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Dufresnes C, Monod-Broca B, Bellati A, Canestrelli D, Ambu J, Wielstra B, Dubey S, Crochet PA, Denoël M, Jablonski D. Piecing the barcoding puzzle of Palearctic water frogs (Pelophylax) sheds light on amphibian biogeography and global invasions. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2024; 30:e17180. [PMID: 38465701 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.17180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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Palearctic water frogs (genus Pelophylax) are an outstanding model in ecology and evolution, being widespread, speciose, either threatened or threatening to other species through biological invasions, and capable of siring hybrid offspring that escape the rules of sexual reproduction. Despite half a century of genetic research and hundreds of publications, the diversity, systematics and biogeography of Pelophylax still remain highly confusing, in no small part due to a lack of correspondence between studies. To provide a comprehensive overview, we gathered >13,000 sequences of barcoding genes from >1700 native and introduced localities and built multigene mitochondrial (~17 kb) and nuclear (~10 kb) phylogenies. We mapped all currently recognized taxa and their phylogeographic lineages (>40) to get a grasp on taxonomic issues, cyto-nuclear discordances, the genetic makeup of hybridogenetic hybrids, and the origins of introduced populations. Competing hypotheses for the molecular calibration were evaluated through plausibility tests, implementing a new approach relying on predictions from the anuran speciation continuum. Based on our timetree, we propose a new biogeographic paradigm for the Palearctic since the Paleogene, notably by attributing a prominent role to the dynamics of the Paratethys, a vast paleo-sea that extended over most of Europe. Furthermore, our results show that distinct marsh frog lineages from Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the Near East, and Central Asia (P. ridibundus ssp.) are naturally capable of inducing hybridogenesis with pool frogs (P. lessonae). We identified 14 alien lineages (mostly of P. ridibundus) over ~20 areas of invasions, especially in Western Europe, with genetic signatures disproportionally pointing to the Balkans and Anatolia as the regions of origins, in line with exporting records of the frog leg industry and the stocks of pet sellers. Pelophylax thus emerges as one of the most invasive amphibians worldwide, and deserves much higher conservation concern than currently given by the authorities fighting biological invasions.
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- Christophe Dufresnes
- Laboratory of Amphibian Systematics and Evolutionary Research (LASER), College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
- Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Université des Antilles, Paris, France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR 5023 LEHNA, Villeurbanne, France
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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- Laboratory of Amphibian Systematics and Evolutionary Research (LASER), College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Ecology and Conservation of Amphibians (LECA), FOCUS, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Zoology, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
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Dufresnes C, Litvinchuk SN. Diversity, distribution and molecular species delimitation in frogs and toads from the Eastern Palaearctic. Zool J Linn Soc 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Biodiversity analyses can greatly benefit from coherent species delimitation schemes and up-to-date distribution data. In this article, we have made the daring attempt to delimit and map described and undescribed lineages of anuran amphibians in the Eastern Palaearctic (EP) region in its broad sense. Through a literature review, we have evaluated the species status considering reproductive isolation and genetic divergence, combined with an extensive occurrence dataset (nearly 85k localities). Altogether 274 native species from 46 genera and ten families were retrieved, plus eight additional species introduced from other realms. Independent hotspots of species richness were concentrated in southern Tibet (Medog County), the circum-Sichuan Basin region, Taiwan, the Korean Peninsula and the main Japanese islands. Phylogeographic breaks responsible for recent in situ speciation events were shared around the Sichuan Mountains, across Honshu and between the Ryukyu Island groups, but not across shallow water bodies like the Yellow Sea and the Taiwan Strait. Anuran compositions suggested to restrict the zoogeographical limits of the EP to East Asia. In a rapidly evolving field, our study provides a checkpoint to appreciate patterns of species diversity in the EP under a single, spatially explicit, species delimitation framework that integrates phylogeographic data in taxonomic research.
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- Christophe Dufresnes
- LASER, College of Biology & Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
- Department of Biology, Dagestan State University, Makhachkala, Russia
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Kirpotin SN, Callaghan TV, Peregon AM, Babenko AS, Berman DI, Bulakhova NA, Byzaakay AA, Chernykh TM, Chursin V, Interesova EA, Gureev SP, Kerchev IA, Kharuk VI, Khovalyg AO, Kolpashchikov LA, Krivets SA, Kvasnikova ZN, Kuzhevskaia IV, Merzlyakov OE, Nekhoroshev OG, Popkov VK, Pyak AI, Valevich TO, Volkov IV, Volkova II. Impacts of environmental change on biodiversity and vegetation dynamics in Siberia. AMBIO 2021; 50:1926-1952. [PMID: 34115347 PMCID: PMC8497665 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-021-01570-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Biological diversity is the basis for, and an indicator of biosphere integrity. Together with climate change, its loss is one of the two most important planetary boundaries. A halt in biodiversity loss is one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Current changes in biodiversity in the vast landmass of Siberia are at an initial stage of inventory, even though the Siberian environment is experiencing rapid climate change, weather extremes and transformation of land use and management. Biodiversity changes affect traditional land use by Indigenous People and multiple ecosystem services with implications for local and national economies. Here we review and analyse a large number of scientific publications, which are little known outside Russia, and we provide insights into Siberian biodiversity issues for the wider international research community. Case studies are presented on biodiversity changes for insect pests, fish, amphibians and reptiles, birds, mammals and steppe vegetation, and we discuss their causes and consequences.
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- Sergey N. Kirpotin
- Tuvan State University, 36 Lenina St., Kyzyl, Republic of Tuva Russian Federation 667000
- Tomsk State University, 36 Lenina Pr., Tomsk, Russian Federation 634050
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- University of Sheffield, Alfred Denny Building, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN UK
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- Tuvan State University, 36 Lenina St., Kyzyl, Republic of Tuva Russian Federation 667000
- Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISSA SB RAS), Prospect Akademika Lavrentyeva, 8/2, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation 630090
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- Tomsk State University, 36 Lenina Pr., Tomsk, Russian Federation 634050
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- Siberian Center of State Research Center for Space Hydrometeorology « Planeta», 30, Sovetskaya St, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation 630099
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- Tomsk State University, 36 Lenina Pr., Tomsk, Russian Federation 634050
- Institute of the Biological Problem of the North of the Far Eastern Branch of the RAS, 18 Portovaya St, Magadan, Russian Federation 685000
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- Tuvan State University, 36 Lenina St., Kyzyl, Republic of Tuva Russian Federation 667000
- Tomsk State University, 36 Lenina Pr., Tomsk, Russian Federation 634050
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- Tomsk State University, 36 Lenina Pr., Tomsk, Russian Federation 634050
- Siberian Center of State Research Center for Space Hydrometeorology « Planeta», 30, Sovetskaya St, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation 630099
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- Tomsk State University, 36 Lenina Pr., Tomsk, Russian Federation 634050
- Novosibirsk Branch of the Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, 1 Pisareva, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation 630091
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- Tomsk State University, 36 Lenina Pr., Tomsk, Russian Federation 634050
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- Tomsk State University, 36 Lenina Pr., Tomsk, Russian Federation 634050
- Institute of Monitoring of Climatic and Ecological Systems SB RAS, 10/3 Academichesky Pr, Tomsk, Russian Federation 634055
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- Sukachev Institute of Forests, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 50-28, Academgorodok, Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation 660036
- Siberian Federal University, Svobodny Pr., 82A, Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation 660041
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- Tuvan State University, 36 Lenina St., Kyzyl, Republic of Tuva Russian Federation 667000
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- Joint Directorate of Taimyr Nature Reserves, 22 Talnakhskaya St, Norilsk, Russian Federation 663305
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- Institute of Monitoring of Climatic and Ecological Systems SB RAS, 10/3 Academichesky Pr, Tomsk, Russian Federation 634055
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- Tuvan State University, 36 Lenina St., Kyzyl, Republic of Tuva Russian Federation 667000
- Tomsk State University, 36 Lenina Pr., Tomsk, Russian Federation 634050
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- Tomsk State University, 36 Lenina Pr., Tomsk, Russian Federation 634050
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- Tuvan State University, 36 Lenina St., Kyzyl, Republic of Tuva Russian Federation 667000
- Tomsk State University, 36 Lenina Pr., Tomsk, Russian Federation 634050
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- Tomsk State Pedagogical University, 60 Kievskaya St, Tomsk, Russian Federation 634061
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- Tomsk State University, 36 Lenina Pr., Tomsk, Russian Federation 634050
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Ruchin A, Artaev O, Sharapova E, Ermakov O, Zamaletdinov R, Korzikov V, Bashinsky I, Pavlov A, Svinin AO, Ivanov A, Tabachishin V, Klenina A, Ganshchuk S, Litvinov N, Chetanov N, Vlasov A, Vlasova O. Occurrence of the amphibians in the Volga, Don River basins and adjacent territories (Russia): research in 1996-2020. Biodivers Data J 2020; 8:e61378. [PMID: 33414673 PMCID: PMC7785717 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.8.e61378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Knowledge about the distribution of living organisms on Earth is very important for many areas of biological science and understanding of the surrounding world. However, much of the existing distributional data are scattered throughout a multitude of sources, such as taxonomic publications, checklists and natural history collections and often, bringing them together is difficult. A very successful attempt to solve this problem is the GBIF project, which allows a huge number of researchers to publish data in one place in a single standard. Our dataset represents a significant addition to the occurrences of amphibians in the Volga, Don riverine basins and adjacent territories. The dataset contains up-to-date information on amphibian occurrences in the Volga river basin and adjacent territories, located for the most part on the Russian plain of European Russia. The dataset is based on our own studies that were conducted in the years 1996-2020. The dataset consists of 5,030 incident records, all linked to geographical coordinates. A total of 13 amphibian species belonging to nine genera and six families have been registered within the studied territory, although the distribution of amphibian species in this region of Russia has not yet been fully studied. This is especially relevant with the spread of cryptic species that can only be identified using molecular genetic research methods. The main purpose of publishing a database is to make our data available in the global biodiversity system to a wide range of users. The data can be used by researchers, as well as helping the authorities to manage their territory more efficiently. New information All occurrences are published in GBIF for the first time. Most of the data are stored in field diaries and we would like to make it available to everyone by adding it in the global biodiversity database (GBIF).
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- Alexander Ruchin
- Joint Directorate of the Mordovia State Nature Reserve and National Park "Smolny", Saransk, Russia Joint Directorate of the Mordovia State Nature Reserve and National Park "Smolny" Saransk Russia
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- Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok, Russia Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters Russian Academy of Sciences Borok Russia
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- Municipal budgetary institution of the additional education "Station of young naturalists" in Sarov, Sarov, Russia Municipal budgetary institution of the additional education "Station of young naturalists" in Sarov Sarov Russia
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- Penza State University, Penza, Russia Penza State University Penza Russia
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- Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia Kazan Federal University Kazan Russia
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- Federal Hygienic and Epidemiological Center in Kaluga Region of Rospotrebnadzor, Kaluga, Russia Federal Hygienic and Epidemiological Center in Kaluga Region of Rospotrebnadzor Kaluga Russia
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- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of RAS, Moscow, Russia A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of RAS Moscow Russia
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- Volzhsko-Kamsky National Nature Biosphere Rezerve, Sadoviy, Russia Volzhsko-Kamsky National Nature Biosphere Rezerve Sadoviy Russia
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- Mari State University, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia Mari State University Yoshkar-Ola Russia
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- Penza State University, Penza, Russia Penza State University Penza Russia
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- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of RAS, Saratov, Russia A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of RAS Saratov Russia
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- Samara Federal Research Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Ecology of the Volga River basin of RAS, Togliatti, Russia Samara Federal Research Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Ecology of the Volga River basin of RAS Togliatti Russia
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- Perm State Humanitarian Pedagogical University, Perm, Russia Perm State Humanitarian Pedagogical University Perm Russia
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- Perm State Humanitarian Pedagogical University, Perm, Russia Perm State Humanitarian Pedagogical University Perm Russia
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- Perm State Humanitarian Pedagogical University, Perm, Russia Perm State Humanitarian Pedagogical University Perm Russia
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- Central Chernozem Nature Reserve, Zapovednyi, Russia Central Chernozem Nature Reserve Zapovednyi Russia
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- Central Chernozem Nature Reserve, Zapovednyi, Russia Central Chernozem Nature Reserve Zapovednyi Russia
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