Diversity and Distributions, Volume (29), No (2), Year (2023-2) , Pages (244-253)

Title : ( Hotspots of (sub)alpine plants in the Irano‐Anatolian global biodiversity hotspot are insufficiently protected )

Authors: Jalil Noroozi , Masoud Minaei , Sina Khalvati , Akram Kaveh , Hanieh Nafisi , Behnaz Nazari , Golshan Zare , Ernst Vitek , Karl Hulber , Gerald M. Schneeweiss ,

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Abstract

Abstract Aim: The mountainous regions in SW Asia harbour a high number of endemic species, many of which are restricted to the high-elevation zone. The (sub)alpine habitats of the region are under particular threat due to global change, but their biodiversity hotspots and conservation status have not been investigated so far. Location: Subalpine-alpine habitats of SW Asia. Methods: Distribution data of all (sub)alpine vascular plant species of the region were compiled, resulting in 19,680 localities from 1672 (sub)alpine species, the majority of them being restricted to the region (76%). Six quantitative indices of species diversity were used on the basis of 0.5° × 0.5° grid cells to identify (sub)alpine hotspots. Hotspots whose surface area in the (sub)alpine zone was covered by nature reserves maximally by 10% were defined as conservation gaps. Results: A high proportion (80%) of the endemic species of the study area is range-restricted and narrowly distributed. The results of all six indices were highly correlated. Using the top 5%, 10% and 20% richest cells supported by any index, 32, 53 and 98 cells, respectively, were identified as Hotspots. Almost 60% of these Hotspots at all three levels were identified as unprotected (i.e. constituted Conservation Gaps). Generally, only 22%, 18% and 16%, respectively, of the alpine surface area of the identified Hotspots were covered by nature reserves for the top 5%, 10% and 20% richest cells, respectively. Main conclusions: Although the rate of protection in (sub)alpine Hotspots exceeds that of the entire region it is still insufficient, because these Hotspots are much richer in endemic and in range-restricted species, but at the same time are under high pressure of global change. Therefore, the establishment of new nature reserves with high conservation efficiency in (sub)alpine habitats with a particular focus on the identified Hotspots is strongly recommended.

Keywords

, alpine habitats, conservation gaps, endemism, global biodiversity hotspots
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@article{paperid:1092324,
author = {Jalil Noroozi and Minaei, Masoud and Sina Khalvati and Akram Kaveh and Hanieh Nafisi and Behnaz Nazari and Golshan Zare and Ernst Vitek and Karl Hulber and Gerald M. Schneeweiss},
title = {Hotspots of (sub)alpine plants in the Irano‐Anatolian global biodiversity hotspot are insufficiently protected},
journal = {Diversity and Distributions},
year = {2023},
volume = {29},
number = {2},
month = {February},
issn = {1366-9516},
pages = {244--253},
numpages = {9},
keywords = {alpine habitats; conservation gaps; endemism; global biodiversity hotspots},
}

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%0 Journal Article
%T Hotspots of (sub)alpine plants in the Irano‐Anatolian global biodiversity hotspot are insufficiently protected
%A Jalil Noroozi
%A Minaei, Masoud
%A Sina Khalvati
%A Akram Kaveh
%A Hanieh Nafisi
%A Behnaz Nazari
%A Golshan Zare
%A Ernst Vitek
%A Karl Hulber
%A Gerald M. Schneeweiss
%J Diversity and Distributions
%@ 1366-9516
%D 2023

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