Identifying important sites for conservation of freshwater biodiversity: extending the species-based approach
نویسندگان
چکیده
second line replace ‘2,000 mollusc species’ with ‘4,500 mollusc species’. Identifying important sites for conservation of freshwater biodiversity: extending the species-based approach
منابع مشابه
IDENTIFYING PRIORITY SITES FOR THE CONSERVATION OF FRESHWATER FISH BIODIVERSITY IN A MEDITERRANEAN BASIN WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF THREATENED ENDEMICS. Hermoso,
The Guadiana River basin’s freshwater fish species richness and its threatened status in the circum-mediterranean context highlights the need for a large scale study to identify priority areas for their conservation. One of the most common problems in conservation planning is the quantification of a site’s relative value for the conservation of local biodiversity. Here we used a two-tiered asse...
متن کاملIdentifying suitable habitats for brown bear (Ursus arctos) in northern Zagros forests
Wildlife is an important biological indicator of viability of ecosystems, therefore, understanding habitat requirements of species is essential for biodiversity conservation. Determining the suitability of habitats for wildlife is important for effective management and conservation of species. The brown bear (Ursus arctos), as the largest carnivorous mammal in Iran, is distributed in most fores...
متن کاملChallenges for freshwater invertebrate conservation
Freshwater invertebrate conservation faces 5 important challenges. First, ;10,000 species of freshwater invertebrates around the world may already be extinct or imperiled. Second, human pressures on freshwater resources are intense and will increase in the coming decades, putting yet more species at risk. Third, scientific knowledge about freshwater invertebrates, although substantial and usefu...
متن کاملFishes of the Cheshmeh Gomban wetlands (Kor River Basin), Fars Province: Biodiversity and their conservation threats
Fars Province in southern Iran includes the main basins of the Kor River, Maharloo Lake, Persis, Hormoz and Karun. The Kor River Basin, as an inland basin, is an important part of the freshwater Ichthyodiversity. Cheshmeh Gomban (Gomban spring) and its surrounding wetlands are important water sources of this basin and water bodies of the Tashk and Bakhtegan Lakes. In this study, the ichthyodive...
متن کاملThe Systematic Conservation Planning for Intraspecific
53 54 Intraspecific diversity is fundamental for species' adaptation to environmental 55 changes, and should hence be a main target for biodiversity conservation. However, 56 attempts to identify priority conservation areas for intraspecific diversity remain scarce. 57 Here, we used molecular data on six freshwater fish species sampled at a large spatial 58 scale, to determine hotand cold-spots...
متن کامل