The European union’s 2010 target: Putting rare species in focus

Fontaine, Benoît; Bouchet, Philippe; Achterberg, Kees van; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; Araujo, Rafael Ferreira de; Asche, Manfred; Aspöck, Ulrike; Audisio, Paolo; Aukema, B.; Bailly, Nicolas; Balsamo, Maria; Bank, Ruud A.; Barnard, Peter C.; Belfiore, Carlo; Bogdanowicz, Wiesław; Bongers, T.; Boxshall, Geoffrey A.; Burckhardt, Daniel; Camicas, Jean-Louis; Chylarecki, Przemysław; Crucitti, Pierangelo; Deharveng, Louis; Dubois, Alain; Enghoff, Henrik; Faubel, Anno; Fochetti, Romolo; Gargominy, Olivier; Gibson, David J.; Gibson, Ray; López, María Luisa García; Goujet, Daniel; Harvey, Mark S.; Heller, Klaus‐Gerhard; Helsdingen, Peter van; Hoch, Hannelore; Jong, H. de; Jong, Yde de; Karsholt, Ole; Los, Wouter; Lundqvist, Lars; Magowski, Wojciech L.; Manconi, Renata; Martens, Jochen; Massard, Jos. A.; Massard-Geimer, Gaby; McInnes, Sandra J.; Mendes, Luis F.; Mey, Eberhard; Michelsen, Verner; Minelli, Alessandro; Nielsen, Claus; Nafría, Juan M. Nieto; Nieukerken, E.J. van; Noyes, John S.; Pape, Thomas; Pohl, Hans; Prins, Willy De; Ramos, Marian A.; Ricci, Claudia; Roselaar, C.S.; Rota, Emilia; Schmidt‐Rhaesa, Andreas; Segers, Hendrik; Strassen, Richard Zur; Szeptycki, Andrzej; Thibaud, Jean-Marc; Thomas, A. P.; Timm, Tarmo; Tol, Jan van; Vervoort, Wim; Willmann, Rainer

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“…Categorising and protecting rare species populations (e.g., the IUCN Red List) has been mostly based on information about their geographic range, population size and population structure (Fontaine & al., 2007;Bilz & al., 2011). Therefore, knowing the habitats and environmental requirements is essential to infer on rare species current and future dynamics, and thus to support effective conservation measures (Lomba & al., 2010;Wallin & Svensson, 2012).…”

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“…Rare taxa constitute one of the key targets of conservation actions as they often exhibit high extinction risks associated to their small population sizes and restricted geographic ranges (Fontaine & al., 2007;Lomba & al., 2010). The persistence of rare plants has been related to population traits that frame their adaptive abilities, renewal capacities and responses to environmental shifts (Shipley & al., 2006;Albert & al., 2010).…”

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“…The assessment of such traits is thus essential for evaluating the condition and dynamics of rare plant populations, and also of the plant communities of which they are part of (Shipley & al., 2006;Violle & al., 2007). The persistence of rare plants has also been related to changes in the habitats in which they occur (Fontaine & al., 2007;Lomba & al., 2010). From a conservation perspective, effective planning and monitoring should consider not only the factors directly affecting the structure of rare plant populations, but also the determinants of their habitats (Broennimann & al., 2005;Regnery & al., 2013).…”

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Evaluating population and community structure against climate and land-use determinants to improve the conservation of the rare Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. nobilis

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Vaz, A.S., Silva, D., Alves, P., Vicente, J.R., Caldas, F.B., Honrado, J.P. & Lomba, A. 2016. Evaluating population and community structure against climate and land-use determinants to improve the conservation of the rare Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. nobilis. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 73(1): e027.Climate and land-use changes are among the most relevant determinants of future persistence of rare plant species in rural landscapes. We analysed the structure of populations of a rare plant, Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. nobilis, and of their respective plant communities against several environmental variables (climate-, topography-, land-use-, and soil-related) in order to identify the pressures that may directly or indirectly affect the persistence of the rare species. Overall, local land-use was the primary determinant of traits related to population renewal and community composition. Specifically, traditional farmlands supported higher community diversity and population individuals. Though moderate land-use intensification seemed to benefit plant community diversity, land abandonment could allow the persistence of N. pseudonarcissus subsp. nobilis populations. Also, a relevant influence of regional environment was perceived on species richness as well as on traits related to population condition, highlighting climate change as a potential determinant of the future persistence of the species. This study highlights the importance of considering key population traits as well as of community structure to accomplish conservation goals by accounting with the factors driving changes in the habitats in which rare species occur, from climate change to land-use and landscape management.Keywords: Endangered species, Iberian Peninsula, land-use, population traits, rural landscapes ResumenVaz, A.S., Silva, D., Alves, P., Vicente, J.R., Caldas, F.B., Honrado, J.P. & Lomba, A. 2016. Evaluando la estructura de la población y de la comunidad frente al clima y el uso del suelo para mejorar la conservación de una especie rara, Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. nobilis. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 73(1): e027.Las alteraciones del clima y del uso del suelo están entre los factores más relevantes para la persistencia de las especies raras de plantas en paisajes rurales. Este trabajo evalúa la estructura de las poblaciones de una especie rara, Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. nobilis, así como de las comunidades de plantas en las cuales se incluyen, frente a variables ambientales (relacionadas con el clima, la topografía, el uso del suelo, y las propiedades del suelo), para identificar las presiones que puedan directa o indirectamente afectar a la especie. En general, el uso local del suelo fue el principal determinante de las características de las poblaciones relacionadas con la capacidad de renovación de esta subespecie, así como de la composición específica de las comunidades. Específicamente, la intensificación media de uso del suelo parece beneficiosa para la diversidad de las comunidades de plantas, pero el abandono agr...

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Evaluating population and community structure against climate and land-use determinants to improve the conservation of the rare Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. nobilis

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“…In a simulation of structured populations under coalescent and real species of skipper butterflies (Zhang et al, 2010) aimed at evaluating the variability of the investigated taxa, the optimal range that resulted was very wide (from 9.5 to 216.6). However, the population parameters can be affected by different biological factors, such as the population structure and its evolutionary history, and, moreover, available individuals may be scarce, as biodiversity is unevenly distributed and most species are small and naturally rare (Fontaine et al, 2007).…”

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“…The Natura 2000 network is a pan-European protected areas network and represent the core of the European Union nature and biodiversity policy (Fontaine et al 2007, EUSTAFOR 2013.This network aimed at improving the conservation status of species and habitats of European interest and to stop biodiversity loss (European Commission, 2008, Pullin et al 2009). The network includes two categories of protected areas, Special Protection Areas (SPA's) and Sites of Community Importance (SCI's), created in the framework of the two extremely important legal instruments for protection of nature in the European Union, the Habitats Directive and Birds Directive (EvEconomic Research "Costin C. Kirițescu" of Romanian Academy, Romanian Academy House, Calea 13 Septembrie, no.…”

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Effectiveness of Natura 2000 network in Romanian Alpine Biogeographical Region: an assessment based on forest landscape connectivity

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Abstract. Maintaining and increasing landscape connectivity, especially of forest landscapes, are some of the main concerns regarding biodiversity conservation. The connectivity of protected areas for different species represents an indicator for evaluating the effectiveness of the Natura 2000 network. Our research aims to evaluate the connectivity of forest landscapes in the Romanian Alpine Biogeographical Region (ABR) for various terrestrial species. We analysed the distribution of forest patches and Sites of Community Importance (SCI), as part of Natura 2000 network, in the Romanian ABR. We evaluated the connectivity of forest patches for terrestrial species with different dispersal distances, identifying those patches with significant contribution to maintain the forest landscape connectivity, through the graph theory approach. To quantify the importance of each node, we evaluated the dPCconnector fraction derived from the dPC index. Of the 125 SCIs in the Romanian ABR, 71 protected areas have over 1000 ha, four of them have more than 100,000 ha. The total protected surfaces cover ~35% of the Romanian ABR, and the forest surfaces, protected in SCIs, cover 26% of the total Romanian ABR. Regarding the connectivity scores, we found that the forest surfaces across the ABR are well connected (0.89 or 1 for different dispersal distances) in comparison with the Natura 2000 forest patches. The forest patches are well connected especially for the species with large dispersal distance in both cases (d = 25 km). For the species characterized by a small dispersion distance, the connectivity is lower (0.46) in the case of protected forests. Our results evidence that the connectivity objective of the forest surfaces protected through the Nature 2000 network is not totally achieved. Furthermore new protected areas are needed where the forest are still present for increasing landscape connectivity for species.

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The European union’s 2010 target: Putting rare species in focus

Cited by 95 publications

References 34 publications

Evaluating population and community structure against climate and land-use determinants to improve the conservation of the rare <em>Narcissus pseudonarcissus</em> subsp. <em>nobilis</em>

Evaluating population and community structure against climate and land-use determinants to improve the conservation of the rare <em>Narcissus pseudonarcissus</em> subsp. <em>nobilis</em>

A DNA barcoding approach in the study of tardigrades

Effectiveness of Natura 2000 network in Romanian Alpine Biogeographical Region: an assessment based on forest landscape connectivity

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