Informing conservation decisions to target private lands of highest ecological value and risk of loss

Hansen, Andrew J.; Mullan, Katrina; Theobald, David M.; Robinson, Nathaniel P.; East, Alyson; Powell, Scott

doi:10.1002/eap.2612

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“…Private lands, being in uenced by market forces and commodity values, can be bought, sold, or managed differently, often with little regard for strategic conservation planning (Armsworth et al 2006). It highlights the need for a more integrated, diverse, and stable approach to the preservation of the biota in protected areas and in private lands, particularly in the face of increasing environmental pressures and uncertainties (Hansen et al 2022).…”

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Can long-past human-modified landscapes maintain biodiversity to any degree? A case of medium- and large-sized terrestrial mammals in an Atlantic Forest-Cerrado agroecosystem

Martins,

Lemos,

de Freitas-Junior

et al. 2024

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Although up to 20% of Brazilian endemic species threatened with extinction lie outside designated protected areas, the mammalian community composition within private lands remains overlooked. This research aims to determine the composition of medium- and large-sized terrestrial mammals in Pontal Farm, a livestock production farm in southeastern Goiás with a high percentage of native vegetation. The intent was to contrast this private agroecosystem's biodiversity richness with that of its proximate protected area counterpart, the Atlantic Forest State Park (PEMA). Through camera trapping and records from direct and indirect signs, we recorded 25 native mammalian species distributed in eight orders, with an estimated richness of 26 species. Six of these are categorized as vulnerable to extinction by the Brazilian Red List (ICMBio 2022). Notably, Pontal Farm presented a relatively higher mammalian richness when compared to other unprotected areas of Cerrado and surpassed that documented at PEMA. Furthermore, species differences between Pontal and PEMA indicate that some species absent from Pontal are highly sensitive to human-induced changes. Conversely, certain species found in Pontal and not in PEMA may reflect specific habitat preferences. Our findings highlight the biodiversity conservation potential of agroecosystems preserving patches of native vegetation, emphasizing their capacity to sustain certain mammalian diversity, when combining economic production with good management practices.

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confidence: 99%

Can long-past human-modified landscapes maintain biodiversity to any degree? A case of medium- and large-sized terrestrial mammals in an Atlantic Forest-Cerrado agroecosystem

Martins,

Lemos,

de Freitas-Junior

et al. 2024

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Informing conservation decisions to target private lands of highest ecological value and risk of loss

Hansen

Mullan

Theobald³

et al. 2022

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Natural habitats on private lands are potentially important components of national biodiversity conservation strategies, yet they are being rapidly lost to development. Conservation easements and other means of protecting these habitats have expanded in use and will be most effective if they target private lands of highest biodiversity value and risk of loss. We developed a Biodiversity Conservation Priority Index (BCPI) based on ecological value and risk of habitat loss for remaining areas of natural vegetation cover (NVC) in the northwestern United States and addressed two questions: (1) Which remaining NVC on private lands is the highest priority for biodiversity conservation based on ecological value and risk of development? And (2) are conservation easements in NVC placed preferentially in

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Informing conservation decisions to target private lands of highest ecological value and risk of loss

Cited by 2 publications

References 75 publications

Can long-past human-modified landscapes maintain biodiversity to any degree? A case of medium- and large-sized terrestrial mammals in an Atlantic Forest-Cerrado agroecosystem

Can long-past human-modified landscapes maintain biodiversity to any degree? A case of medium- and large-sized terrestrial mammals in an Atlantic Forest-Cerrado agroecosystem

Informing conservation decisions to target private lands of highest ecological value and risk of loss

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