soil and litter fauna abundance and diversity, (ii) exploring reasons for variation in impacts and (iii) examining biases affecting the realism and accuracy of experimental studies. Precipitation reductions led to a decrease of 39% in soil and litter fauna abundance, with a 35% increase in abundance under precipitation increases, while diversity impacts were smaller. A statistical model containing an interaction between body size and the magnitude of precipitation change showed that mesofauna (e.g. mites, collembola) responded most to changes in precipitation. Changes in taxonomic richness were related solely to the magnitude of precipitation change. Our results suggest that body size is related to the ability of a taxon to survive under drought conditions, or to benefit from high precipitation. We also found that most experiments manipulated precipitation in a way that aligns better with predicted extreme climatic events than with predicted average annual changes in precipitation and that the experimental plots used in experiments were likely too small to accurately capture changes for mobile taxa. The relationship between body size and response to precipitation found here has far‐reaching implications for our ability to predict future responses of soil biodiversity to climate change and will help to produce more realistic mechanistic soil models which aim to simulate the responses of soils to global change.

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“…For this reason, data exchange practices and tools have been developed, such as the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS), which follow the FAIR foundational principles ( Wilkinson et al 2016 ) that facilitate access and research process for species occurrence records. However, despite these international efforts devoted to the generation of data on biodiversity, even today, only a small proportion of global records are estimated to have been made available online ( Ariño 2010 , Maturana et al 2019 , Rosenfeld et al 2022 ), with some critical knowledge biases detected in some taxonomic groups ( Troudet et al 2017 , Rocha‐Ortega et al 2021 , Llorente-Culebras et al 2023 ).…”

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Revealing the hidden biodiversity of Antarctic and the Magellanic Sub-Antarctic Ecoregion: A comprehensive study of aquatic invertebrates from the BASE Project

Rosenfeld,

Maturana,

Gañan

et al. 2023

BDJ

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Antarctica, its outlying archipelagoes and the Magellanic Subantarctic (MSA) ecoregion are amongst the last true wilderness areas remaining on the planet. Therefore, the publication, citation and peer review of their biodiversity data are essential. The new Millennium Institute Biodiversity of Antarctic and Subantarctic Ecosystems (BASE), a Chilean scientific initiative funded by the National Agency of Research and Innovation, contributes 770 new records of aquatic invertebrates as a point of reference for present-day biodiversity research at these latitudes. The occurrence dataset presented here has never been released before and is the result of the systematic recording of occurrences of several taxa across the Antarctic, Subantarctic and Magellanic Subantarctic ecoregions. We collected data from marine and freshwater invertebrates across numerous samplings from 2008 to 2023. From the 770 occurrences, we identified 160 taxa, 125 at species level and 35 at the genus level. The database has been registered in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). The publication of this data paper was funded by the Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO, contract n°FR/36/AN1/AntaBIS) in the Framework of EU-Lifewatch as a contribution to the SCAR Antarctic biodiversity portal (biodiversity.aq)

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Publication trends in global biodiversity research on protected areas

Cited by 18 publications

References 74 publications

Are Mediterranean Island Mountains Hotspots of Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Biodiversity? The Case of the Endemic Flora of the Balearic Islands

Are Mediterranean Island Mountains Hotspots of Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Biodiversity? The Case of the Endemic Flora of the Balearic Islands

Meta‐analysis reveals that the effects of precipitation change on soil and litter fauna in forests depend on body size

Revealing the hidden biodiversity of Antarctic and the Magellanic Sub-Antarctic Ecoregion: A comprehensive study of aquatic invertebrates from the BASE Project

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