Red List Index application for vascular flora along an altitudinal gradient

Mendoza-Fernández, Antonio J.; Pérez-García, Francisco J.; Martínez-Hernández, Fabián; Salmerón-Sánchez, Esteban; Cano, Agustín Lahora; Merlo, Encarna; Poveda, Juan Francisco Mota

doi:10.1007/s10531-019-01705-y

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“…Global change drivers, especially rapid climate change, are already risk factors affecting a wide variety of organisms. Currently, an increasing number of authors have highlighted climate change as one the leading causes for biodiversity loss (Edwards & Richardson, 2004;Thomas et al, 2004;Thuiller et al, 2005;Brook et al, 2008;Maclean & Wilson, 2011;Mendoza-Fernández et al, 2019), and this topic has become bleeding-edge in science.…”

Section: Threats and Effects Of Global Changementioning

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“…In some cases, agriculture has obliterated entire plant habitats from the map and many of the threatened species integrated into them. And that has happened in the blink of an eye (Mota et al, 1996;Mendoza-Fernández et al, 2019).…”

Section: Threat Factors and Effects Of Global Changementioning

confidence: 99%

“…This data has been contrasted in the Andalusia region (South Spain); in studies on Mediterranean countries e.g. in Italy; or in other countries like Australia, where flora has not presented significant differences in the proportion of high, medium and low risk species under climate change listed as CR, EN or VU (Moreno-Saiz et al, 2008;Fenu et al, 2017;Dudley et al, 2019;Mendoza-Fernández et al, 2019). This could represent a serious drawback in evaluating the conservation status of species, in particular those especially sensitive to drastic changes in environmental conditions.…”

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Plant conservation in Mediterranean-type ecosystems

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The present paper is an overview of state of the art in plant conservation in Mediterranean-type Ecosystems (MTEs), highlighting current studies and neglected topics. A review of the literature dealing with this issue and a general analysis of the results was performed, delving into relevant plant conservation biology topics. The main topics considered were: 1) reproductive biology and genetic conservation, 2) threat factors and effects of global change, and 3) evaluation of conservation status and protected areas selection. This study illustrates differences in the number of documents published in northern countries of the Mediterranean Basin concerning southern and eastern countries and compared with other MTEs. It also highlights the paramount importance of public organizations as funding entities. Additionally, it points to a decrease in traditional subject categories related to plant conservation and increased multidisciplinary conservation research and novel methodologies (e.g., phylogenomics, SDM). To overcome existing biases among the different MTE regions, integrating actions at a transnational level would be necessary, with standard conservation policies and strategies. Moreover, research should be supported with more important participation and funding from private entities, with a clear focus on specific conservation proposals. In contrast, certain weaknesses were detected, some related to the limited information available about threatened plant species and the scarce use of the available data from genetic conservation research in management plans. Consequently, the authors consider that future conservation efforts should be addressed to improve the knowledge of threatened MTEs’ flora and implement a manual of good practices, which would make use of the available research information to put forward more direct proposals for management and conservation.

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“…Taking all the aforementioned into account and based on the results of the study, a holistic spatial planning and management scheme should be drafted based on fine-scale data, along with large-scale information in order to properly design spatially allocated development needs, human activities and nature conservation actions. For instance, the identified differences in altitudinal distribution of endemic species richness suggest different types of land use planning and/or assessment prior environmental legislation for development infrastructure or other human activities, considering that due to several elevation ranges of plant taxa presence, they are affected by different threat factors and exposed at different risk of extinction [53].…”

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National Park and UNESCO Global Geopark of Chelmos-Vouraikos (Greece): Floristic Diversity, Ecosystem Services and Management Implications

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This study highlights the importance of including detailed (local-scale) biodiversity and ecosystem services data for land-use management and promotion of protected areas using the National Park and UNESCO Global Geopark of Chelmos-Vouraikos (Greece) as a case study. Along with the conducted field surveys and literature review for the National Park’s flora documentation, ecosystem type mapping and assessment of ecosystem services have been performed, following National and European Union (EU) guidelines for the Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES) implementation across EU Member States. Main results include floristic diversity indicators, ecosystem type mapping and assessment, and ecosystem services identification and assessment of their actual and potential supply. By this, a scientifically informed baseline dataset was developed to support management and policy needs towards a holistic National Park management and a sustainable spatial planning for protected areas. Additionally, local scale ecosystem type and ecosystem services data have been produced as input for the MAES implementation in Greece and the EU.

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“…Dolomitic rocks present in the Betic Ranges deserve special attention due to their high phytodiversity [40]. They are rich in small sclerophyllous scrubs, frequently threatened [41], unique in the Mediterranean Basin [42] and catalogued as a priority for conservation by the European Union through the Habitats Directive [43]. Indicator or diagnostic plants species, often with a very narrow geographical distribution (regional and local endemism), are present in these communities.…”

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Elementome of Endemic Dolomitic Flora: Pterocephalus spathulatus (Lag.) Coult

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Unusual dolomite substrates present a phenomenon known as dolomitophily, which refers to the specificity of the flora that grows on them. Within the dolomitic flora, one of the most widespread plants in Spain is the characteristic species Pterocephalus spathulatus (Lag.) Coult., which forms whitish prostrate thymes. The present study focused on the knowledge about the ionome (or elementome) of a characteristic dolomite species and some of its applications, both in terms of its nutritional behaviour and in determining the factors that favour the rich and rare flora growing on dolomitic soils. Soil, foliar, stem and root samples of the species studied were collected from different locations in the south of Spain. The samples were analysed to determine their mineral composition. The Bioconcentration Factor (BCF) and the Translocation Factor (TF) were calculated, relating the values of the mineral contents in the soil, both total and phytoavailable, to the values from the foliar, root and stem samples. It was found that this species was able to accumulate some elements, including B, Cr, Cu, Ni, Ti, Tl and Zn, which can be phytotoxic in high concentrations, and are considered to be some of the main toxic metals in soils. In addition, it was observed that the plant can accumulate metals in the stem and leaves (TF), thus proving that it is capable of transporting them from the root to the aerial part of the plant. The data obtained may indicate that other species in the plant community may possess this bioindicator or even phytoremediation capacity.

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Red List Index application for vascular flora along an altitudinal gradient

Cited by 7 publications

References 62 publications

Plant conservation in Mediterranean-type ecosystems

Plant conservation in Mediterranean-type ecosystems

National Park and UNESCO Global Geopark of Chelmos-Vouraikos (Greece): Floristic Diversity, Ecosystem Services and Management Implications

Elementome of Endemic Dolomitic Flora: Pterocephalus spathulatus (Lag.) Coult

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