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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ftqueensland:oai:eprints.qut.edu.au:248096 2024-05-19T07:30:45+00:00 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-Couder, Yan Bergstrom, Dana M. Biersma, Elisabeth M. Christian, Claire Cowan, Don A. Frenot, Yves Jenouvrier, Stephanie Kelley, Lisa Lee, Michael J. Lynch, Heather J. Njåstad, Birgit Quesada, Antonio Roura, Ricardo M. Shaw, E. Ashley Stanwell-Smit, Damon Tsujimoto, Megumu Wall, Diana H. Wilmotte, Annick Chadès, Iadine 2022-12 https://eprints.qut.edu.au/248096/ unknown Public Library of Science doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3001921 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-Couder, Yan, Bergstrom, Dana M., Biersma, Elisabeth M., Christian, Claire, Cowan, Don A., Frenot, Yves, Jenouvrier, Stephanie, Kelley, Lisa, Lee, Michael J., Lynch, Heather J., Njåstad, Birgit, Quesada, Antonio, Roura, Ricardo M., Shaw, E. Ashley, Stanwell-Smit, Damon, Tsujimoto, Megumu, Wall, Diana H., Wilmotte, Annick, & Chadès, Iadine (2022) Threat management priorities for conserving Antarctic biodiversity. PLoS Biology, 20(12), Article number: e3001921. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/248096/ 2022 The Authors This work is covered by copyright. Unless the document is being made available under a Creative Commons Licence, you must assume that re-use is limited to personal use and that permission from the copyright owner must be obtained for all other uses. If the document is available under a Creative Commons License (or other specified license) then refer to the Licence for details of permitted re-use. It is a condition of access that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. If you believe that this work infringes copyright please provide details by email to qut.copyright@qut.edu.au PLoS Biology Contribution to Journal 2022 ftqueensland https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001921 2024-04-24T00:09:08Z 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 Queensland University of Technology: QUT ePrints 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-Couder, Yan Bergstrom, Dana M. Biersma, Elisabeth M. Christian, Claire Cowan, Don A. Frenot, Yves Jenouvrier, Stephanie Kelley, Lisa Lee, Michael J. Lynch, Heather J. Njåstad, Birgit Quesada, Antonio Roura, Ricardo M. Shaw, E. Ashley Stanwell-Smit, 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-Couder, Yan Bergstrom, Dana M. Biersma, Elisabeth M. Christian, Claire Cowan, Don A. Frenot, Yves Jenouvrier, Stephanie Kelley, Lisa Lee, Michael J. Lynch, Heather J. Njåstad, Birgit Quesada, Antonio Roura, Ricardo M. Shaw, E. Ashley Stanwell-Smit, Damon Tsujimoto, Megumu Wall, Diana H. Wilmotte, Annick Chadès, Iadine Threat management priorities for conserving Antarctic biodiversity |
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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-Couder, Yan Bergstrom, Dana M. Biersma, Elisabeth M. Christian, Claire Cowan, Don A. Frenot, Yves Jenouvrier, Stephanie Kelley, Lisa Lee, Michael J. Lynch, Heather J. Njåstad, Birgit Quesada, Antonio Roura, Ricardo M. Shaw, E. Ashley Stanwell-Smit, Damon Tsujimoto, Megumu Wall, Diana H. Wilmotte, Annick Chadès, Iadine |
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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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