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Jung M, Alagador D, Chapman M, Hermoso V, Kujala H, O'Connor L, Schinegger R, Verburg PH, Visconti P. An assessment of the state of conservation planning in Europe. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2024; 379:20230015. [PMID: 38583468 PMCID: PMC10999267 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2023.0015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Expanding and managing current habitat and species protection measures is at the heart of the European biodiversity strategy. A structured approach is needed to gain insights into such issues is systematic conservation planning, which uses techniques from decision theory to identify places and actions that contribute most effectively to policy objectives given a set of constraints. Yet culturally and historically determined European landscapes make the implementation of any conservation plans challenging, requiring an analysis of synergies and trade-offs before implementation. In this work, we review the scientific literature for evidence of previous conservation planning approaches, highlighting recent advances and success stories. We find that the conceptual characteristics of European conservation planning studies likely reduced their potential in contributing to better-informed decisions. We outline pathways towards improving the uptake of decision theory and multi-criteria conservation planning at various scales, particularly highlighting the need for (a) open data and intuitive tools, (b) the integration of biodiversity-focused conservation planning with multiple objectives, (c) accounting of dynamic ecological processes and functions, and (d) better facilitation of entry-points and co-design practices of conservation planning scenarios with stakeholders. By adopting and improving these practices, European conservation planning might become more actionable and adaptable towards implementable policy outcomes. This article is part of the theme issue 'Ecological novelty and planetary stewardship: biodiversity dynamics in a transforming biosphere'.
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Affiliation(s)
- Martin Jung
- Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation Research Group, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Schlosspark 1, Laxenburg, 2361, Austria
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- Biodiversity Chair, MED: Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, 7006-554, University of Evora, Portugal
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- Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation Research Group, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Schlosspark 1, Laxenburg, 2361, Austria
- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of Sevilla, 41012, Seville, Spain
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- Finnish Museum of Natural History, 00100 Helsinki, Finland
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- Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation Research Group, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Schlosspark 1, Laxenburg, 2361, Austria
- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA, Grenoble, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, 1180 Vienna, Austria
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- VU University Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Swiss Federal Institute WSL, CH-8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation Research Group, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Schlosspark 1, Laxenburg, 2361, Austria
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Orihuela-Torres A, Morales-Reyes Z, Hermoso V, Picazo F, Sánchez Fernández D, Pérez-García JM, Botella F, Sánchez-Zapata JA, Sebastián-González E. Carrion ecology in inland aquatic ecosystems: a systematic review. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2024. [PMID: 38509722 DOI: 10.1111/brv.13075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
Abstract
Carrion ecology, i.e. the decomposition and recycling of dead animals, has traditionally been neglected as a key process in ecosystem functioning. Similarly, despite the large threats that inland aquatic ecosystems (hereafter, aquatic ecosystems) face, the scientific literature is still largely biased towards terrestrial ecosystems. However, there has been an increasing number of studies on carrion ecology in aquatic ecosystems in the last two decades, highlighting their key role in nutrient recirculation and disease control. Thus, a global assessment of the ecological role of scavengers and carrion in aquatic ecosystems is timely. Here, we systematically reviewed scientific articles on carrion ecology in aquatic ecosystems to describe current knowledge, identify research gaps, and promote future studies that will deepen our understanding in this field. We found 206 relevant studies, which were highly biased towards North America, especially in lotic ecosystems, covering short time periods, and overlooking seasonality, a crucial factor in scavenging dynamics. Despite the low number of studies on scavenger assemblages, we recorded 55 orders of invertebrates from 179 families, with Diptera and Coleoptera being the most frequent orders. For vertebrates, we recorded 114 species from 40 families, with birds and mammals being the most common. Our results emphasise the significance of scavengers in stabilising food webs and facilitating nutrient cycling within aquatic ecosystems. Studies were strongly biased towards the assessment of the ecosystem effects of carrion, particularly of salmon carcasses in North America. The second most common research topic was the foraging ecology of vertebrates, which was mostly evaluated through sporadic observations of carrion in the diet. Articles assessing scavenger assemblages were scarce, and only a limited number of these studies evaluated carrion consumption patterns, which serve as a proxy for the role of scavengers in the ecosystem. The ecological functions performed by carrion and scavengers in aquatic ecosystems were diverse. The main ecological functions were carrion as food source and the role of scavengers in nutrient cycling, which appeared in 52.4% (N = 108) and 46.1% (N = 95) of publications, respectively. Ecosystem threats associated with carrion ecology were also identified, the most common being water eutrophication and carrion as source of pathogens (2.4%; N = 5 each). Regarding the effects of carrion on ecosystems, we found studies spanning all ecosystem components (N = 85), from soil or the water column to terrestrial vertebrates, with a particular focus on aquatic invertebrates and fish. Most of these articles found positive effects of carrion on ecosystems (e.g. higher species richness, abundance or fitness; 84.7%; N = 72), while a minority found negative effects, changes in community composition, or even no effects. Enhancing our understanding of scavengers and carrion in aquatic ecosystems is crucial to assessing their current and future roles amidst global change, mainly for water-land nutrient transport, due to changes in the amount and speed of nutrient movement, and for disease control and impact mitigation, due to the predicted increase in occurrence and magnitude of mortality events in aquatic ecosystems.
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- Adrian Orihuela-Torres
- Department of Ecology, University of Alicante, Ctra. San Vicente del Raspeig s/n, Alicante, 03690, Spain
- Department of Applied Biology, Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH), Miguel Hernández University, Carretera de Beniel km 3.2, Orihuela, 03312, Spain
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- Instituto de Estudios Sociales Avanzados (IESA), CSIC, Campo Santo de los Mártires, 7, Córdoba, 14004, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología de la Conservación, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD) - CSIC, Américo Vespucio 26, Sevilla, 41092, Spain
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- Department of Ecology/Research Unit Modeling Nature (MNat), University of Granada, Faculty of Sciences, Campus Fuentenueva s/n, Granada, 18071, Spain
- Water Institute (IdA), University of Granada, Ramón y Cajal 4, Granada, 18003, Spain
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- Department of Ecology and Hidrology, University of Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, Murcia, 30100, Spain
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- Department of Applied Biology, Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH), Miguel Hernández University, Carretera de Beniel km 3.2, Orihuela, 03312, Spain
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- Department of Applied Biology, Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH), Miguel Hernández University, Carretera de Beniel km 3.2, Orihuela, 03312, Spain
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- Department of Applied Biology, Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH), Miguel Hernández University, Carretera de Beniel km 3.2, Orihuela, 03312, Spain
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- Department of Ecology, University of Alicante, Ctra. San Vicente del Raspeig s/n, Alicante, 03690, Spain
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Lanzas M, Pou N, Bota G, Pla M, Villero D, Brotons L, Sainz de la Maza P, Bach J, Pont S, Anton M, Herrando S, Hermoso V. Detecting management gaps for biodiversity conservation: An integrated assessment. J Environ Manage 2024; 354:120247. [PMID: 38367497 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 01/27/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
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The latest report on the state of nature in Europe (2013-2018) shows that biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate, with most protected species and habitats in poor condition. Despite an increasing volume of collected biodiversity information, urgent action is needed to integrate biodiversity data and knowledge to improve conservation efforts. We conducted a study in Catalonia (NE Spain), where we collected management measures implemented between 2013 and 2018, including allocation, budget, pressures aimed, and habitats/species potentially benefiting. We integrated information on pressures and habitats/species with the measures to identify non-spatial management gaps. Then, we integrated the spatially explicit information to determine the spatial management gap, identifying geographical areas where species/habitats are under pressure without registered measures. We demonstrated the importance of integrating existing information. Our findings revealed that resources were often not distributed adequately across species/habitats, with biases towards certain taxa being a common issue. The non-spatial management gap analysis identified taxonomic groups, especially plants and mollusks with the wider management gaps. We also identified threatened areas, especially in the northeast of the region with the larger spatial management gaps. These results could guide priority objectives to optimize conservation efforts. Integrating different information sources provided a broader view of the challenges that conservation science is facing nowadays. Our study offers a path toward bending the curve of biodiversity loss by providing an integrative framework that could optimize the use of the available information and help narrow the knowing-doing gap. In the context of the EU, this example demonstrates how information can be used to promote some environmental policy instruments, such as the Prioritized Action Frameworks (PAFs). Additionally, our findings highlight the importance of supporting decision-making with systematic assessments to identify deficiencies in the conservation process, reduce the loss of critical ecosystems and species, and avoid biases among taxa.
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- Mónica Lanzas
- Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya, Solsona, Spain.
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- Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya, Solsona, Spain
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- Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya, Solsona, Spain
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- Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya, Solsona, Spain; CREAF, Cerdanyola del Vallés, Spain
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- Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya, Solsona, Spain; CREAF, Cerdanyola del Vallés, Spain
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- Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya, Solsona, Spain; CREAF, Cerdanyola del Vallés, Spain; CSIC, Cerdanyola del Vallés, Spain
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- Generalitat de Catalunya, Direcció General de Polítiques Ambientals i Medi Natural, Barcelona, Spain
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- Generalitat de Catalunya, Direcció General de Polítiques Ambientals i Medi Natural, Barcelona, Spain
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- Generalitat de Catalunya, Direcció General de Polítiques Ambientals i Medi Natural, Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalan Ornithological Institute, Natural History Museum of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalan Ornithological Institute, Natural History Museum of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya, Solsona, Spain; Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain; Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia
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Pla M, Burgas A, Carrion G, Hermoso V, Feliu P, Romero S, Casanovas P, Sainz de la Maza P, Arnau P, Pino J, Brotons L. Mapping drivers of change for biodiversity risk assessment to target conservation actions: Human frequentation in protected areas. Heliyon 2024; 10:e25312. [PMID: 38322964 PMCID: PMC10844254 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024] Open
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Mapping the drivers of change that pose negative pressures or threats to biodiversity can help to identify where biodiversity is most threatened and can be used to determine priority sites to target conservation actions. Overlapping drivers of change maps with distribution maps of sensitive species provides valuable information to identify where and when it would be better to target actions to minimize the risk. The overall aim of this study was to develop a methodology for the integration of risk mapping associated with high human frequentation to guide conservation actions in two case study: the Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) and Posidonia meadows (Posidonia oceanica), both sensitive to human frequentation. To achieve this, we used two types of geolocated mobile phone information from the STRAVA platform: mapped paths and roads number of visitors at hourly precisions and a sporting activities heatmap representative of a wider period, together with species ecological information and complementary human frequentation data. The final, monthly risk maps identified the areas for Kentish plover with null, low, moderate, high, very high risk attributed to different aspects of the breeding biology of the species, nests, nestlings, and adults. The risk thresholds for nests are lower than for nestlings and adults, thought nestlings were generally less sensitive to human frequentation than adults. Visitors number ranges between 250 and 700 approximately suppose a moderate risk for the three assessed periods, and more than 1200 visitors appeared to prevent the nesting of the species completely. The final risk maps for Posidonia meadows determine the areas with low, moderate, hight and very high risk for human marine activities. Human frequentation values in this case study are scaled between 0 and 1, the results shows that values above 0.1 imply a high risk for the species. Both types of information can be used to target concrete, spatially explicit actions to minimize the risk caused by human frequentation. Furthermore, the first case study would allow to adapt the target actions to the species breeding phenology. The proposed risk assessment workflow is flexible and may be adjusted to match the available information and eventually could be adapted to other conservation objectives arising from different threats. In addition, data gathered from mobile mobility applications show great potential to accurately identify human frequentation, both spatially and temporally.
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- Magda Pla
- CREAF, E08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Catalonia, Spain
- Forest Sciences and Technology Centre of Catalonia (CTFC), 25280 Solsona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Aiguamolls de l’Empordà Natural Park, 17486 Castelló d'Empúries, Catalonia, Spain
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- Cap de Creus Natural Park, 17489 El Port de la Selva, Catalonia, Spain
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- Universidad de Sevilla, Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, 41011 Sevilla, Spain
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- Cap de Creus Natural Park, 17489 El Port de la Selva, Catalonia, Spain
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- Aiguamolls de l’Empordà Natural Park, 17486 Castelló d'Empúries, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda, Catalan Government, 08038 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda, Catalan Government, 08038 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE-UPC), 08860 Castelldefels, Catalonia, Spain
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- CREAF, E08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Catalonia, Spain
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Catalonia, Spain
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- CREAF, E08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Catalonia, Spain
- Forest Sciences and Technology Centre of Catalonia (CTFC), 25280 Solsona, Catalonia, Spain
- CSIC, E08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Catalonia, Spain
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Viana DS, Oficialdegui FJ, Soriano MDC, Hermoso V, Clavero M. Niche dynamics along two centuries of multiple crayfish invasions. J Anim Ecol 2023; 92:2138-2150. [PMID: 37731343 DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.14007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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The realised ecological niches of species may change in response to dynamic abiotic and biotic environments, particularly under fast global change. To fully understand the dynamics of niche features and their drivers, it is essential to have a long-term view of species distributions and the factors that may have influenced them. Here, we analysed the distribution and niche dynamics of the Italian crayfish (Austropotamobius fulcisianus) in the Iberian Peninsula over the past 200 years. The Italian crayfish was introduced to Spain in the 16th century, and spread due to multiple stocking events until the 1970s, when two North American crayfish (red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii, and signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus) were introduced. Both North American species are carriers of a pathogen (Aphanomyces astaci, the causal agent of crayfish plague) lethal to the Italian crayfish. We hypothesised that the realised niche of the Italian crayfish, both in breadth and in position, has changed over time following changes in its range. The distribution of the Italian crayfish expanded from the mid-19th century until the mid-20th century, in association with an enlargement of its realised niched, mostly towards less abrupt and more coastal-influenced areas. After the introduction of the North American crayfishes, the collapse of the Italian crayfish involved a niche shift towards rough terrains in mountain areas. North American crayfish have eventually occupied most of the Italian crayfish's niche space, with the few no-coexistence areas being relegated to the most abrupt and high-elevation territories. Our historical approach allowed us to document and understand the highly dynamic distribution and niche of the Italian crayfish in the presence of invader counterparts, and to explore the environmental conditions under which their coexistence is minimised.
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- Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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Oficialdegui FJ, Zamora-Marín JM, Guareschi S, Anastácio PM, García-Murillo P, Ribeiro F, Miranda R, Cobo F, Gallardo B, García-Berthou E, Boix D, Arias A, Cuesta JA, Medina L, Almeida D, Banha F, Barca S, Biurrun I, Cabezas MP, Calero S, Campos JA, Capdevila-Argüelles L, Capinha C, Casals F, Clavero M, Encarnação J, Fernández-Delgado C, Franco J, Guillén A, Hermoso V, Machordom A, Martelo J, Mellado-Díaz A, Morcillo F, Oscoz J, Perdices A, Pou-Rovira Q, Rodríguez-Merino A, Ros M, Ruiz-Navarro A, Sánchez MI, Sánchez-Fernández D, Sánchez-González JR, Sánchez-Gullón E, Teodósio MA, Torralva M, Vieira-Lanero R, Oliva-Paterna FJ. Corrigendum to 'A horizon scan exercise for aquatic invasive alien species in Iberian inland waters' Sci. Total Environ.869 (2023) 161798. Sci Total Environ 2023; 879:162809. [PMID: 37023619 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Francisco J Oficialdegui
- Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology¸ Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), Murcia, Spain.
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- Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology¸ Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), Murcia, Spain
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- Geography and Environment Division, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom; Departamento de Biología de la Conservación, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD) - CSIC, Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Paisagem, Ambiente e Ordenamento. MARE - Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- MARE - Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Biodiversidad y Medioambiente (BIOMA), Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Departamento de Zooloxía, Xenética e Antropoloxía Física, Facultad Bioloxía, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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- Departamento de Biodiversidad y Restauración, Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (IPE) - CSIC, Zaragoza, Spain
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- GRECO, Institut d'Ecologia Aquàtica, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas, Universidad de Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Departamento de Ecología y Gestión Costera, Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía (ICMAN) - CSIC, Cádiz, Spain
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- Sistemática de Plantas Vasculares, Real Jardín Botánico (RJB) - CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad CEU San Pablo, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Paisagem, Ambiente e Ordenamento. MARE - Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal
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- Departamento de Zooloxía, Xenética e Antropoloxía Física, Facultad Bioloxía, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain
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- Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Planificación y Gestión Hídrica, Tragsatec, Grupo Tragsa - SEPI, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain
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- Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Departament de Ciència Animal, Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain; Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC), Solsona, Lleida, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología de la Conservación, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD) - CSIC, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- AZTI. Marine Research, Marine and Coastal Environmental Management, Pasaia, Gipuzkoa, Spain
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- Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology¸ Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN) - CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- MARE - Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Planificación y Gestión Hídrica, Tragsatec, Grupo Tragsa - SEPI, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biodiversidad, Ecología y Evolución, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Ambiental, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN) - CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology¸ Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), Murcia, Spain; Departamento de Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales, Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Ecología de Humedales, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD) - CSIC, Sevilla, Spain
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- Departament de Ciència Animal, Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain; Sociedad Ibérica de Ictiología, Departamento de Biología Ambiental, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona/Iruña, Spain
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- Consejería de Sostenibilidad, Medio Ambiente y Economía Azul, Junta de Andalucía, Huelva, Spain
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- Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology¸ Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Zooloxía, Xenética e Antropoloxía Física, Facultad Bioloxía, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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- Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology¸ Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), Murcia, Spain
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Tao J, Ding C, Chen J, Ding L, Brosse S, Heino J, Hermoso V, Wu R, Wang Z, Hu J, Che R, Jin X, Ji S, He D. Boosting freshwater fish conservation with high-resolution distribution mapping across a large territory. Conserv Biol 2023; 37:e14036. [PMID: 36424856 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.14036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
Abstract
The lack of high-resolution distribution maps for freshwater species across large extents fundamentally challenges biodiversity conservation worldwide. We devised a simple framework to delineate the distributions of freshwater fishes in a high-resolution drainage map based on stacked species distribution models and expert information. We applied this framework to the entire Chinese freshwater fish fauna (>1600 species) to examine high-resolution biodiversity patterns and reveal potential conflicts between freshwater biodiversity and anthropogenic disturbances. The correlations between spatial patterns of biodiversity facets (species richness, endemicity, and phylogenetic diversity) were all significant (r = 0.43-0.98, p < 0.001). Areas with high values of different biodiversity facets overlapped with anthropogenic disturbances. Existing protected areas (PAs), covering 22% of China's territory, protected 25-29% of fish habitats, 16-23% of species, and 30-31% of priority conservation areas. Moreover, 6-21% of the species were completely unprotected. These results suggest the need for extending the network of PAs to ensure the conservation of China's freshwater fishes and the goods and services they provide. Specifically, middle to low reaches of large rivers and their associated lakes from northeast to southwest China hosted the most diverse species assemblages and thus should be the target of future expansions of the network of PAs. More generally, our framework, which can be used to draw high-resolution freshwater biodiversity maps combining species occurrence data and expert knowledge on species distribution, provides an efficient way to design PAs regardless of the ecosystem, taxonomic group, or region considered.
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- Juan Tao
- Institute of International Rivers and Eco-Security, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
- Yunnan Key Laboratory of International Rivers and Transboundary Eco-Security, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- Institute of International Rivers and Eco-Security, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
- Yunnan Key Laboratory of International Rivers and Transboundary Eco-Security, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- Institute of International Rivers and Eco-Security, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- Institute of International Rivers and Eco-Security, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique (EDB), UMR5174, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, CNRS, IRD, Toulouse, France
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- Geography Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Institute of International Rivers and Eco-Security, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
- Yunnan Key Laboratory of International Rivers and Transboundary Eco-Security, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of International Rivers and Eco-Security, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
- Yunnan Key Laboratory of International Rivers and Transboundary Eco-Security, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- China National Environment Monitoring Centre, Beijing, China
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- Institute of International Rivers and Eco-Security, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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Oficialdegui FJ, Zamora-Marín JM, Guareschi S, Anastácio PM, García-Murillo P, Ribeiro F, Miranda R, Cobo F, Gallardo B, García-Berthou E, Boix D, Arias A, Cuesta JA, Medina L, Almeida D, Banha F, Barca S, Biurrun I, Cabezas MP, Calero S, Campos JA, Capdevila-Argüelles L, Capinha C, Casals F, Clavero M, Encarnação J, Fernández-Delgado C, Franco J, Guillén A, Hermoso V, Machordom A, Martelo J, Mellado-Díaz A, Morcillo F, Oscoz J, Perdices A, Pou-Rovira Q, Rodríguez-Merino A, Ros M, Ruiz-Navarro A, Sánchez MI, Sánchez-Fernández D, Sánchez-González JR, Sánchez-Gullón E, Teodósio MA, Torralva M, Vieira-Lanero R, Oliva-Paterna FJ. A horizon scan exercise for aquatic invasive alien species in Iberian inland waters. Sci Total Environ 2023; 869:161798. [PMID: 36702272 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
As the number of introduced species keeps increasing unabatedly, identifying and prioritising current and potential Invasive Alien Species (IAS) has become essential to manage them. Horizon Scanning (HS), defined as an exploration of potential threats, is considered a fundamental component of IAS management. By combining scientific knowledge on taxa with expert opinion, we identified the most relevant aquatic IAS in the Iberian Peninsula, i.e., those with the greatest geographic extent (or probability of introduction), severe ecological, economic and human health impacts, greatest difficulty and acceptability of management. We highlighted the 126 most relevant IAS already present in Iberian inland waters (i.e., Concern list) and 89 with a high probability of being introduced in the near future (i.e., Alert list), of which 24 and 10 IAS, respectively, were considered as a management priority after receiving the highest scores in the expert assessment (i.e., top-ranked IAS). In both lists, aquatic IAS belonging to the four thematic groups (plants, freshwater invertebrates, estuarine invertebrates, and vertebrates) were identified as having been introduced through various pathways from different regions of the world and classified according to their main functional feeding groups. Also, the latest update of the list of IAS of Union concern pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 includes only 12 top-ranked IAS identified for the Iberian Peninsula, while the national lists incorporate the vast majority of them. This fact underlines the great importance of taxa prioritisation exercises at biogeographical scales as a step prior to risk analyses and their inclusion in national lists. This HS provides a robust assessment and a cost-effective strategy for decision-makers and stakeholders to prioritise the use of limited resources for IAS prevention and management. Although applied at a transnational level in a European biodiversity hotspot, this approach is designed for potential application at any geographical or administrative scale, including the continental one.
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- Francisco J Oficialdegui
- Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), Murcia, Spain.
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- Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), Murcia, Spain
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- Geography and Environment Division, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom; Departamento de Biología de la Conservación, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD)-CSIC, Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Paisagem, Ambiente e Ordenamento, MARE-Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- MARE-Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Biodiversidad y Medioambiente (BIOMA), Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Departamento de Zooloxía, Xenética e Antropoloxía Física, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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- Departamento de Biodiversidad y Restauración, Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (IPE)-CSIC, Zaragoza, Spain
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- GRECO, Institut d'Ecologia Aquàtica, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas, Universidad de Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Departamento de Ecología y Gestión Costera, Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía (ICMAN)-CSIC, Cádiz, Spain
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Paisagem, Ambiente e Ordenamento, MARE-Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal
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- Departamento de Zooloxía, Xenética e Antropoloxía Física, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain
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- Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro, Portugal
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- Planificación y Gestión Hídrica, Tragsatec, Grupo Tragsa-SEPI, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain
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- Centre of Geographical Studies, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Departament de Ciència Animal, Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain; Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC), Solsona, Lleida, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología de la Conservación, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD)-CSIC, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro, Portugal
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- AZTI, Marine Research, Marine and Coastal Environmental Management, Pasaia, Gipuzkoa, Spain
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- Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN)-CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- MARE-Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Planificación y Gestión Hídrica, Tragsatec, Grupo Tragsa-SEPI, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biodiversidad, Ecología y Evolución, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Ambiental, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN)-CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), Murcia, Spain; Departamento de Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales, Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Ecología de Humedales, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD)-CSIC, Sevilla, Spain
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- Departament de Ciència Animal, Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain; Sociedad Ibérica de Ictiología, Departamento de Biología Ambiental, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona/Iruña, Spain
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- Consejería de Sostenibilidad, Medio Ambiente y Economía Azul, Junta de Andalucía, Huelva, Spain
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- Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro, Portugal
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- Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Zooloxía, Xenética e Antropoloxía Física, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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- Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), Murcia, Spain
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Nogueira JG, Lopes-Lima M, Beja P, Filipe AF, Froufe E, Gonçalves DV, da Silva JP, Sousa R, Teixeira A, Varandas S, Hermoso V. Identifying freshwater priority areas for cross-taxa interactions. Sci Total Environ 2023; 864:161073. [PMID: 36572307 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Information about biotic interactions (e.g. competition, predation, parasitism, diseases, mutualism, allelopathy) is fundamental to better understand species distribution and abundance, ecosystem functioning, and ultimately guide conservation efforts. However, conservation planning often overlooks these important interactions. Here, we aim to demonstrate a new framework to include biotic interactions into Marxan. For that, we use freshwater mussels and fish interaction (as mussels rely on fishes to complete their life cycle) in the Douro River basin (Iberian Peninsula) as a case study. While doing that, we also test the importance of including biotic interactions into conservation planning exercises, by running spatial prioritisation analysis considering either: 1) only the target species (freshwater mussels); 2) freshwater mussels and their obligatory hosts (freshwater fishes); 3) freshwater mussels, fishes and their interactions. With this framework we found that biotic interactions tend to be underrepresented when the data on both freshwater mussels and fishes is not simultaneously included in the spatial prioritisation. Overall, the priority areas selected across all scenarios are mostly located in the western part of the Douro River basin, where most freshwater mussels and fishes still occur. Given the low overlap of priority areas identified here and the current Natura 2000 network, our approach may be useful for establishing (or enlarging) protected areas, especially in light of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. Also, this work may provide guidance for future habitat restoration and management of main threats to freshwater biodiversity.
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- Joana Garrido Nogueira
- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal; BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal.
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- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal; BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
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- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal; BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal; CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Forest Research Centre, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal; TERRA Associate Laboratory, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- CIIMAR, Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Terminal de Cruzeiros de Leixões, Matosinhos, Portugal
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- CIIMAR, Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Terminal de Cruzeiros de Leixões, Matosinhos, Portugal
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- CBMA - Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Minho, Campus Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- CBMA - Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Minho, Campus Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- CITAB-UTAD - Centre for Research and Technology of Agro-Environment and Biological Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Forestry Department, Vila Real, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Reina Mercedes, s*n, 41012 Sevilla, Spain; Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan 4111, Queensland, Australia
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Canessa S, Salgado‐Rojas J, Villero D, Brotons L, Amat F, Guinart D, Solórzano S, López L, Comas X, Hermoso V. Designing an optimal large‐scale reintroduction plan for a critically endangered species. J Appl Ecol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.14345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Stefano Canessa
- Division of Conservation Biology Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Statistics and Operations Research Polytechnic University of Catalonia Barcelona Spain
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- Centre de Ciència i Tecnología Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC), Solsona Lleida Spain
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- Centre de Ciència i Tecnología Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC), Solsona Lleida Spain
- CREAF, Cerdanyola del Vallés Barcelona Spain
- CSIC, Cerdanyola del Vallés Barcelona Spain
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- Area d’Herpetologia, BiBIO, Museu de Granollers ‐ Ciencies Naturals Catalonia Spain
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- Servei de Gestió de Parcs Naturals. Diputació de Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Servei de Gestió de Parcs Naturals. Diputació de Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Servei de Gestió de Parcs Naturals. Diputació de Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Servei de Gestió de Parcs Naturals. Diputació de Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Centre de Ciència i Tecnología Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC), Solsona Lleida Spain
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Bruno D, Hermoso V, Sánchez‐Montoya MM, Belmar O, Gutiérrez‐Cánovas C, Cañedo‐Argüelles M. Ecological relevance of non-perennial rivers for the conservation of terrestrial and aquatic communities. Conserv Biol 2022; 36:e13982. [PMID: 35946319 PMCID: PMC10092893 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
River conservation efforts traditionally focus on perennial watercourses (i.e., those that do not dry) and their associated aquatic biodiversity. However, most of the global river network is not perennial and thus supports both aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity. We assessed the conservation value of nonperennial rivers and streams (NPRS) in one of Europe's driest regions based on aquatic (macroinvertebrates, diatoms) and terrestrial (riparian plants, birds, and carabid beetles) community data. We mapped the distribution of taxa at 90 locations and across wide environmental gradients. Using the systematic planning tool Marxan, we identified priority conservation sites under 2 scenarios: aquatic taxa alone or aquatic and terrestrial taxa together. We explored how environmental factors (runoff, flow intermittence, elevation, salinity, anthropogenic impact) influenced Marxan's site selection frequency. The NPRS were selected more frequently (over 13% on average) than perennial rivers when both aquatic and terrestrial taxa were considered, suggesting that NPRS have a high conservation value at the catchment scale. We detected an underrepresentation of terrestrial taxa (8.4-10.6% terrestrial vs. 0.5-1.1% aquatic taxa were unrepresented in most Marxan solutions) when priority sites were identified based exclusively on aquatic biodiversity, which points to a low surrogacy value of aquatic taxa for terrestrial taxa. Runoff explained site selection when focusing on aquatic taxa (all best-fitting models included runoff, r2 = 0.26-0.27), whereas elevation, salinity, and flow intermittence were more important when considering both groups. In both cases, site selection frequency declined as anthropogenic impact increased. Our results highlight the need to integrate terrestrial and aquatic communities when identifying priority areas for conservation in catchments with NPRS. This is key to overcoming drawbacks of traditional assessments based only on aquatic taxa and to ensure the conservation of NPRS, especially as NPRS become more prevalent worldwide due to climate change and increasing water demands.
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- Daniel Bruno
- Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (IPE), CSICZaragozaSpain
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y EcologíaUniversidad de SevillaSevillaSpain
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- Department of Ecology and HydrologyUniversity of MurciaMurciaSpain
- Department of Biodiversity, Ecology, and EvolutionUniversidad Complutense de MadridMadridSpain
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- Department of Ecology and HydrologyUniversity of MurciaMurciaSpain
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA – CSIC)BarcelonaSpain
- Freshwater Ecology, Hydrology and Management (FEHM), Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Institut de Recerca de l'Aigua (IdRA)Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain
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Iglesias MC, Hermoso V, Campos JC, Carvalho-Santos C, Fernandes PM, Freitas TR, Honrado JP, Santos JA, Sil Â, Regos A, Azevedo JC. Climate- and fire-smart landscape scenarios call for redesigning protection regimes to achieve multiple management goals. J Environ Manage 2022; 322:116045. [PMID: 36067662 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Integrated management of biodiversity and ecosystem services (ES) in heterogeneous landscapes requires considering the potential trade-offs between conflicting objectives. The UNESCO's Biosphere Reserve zoning scheme is a suitable context to address these trade-offs by considering multiple management zones that aim to minimise conflicts between management objectives. Moreover, in Mediterranean ecosystems, management and planning also needs to consider drivers of landscape dynamics such as wildfires and traditional farming and forestry practices that have historically shaped landscapes and the biodiversity they host. In this study, we applied a conservation planning approach to prioritise the allocation of management zones under future landscape and climate scenarios. We tested different landscape management scenarios reflecting the outcomes of climate-smart and fire-smart policies. We projected the expected landscape dynamics and associated changes on the distribution of 207 vertebrate species, 4 ES and fire hazard under each scenario. We used Marxan with Zones to allocate three management zones, replicating the Biosphere Reserves zoning scheme ("Core area", "Buffer zone" and "Transition area") to address the various management objectives within the Biosphere Reserve. Our results show that to promote ES supply and biodiversity conservation, while also minimising fire hazard, the reserve will need to: i) Redefine its zoning, especially regarding Core Areas, which need a considerable expansion to help mitigate changes in biodiversity and accommodate ES supply under expected changes in climate and species distribution. ii) Revisit current management policies that will result in encroached landscapes prone to high intensity, uncontrollable wildfires with the potential to heavily damage ecosystems and compromise the supply of ES. Our results support that both climate- and fire-smart policies in the Meseta Ibérica can help develop multifunctional landscapes that help mitigate and adapt to climate change and ensure the best possible maintenance of biodiversity and ES supply under uncertain future climate conditions.
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- Miguel Cánibe Iglesias
- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253, Bragança, Portugal; Laboratório Associado para a Sustentabilidade e Tecnologia em Regiões de Montanha (SusTEC), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253, Bragança, Portugal; Departamento de Zooloxía, Xenética e Antropoloxía Física, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC), Ctra. Sant Llorenç de Morunys, km2. 25280, Solsona, Lleida, Spain; Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012, Sevilla, Spain.
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- InBIO/CIBIO - Centro de Investigacão em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, nº 7, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal; CICGE - Centro de Investigação em Ciências Geo-Espaciais, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Alameda do Monte da Virgem, 4430-146, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.
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- Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA) & Institute for Bio-Sustainability (IB-S), University of Minho, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal.
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- CITAB - Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biológicas, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5001-801, Vila Real, Portugal.
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- CITAB - Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biológicas, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5001-801, Vila Real, Portugal.
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- InBIO/CIBIO - Centro de Investigacão em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, nº 7, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal; Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, S/N, Edifício FC4, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal; BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal.
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- CITAB - Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biológicas, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5001-801, Vila Real, Portugal.
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253, Bragança, Portugal; Laboratório Associado para a Sustentabilidade e Tecnologia em Regiões de Montanha (SusTEC), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253, Bragança, Portugal; InBIO/CIBIO - Centro de Investigacão em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, nº 7, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal; CITAB - Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biológicas, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5001-801, Vila Real, Portugal; BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal.
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- Departamento de Zooloxía, Xenética e Antropoloxía Física, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC), Ctra. Sant Llorenç de Morunys, km2. 25280, Solsona, Lleida, Spain; InBIO/CIBIO - Centro de Investigacão em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, nº 7, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal; BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal.
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253, Bragança, Portugal; Laboratório Associado para a Sustentabilidade e Tecnologia em Regiões de Montanha (SusTEC), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253, Bragança, Portugal.
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- Duarte V Gonçalves
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Matosinhos, Portugal.,Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (CIBIO/InBIO), University of Porto, Vairão, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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Morán-Ordóñez A, Hermoso V, Martínez-Salinas A. Multi-objective forest restoration planning in Costa Rica: Balancing landscape connectivity and ecosystem service provisioning with sustainable development. J Environ Manage 2022; 310:114717. [PMID: 35217445 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Degradation, fragmentation, and loss of tropical forests has exponentially increased in the last decades leading to unprecedented rates of species extinctions and loss of ecosystems functions and services. Forest restoration is key to recover ecosystems health and achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. However, restoring forests at the landscape scale presents many challenges, since it requires balancing conservation goals and economic development. In this study, we used a spatial planning tool (Marxan) to identify priority areas for restoration satisfying multiple objectives across a biological corridor in Costa Rica. Biological corridors are critical conservation instruments promoting forest connectivity while acknowledging human presence. Increasing forest connectivity requires restoration initiatives that will likely conflict with other land uses, some of them of high national economic importance. Our restoration plan sought to maximize the provision of forest-related services (i.e., seed dispersal, tourism and carbon storage) while minimizing the impact on current land uses and thus avoiding potential conflicts. We quantified seed dispersal and tourism services (birdwatching potential) using species distribution models. We used the carbon sequestration model of InVEST to quantify carbon storage potential. We tested different restoration scenarios that differed in whether land opportunity costs of current uses were considered or not when identifying potential restoration areas, or how these costs were estimated. We showed how a landscape-scale forest restoration plan accounting for only forest connectivity and ecosystem service provision capacity can greatly differ from a plan that considers the potential impacts on local livelihoods. Spatial planning tools can assist at designing cost-effective landscape-scale forest restoration plans, identifying priority areas where forest restoration can maximize ecosystem provision and increase forest connectivity. Special care must be paid to the use of adequate estimates of opportunity cost, to avoid potential conflicts between restoration goals and other legitimate land uses.
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- Alejandra Morán-Ordóñez
- Ecological and Forestry Applications Research Centre (CREAF), Edifici C Campus de Bellaterra, 08193, Cerdanyola del Valles, Spain; Consorci Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC), Ctra. St. Llorenç de Morunys, km. 2, 25280, Solsona, Spain.
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- Consorci Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC), Ctra. St. Llorenç de Morunys, km. 2, 25280, Solsona, Spain; Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, 41012, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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Maasri A, Jähnig SC, Adamescu MC, Adrian R, Baigun C, Baird DJ, Batista‐Morales A, Bonada N, Brown LE, Cai Q, Campos‐Silva JV, Clausnitzer V, Contreras‐MacBeath T, Cooke SJ, Datry T, Delacámara G, De Meester L, Dijkstra KB, Do VT, Domisch S, Dudgeon D, Erös T, Freitag H, Freyhof J, Friedrich J, Friedrichs‐Manthey M, Geist J, Gessner MO, Goethals P, Gollock M, Gordon C, Grossart H, Gulemvuga G, Gutiérrez‐Fonseca PE, Haase P, Hering D, Hahn HJ, Hawkins CP, He F, Heino J, Hermoso V, Hogan Z, Hölker F, Jeschke JM, Jiang M, Johnson RK, Kalinkat G, Karimov BK, Kasangaki A, Kimirei IA, Kohlmann B, Kuemmerlen M, Kuiper JJ, Kupilas B, Langhans SD, Lansdown R, Leese F, Magbanua FS, Matsuzaki SS, Monaghan MT, Mumladze L, Muzon J, Mvogo Ndongo PA, Nejstgaard JC, Nikitina O, Ochs C, Odume O, Opperman JJ, Patricio H, Pauls S, Raghavan R, Ramírez A, Rashni B, Ross‐Gillespie V, Samways MJ, Schäfer RB, Schmidt‐Kloiber A, Seehausen O, Shah DN, Sharma S, Soininen J, Sommerwerk N, Stockwell JD, Suhling F, Tachamo Shah RD, Tharme RE, Thorp JH, Tickner D, Tockner K, Tonkin JD, Valle M, Vitule J, Volk M, Wang D, Wolter C, Worischka S. Cover Image. Ecol Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/ele.13793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Maasri A, Jähnig SC, Adamescu MC, Adrian R, Baigun C, Baird DJ, Batista-Morales A, Bonada N, Brown LE, Cai Q, Campos-Silva JV, Clausnitzer V, Contreras-MacBeath T, Cooke SJ, Datry T, Delacámara G, De Meester L, Dijkstra KDB, Do VT, Domisch S, Dudgeon D, Erös T, Freitag H, Freyhof J, Friedrich J, Friedrichs-Manthey M, Geist J, Gessner MO, Goethals P, Gollock M, Gordon C, Grossart HP, Gulemvuga G, Gutiérrez-Fonseca PE, Haase P, Hering D, Hahn HJ, Hawkins CP, He F, Heino J, Hermoso V, Hogan Z, Hölker F, Jeschke JM, Jiang M, Johnson RK, Kalinkat G, Karimov BK, Kasangaki A, Kimirei IA, Kohlmann B, Kuemmerlen M, Kuiper JJ, Kupilas B, Langhans SD, Lansdown R, Leese F, Magbanua FS, Matsuzaki SIS, Monaghan MT, Mumladze L, Muzon J, Mvogo Ndongo PA, Nejstgaard JC, Nikitina O, Ochs C, Odume ON, Opperman JJ, Patricio H, Pauls SU, Raghavan R, Ramírez A, Rashni B, Ross-Gillespie V, Samways MJ, Schäfer RB, Schmidt-Kloiber A, Seehausen O, Shah DN, Sharma S, Soininen J, Sommerwerk N, Stockwell JD, Suhling F, Tachamo Shah RD, Tharme RE, Thorp JH, Tickner D, Tockner K, Tonkin JD, Valle M, Vitule J, Volk M, Wang D, Wolter C, Worischka S. A global agenda for advancing freshwater biodiversity research. Ecol Lett 2021; 25:255-263. [PMID: 34854211 DOI: 10.1111/ele.13931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Global freshwater biodiversity is declining dramatically, and meeting the challenges of this crisis requires bold goals and the mobilisation of substantial resources. While the reasons are varied, investments in both research and conservation of freshwater biodiversity lag far behind those in the terrestrial and marine realms. Inspired by a global consultation, we identify 15 pressing priority needs, grouped into five research areas, in an effort to support informed stewardship of freshwater biodiversity. The proposed agenda aims to advance freshwater biodiversity research globally as a critical step in improving coordinated actions towards its sustainable management and conservation.
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- Alain Maasri
- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany.,The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany.,Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Research Center in Systems Ecology and Sustainability, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany.,Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Universidad Nacional de San Martin, San Martin, Argentina
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- Environment & Climate Change Canada/University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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- Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- School of Geography & water@leeds, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany.,Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Ha Noi, Vietnam
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- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany
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- Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Tihany, Hungary
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- Museum für Naturkunde-Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany.,Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany.,Berlin Institute of Technology, Berlin, Germany.,Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB), Berlin, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany.,Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB), Berlin, Germany.,Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- International Commission for Congo-Ubangui-Sangha Basin, Kinshasa, D.R. Congo
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- Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- University of Koblenz-Landau, Koblenz and Landau, Germany.,Institute for Groundwater Ecology IGÖ GmbH, Landau, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany
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- Finnish Environment Institute, Oulu, Finland
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- Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya, Solsona, Spain
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- University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, USA
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- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany.,Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany.,Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB), Berlin, Germany
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- Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing, China
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- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany
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- Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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- Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Oslo, Norway.,University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), Leioa, Spain.,University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany.,Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University, Tiblis, Georgia
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- Universidad Nacional de Avellaneda, Avellaneda, Argentina
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- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany.,Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB), Berlin, Germany
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- University of Mississippi, University Park, Mississippi, USA
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- Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Justus-Liebig-University, Gießen, Germany
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- Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Kochi, India
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- North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Institute of Applied Science, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji
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- University of Koblenz-Landau, Koblenz and Landau, Germany
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- University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.,Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), Kastanienbaum, Switzerland
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- Museum für Naturkunde-Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany
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- Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Senckenberg Society for Nature Research, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA.,AZTI, Marine Research, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Sukarrieta, Spain
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- Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany
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Hermoso V, Regos A, Morán-Ordóñez A, Duane A, Brotons L. Tree planting: A double-edged sword to fight climate change in an era of megafires. Glob Chang Biol 2021; 27:3001-3003. [PMID: 33797836 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Revised: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Climate regulation strategies based on forest restoration could pose an increase in fire risk, especially under drier and warmer conditions over large regions of Europe, impacting climate, the environment and human health. Climate-smarter options, such as wetlands restoration or recovery of grassland, that provide similar benefits for climate but also develop less flammable landscape is a more suitable option for these regions in Europe and elsewhere facing similar challenges.
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- Virgilio Hermoso
- Centre de Ciència i Tecnología Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC), Solsona, Spain
- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, Qld, Australia
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- Departamento de Zooloxía, Xenética e Antropoloxía Física, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- InBIO/CIBIO - Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Vairão, Portugal
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- Centre de Ciència i Tecnología Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC), Solsona, Spain
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- Centre de Ciència i Tecnología Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC), Solsona, Spain
- CREAF, Cerdanyola del Vallés, Spain
- CSIC, Cerdanyola del Vallés, Spain
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Taylor NG, Grillas P, Al Hreisha H, Balkız Ö, Borie M, Boutron O, Catita A, Champagnon J, Cherif S, Çiçek K, Costa LT, Dakki M, Fois M, Galewski T, Galli A, Georgiadis NM, Green AJ, Hermoso V, Kapedani R, Lange MA, Mateljak Z, Osta M, Papastergiadou E, Papazoglou C, Sabater S, Samraoui B, Samraoui F, Bachir AS, Tankovic E, Thévenet M, Troya A, Sutherland WJ. The future for Mediterranean wetlands: 50 key issues and 50 important conservation research questions. Reg Environ Change 2021; 21:33. [PMID: 33776560 PMCID: PMC7982080 DOI: 10.1007/s10113-020-01743-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
Abstract
UNLABELLED Wetlands are critically important for biodiversity and human wellbeing, but face a range of challenges. This is especially true in the Mediterranean region, where wetlands support endemic and threatened species and remain integral to human societies, but have been severely degraded in recent decades. Here, in order to raise awareness of future challenges and opportunities for Mediterranean wetlands, and to inform proactive research and management, we identified (a) 50 key issues that might affect Mediterranean wetlands between 2020 and 2050, and (b) 50 important research questions that, if answered, would have the greatest impact on the conservation of Mediterranean wetlands between 2020 and 2050. We gathered ideas through an online survey and review of recent literature. A diverse assessment panel prioritised ideas through an iterative, anonymised, Delphi-like process of scoring, voting and discussion. The prioritised issues included some that are already well known but likely to have a large impact on Mediterranean wetlands in the next 30 years (e.g. the accumulation of dams and reservoirs, plastic pollution and weak governance), and some that are currently overlooked in the context of Mediterranean wetlands (e.g. increasing desalination capacity and development of antimicrobial resistance). Questions largely focused on how best to carry out conservation interventions, or understanding the impacts of threats to inform conservation decision-making. This analysis will support research, policy and practice related to environmental conservation and sustainable development in the Mediterranean, and provides a model for similar analyses elsewhere in the world. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10113-020-01743-1.
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- Nigel G. Taylor
- Tour du Valat, Research Institute for the Conservation of Mediterranean Wetlands, 13200 Arles, France
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- Tour du Valat, Research Institute for the Conservation of Mediterranean Wetlands, 13200 Arles, France
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- Doğa Koruma Merkezi (Nature Conservation Centre), Çiğdem Mah. 1594. Sok. No:3 06530, Çankaya, Ankara Turkey
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- Tour du Valat, Research Institute for the Conservation of Mediterranean Wetlands, 13200 Arles, France
- Department of Geography, King’s College London, London, WC2R 2LS UK
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- Tour du Valat, Research Institute for the Conservation of Mediterranean Wetlands, 13200 Arles, France
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- Development and Innovation Network (RCDI), Centro Empresarial de Grândola, Fracção E - Incubadora de Empresas- Estrada da Aldeia do Futuro, 7570-272 Grândola, Portugal
- Associação Portuguesa de Geógrafos, Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Av. Professor Aníbal Bettencourt, n.° 9, 1600-189 Lisboa, Portugal
- Associação Portuguesa para o Desenvolvimento Regional, Universidade dos Açores, Rua Capitão João D’Ávila, 9700-042 Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
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- Tour du Valat, Research Institute for the Conservation of Mediterranean Wetlands, 13200 Arles, France
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- Laboratoire de Recherche des Matériaux et de l’Environnement pour le Développement Durable (LR18ES10), ISSBAT, Université de Tunis El Manar, 9 Avenue Zouheir Essefi, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Section of Zoology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- MAVA Foundation, Rue Mauverney 28, 1196 Gland, Switzerland
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- Département de Zoologie et Écologie Animale, Institut Scientifique, Université Mohammed V de Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
- Centre d’Etude des Migrations d’Oiseaux (CEMO), Institut Scientifique, Université Mohammed V de Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
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- Centro Conservazione Biodiversità, Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell’Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Viale S. Ignazio da Laconi, 13, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
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- Tour du Valat, Research Institute for the Conservation of Mediterranean Wetlands, 13200 Arles, France
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- Global Footprint Network, Avenue Louis-Casaï, 18, 1209 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Wetland Ecology, Estación Biológica de Doñana, EBD-CSIC, Américo Vespucio 26, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC), Solsona, Spain
- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland Australia
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- Regional Environmental Center Albania, Rr. Ismail Qemali, No. 27, Kati/Floor 3, 1000 Tirana, Albania
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- Energy, Environment and Water Research Center, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus
- Future Earth MENA Regional Center at the Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon, Awad Bldg, 6th Floor, Abdel Aziz Street, P.O. Box 11-5665, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Biology, University of Patras, University Campus Rio, Patras, 26500 Greece
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- Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Emili Grahit 101, 17003 Girona, Spain
- Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, Girona, 17003 Spain
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- Department of Biology, University Badji Mokhtar Annaba, Annaba, Algeria
- Laboratoire de Conservation des Zones Humides, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, Guelma, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Conservation des Zones Humides, Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, Guelma, Algeria
- Department of Ecology, University 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, Guelma, Algeria
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- Department of Ecology and Environment, Faculty of Life and Nature Sciences, University of Batna 2, Batna, Algeria
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- Mediterranean Small Islands Initiative (PIM), Lycée des Calanques, 89 Traverse Parangon, 13008 Marseille, France
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- Mediterranean Small Islands Initiative (PIM), Lycée des Calanques, 89 Traverse Parangon, 13008 Marseille, France
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- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation, C/ Marie Curie 22, Edif. Habitec, Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía, 29590 Campanillas, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ UK
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Kelly LT, Giljohann KM, Duane A, Aquilué N, Archibald S, Batllori E, Bennett AF, Buckland ST, Canelles Q, Clarke MF, Fortin MJ, Hermoso V, Herrando S, Keane RE, Lake FK, McCarthy MA, Morán-Ordóñez A, Parr CL, Pausas JG, Penman TD, Regos A, Rumpff L, Santos JL, Smith AL, Syphard AD, Tingley MW, Brotons L. Fire and biodiversity in the Anthropocene. Science 2021; 370:370/6519/eabb0355. [PMID: 33214246 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb0355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Fire has been a source of global biodiversity for millions of years. However, interactions with anthropogenic drivers such as climate change, land use, and invasive species are changing the nature of fire activity and its impacts. We review how such changes are threatening species with extinction and transforming terrestrial ecosystems. Conservation of Earth's biological diversity will be achieved only by recognizing and responding to the critical role of fire. In the Anthropocene, this requires that conservation planning explicitly includes the combined effects of human activities and fire regimes. Improved forecasts for biodiversity must also integrate the connections among people, fire, and ecosystems. Such integration provides an opportunity for new actions that could revolutionize how society sustains biodiversity in a time of changing fire activity.
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- Luke T Kelly
- School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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- InForest JRU (CTFC-CREAF), 25280 Solsona, Lleida, Spain
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- InForest JRU (CTFC-CREAF), 25280 Solsona, Lleida, Spain.,Centre d'Étude de la Forêt, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3P8, Canada
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- Centre for African Ecology, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.,Natural Resources and the Environment, CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa
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- CREAF, Edifici C. Autonomous, University of Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology, and Environmental Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution, Centre for Future Landscapes, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia
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- Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9LZ, UK
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- InForest JRU (CTFC-CREAF), 25280 Solsona, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution, Centre for Future Landscapes, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia
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- Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3B2, Canada
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- Catalan Ornithological Institute, Natural History Museum of Barcelona, 08019 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, Missoula, MT 59808, USA
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station, Albany, CA 94710, USA
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Centre for African Ecology, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.,Department of Earth, Ocean & Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.,Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Centro de Investigaciones sobre Desertificación (CIDE-CSIC), 46113 Montcada, Valencia, Spain
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- School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Departamento de Zooloxía, Xenética e Antropoloxía Fisica, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,CIBIO/InBIO, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, ECOCHANGE Group, Vairão, Portugal
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of Agriculture and Food Science, University of Queensland, Gatton 4343, Australia.,Zoology, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Vertus Wildfire, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA.,San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA.,Conservation Biology Institute, Corvallis, OR 97333, USA
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- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- InForest JRU (CTFC-CREAF), 25280 Solsona, Lleida, Spain.,CREAF, Edifici C. Autonomous, University of Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.,Spanish Research Council (CSIC), 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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Hermoso V, Clavero M, Filipe AF. An accessible optimisation method for barrier removal planning in stream networks. Sci Total Environ 2021; 752:141943. [PMID: 33207516 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Barriers associated to human infrastructure are a widespread impact in freshwater ecosystems worldwide, disrupting connectivity along river networks and key processes. Restoration of connectivity has risen in the last decade, with thousands of dams, weirs and culverts removed. Spatial optimisation methods can help inform decision on what barriers to remove to maximise gain in connectivity under limited budgets. However, current optimisation approaches rely on programming skills that are not easily accessible to stakeholders, which restrict the use of these methods. We demonstrate how Marxan, a publicly available tool, can be used to prioritise the allocation of barrier removal projects. We mapped the distribution of >900 barriers in the Tagus River (Iberian Peninsula) and 29 freshwater fish species with different movement abilities and needs. We assessed the passability of each barrier by all species and relative removal cost. We then identified priority barriers for removal to increase connectivity of populations of all species simultaneously. We tested two alternative scenarios: i) locking out barriers assesses as non-removable for their high strategic value or removal cost and ii) making all barriers available for removal. We found that connectivity recovery targets could be achieved by removing a small proportion of barriers, and avoiding large infrastructure. However, for some species, large recovery targets could only be achieved by removing some of these large infrastructures at high increases in cost. We also found some spatial differences in the recovery value of particular barriers for improving upstream and downstream connectivity. Our study demonstrates how to use a robust optimisation approach in an accessible tool, to address the complexity of prioritisation exercises commonly faced by stakeholders when deciding where to invest in barrier removal projects. This will improve decision-making for river connectivity restoration through a transparent, reproducible, and better-informed approach than traditional opportunistic or ranking-based approaches.
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- Virgilio Hermoso
- Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC), Solsona, Lleida, Spain; Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia.
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- CIBIO/InBio, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Centro de Estudos Florestais, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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Hermoso V, Vasconcelos RP, Henriques S, Filipe AF, Carvalho SB. Conservation planning across realms: Enhancing connectivity for multi‐realm species. J Appl Ecol 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Virgilio Hermoso
- Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC) Lleida Spain
- Australian Rivers Institute Nathan Qld Australia
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- Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE) Faculdade de Ciências Universidade de Lisboa Lisboa Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia Animal Faculdade de Ciências Universidade de Lisboa Lisboa Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos (CIBIO/InBIO) Universidade do Porto Vairão Portugal
- Instituto Superior de AgronomiaUniversidade de Lisboa Lisboa Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos (CIBIO/InBIO) Universidade do Porto Vairão Portugal
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van Rees CB, Waylen KA, Schmidt‐Kloiber A, Thackeray SJ, Kalinkat G, Martens K, Domisch S, Lillebø AI, Hermoso V, Grossart H, Schinegger R, Decleer K, Adriaens T, Denys L, Jarić I, Janse JH, Monaghan MT, De Wever A, Geijzendorffer I, Adamescu MC, Jähnig SC. Safeguarding freshwater life beyond 2020: Recommendations for the new global biodiversity framework from the European experience. Conserv Lett 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/conl.12771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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- Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences Department The James Hutton Institute Aberdeen Scotland UK
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- Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU) Vienna Austria
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- Leibniz‐Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin Germany
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- Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences Brussels Belgium
- University of Ghent, Biology Ghent Belgium
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- Leibniz‐Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin Germany
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- Department of Biology & CESAM University of Aveiro Aveiro Portugal
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- Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC) Solsona Spain
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- Leibniz‐Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin Germany
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology University of Potsdam Germany
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- Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU) Vienna Austria
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) Brussels Belgium
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) Brussels Belgium
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) Brussels Belgium
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- Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences Institute of Hydrobiology České Budějovice Czech Republic
- Faculty of Science Department of Ecosystem Biology, University of South Bohemia České Budějovice Czech Republic
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- PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency The Hague The Netherlands
- Netherlands Institute of Ecology, NIOO‐KNAW Wageningen The Netherlands
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- Leibniz‐Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin Germany
- Institut für Biologie Freie Universität Berlin Germany
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) Brussels Belgium
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- Tour du Valat Research Institute for the Conservation of Mediterranean Wetlands Arles France
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- Research Centre in Systems Ecology and Sustainability University of Bucharest Bucharest Romania
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- Leibniz‐Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin Germany
- Geography Department Humboldt‐Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Germany
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- Virgilio Hermoso
- Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya, 25280 Solsona, Spain. .,Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia
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- Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya, 25280 Solsona, Spain.,CREAF, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallés, Spain
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- Wildlife Health Ghent, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya, 25280 Solsona, Spain.,CREAF, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallés, Spain.,Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallés, Spain
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Januchowski‐Hartley SR, Mantel SK, Barber‐James HM, Celi J, Olden JD, Piccolo JJ, Hermoso V. Perceptions of a curriculum vitae clinic for conservation science students. Conservation Science and Practice 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/csp2.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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- Institute for Water ResearchRhodes University Makhanda (Grahamstown) South Africa
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- Department of Freshwater InvertebratesAlbany Museum Makhanda (Grahamstown) South Africa
- Department of Zoology and EntomologyRhodes University Makhanda (Grahamstown) South Africa
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- Grupo de Investigación de Recursos Hídricos y AcuáticosUniversidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam Tena Ecuador
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- School of Aquatic and Fishery SciencesUniversity of Washington Seattle Washington
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- Institute for Environmental and Life SciencesKarlstad University Karlstad Sweden
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Canessa S, Morán Ordóñez A, Hermoso V. Brexit: EU conservation suffers too. Nature 2019; 568:316. [PMID: 30992576 DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-01204-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Allan JR, Levin N, Jones KR, Abdullah S, Hongoh J, Hermoso V, Kark S. Navigating the complexities of coordinated conservation along the river Nile. Sci Adv 2019; 5:eaau7668. [PMID: 30949575 PMCID: PMC6447383 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aau7668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
Abstract
The river Nile flows across 11 African countries, supporting millions of human livelihoods, and holding globally important biodiversity and endemism yet remains underprotected. No basin-wide spatial conservation planning has been attempted to date, and the importance of coordinated conservation planning for the Nile's biodiversity remains unknown. We address these gaps by creating a basin-wide conservation plan for the Nile's freshwater fish. We identify priority areas for conservation action and compare cross-boundary collaboration scenarios for achieving biodiversity conservation targets, accounting for river connectivity. We found that collaborative conservation efforts are crucial for reducing conservation costs, saving 34% of costs compared to an uncoordinated, business-as-usual scenario. While most Nile basin countries benefit from coordinating conservation planning, costs and benefits are unequally distributed. We identify "hot spots" consistently selected as conservation priority areas across all collaboration scenarios, and provide a framework for improving return on conservation investment for large and complex river systems globally.
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- J. R. Allan
- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
- Department of Geography, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91905, Israel
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
- Wildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, Bronx, NY 10460, USA
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- School of Economics, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- School of Political Science and International Studies, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Centre de ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya, Crta. Sant Llorenc de Morunys, Km 2, 25280 Solsona, Lleida, Spain
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- Biodiversity Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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Paz-Vinas I, Loot G, Hermoso V, Veyssière C, Poulet N, Grenouillet G, Blanchet S. Systematic conservation planning for intraspecific genetic diversity. Proc Biol Sci 2019; 285:rspb.2017.2746. [PMID: 29695444 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.2746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2017] [Accepted: 04/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Intraspecific diversity informs the demographic and evolutionary histories of populations, and should be a main conservation target. Although approaches exist for identifying relevant biological conservation units, attempts to identify priority conservation areas for intraspecific diversity are scarce, especially within a multi-specific framework. We used neutral molecular data on six European freshwater fish species (Squalius cephalus, Phoxinus phoxinus, Barbatula barbatula, Gobio occitaniae, Leuciscus burdigalensis and Parachondrostoma toxostoma) sampled at the riverscape scale (i.e. the Garonne-Dordogne river basin, France) to determine hot- and coldspots of genetic diversity, and to identify priority conservation areas using a systematic conservation planning approach. We demonstrate that systematic conservation planning is efficient for identifying priority areas representing a predefined part of the total genetic diversity of a whole landscape. With the exception of private allelic richness (PA), classical genetic diversity indices (allelic richness, genetic uniqueness) were poor predictors for identifying priority areas. Moreover, we identified weak surrogacies among conservation solutions found for each species, implying that conservation solutions are highly species-specific. Nonetheless, we showed that priority areas identified using intraspecific genetic data from multiple species provide more effective conservation solutions than areas identified for single species or on the basis of traditional taxonomic criteria.
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- Ivan Paz-Vinas
- CNRS, UPS, IRD; UMR-5174 EDB, Université de Toulouse, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cedex 4, France .,Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, Avignon Université; UMR-7263 IMBE, 3 place Victor Hugo, 13331 Marseille cedex 3, France.,CNRS, ENTPE; UMR-5023 LEHNA, Université de Lyon, 6 rue Raphaël Dubois, 69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- CNRS, UPS, IRD; UMR-5174 EDB, Université de Toulouse, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cedex 4, France.,Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France
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- Centre Tecnologic Forestal de Catalunya, Crta. Sant Llorenc de Monunys, Km 2, 25280 Solsona, Lleida, Spain
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- CNRS, UPS, IRD; UMR-5174 EDB, Université de Toulouse, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cedex 4, France
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- French Biodiversity Agency, pôle écohydraulique, Allée du professeur Camille Soula, 31400 Toulouse, France
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- CNRS, UPS, IRD; UMR-5174 EDB, Université de Toulouse, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cedex 4, France.,Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France
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- CNRS, UPS, IRD; UMR-5174 EDB, Université de Toulouse, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cedex 4, France.,CNRS, Station d'Écologie Théorique et Expérimentale, UMR-5321, 09200 Moulis, France
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Domisch S, Kakouei K, Martínez-López J, Bagstad KJ, Magrach A, Balbi S, Villa F, Funk A, Hein T, Borgwardt F, Hermoso V, Jähnig SC, Langhans SD. Social equity shapes zone-selection: Balancing aquatic biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services delivery in the transboundary Danube River Basin. Sci Total Environ 2019; 656:797-807. [PMID: 30530149 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Revised: 11/23/2018] [Accepted: 11/24/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Freshwater biodiversity is declining, despite national and international efforts to manage and protect freshwater ecosystems. Ecosystem-based management (EBM) has been proposed as an approach that could more efficiently and adaptively balance ecological and societal needs. However, this raises the question of how social and ecological objectives can be included in an integrated management plan. Here, we present a generic model-coupling framework tailored to address this question for freshwater ecosystems, using three components: biodiversity, ecosystem services (ESS), and a spatial prioritisation that aims to balance the spatial representation of biodiversity and ESS supply and demand. We illustrate this model-coupling approach within the Danube River Basin using the spatially explicit, potential distribution of (i) 85 fish species as a surrogate for biodiversity as modelled using hierarchical Bayesian models, and (ii) four estimated ESS layers produced by the Artificial Intelligence for Ecosystem Services (ARIES) platform (with ESS supply defined as carbon storage and flood regulation, and demand specified as recreation and water use). These are then used for (iii) a joint spatial prioritisation of biodiversity and ESS employing Marxan with Zones, laying out the spatial representation of multiple management zones. Given the transboundary setting of the Danube River Basin, we also run comparative analyses including the country-level purchasing power parity (PPP)-adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) and each country's percent cover of the total basin area as potential cost factors, illustrating a scheme for balancing the share of establishing specific zones among countries. We demonstrate how emphasizing various biodiversity or ESS targets in an EBM model-coupling framework can be used to cost-effectively test various spatially explicit management options across a multi-national case study. We further discuss possible limitations, future developments, and requirements for effectively managing a balance between biodiversity and ESS supply and demand in freshwater ecosystems.
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- Sami Domisch
- Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Müggelseedamm 310, 12587 Berlin, Germany.
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- Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Müggelseedamm 310, 12587 Berlin, Germany
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Geosciences & Environmental Change Science Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225, USA
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- BC3 - Basque Centre for Climate Change, Leioa 48940, Spain
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- BC3 - Basque Centre for Climate Change, Leioa 48940, Spain
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Gregor Mendel Straße 33, Vienna 1180, Austria
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Gregor Mendel Straße 33, Vienna 1180, Austria; WasserCluster Lunz, WG Biger, Lunz, Austria
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Gregor Mendel Straße 33, Vienna 1180, Austria
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- Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya, Sant Llorenc de Monunys, Km 2, Solsona, 25280, Lleida, Spain
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- Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Müggelseedamm 310, 12587 Berlin, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Müggelseedamm 310, 12587 Berlin, Germany; BC3 - Basque Centre for Climate Change, Leioa 48940, Spain; University of Otago, Department of Zoology, 340 Great King Street, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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Barbosa A, Martín B, Hermoso V, Arévalo-Torres J, Barbière J, Martínez-López J, Domisch S, Langhans SD, Balbi S, Villa F, Delacámara G, Teixeira H, Nogueira AJA, Lillebø AI, Gil-Jiménez Y, McDonald H, Iglesias-Campos A. Cost-effective restoration and conservation planning in Green and Blue Infrastructure designs. A case study on the Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean: Andalusia (Spain) - Morocco. Sci Total Environ 2019; 652:1463-1473. [PMID: 30586831 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Revised: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Green and Blue Infrastructure (GBI) is a network designed and planned to deliver a wide range of ecosystem services and to protect biodiversity. Existing GBI designs lacked a systematic method to allocate restoration zones. This study proposes a novel approach for systematically selecting cost-effective areas for restoration on the basis of biodiversity, ecosystem services, and ecosystem condition to give an optimal spatial design of GBI. The approach was tested at a regional scale, in a transboundary setting encompassing the Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean in Andalusia (Spain) - Morocco (IBRM), across three aquatic ecosystems: freshwater, coastal and marine. We applied Marxan with Zones to stakeholder-defined scenarios of GBI in the IBRM. Specifically, we aimed to identify management zones within the GBl that addressed different conservation, restoration and exploitation objectives. Although almost all conservation targets were achieved, our results highlighted that the proportion of conservation features (i.e., biodiversity, ecosystem services) that would be compromised in the GBl, and the proportion of provisioning services that would be lost due to conservation (i.e., incidental representation) are potentially large, indicating that the probability of conflicts between conservation and exploitation goals in the area is high. The implementation of restoration zones improved connectivity across the GBI, and also achieved European and global policy targets. Our approach may help guide future applications of GBI to implement the flexible conservation management that aquatic environments require, considering many areas at different spatial scales, across multiple ecosystems, and in transboundary contexts.
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- Ana Barbosa
- Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, Marine Policy and Regional Coordination Section, 7 Place de Fontenoy, F-75352 Paris 07 SP, France.
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- Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, Marine Policy and Regional Coordination Section, 7 Place de Fontenoy, F-75352 Paris 07 SP, France
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- Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya, Solsona, Spain; Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Department of Ecosystem Research, Justus-von-Liebig-Str. 7, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, Marine Policy and Regional Coordination Section, 7 Place de Fontenoy, F-75352 Paris 07 SP, France
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- Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, Marine Policy and Regional Coordination Section, 7 Place de Fontenoy, F-75352 Paris 07 SP, France
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- BC3-Basque Centre for Climate Change, Sede Building 1, 1st floor, Scientific Campus of the University of the Basque Country, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Department of Ecosystem Research, Justus-von-Liebig-Str. 7, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Department of Ecosystem Research, Justus-von-Liebig-Str. 7, D-12489 Berlin, Germany; BC3-Basque Centre for Climate Change, Sede Building 1, 1st floor, Scientific Campus of the University of the Basque Country, 48940 Leioa, Spain; University of Otago, Department of Zoology, 340 Great King Street, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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- BC3-Basque Centre for Climate Change, Sede Building 1, 1st floor, Scientific Campus of the University of the Basque Country, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- BC3-Basque Centre for Climate Change, Sede Building 1, 1st floor, Scientific Campus of the University of the Basque Country, 48940 Leioa, Spain; IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, University of the Basque Country, Leioa 48940, Spain
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- IMDEA - Water Institute - Water Economics Department, Av/ Punto Com, 2, Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Departament of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Departament of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Departament of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Junta de Andalucía, Agencia de Medio Ambiente y Agua de Andalucía, Puerto de Málaga, Cara Sur - Lonja del Puerto s/n, 29001 Málaga, Spain
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- Ecologic Institute, Pfalzburger Strasse 43/44, Berlin, Germany
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- Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, Marine Policy and Regional Coordination Section, 7 Place de Fontenoy, F-75352 Paris 07 SP, France
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Lanzas M, Hermoso V, de-Miguel S, Bota G, Brotons L. Designing a network of green infrastructure to enhance the conservation value of protected areas and maintain ecosystem services. Sci Total Environ 2019; 651:541-550. [PMID: 30245410 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Revised: 09/12/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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There is a growing demand for holistic landscape planning to enhance sustainable use of ecosystem services (ESS) and maintenance of the biodiversity that supports them. In this context, the EU is developing policy to regulate the maintenance of ESS and enhance connectivity among protected areas (PAs). This is known as the network of Green Infrastructure (GI). However, there is not a working framework defined to plan the spatial design of such network of GI. Here, we use the software Marxan with Zones, to prioritize the spatial distribution of different management zones that accommodate the needs of a network of GI. These zones included a conservation zone, mainly devoted to protecting biodiversity, a GI zone, that aimed at connecting PAs and maintaining regulating and cultural ESS; and a management zone devoted to exploiting provisioning ESS. We performed four planning scenarios that distribute the targets for ESS and biodiversity in different ways across management zones. We also conducted a sensitivity analysis by increasing ESS targets to explore trade-offs that may occur when managing together biodiversity and ESS. We use Catalonia (northeastern Spain) as a case study. We found that the representation of ESS could be achieved for intermediate targets in all scenarios. There was, however, a threshold on these targets over which trade-offs appeared between maintaining regulating and cultural ESS and biodiversity versus getting access to provisioning ESS. These "thresholds values" were displaced towards higher ESS targets when we moved from more strict to more flexible planning scenarios (i.e., scenarios that allowed mixing representation of objectives for biodiversity and ESS within the same zone). This methodological approach could help design a framework to integrate biodiversity and ESS management in holistic plans and decision making and, at the same time, meeting European mandates concerning the design of GI networks, or similar needs elsewhere.
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- Mónica Lanzas
- Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC), Ctra de St. Llorenç de Morunys km2, 25280 Solsona, Spain.
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- Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC), Ctra de St. Llorenç de Morunys km2, 25280 Solsona, Spain; Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, Qld 4111, Australia
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- Departament de Producció Vegetal i Ciència Forestal, Universitat de Lleida-Agrotecnio Center (UdL-Agrotecnio), Av. Rovira Roure, 191, E-25198 Lleida, Spain
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- Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC), Ctra de St. Llorenç de Morunys km2, 25280 Solsona, Spain
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- InForest JRU (CTFC-CREAF), Ctra de St. Llorenç de Morunys km2, 25280 Solsona, Spain; CREAF, Cerdanyola del Vallés, 08193, Spain; CSIC, Cerdanyola del Vallés, 08193, Spain; Catalan Ornithological Institute, Natural History Museum of Barcelona, Plaça Leonardo da Vinci 4-5, 08019 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Friedrichs M, Hermoso V, Bremerich V, Langhans SD. Evaluation of habitat protection under the European Natura 2000 conservation network - The example for Germany. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0208264. [PMID: 30566452 PMCID: PMC6300216 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The world´s largest network of protected areas—Natura 2000 (N2000)—has been implemented to protect Europe´s biodiversity. N2000 is built upon two cornerstones, the Birds Directive, which lists 691 bird species (plus one additional bird genus with no further classification) and the Habitats Directive, which lists next to a variety of species, 233 habitat types to be protected. There is evidence of the positive impact of the Directives on the EU´s biodiversity, although the overall improvement reported for species in favourable condition in the last assessment was low. However, most of the assessments are species focused, while habitats have received very little attention. Here we developed a generic workflow, which we exemplified for Germany, to assess the status of habitat coverage within the N2000 network combining information from publicly available data sources. Applying the workflow allows identification of gaps in habitat protection, followed by the prioritization of potential areas of high protection value using the conservation planning software Marxan. We found that, in Germany, N2000 covers all target habitats. However, common habitats were proportionally underrepresented relative to rare ones, which contrasts with studies focussing on the representation of species. Moreover, the German case study suggests that especially highly protected areas (i.e. covered by more than 90% with N2000 sites) build an excellent basis towards a cost-effective and efficient conservation network. Our workflow provides a generic approach to deal with the common problem of missing habitat distribution data outside of N2000 sites, information which is however crucial for managers to plan conservation actions appropriately across Europe. To avoid a biased representation of habitat types within N2000, our results underpin the importance of defining qualitative and quantitative conservation targets which will allow assesment of the trajectory of habitat protection in Europe as well as adjustment of the network accordingly—a future necessity in the light of climate change.
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- Martin Friedrichs
- Department of Ecosystem Research, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya (CEMFOR—CTFC), Solsona, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Ecosystem Research, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Ecosystem Research, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
- BC3-Basque Centre for Climate Change, Leioa, Spain
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Morán‐Ordóñez A, Canessa S, Bota G, Brotons L, Herrando S, Hermoso V. Efficiency of species survey networks can be improved by integrating different monitoring approaches in a spatial prioritization design. Conserv Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/conl.12591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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- Alejandra Morán‐Ordóñez
- Biodiversity and Landscape Ecology lab, Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC) Solsona Catalonia Spain
- Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications (CREAF) Cerdanyola del Valles Catalonia Spain
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- Wildlife Health Ghent, Faculty of Veterinary MedicineDepartment of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Ghent University Merelbeke Belgium
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- Biodiversity and Landscape Ecology lab, Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC) Solsona Catalonia Spain
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- Biodiversity and Landscape Ecology lab, Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC) Solsona Catalonia Spain
- Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications (CREAF) Cerdanyola del Valles Catalonia Spain
- Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) Cerdanyola del Valles Catalonia Spain
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- Natural History Museum of Barcelona, Catalan Ornithological Institute (ICO) Barcelona Catalonia Spain
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- Biodiversity and Landscape Ecology lab, Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC) Solsona Catalonia Spain
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Giakoumi S, Hermoso V, Carvalho SB, Markantonatou V, Dagys M, Iwamura T, Probst WN, Smith RJ, Yates KL, Almpanidou V, Novak T, Ben-Moshe N, Katsanevakis S, Claudet J, Coll M, Deidun A, Essl F, García-Charton JA, Jimenez C, Kark S, Mandić M, Mazaris AD, Rabitsch W, Stelzenmüller V, Tricarico E, Vogiatzakis IN. Conserving European biodiversity across realms. Conserv Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/conl.12586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Sylvaine Giakoumi
- Université Côte d'Azur; CNRS; ECOMERS FRE 3729 Nice France
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, School of Biological Sciences; The University of Queensland; Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Centre Tecnolὸgic Forestal de Catalunya (CEMFOR-CTFC); Solsona Lleida Spain
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- CIBIO/InBIO; Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos da Universidade do Porto; Vairão Portugal
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- Faculty of Life Sciences; School of Zoology, Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv Israel
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- Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE); School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent; Canterbury Kent CT2 7NR United Kingdom
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, School of Biological Sciences; The University of Queensland; Brisbane Queensland Australia
- School of Environment and Life Sciences; University of Salford; Manchester M5 4WT United Kingdom
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- Department of Ecology, School of Biology; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; Thessaloniki Greece
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- Faculty of Life Sciences; School of Zoology, Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv Israel
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- National Center for Scientific Research, PSL Université Paris; CRIOBE, USR 3278 CNRS-EPHE-UPVD, Maison des Océans; Paris France
- Laboratoire d'Excellence CORAIL; France
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- Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC); Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Geosciences; University of Malta campus; Msida MSD Malta
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- Division of Conservation, Vegetation and Landscape Ecology; University Vienna; Vienna Austria
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- Enalia Physis Environmental Research Centre (ENALIA); Nicosia Cyprus
- Energy; Environment and Water Research Center (EEWRC), Cyprus Institute; Aglanzia Nicosia Cyprus
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- The Biodiversity Research Group, The School of Biological Sciences, ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions and NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub; Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science, The University of Queensland; Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Institute of marine biology (UNIME-IBMK); University of Montenegro; Kotor Montenegro
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- Department of Ecology, School of Biology; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; Thessaloniki Greece
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- Department of Biology; University of Florence; Florence Italy
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Regos A, Hermoso V, D'Amen M, Guisan A, Brotons L. Trade-offs and synergies between bird conservation and wildfire suppression in the face of global change. J Appl Ecol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Adrián Regos
- Departamento de Zooloxía; Xenética e Antropoloxía Fisica; Universidade de Santiago de Compostela; Santiago de Compostela Spain
- CIBIO/InBIO; Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources; ECOCHANGE Group; Vairão Portugal
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- CTFC-CREAF; InForest Joint Research Unit; CSIC-CTFC-CREAF; Solsona Spain
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution; University of Lausanne; Lausanne Switzerland
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution; University of Lausanne; Lausanne Switzerland
- Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics; Geopolis; University of Lausanne; Lausanne Switzerland
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- CTFC-CREAF; InForest Joint Research Unit; CSIC-CTFC-CREAF; Solsona Spain
- CREAF; Cerdanyola del Vallés Spain
- CSIC; Cerdanyola del Vallés Spain
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Januchowski-Hartley SR, Adams VM, Hermoso V. The need for spatially explicit quantification of benefits in invasive-species management. Conserv Biol 2018; 32:287-293. [PMID: 28940505 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2017] [Revised: 06/24/2017] [Accepted: 08/04/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Worldwide, invasive species are a leading driver of environmental change across terrestrial, marine, and freshwater environments and cost billions of dollars annually in ecological damages and economic losses. Resources limit invasive-species control, and planning processes are needed to identify cost-effective solutions. Thus, studies are increasingly considering spatially variable natural and socioeconomic assets (e.g., species persistence, recreational fishing) when planning the allocation of actions for invasive-species management. There is a need to improve understanding of how such assets are considered in invasive-species management. We reviewed over 1600 studies focused on management of invasive species, including flora and fauna. Eighty-four of these studies were included in our final analysis because they focused on the prioritization of actions for invasive species management. Forty-five percent (n = 38) of these studies were based on spatial optimization methods, and 35% (n = 13) accounted for spatially variable assets. Across all 84 optimization studies considered, 27% (n = 23) explicitly accounted for spatially variable assets. Based on our findings, we further explored the potential costs and benefits to invasive species management when spatially variable assets are explicitly considered or not. To include spatially variable assets in decision-making processes that guide invasive-species management there is a need to quantify environmental responses to invasive species and to enhance understanding of potential impacts of invasive species on different natural or socioeconomic assets. We suggest these gaps could be filled by systematic reviews, quantifying invasive species impacts on native species at different periods, and broadening sources and enhancing sharing of knowledge.
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- Stephanie R Januchowski-Hartley
- Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique, UMR 5174, Université Paul Sabatier, Bat. 4R1, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cedex 4, France
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- School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
- Macquarie University Department of Biological Sciences, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
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- Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya, Crta. Sant Llorenç de Morunys, Solsona, Lleida, Spain
- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Kessels Road, 4111 Nathan, QLD, Australia
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Cattarino L, Hermoso V, Carwardine J, Adams VM, Kennard MJ, Linke S. Information uncertainty influences conservation outcomes when prioritizing multi‐action management efforts. J Appl Ecol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Lorenzo Cattarino
- MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology Imperial College London London UK
- Australian Rivers Institute Griffith University Nathan QLD Australia
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- Australian Rivers Institute Griffith University Nathan QLD Australia
- Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya. Crta. Sant Llorenç de Morunys Solsona Spain
- National Environmental Science Research Program Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub Casuarina NT Australia
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- National Environmental Science Research Program Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub Casuarina NT Australia
- Department of Biological Sciences Macquarie University North Ryde NSW Australia
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- Australian Rivers Institute Griffith University Nathan QLD Australia
- National Environmental Science Research Program Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub Casuarina NT Australia
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- Australian Rivers Institute Griffith University Nathan QLD Australia
- National Environmental Science Research Program Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub Casuarina NT Australia
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Hermoso V, Villero D, Clavero M, Brotons L. Spatial prioritisation of EU's LIFE-Nature programme to strengthen the conservation impact of Natura 2000. J Appl Ecol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Virgilio Hermoso
- Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya (CEMFOR - CTFC); Solsona Spain
- Australian Rivers Institute; Griffith University; Nathan Qld Australia
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- Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya (CEMFOR - CTFC); Solsona Spain
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- Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya (CEMFOR - CTFC); Solsona Spain
- CREAF; Cerdanyola del Vallés Spain
- CSIC; Cerdanyola del Vallés Spain
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Decker E, Linke S, Hermoso V, Geist J. Incorporating ecological functions in conservation decision making. Ecol Evol 2017; 7:8273-8281. [PMID: 29075448 PMCID: PMC5648659 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2016] [Revised: 07/26/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Systematic conservation planning has become a standard approach globally, but prioritization of conservation efforts hardly considers species traits in decision making. This can be important for species persistence and thus adequacy of the conservation plan. Here, we developed and validated a novel approach of incorporating trophic information into a systematic conservation planning framework. We demonstrate the benefits of this approach using fish data from Europe's second largest river, the Danube. Our results show that adding trophic information leads to a different spatial configuration of priority areas at no additional cost. This can enhance identification of priority refugia for species in the lower position of the trophic web while simultaneously identifying areas that represent a more diverse species pool. Our methodological approach to incorporating species traits into systematic conservation planning is generally applicable, irrespective of realm, geographical area, and species composition and can potentially lead to more adequate conservation plans.
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- Emilia Decker
- Aquatic Systems Biology UnitDepartment of Ecology and Ecosystem ManagementTechnical University of MunichFreisingGermany
- Australian Rivers InstituteGriffith UniversityNathanQldAustralia
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- Australian Rivers InstituteGriffith UniversityNathanQldAustralia
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- Australian Rivers InstituteGriffith UniversityNathanQldAustralia
- Centre Tecnològic Forestal de CatalunyaLleidaSpain
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- Aquatic Systems Biology UnitDepartment of Ecology and Ecosystem ManagementTechnical University of MunichFreisingGermany
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Hermoso V, Januchowski-Hartley SR, Linke S, Dudgeon D, Petry P, McIntyre P. Optimal allocation of Red List assessments to guide conservation of biodiversity in a rapidly changing world. Glob Chang Biol 2017; 23:3525-3532. [PMID: 28168766 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2016] [Revised: 01/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The IUCN Red List is the most extensive source of conservation status assessments for species worldwide, but important gaps in coverage remain. Here, we demonstrate the use of a spatial prioritization approach to efficiently prioritize species assessments to achieve increased and up-to-date coverage efficiently. We focus on freshwater fishes, which constitute a significant portion of vertebrate diversity, although comprehensive assessments are available for only 46% of species. We used marxan to identify ecoregions for future assessments that maximize the coverage of species while accounting for anthropogenic stress. We identified a set of priority regions that would help assess one-third (ca 4000 species) of all freshwater fishes in need of assessment by 2020. Such assessments could be achieved without increasing current investment levels. Our approach is suitable for any taxon and can help ensure that species threat assessments are sufficiently complete to guide global conservation efforts in a rapidly changing world.
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- Virgilio Hermoso
- Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya, Lleida, Spain
- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia
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- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
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- The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, Virginia & Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Center for Limnology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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Hermoso V. Freshwater ecosystems could become the biggest losers of the Paris Agreement. Glob Chang Biol 2017; 23:3433-3436. [PMID: 28181724 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2016] [Accepted: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Securing access to energy for a growing population under the international commitment of reduction of greenhouse emissions requires increasing the contribution of renewable sources to the global share. Hydropower energy, which accounts for >80% of green energy, is experiencing a boom fostered by international investment mainly in developing countries. This boom could be further accelerated by the recent climate agreement reached in Paris. Despite its flexibility, hydropower production entails social, economic and ecological risks that need to be carefully considered before investing in the development of potentially thousands of planned hydropower projects worldwide. This is especially relevant given the weak or nonexistent legislation that regulates hydropower project approval and construction in many countries. I highlight the need for adequate policy to provide the Paris Agreement with new financial and planning mechanisms to avoid further and irreversible damage to freshwater ecosystem services and biodiversity.
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- Virgilio Hermoso
- Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya, Crta. Sant Llorenç de Morunys km 2, 25280, Solsona, Lleida, Spain
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Reis V, Hermoso V, Hamilton SK, Ward D, Fluet-Chouinard E, Lehner B, Linke S. A Global Assessment of Inland Wetland Conservation Status. Bioscience 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/biosci/bix045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Clavero M, Ninyerola M, Hermoso V, Filipe AF, Pla M, Villero D, Brotons L, Delibes M. Historical citizen science to understand and predict climate-driven trout decline. Proc Biol Sci 2017; 284:rspb.2016.1979. [PMID: 28077766 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2016.1979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Historical species records offer an excellent opportunity to test the predictive ability of range forecasts under climate change, but researchers often consider that historical records are scarce and unreliable, besides the datasets collected by renowned naturalists. Here, we demonstrate the relevance of biodiversity records developed through citizen-science initiatives generated outside the natural sciences academia. We used a Spanish geographical dictionary from the mid-nineteenth century to compile over 10 000 freshwater fish records, including almost 4 000 brown trout (Salmo trutta) citations, and constructed a historical presence-absence dataset covering over 2 000 10 × 10 km cells, which is comparable to present-day data. There has been a clear reduction in trout range in the past 150 years, coinciding with a generalized warming. We show that current trout distribution can be accurately predicted based on historical records and past and present values of three air temperature variables. The models indicate a consistent decline of average suitability of around 25% between 1850s and 2000s, which is expected to surpass 40% by the 2050s. We stress the largely unexplored potential of historical species records from non-academic sources to open new pathways for long-term global change science.
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- Miguel Clavero
- Estación Biológica de Doñana-CSIC, Américo Vespucio s.n., 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Dep. Biologia Animal, Vegetal i Ecologia, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallés, Spain
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- Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CEMFOR-CTFC), InForest Joint Research Unit (CSIC-CTFC-CREAF), Crta. Sant Llorenç de Morunys, Km 2, 25280 Solsona, Spain
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- CIBIO/InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos da Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, R. Padre Armando Quintas, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
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- Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CEMFOR-CTFC), InForest Joint Research Unit (CSIC-CTFC-CREAF), Crta. Sant Llorenç de Morunys, Km 2, 25280 Solsona, Spain
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- Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CEMFOR-CTFC), InForest Joint Research Unit (CSIC-CTFC-CREAF), Crta. Sant Llorenç de Morunys, Km 2, 25280 Solsona, Spain
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- Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CEMFOR-CTFC), InForest Joint Research Unit (CSIC-CTFC-CREAF), Crta. Sant Llorenç de Morunys, Km 2, 25280 Solsona, Spain.,CREAF, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallés, Spain.,CSIC, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallés, Spain
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- Estación Biológica de Doñana-CSIC, Américo Vespucio s.n., 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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Langhans SD, Gessner J, Hermoso V, Wolter C. Coupling systematic planning and expert judgement enhances the efficiency of river restoration. Sci Total Environ 2016; 560-561:266-273. [PMID: 27101463 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Revised: 03/28/2016] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Ineffectiveness of current river restoration practices hinders the achievement of ecological quality targets set by country-specific regulations. Recent advances in river restoration help planning efforts more systematically to reach ecological targets at the least costs. However, such approaches are often desktop-based and overlook real-world constraints. We argue that combining two techniques commonly used in the conservation arena - expert judgement and systematic planning - will deliver cost-effective restoration plans with a high potential for implementation. We tested this idea targeting the restoration of spawning habitat, i.e. gravel bars, for 11 rheophilic fish species along a river system in Germany (Havel-Spree rivers). With a group of local fish experts, we identified the location and extent of potential gravel bars along the rivers and necessary improvements to migration barriers to ensure fish passage. Restoration cost of each gravel bar included the cost of the action itself plus a fraction of the cost necessary to ensure longitudinal connectivity by upgrading or building fish passages located downstream. We set restoration targets according to the EU Water Framework Directive, i.e. relative abundance of 11 fish species in the reference community and optimised a restoration plan by prioritising a subset of restoration sites from the full set of identified sites, using the conservation planning software Marxan. Out of the 66 potential gravel bars, 36 sites which were mainly located in the downstream section of the system were selected, reflecting their cost-effectiveness given that fewer barriers needed intervention. Due to the limited overall number of sites that experts identified as being suitable for restoring spawning habitat, reaching abundance-targets was challenged. We conclude that coupling systematic river restoration planning with expert judgement produces optimised restoration plans that account for on-the-ground implementation constraints. If applied, this approach has a high potential to enhance overall efficiency of future restoration efforts.
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- Simone D Langhans
- Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries IGB, Müggelseedamm 310, 12587 Berlin, Germany.
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- Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries IGB, Müggelseedamm 310, 12587 Berlin, Germany; Society to Save the Sturgeon, Rostock, Germany.
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- Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya, Ctra. Sant Llorenç de Morunys km 2, Solsona, Lleida, Spain.
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- Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries IGB, Müggelseedamm 310, 12587 Berlin, Germany.
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Hermoso V, Filipe AF, Segurado P, Beja P. Catchment zoning to unlock freshwater conservation opportunities in the Iberian Peninsula. DIVERS DISTRIB 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Virgilio Hermoso
- Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya; Crta. Sant Llorenç de Morunys, Km 2. 25280 Solsona Lleida Spain
- Australian Rivers Institute and Tropical Rivers and Coastal Knowledge; National Environmental Research Program Northern Australia Hub; Griffith University; Nathan QLD 4111 Australia
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- EDP Biodiversity Chair; CIBIO/InBIO; Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos da Universidade do Porto; Campus Agrário de Vairão R. Padre Armando Quintas 4485-661 Vairão Portugal
- CEABN/InBIO; Centro de Ecologia Aplicada “Professor Baeta Neves”; Instituto Superior de Agronomia; Universidade de Lisboa; Tapada da Ajuda 1349-017 Lisboa Portugal
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- Centro de Estudos Florestais; Instituto Superior de Agronomia; Universidade de Lisboa; 1349-017 Lisboa Portugal
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- EDP Biodiversity Chair; CIBIO/InBIO; Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos da Universidade do Porto; Campus Agrário de Vairão R. Padre Armando Quintas 4485-661 Vairão Portugal
- CEABN/InBIO; Centro de Ecologia Aplicada “Professor Baeta Neves”; Instituto Superior de Agronomia; Universidade de Lisboa; Tapada da Ajuda 1349-017 Lisboa Portugal
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Hermoso V, Clavero M, Villero D, Brotons L. EU's Conservation Efforts Need More Strategic Investment to Meet Continental Commitments. Conserv Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/conl.12248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Virgilio Hermoso
- Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya (CEMFOR - CTFC); Crta. Sant Llorenç de Morunys; Km 2 25280 Solsona Lleida Spain
- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University; Nathan Qld 4111 Australia
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- Estación Biológica de Doñana-CSIC; Américo Vespucio s.n. 41092 Sevilla Spain
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- Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya (CEMFOR - CTFC); Crta. Sant Llorenç de Morunys; Km 2 25280 Solsona Lleida Spain
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- Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya (CEMFOR - CTFC); Crta. Sant Llorenç de Morunys; Km 2 25280 Solsona Lleida Spain
- CREAF; Cerdanyola del Vallés; 08193 Spain
- CSIC; Cerdanyola del Vallés; 08193 Spain
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Hermoso V, Januchowski-Hartley SR, Linke S. Systematic planning of disconnection to enhance conservation success in a modified world. Sci Total Environ 2015; 536:1038-1044. [PMID: 26254022 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.07.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2015] [Revised: 07/24/2015] [Accepted: 07/24/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Maintaining spatial-temporal connectivity for conservation is necessary to allow the persistence of ecological processes and the biodiversity they sustain. However, conservation practice in human-modified environments can also benefit from prescribed disconnection through the implementation of barriers. Barriers, such as fences or dams, and buffer zones can be a cost-effective way of addressing threats caused by a globally connected world, such as the propagation of invasive species and diseases, creating refuge areas for native biodiversity and helping reduce economic losses caused by native wildlife or invasive species. Despite the global attention that disconnection has received, no clear framework exists to guide the allocation of barriers for conservation management. Here we propose that the implementation of barriers for conservation should be systematically planned, considering ecological trade-offs for multiple species (easing threats vs. interruption of ecosystem processes) and socio-economic cost-benefits (implementation cost vs. reduced human-wildlife conflicts), rather than using ad-hoc opportunistic criteria or accommodating conservation needs for individual species. Such a systematic approach is necessary to ensure both socially acceptable and ecologically effective use of disconnections as a conservation tool and ideally planned across different realms so co-benefits or trade-offs can be accounted for. However, any implementation of disconnection for conservation should be cautiously considered if uncertainty in effectiveness of the barrier and ecological impacts to other species are high. We also suggest the need for improved approaches to monitoring to learn from previous successes and failures. Our recommendations should guide the systematic evaluation and allocation of barriers to help enhance the value of this conservation tool in the face of increasing propagation of threats worldwide. However, new tools and collaborative frameworks across different realms are needed to help stakeholders make better informed decision.
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- Virgilio Hermoso
- Centre Tecnologic Forestal de Catalunya, Crta. Sant Llorenc de Monunys, Km 2, 25280 Solsona, Lleida, Spain; Australian Rivers Institute and Tropical Rivers and Coastal Knowledge, National Environmental Research Program Northern Australia Hub, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, 4111, Australia.
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- Centre Tecnologic Forestal de Catalunya, Crta. Sant Llorenc de Monunys, Km 2, 25280 Solsona, Lleida, Spain
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Crook DA, Lowe WH, Allendorf FW, Erős T, Finn DS, Gillanders BM, Hadwen WL, Harrod C, Hermoso V, Jennings S, Kilada RW, Nagelkerken I, Hansen MM, Page TJ, Riginos C, Fry B, Hughes JM. Human effects on ecological connectivity in aquatic ecosystems: Integrating scientific approaches to support management and mitigation. Sci Total Environ 2015; 534:52-64. [PMID: 25917446 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Revised: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Understanding the drivers and implications of anthropogenic disturbance of ecological connectivity is a key concern for the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem processes. Here, we review human activities that affect the movements and dispersal of aquatic organisms, including damming of rivers, river regulation, habitat loss and alteration, human-assisted dispersal of organisms and climate change. Using a series of case studies, we show that the insight needed to understand the nature and implications of connectivity, and to underpin conservation and management, is best achieved via data synthesis from multiple analytical approaches. We identify four key knowledge requirements for progressing our understanding of the effects of anthropogenic impacts on ecological connectivity: autecology; population structure; movement characteristics; and environmental tolerance/phenotypic plasticity. Structuring empirical research around these four broad data requirements, and using this information to parameterise appropriate models and develop management approaches, will allow for mitigation of the effects of anthropogenic disturbance on ecological connectivity in aquatic ecosystems.
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- David A Crook
- Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory 0909, Australia.
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA
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- Balaton Limnological Institute, Centre for Ecological Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Tihany, Klebelsberg, K.u. 3., H-8237, Hungary
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- Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA; Departamento de Recursos Hídricos y Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad de Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
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- Southern Seas Ecology Laboratories, School of Biological Sciences and The Environment Institute, DX 650 418, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia
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- Instituto de Ciencias Naturales Alexander Von Humboldt, Universidad de Antofagasta, Avenida Angamos, 601 Antofagasta, Chile
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- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), Lowestoft Laboratory, Lowestoft NR33 0HT, UK; School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
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- Biology Department, University of New Brunswick (Saint John), Canada
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- Southern Seas Ecology Laboratories, School of Biological Sciences and The Environment Institute, DX 650 418, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade, Bldg. 1540, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia
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- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia
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Hermoso V, Cattarino L, Kennard MJ, Watts M, Linke S. Catchment zoning for freshwater conservation: refining plans to enhance action on the ground. J Appl Ecol 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Virgilio Hermoso
- Australian Rivers Institute and Tropical Rivers and Coastal Knowledge; National Environmental Research Program Northern Australia Hub; Griffith University; Nathan Qld 4111 Australia
- Centre Tecnologic Forestal de Catalunya. Crta. Sant Llorenc de Monunys; Km 2 25280 Solsona Lleida Spain
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- Australian Rivers Institute and Tropical Rivers and Coastal Knowledge; National Environmental Research Program Northern Australia Hub; Griffith University; Nathan Qld 4111 Australia
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- Australian Rivers Institute and Tropical Rivers and Coastal Knowledge; National Environmental Research Program Northern Australia Hub; Griffith University; Nathan Qld 4111 Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions; School of Biological Sciences; University of Queensland; St Lucia Qld 4102 Australia
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- Australian Rivers Institute and Tropical Rivers and Coastal Knowledge; National Environmental Research Program Northern Australia Hub; Griffith University; Nathan Qld 4111 Australia
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- Miguel Clavero
- Estación Biológica de Doñana-CSIC; Américo Vespucio s.n. 41092 Sevilla Spain
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- CEMFOR-CTFC; Forest Sciences Center of Catalonia; Solsona 25280 Lleida Spain
- Australian Rivers Institute; Griffith University; Nathan Qld 4111 Australia
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