Conservation of more evolutionary unique amphibian communities in Türkiye: The role of protected areas

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122001" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122001</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122001" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122001</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Conservation of more evolutionary unique amphibian communities in Türkiye: The role of protected areas

Original language description

The alarming decline of amphibians, sometimes marked by sudden extinctions, underlines the urgent need for increased conservation efforts. Conservationists recognize that more action, particularly the setting of national targets, is needed to ensure the future persistence and recovery of species and habitats. Protecting habitats that harbor evolutionarily diverse species preserves divergent genetic information within ecosystems. T & uuml;rkiye holds 36 amphibian species at the intersection of two continents, creating three biodiversity hotspots and phylogenetic transitional areas. In this study, we aimed to determine the hotspot regions and to evaluate the effectiveness of the protected areas in T & uuml;rkiye in preserving amphibian populations. First, we estimated four community indexes (species richness and three evolutionary distinctiveness measures) for amphibian communities in T & uuml;rkiye divided into 371 grid cells with a ca 50 x 50 km size. Then, the spatial extent of protected areas is evaluated from two perspectives: current (has a protection status) and candidate protected areas (Key Biodiversity Areas, not protected) coverage in those grid cells. Finally, these two approaches' effectiveness in protecting areas was assessed by modeling four diversity metrics using GLS models. Current protected areas protect about 6% of the total amphibian distribution in T & uuml;rkiye, while Key Biodiversity Areas would cover 30% if declared protected areas. We estimated that the coastal areas of T & uuml;rkiye are identified as hotspots based on the four measured amphibian community indexes. Our study also highlights that Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) can contribute to conserving high levels of amphibian richness and evolutionary distinctiveness of species across T & uuml;rkiye. However, existing protected areas (PAs) networks were insufficient to protect amphibians.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10618 - Ecology

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Environmental Management

ISSN

0301-4797

e-ISSN

0301-4797

Volume of the periodical

368

Issue of the periodical within the volume

122001

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

1-9

UT code for WoS article

001291765700001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85200725063