Do hotspots fall within protected areas? A Geographic Approach to Planning analysis of regional freshwater biodiversity

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (11) ◽  
pp. 2046-2056
Author(s):  
Ashley D. Walters ◽  
Madelyn A. Brown ◽  
Gina M. Cerbie ◽  
Marsha G. Williams ◽  
Joshua A. Banta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Freshwater Biodiversity

scholarly journals Protected areas: A focus on Brazilian freshwater biodiversity

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 442-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valter M. Azevedo-Santos ◽  
Renata G. Frederico ◽  
Camila K. Fagundes ◽  
Paulo S. Pompeu ◽  
Fernando M. Pelicice ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Freshwater Biodiversity

scholarly journals Conservation and monitoring of invertebrates in terrestrial protected areas

Koedoe ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melodie A. McGeoch ◽  
Hendrik Sithole ◽  
Michael J. Samways ◽  
John P. Simaika ◽  
James S. Pryke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Biodiversity Monitoring ◽  
Freshwater Biodiversity ◽  
Significant Component ◽  
Management Objectives ◽  
Planning And Management ◽  
Substantial Progress ◽  
Terrestrial Biodiversity ◽  
Area Monitoring

Invertebrates constitute a substantial proportion of terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity and are critical to ecosystem function. However, their inclusion in biodiversity monitoring and conservation planning and management has lagged behind better-known, more widely appreciated taxa. Significant progress in invertebrate surveys, systematics and bioindication, both globally and locally, means that their use in biodiversity monitoring and conservation is becoming increasingly feasible. Here we outline challenges and solutions to the integration of invertebrates into biodiversity management objectives and monitoring in protected areas in South Africa. We show that such integration is relevant and possible, and assess the relative suitability of seven key taxa in this context. Finally, we outline a series of recommendations for mainstreaming invertebrates in conservation planning, surveys and monitoring in and around protected areas.Conservation implications: Invertebrates constitute a substantial and functionally significant component of terrestrial biodiversity and are valuable indicators of environmental condition. Although consideration of invertebrates has historically been neglected in conservation planning and management, substantial progress with surveys, systematics and bioindication means that it is now both feasible and advisable to incorporate them into protected area monitoring activities.

Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 to improve the performance of protected areas and conserve freshwater biodiversity

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 133-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Juffe-Bignoli ◽  
Ian Harrison ◽  
Stuart HM Butchart ◽  
Rebecca Flitcroft ◽  
Virgilio Hermoso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Freshwater Biodiversity

scholarly journals Safeguarding Free-Flowing Rivers: The Global Extent of Free-Flowing Rivers in Protected Areas

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 2805
Author(s):  
Jeffrey J. Opperman ◽  
Natalie Shahbol ◽  
Jeffrey Maynard ◽  
Günther Grill ◽  
Jonathan Higgins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Water Area ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Freshwater Biodiversity ◽  
Effective Protection ◽  
High Discharge ◽  
Inland Water ◽  
Biodiversity Crisis ◽  
Lower Extent ◽  
Aichi Biodiversity Targets

Approximately one-third of long rivers remain free-flowing, and rivers face a range of ongoing and future threats. In response, there is a heightened call for actions to reverse the freshwater biodiversity crisis, including through formal global targets for protection. The Aichi Biodiversity Targets called for the protection of 17% of inland water areas by 2020. Here, we examine the levels and spatial patterns of protection for a specific type of inland water area—rivers designated as free-flowing. Out of a global total of 11.7 million kilometers of rivers, 1.9 million kilometers (16%) are within protected areas and 10.1 million kilometers are classified as free-flowing, with 1.7 M kilometers of the free-flowing kilometers (17%) within protected areas. Thus, at the global level, the proportion of rivers in protected areas is just below the Aichi Target, and the proportion of free-flowing rivers within protected areas equals that target. However, the extent of protection varies widely across river basins, countries, and continents, and many of these geographic units have a level of protection far lower than the target. Further, high discharge mainstem rivers tend to have lower extent of protection. We conclude by reviewing the limitations of measuring river protection by the proportion of river kilometers within protected areas and describe a range of mechanisms that can provide more effective protection. We also propose a set of recommendations for a more comprehensive quantification of global river protection.

scholarly journals Do terrestrial protected areas conserve freshwater fish diversity? Results from the Western Ghats of India

Oryx ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 544-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Kurian Abraham ◽  
Nachiket Kelkar
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
High Elevation ◽  
Freshwater Ecosystems ◽  
Fish Diversity ◽  
Freshwater Biodiversity ◽  
Total Species Richness ◽  
Dam Reservoirs ◽  
Western Ghats Of India

AbstractTerrestrial protected areas are often designated in inaccessible high elevation regions, and usually targeted towards conservation of charismatic large mammals and birds. It has been suggested that such protected areas, with partial coverage of riverine habitats, may not be adequate for conservation of freshwater taxa such as fishes. Also, protected areas are often designated in upstream catchments of dam reservoirs, and conservation of freshwater biodiversity is usually not a priority. We investigated the importance of existing protected areas for conservation of stream fishes within and across three dammed and two undammed rivers in the southern Western Ghats, India (a global biodiversity hotspot). Comparisons of stream sites in protected and unprotected areas were restricted to mid elevations because of confounding factors of dams, elevation and stream order. For dammed rivers, endemic and total species richness was significantly higher inside protected areas than unprotected areas. Total fish species richness increased with decreasing elevation and endemic species richness peaked at mid elevations. Species found in comparable stream orders across dammed and undammed midland river reaches were similar. Intensity of threats such as sand mining, dynamite fishing, pollution and introduced invasive fishes was higher in unprotected than in protected areas. Lack of awareness among managers has also led to the occurrence of some threats within protected areas. However, existing protected areas are vital for conservation of endemic fishes. Our results support the need for extending the scope of terrestrial protected areas towards better representation of freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity.

Running dry: Freshwater biodiversity, protected areas and climate change

Biodiversity ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 9 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 30-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie Pittock ◽  
Lara J. Hansen ◽  
Robin Abell
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Freshwater Biodiversity

scholarly journals Protected areas and freshwater biodiversity: a novel systematic review distils eight lessons for effective conservation

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Acreman ◽  
Kathy A. Hughes ◽  
Angela H. Arthington ◽  
David Tickner ◽  
Manuel‐Angel Dueñas
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Freshwater Biodiversity ◽  
Effective Conservation

scholarly journals Effects of human activities on rivers located in protected areas of the Atlantic Forest

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mônica Luisa Kuhlmann ◽  
Hélio Rubens Victorino Imbimbo ◽  
Lucy Lina Ogura ◽  
João Paulo Villani ◽  
Roberto Starzynski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Good Condition ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Atlantic Rain Forest ◽  
Freshwater Biodiversity ◽  
Aquatic Life ◽  
Quality Diagnosis

AIM: This study evaluated the impacts of anthropogenic activities upstream of conservation areas on the Paraibuna river and its implications for freshwater biodiversity. METHODS: The study was carried out in two units, Cunha and Santa Virginia, of the Serra do Mar State Park (SP), located in the Atlantic Rain Forest. Five sampling sites were defined, four along the Paraibuna river and one in the Ipiranga river, the latter fully inserted into the protected area. Physical, chemical, microbiological and ecotoxicological data were obtained from surface water as well as aquatic macroinvertebrates. RESULTS: The results showed that the waters of the Paraibuna river have low anthropogenic interference. However, conductivity, turbidity, coliforms, iron, total phosphorus and nitrate showed a gradient improving its water quality from upstream to downstream, indicating the existence of erosion and introduction of organic debris in the basin. The BMWP index, varying from 58 to 190, also showed the good condition of the river to aquatic biota, with predominant Excellent quality diagnosis. The values of this index and the richness index (S) outlined a similar gradient but with the lowest values recorded in P3. CONCLUSIONS: The results showed that the upstream activities alter the natural condition of the Paraibuna river and its biota and that the protected areas provides environmental services reducing these impacts. The ideal situation in order to ensure the conservation of the freshwater biota of the Paraibuna river would be the incorporation of parts of the upstream area into the protected area and convert occupied areas into Sustainable Use Area, that guarantee the adoption of sustainable techniques to the existing land uses and the application of aquatic life protection indicators for monitoring the water quality of the river.

Protected areas and imperilled endemic freshwater biodiversity in the Western Ghats Hotspot

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 78-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajeev Raghavan ◽  
Sandeep Das ◽  
P.O. Nameer ◽  
A. Bijukumar ◽  
Neelesh Dahanukar
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Freshwater Biodiversity ◽  
The Western Ghats
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