Conservation and monitoring of invertebrates in terrestrial protected areas

McGeoch, Melodie A.; Sithole, Hendrik; Samways, Michael J.; Simaika, John P.; Pryke, James S.; Picker, Mike D.; Uys, C. J.; Armstrong, Adrian J.; Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Engelbrecht, Ian; Braschler, Brigitte; Hamer, Michelle

doi:10.4102/koedoe.v54i1.1000

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“…As an important component of aquatic biodiversity, the invertebrate fauna is a fundamental part of these ecosystems and has become a useful element for applying appropriate conservation and management measures in protected areas (Samways, ; Samways et al ., ; McGeoch et al ., ), above all in those that display high species richness such as mountainous aquatic ecosystems. Apart from knowing the environmental factors that influence their assemblage composition and richness patterns determining their diversity should be a key task.…”

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Aquatic macroinvertebrate biodiversity: patterns and surrogates in mountainous Spanish national parks

Guareschi

Gutiérrez‐Cánovas

Picazo

et al. 2012

Aquatic Conservation

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1. In Spain, national parks represent the mainstay of conservation polices and attempt to protect the most representative natural ecosystems. However, studies on the ecology and conservation of aquatic biodiversity within protected areas are still scarce. This study aimed at compiling an inventory of the macroinvertebrate families inhabiting the aquatic ecosystems of each mountainous Spanish national park (Sierra Nevada, Cabañeros, Ordesa, Picos de Europa, Aigüestortes and Monfragüe). The results were used to answer two questions: (i) Which environmental variables are related to macroinvertebrate composition and richness in these protected ecosystems? (ii) Which taxon or group of taxa could act as biodiversity surrogates?2. Sampling was carried out in 81 aquatic ecosystems across the six national parks during the summers of 2008-2010.3. The national parks with the highest richness were Picos de Europa and Cabañeros. Overall, the six parks incorporated 66.2% of the taxa included in the Iberian checklist. Multivariate techniques showed that maximum altitude and the presence of lotic habitats were the most important variables related to different community compositions. The best richness model included the presence of a lotic habitat, together with the percentage of the catchment area with non-irrigated agriculture and siliceous geology.4. Selecting several diverse lotic and lentic water bodies at different altitudes provides the best way of representing Iberian macroinvertebrate diversity. Coleoptera family richness may be used as a macroinvertebrate biodiversity surrogate in Iberian mountainous protected areas because it displayed the highest correlation with the other taxonomic groups and remaining richness values. Such an indicator could be complemented with the use of Odonata family richness for standing waters.5. The adequacy of Coleopera and Odonata as biodiversity surrogates should be tested at a wider geographic scale, and other surrogacy concepts (e.g. community composition) considered for assessing the role of this network in the protection of rare and endemic species.

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Aquatic macroinvertebrate biodiversity: patterns and surrogates in mountainous Spanish national parks

Guareschi

Gutiérrez‐Cánovas

Picazo

et al. 2012

Aquatic Conservation

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“…A South African earthworm Atlas and Conservation Assessment would allow indigenous species of earthworms to be considered for conservation action through conservation plans, Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), and the like. Although South Africa is seen as a leader in the area of conservation planning (Balmford 2003), the number of EIAs or Biodiversity Assessments that have considered earthworms are few (McGeoch et al 2011). Owing to the importance of earthworms in soil ecosystems, and their clear diversity importance in South Africa, this deficiency should be rectified.…”

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Studying Earthworms (Annelida: Oligochaeta) in South Africa

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Lamani

Measey

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African Invertebrates

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“…Freshwater habitats are severely threatened by multiple factors, including resource extraction, introduction of alien species, pollution, changes in land use, anthropisation, urbanisation, and climate change (Clausnitzer et al ., ; McGeoch et al ., ; Simaika et al ., ). Consequently, researchers have increased their efforts to evaluate the conservation status of invertebrate taxa (Hawking & New, ), mollusks (Régnier et al ., ), and water beetles (Abellán et al ., ).…”

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Conservation status assessment of Paraphlebia damselflies in Mexico

Cuevas-Yáñez

Rivas

Muñoz

et al. 2015

Insect Conserv Diversity

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1. We assessed the conservation status of the three Mexican Paraphlebia damselflies based on the criterion B of the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN): P. hyalina, P. quinta, and P. zoe. According to this List, P. hyalina has not been evaluated, P. quinta appears as least concern, and P. zoe appears as Vulnerable. Geographical records were taken from literature, enquiries to specialists and field visits. We also projected the future potential geographical range area.2. We generated species distribution models (SDM) for P. quinta and P. zoe (as there were not enough records for P. hyalina) as a surrogate of the extension of occurrence (EOO) and also calculated the area of occupancy. Future distributions were projected for years 2020, 2050, and, 2080 based on predicted changes in climatic conditions.3. Species distribution models predicted current EOO areas for P. quinta and P. zoe as 18 860 and 16 440 km 2 , respectively, and around 50% of their distribution coincides with agricultural, pasture or urban sites. 4. Our SDM results indicate that IUCN-based conservation status of the three species should be changed as follows: P. quinta and P. zoe moved to endangered category, and P. hyalina to data-deficient category based on the reduced EOO areas and the historical loss of habitat.5. For P. quinta, future climatic projections suggest an initial reduction (2020) followed by an expansion (2050 and 2080) in suitable areas, whereas for P. zoe there will be a decrease in predicted area for the three time periods. Preserving areas that provide shade, high humidity and perching sites seems to be a key for Paraphlebia species survival.

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Conservation and monitoring of invertebrates in terrestrial protected areas

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Aquatic macroinvertebrate biodiversity: patterns and surrogates in mountainous Spanish national parks

Aquatic macroinvertebrate biodiversity: patterns and surrogates in mountainous Spanish national parks

Studying Earthworms (Annelida: Oligochaeta) in South Africa

Conservation status assessment of Paraphlebia damselflies in Mexico

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