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http://hdl.handle.net/1843/52292| Type: | Artigo de Periódico |
| Title: | Modelling highly biodiverse areas in Brazil |
| Authors: | Ubirajara Oliveira João Aguiar Nogueira Batista João Paulo Peixoto Pena Barbosa João Renato Stehmann John S. Ascher Marcelo F. Vasconcelos Paulo de Marco Peter Löwenberg-neto Viviane Gianluppi Ferro Britaldo Silveira Soares Filho Adalberto J. Santos Adriano Pereira Paglia Antonio D. Brescovit Claudio J. B. de Carvalho Daniel Paiva Silva Daniella T. Rezende Felipe Sá Fortes Leite |
| Abstract: | Traditional conservation techniques for mapping highly biodiverse areas assume there to be satisfactory knowledge about the geographic distribution of biodiversity. There are, however, large gaps in biological sampling and hence knowledge shortfalls. This problem is even more pronounced in the tropics. Indeed, the use of only a few taxonomic groups or environmental surrogates for modelling biodiversity is not viable in mega-diverse countries, such as Brazil. To overcome these limitations, we developed a comprehensive spatial model that includes phylogenetic information and other several biodiversity dimensions aimed at mapping areas with high relevance for biodiversity conservation. Our model applies a genetic algorithm tool for identifying the smallest possible region within a unique biota that contains the most number of species and phylogenetic diversity, as well as the highest endemicity and phylogenetic endemism. The model successfully pinpoints small highly biodiverse areas alongside regions with knowledge shortfalls where further sampling should be conducted. Our results suggest that conservation strategies should consider several taxonomic groups, the multiple dimensions of biodiversity, and associated sampling uncertainties. |
| Subject: | Ecologia Biodiversidade - Conservação |
| language: | eng |
| metadata.dc.publisher.country: | Brasil |
| Publisher: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais |
| Publisher Initials: | UFMG |
| metadata.dc.publisher.department: | ICB - DEPARTAMENTO DE BOTÂNICA ICB - DEPARTAMENTO DE ZOOLOGIA IGC - DEPARTAMENTO DE CARTOGRAFIA |
| Rights: | Acesso Aberto |
| metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42881-9 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1843/52292 |
| Issue Date: | 23-Apr-2019 |
| metadata.dc.url.externa: | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-42881-9#rightslink |
| metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: | Scientific Reports |
| Appears in Collections: | Artigo de Periódico |
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