Biological diversity in protected areas: Not yet known but already threatened

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01006" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01006</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01006" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01006</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Biological diversity in protected areas: Not yet known but already threatened

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem function is critical on national and global scales. However, while only a fraction of the global biodiversity is known, its current decline is unprecedented, making biodiversity hotspots a conservation priority. The Sierra Gorda Biodiversity Reserve (SGBR) in Central Mexico is known for its rich biodiversity. It is an example of the juxtaposition between species discovery and extinction: aquatic species richness is mostly unknown as no efforts have investigated aquatic communities so far, but are already anthropogenically stressed. We hypothesized that invasive species are already well established in various protected areas and investigated this by assessing the threat of invasive species that are already established within the SGBR on the native biodiversity. By combining field sampling with peer-reviewed literature and local reports, we identify the presence of various non-native species in SGBR. Among these non-native species identified were opportunistic predatory fish and potentially-pathogen transmitting molluscs, but also, a habitat engineer capable of modifying ecosystem functions. Moreover, we highlight that these species were introduced despite legislation and without any knowledge among authorities. As a result, we underline the necessity to describe native species, control invasive and prevent the introduction of further non-native species. If accelerated action is not taken, we risk losing a considerable amount of described and unknown freshwater biota. (C) 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Biological diversity in protected areas: Not yet known but already threatened

Popis výsledku anglicky

Maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem function is critical on national and global scales. However, while only a fraction of the global biodiversity is known, its current decline is unprecedented, making biodiversity hotspots a conservation priority. The Sierra Gorda Biodiversity Reserve (SGBR) in Central Mexico is known for its rich biodiversity. It is an example of the juxtaposition between species discovery and extinction: aquatic species richness is mostly unknown as no efforts have investigated aquatic communities so far, but are already anthropogenically stressed. We hypothesized that invasive species are already well established in various protected areas and investigated this by assessing the threat of invasive species that are already established within the SGBR on the native biodiversity. By combining field sampling with peer-reviewed literature and local reports, we identify the presence of various non-native species in SGBR. Among these non-native species identified were opportunistic predatory fish and potentially-pathogen transmitting molluscs, but also, a habitat engineer capable of modifying ecosystem functions. Moreover, we highlight that these species were introduced despite legislation and without any knowledge among authorities. As a result, we underline the necessity to describe native species, control invasive and prevent the introduction of further non-native species. If accelerated action is not taken, we risk losing a considerable amount of described and unknown freshwater biota. (C) 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.

Druh

J_SC - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10619 - Biodiversity conservation

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2020

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Global Ecology and Conservation

ISSN

2351-9894

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

22

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

neuveden

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

000575093200039

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85081647725