Amphibian Diversity of the Yucatan Peninsula: Representation in Protected Areas and Climate Change Impacts
Knowledge about the dynamics of regional diversity patterns is a foundation on which measures aimed to protect diversity dimensions in the light of climate change can be constructed. Here, we describe taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional diversity patterns of amphibians in the Yucatan Peninsula a...
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| author | Sandra Milena Castaño-Quintero Jazmín Escobar-Luján Fabricio Villalobos Leticia Margarita Ochoa-Ochoa Carlos Yáñez-Arenas |
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| description | Knowledge about the dynamics of regional diversity patterns is a foundation on which measures aimed to protect diversity dimensions in the light of climate change can be constructed. Here, we describe taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional diversity patterns of amphibians in the Yucatan Peninsula and their representation in the current protected area system. We stacked current and future potential distribution models to estimate taxonomic diversity and, based on the most recent amphibian phylogeny and nine functional traits, we measured phylogenetic and functional diversity. Independent phylogenetic and functional metrics were obtained by applying null models that allowed us to identify the presumably signature mechanisms underlying assemblage formation. We evaluated the effectiveness of the protected areas in protecting diversity dimensions across scenarios. We found phylogenetic and functional clustering as a result of environmental filters that have allowed only recently diverged species with converged functional traits to establish. Nevertheless, random assemblages are more widespread possibly due to the opposite directions in which competition and environmental filtering are acting. Overall, a decrease in all diversity dimensions is projected under future climate change scenarios compared with the current time. None of the protected areas evaluated were effective in protecting diversity dimensions, stressing the need to complete the existing protected areas network. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c924ae2379d84e36b19e2e4c1ed08ce82023-11-23T23:48:07ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182022-09-01141081310.3390/d14100813Amphibian Diversity of the Yucatan Peninsula: Representation in Protected Areas and Climate Change ImpactsSandra Milena Castaño-Quintero0Jazmín Escobar-Luján1Fabricio Villalobos2Leticia Margarita Ochoa-Ochoa3Carlos Yáñez-Arenas4Laboratorio de Ecología Geográfica, Unidad de Biología de la Conservación, Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Yucatán, Unidad Académica Sisal-Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mérida 97302, Yucutan, MexicoLaboratorio de Ecología Geográfica, Unidad de Biología de la Conservación, Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Yucatán, Unidad Académica Sisal-Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mérida 97302, Yucutan, MexicoLaboratorio de Macroecología Evolutiva, Red de Biología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, El Haya, Xalapa 91070, Veracruz, MexicoMuseo de Zoología “Alfonso L. Herrera”, Departamento de Biología Evolutiva, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico, MexicoLaboratorio de Ecología Geográfica, Unidad de Biología de la Conservación, Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Yucatán, Unidad Académica Sisal-Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mérida 97302, Yucutan, MexicoKnowledge about the dynamics of regional diversity patterns is a foundation on which measures aimed to protect diversity dimensions in the light of climate change can be constructed. Here, we describe taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional diversity patterns of amphibians in the Yucatan Peninsula and their representation in the current protected area system. We stacked current and future potential distribution models to estimate taxonomic diversity and, based on the most recent amphibian phylogeny and nine functional traits, we measured phylogenetic and functional diversity. Independent phylogenetic and functional metrics were obtained by applying null models that allowed us to identify the presumably signature mechanisms underlying assemblage formation. We evaluated the effectiveness of the protected areas in protecting diversity dimensions across scenarios. We found phylogenetic and functional clustering as a result of environmental filters that have allowed only recently diverged species with converged functional traits to establish. Nevertheless, random assemblages are more widespread possibly due to the opposite directions in which competition and environmental filtering are acting. Overall, a decrease in all diversity dimensions is projected under future climate change scenarios compared with the current time. None of the protected areas evaluated were effective in protecting diversity dimensions, stressing the need to complete the existing protected areas network.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/10/813amphibiansbiodiversity patternsclimate changefunctional diversityphylogenetic diversityprotected areas |
| spellingShingle | Sandra Milena Castaño-Quintero Jazmín Escobar-Luján Fabricio Villalobos Leticia Margarita Ochoa-Ochoa Carlos Yáñez-Arenas Amphibian Diversity of the Yucatan Peninsula: Representation in Protected Areas and Climate Change Impacts Diversity amphibians biodiversity patterns climate change functional diversity phylogenetic diversity protected areas |
| title | Amphibian Diversity of the Yucatan Peninsula: Representation in Protected Areas and Climate Change Impacts |
| title_full | Amphibian Diversity of the Yucatan Peninsula: Representation in Protected Areas and Climate Change Impacts |
| title_fullStr | Amphibian Diversity of the Yucatan Peninsula: Representation in Protected Areas and Climate Change Impacts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Amphibian Diversity of the Yucatan Peninsula: Representation in Protected Areas and Climate Change Impacts |
| title_short | Amphibian Diversity of the Yucatan Peninsula: Representation in Protected Areas and Climate Change Impacts |
| title_sort | amphibian diversity of the yucatan peninsula representation in protected areas and climate change impacts |
| topic | amphibians biodiversity patterns climate change functional diversity phylogenetic diversity protected areas |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/10/813 |
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