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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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:9778584 2023-05-15T13:58:38+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 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9778584/ https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001921 en eng Public Library of Science http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9778584/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001921 © 2022 Lee et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. CC-BY PLoS Biol Research Article Text 2022 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001921 2022-12-25T02:21:52Z 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. Text Antarc* Antarctic Emperor penguins PubMed Central (PMC) 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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