Priority conservation areas for Cedrus atlantica in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Copyright policy )Priority conservation areas for Cedrus atlantica in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Abstract Assessing biodiversity loss and species extinction is necessary to warn society and raise awareness of the impacts of ongoing climate change. Prioritizing protected areas is the pragmatic and applicable management measure under the pressure of ongoing climate change and limited resources to conserve species at risk of extinction. We developed a novel conservation index (CI) to prioritize areas and populations of an endangered mountain tree species that need protection in the face of ongoing climate change, as conservation of all populations may not be realistic. This CI integrates (1) mountain topography to identify potential refugial areas with suitable microclimates, (2) genetic diversity to assess the adaptive capacity of local populations, and (3) hypothetical climate change in the species' range. We applied this CI to Atlas cedar, an endemic and threatened species whose populations are scattered throughout the Moroccan mountains. This index provided a scale for 33 populations studied and suggests that genetically diverse populations located in rugged areas where future local climate may overlap with their current climatic niche should receive a higher conservation priority. This index may also be applicable to other mountain species with scattered populations and is likely to be more accurate if more precise climate data are used at the microrefugia scale.
[SDE] Environmental Sciences, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-GEO-PH] Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Geophysics [physics.geo-ph], Plant Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, [SHS.ENVIR] Humanities and Social Sciences/Environmental studies, Climate change, Environmental resource management, QH540-549.5, Species Distribution Modeling and Climate Change Impacts, Geography, Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Life Sciences, genetic diversity, Biodiversity, Strigolactone Signaling in Plant Interactions, [SDU.ENVI] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Continental interfaces, environment, climate‐change, Threatened species, Habitat, [SDE]Environmental Sciences, Physical Sciences, Impact of Pollinator Decline on Ecosystems and Agriculture, Habitat Fragmentation, environment, 570, Adaptive capacity, Conservation status, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-GEO-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Geophysics [physics.geo-ph], QH1-199.5, Endangered species, Environmental science, Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution, Paleontology, ddc:910, Extinction (optical mineralogy), [SDE.BE] Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, conservation index, [SHS.ENVIR]Humanities and Social Sciences/Environmental studies, FOS: Biological sciences, Environmental Science, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, [SDU.ENVI]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Continental interfaces, microrefugia, Cedrus atlantica, mountain ruggedness
[SDE] Environmental Sciences, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-GEO-PH] Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Geophysics [physics.geo-ph], Plant Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, [SHS.ENVIR] Humanities and Social Sciences/Environmental studies, Climate change, Environmental resource management, QH540-549.5, Species Distribution Modeling and Climate Change Impacts, Geography, Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Life Sciences, genetic diversity, Biodiversity, Strigolactone Signaling in Plant Interactions, [SDU.ENVI] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Continental interfaces, environment, climate‐change, Threatened species, Habitat, [SDE]Environmental Sciences, Physical Sciences, Impact of Pollinator Decline on Ecosystems and Agriculture, Habitat Fragmentation, environment, 570, Adaptive capacity, Conservation status, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-GEO-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Geophysics [physics.geo-ph], QH1-199.5, Endangered species, Environmental science, Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution, Paleontology, ddc:910, Extinction (optical mineralogy), [SDE.BE] Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, conservation index, [SHS.ENVIR]Humanities and Social Sciences/Environmental studies, FOS: Biological sciences, Environmental Science, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, [SDU.ENVI]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Continental interfaces, microrefugia, Cedrus atlantica, mountain ruggedness
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