RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 Identification of critical areas for mammal conservation in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve
A1 Suzart De Albuquerque, Fábio
A1 Teixeira Assunçao de Albuquerque, María José
A1 Gálvez Bravo, Lucía Isabel
A1 Cayuela Delgado, Luis
A1 Rueda García, Marta
A1 Rey Benayas, José María
K1 Connectivity
K1 Mammals
K1 Protected Areas
K1 Rarity
K1 Species Richness
K1 Vulnerability
K1 Medio Ambiente
K1 Environmental science
AB Herein we identified the geographic location of protected areas (PAs) critical for strengthening mammalian conservation in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve (RMBA) by assessing sites of particular importance for mammal diversity using different biodiversity criteria (richness, rarity, vulnerability) and a connectivity index. Although 95% of mammal species were represented by PAs, most of them had less than 10% of their distribution range protected by these areas. A total of 94 critical areas for mammal conservation-representing 49.60% of the total PAs were identified. Most of these areas were located at endangered ecoregions. We recommend that conservationists and policy makers should identify critical areas in order to guarantee biodiversity fluxes among landscapes, and enhance the connectivity between PAs to increase biodiversity protection and conservation. Knowledge about the location of critical areas may encourage managers and policy makers to develop specific programs to strengthen mammal biodiversity protection, especially for threatened species.
SN 1679-0073
YR 2011
FD 2011
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/40569
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/40569
LA eng
NO Ministry of Education, Brazil
DS MINDS@UW
RD 26-abr-2024