Threat management priorities for conserving Antarctic biodiversity
Antarctic terrestrial biodiversity faces multiple threats, from invasive species to climate change. Yet no large-scale assessments of threat management strategies exist. Applying a structured participatory approach, we demonstrate that existing conservation efforts are insufficient in a changing wor...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:528989 2023-05-15T13:41:45+02:00 Threat management priorities for conserving Antarctic biodiversity Lee, Jasmine R. Terauds, Aleks Carwardine, Josie Shaw, Justine D. Fuller, Richard A. Possingham, Hugh P. Chown, Steven L. Convey, Peter Gilbert, Neil Hughes, Kevin A. McIvor, Ewan Robinson, Sharon A. Ropert-Coudert, Yan Bergstrom, Dana M. Biersma, Elisabeth M. Christian, Claire Cowan, Don A. Frenot, Yves Jenouvrier, Stéphanie Kelley, Lisa Lee, Michael J. Lynch, Heather J. Njåstad, Birgit Quesada, Antonio Roura, Ricardo M. Shaw, E. Ashley Stanwell-Smith, Damon Tsujimoto, Megumu Wall, Diana H. Wilmotte, Annick Chadès, Iadine 2022-12-22 text http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/528989/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/528989/1/journal.pbio.3001921.pdf https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001921 en eng PLOS https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/528989/1/journal.pbio.3001921.pdf Lee, Jasmine R.; Terauds, Aleks; Carwardine, Josie; Shaw, Justine D.; Fuller, Richard A.; Possingham, Hugh P.; Chown, Steven L.; Convey, Peter orcid:0000-0001-8497-9903 Gilbert, Neil; Hughes, Kevin A. orcid:0000-0003-2701-726X McIvor, Ewan; Robinson, Sharon A.; Ropert-Coudert, Yan; Bergstrom, Dana M.; Biersma, Elisabeth M. orcid:0000-0002-9877-2177 Christian, Claire; Cowan, Don A.; Frenot, Yves; Jenouvrier, Stéphanie; Kelley, Lisa; Lee, Michael J.; Lynch, Heather J.; Njåstad, Birgit; Quesada, Antonio; Roura, Ricardo M.; Shaw, E. Ashley; Stanwell-Smith, Damon; Tsujimoto, Megumu; Wall, Diana H.; Wilmotte, Annick; Chadès, Iadine. 2022 Threat management priorities for conserving Antarctic biodiversity. PloS Biology, 20 (12), e3001921. 31, pp. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001921 <https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001921> cc_by_4 CC-BY Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2022 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001921 2023-02-04T19:51:22Z Antarctic terrestrial biodiversity faces multiple threats, from invasive species to climate change. Yet no large-scale assessments of threat management strategies exist. Applying a structured participatory approach, we demonstrate that existing conservation efforts are insufficient in a changing world, estimating that 65% (at best 37%, at worst 97%) of native terrestrial taxa and land-associated seabirds are likely to decline by 2100 under current trajectories. Emperor penguins are identified as the most vulnerable taxon, followed by other seabirds and dry soil nematodes. We find that implementing 10 key threat management strategies in parallel, at an estimated present-day equivalent annual cost of US$23 million, could benefit up to 84% of Antarctic taxa. Climate change is identified as the most pervasive threat to Antarctic biodiversity and influencing global policy to effectively limit climate change is the most beneficial conservation strategy. However, minimising impacts of human activities and improved planning and management of new infrastructure projects are cost-effective and will help to minimise regional threats. Simultaneous global and regional efforts are critical to secure Antarctic biodiversity for future generations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Emperor penguins Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic PLOS Biology 20 12 e3001921 |
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Antarctic terrestrial biodiversity faces multiple threats, from invasive species to climate change. Yet no large-scale assessments of threat management strategies exist. Applying a structured participatory approach, we demonstrate that existing conservation efforts are insufficient in a changing world, estimating that 65% (at best 37%, at worst 97%) of native terrestrial taxa and land-associated seabirds are likely to decline by 2100 under current trajectories. Emperor penguins are identified as the most vulnerable taxon, followed by other seabirds and dry soil nematodes. We find that implementing 10 key threat management strategies in parallel, at an estimated present-day equivalent annual cost of US$23 million, could benefit up to 84% of Antarctic taxa. Climate change is identified as the most pervasive threat to Antarctic biodiversity and influencing global policy to effectively limit climate change is the most beneficial conservation strategy. However, minimising impacts of human activities and improved planning and management of new infrastructure projects are cost-effective and will help to minimise regional threats. Simultaneous global and regional efforts are critical to secure Antarctic biodiversity for future generations. |
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Lee, Jasmine R. Terauds, Aleks Carwardine, Josie Shaw, Justine D. Fuller, Richard A. Possingham, Hugh P. Chown, Steven L. Convey, Peter Gilbert, Neil Hughes, Kevin A. McIvor, Ewan Robinson, Sharon A. Ropert-Coudert, Yan Bergstrom, Dana M. Biersma, Elisabeth M. Christian, Claire Cowan, Don A. Frenot, Yves Jenouvrier, Stéphanie Kelley, Lisa Lee, Michael J. Lynch, Heather J. Njåstad, Birgit Quesada, Antonio Roura, Ricardo M. Shaw, E. Ashley Stanwell-Smith, Damon Tsujimoto, Megumu Wall, Diana H. Wilmotte, Annick Chadès, Iadine |
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Lee, Jasmine R. Terauds, Aleks Carwardine, Josie Shaw, Justine D. Fuller, Richard A. Possingham, Hugh P. Chown, Steven L. Convey, Peter Gilbert, Neil Hughes, Kevin A. McIvor, Ewan Robinson, Sharon A. Ropert-Coudert, Yan Bergstrom, Dana M. Biersma, Elisabeth M. Christian, Claire Cowan, Don A. Frenot, Yves Jenouvrier, Stéphanie Kelley, Lisa Lee, Michael J. Lynch, Heather J. Njåstad, Birgit Quesada, Antonio Roura, Ricardo M. Shaw, E. Ashley Stanwell-Smith, Damon Tsujimoto, Megumu Wall, Diana H. Wilmotte, Annick Chadès, Iadine Threat management priorities for conserving Antarctic biodiversity |
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Threat management priorities for conserving Antarctic biodiversity |
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Threat management priorities for conserving Antarctic biodiversity |
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https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/528989/1/journal.pbio.3001921.pdf Lee, Jasmine R.; Terauds, Aleks; Carwardine, Josie; Shaw, Justine D.; Fuller, Richard A.; Possingham, Hugh P.; Chown, Steven L.; Convey, Peter orcid:0000-0001-8497-9903 Gilbert, Neil; Hughes, Kevin A. orcid:0000-0003-2701-726X McIvor, Ewan; Robinson, Sharon A.; Ropert-Coudert, Yan; Bergstrom, Dana M.; Biersma, Elisabeth M. orcid:0000-0002-9877-2177 Christian, Claire; Cowan, Don A.; Frenot, Yves; Jenouvrier, Stéphanie; Kelley, Lisa; Lee, Michael J.; Lynch, Heather J.; Njåstad, Birgit; Quesada, Antonio; Roura, Ricardo M.; Shaw, E. Ashley; Stanwell-Smith, Damon; Tsujimoto, Megumu; Wall, Diana H.; Wilmotte, Annick; Chadès, Iadine. 2022 Threat management priorities for conserving Antarctic biodiversity. PloS Biology, 20 (12), e3001921. 31, pp. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001921 <https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001921> |
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