Getting the ‘most out of the hotspot’ for practical conservation of groundwater biodiversity
Conservation planning aimed at halting biodiversity loss has seldom focused on groundwater environments due to the lack of suitable management tools and data. Using harpacticoid crustaceans as a test case, we explore the potential of implementing an approach based on Conservation-Relevant Hotspots f...
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| author | Mattia Iannella Barbara Fiasca Tiziana Di Lorenzo Mattia Di Cicco Maurizio Biondi Stefano Mammola Diana M.P. Galassi |
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| description | Conservation planning aimed at halting biodiversity loss has seldom focused on groundwater environments due to the lack of suitable management tools and data. Using harpacticoid crustaceans as a test case, we explore the potential of implementing an approach based on Conservation-Relevant Hotspots for practical conservation of groundwater biodiversity. Conservation-Relevant Hotspots are identified by intersecting species richness, endemicity, and taxonomic distinctness with the aim to minimize the total area to protect. We show that, by targeting five Conservation-Relevant Hotspots that cover only 1.9% of the European land surface, one would protect as much as 44% of the harpacticoid crustacean richness, 93% of its endemicity, and 98% of its taxonomic distinctness. About 28% of the area occupied by these hotspots overlaps with protected areas, which calls for an increase in their protection coverage. Our framework proved a useful tool for conservation planning of environments where spatial or socio-economic constraints occur. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-778bfa2ac1ab40b290da97e1e84b17cf2022-12-21T18:56:47ZengElsevierGlobal Ecology and Conservation2351-98942021-11-0131e01844Getting the ‘most out of the hotspot’ for practical conservation of groundwater biodiversityMattia Iannella0Barbara Fiasca1Tiziana Di Lorenzo2Mattia Di Cicco3Maurizio Biondi4Stefano Mammola5Diana M.P. Galassi6Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, ItalyDepartment of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, ItalyResearch Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems of the National Research Council (IRET-CNR), Florence, Italy; “Emil Racovita” Institute of Speleology, Romanian Academy, Clinicilor 5, Cluj Napoca 400006, RomaniaDepartment of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, ItalyDepartment of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, ItalyLaboratory for Integrative Biodiversity Research (LIBRe), Finnish Museum of Natural History (LUOMUS), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Molecular Ecology Group (MEG), Water Research Institute (IRSA), National Research Council (CNR), Pallanza, ItalyDepartment of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Italy; Corresponding author.Conservation planning aimed at halting biodiversity loss has seldom focused on groundwater environments due to the lack of suitable management tools and data. Using harpacticoid crustaceans as a test case, we explore the potential of implementing an approach based on Conservation-Relevant Hotspots for practical conservation of groundwater biodiversity. Conservation-Relevant Hotspots are identified by intersecting species richness, endemicity, and taxonomic distinctness with the aim to minimize the total area to protect. We show that, by targeting five Conservation-Relevant Hotspots that cover only 1.9% of the European land surface, one would protect as much as 44% of the harpacticoid crustacean richness, 93% of its endemicity, and 98% of its taxonomic distinctness. About 28% of the area occupied by these hotspots overlaps with protected areas, which calls for an increase in their protection coverage. Our framework proved a useful tool for conservation planning of environments where spatial or socio-economic constraints occur.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989421003942GroundwaterCrustacean species richnessEndemicityTaxonomic distinctnessPractical conservationProtected areas |
| spellingShingle | Mattia Iannella Barbara Fiasca Tiziana Di Lorenzo Mattia Di Cicco Maurizio Biondi Stefano Mammola Diana M.P. Galassi Getting the ‘most out of the hotspot’ for practical conservation of groundwater biodiversity Global Ecology and Conservation Groundwater Crustacean species richness Endemicity Taxonomic distinctness Practical conservation Protected areas |
| title | Getting the ‘most out of the hotspot’ for practical conservation of groundwater biodiversity |
| title_full | Getting the ‘most out of the hotspot’ for practical conservation of groundwater biodiversity |
| title_fullStr | Getting the ‘most out of the hotspot’ for practical conservation of groundwater biodiversity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Getting the ‘most out of the hotspot’ for practical conservation of groundwater biodiversity |
| title_short | Getting the ‘most out of the hotspot’ for practical conservation of groundwater biodiversity |
| title_sort | getting the most out of the hotspot for practical conservation of groundwater biodiversity |
| topic | Groundwater Crustacean species richness Endemicity Taxonomic distinctness Practical conservation Protected areas |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989421003942 |
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