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{"title":"Emerging human dimensions research in coastal and nearshore Oceania","authors":"Rachel Dacks,&nbsp;Shreya Yadav,&nbsp;Alexander Mawyer","doi":"10.1111/cobi.14455","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14455","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Calls for incorporating human dimensions into marine conservation have increased and begun to coalesce as marine social science. However, it is unclear what types of research and foci have been centered in this new interdisciplinary field and what gaps remain. Seeking to clarify the state of marine social science's emerging discourses and methods, we conducted a systematic mapping review of human dimensions studies in coastal and nearshore Oceania published from 2016 to 2022. We reviewed 684 studies, most of which appeared in interdisciplinary marine science journals. We deductively coded studies using previously established human dimensions categories. Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, Hawaiʻi, and Fiji were the focus of 65% of studies despite comprising only a fraction of the total region. Emerging themes of the study included Indigenous worldviews, complex and nuanced drivers of human behavior, diverse human–ocean relationships, and social equity and justice. Some of the studies notably complicated common assumptions about human behavior in marine domains. Over half of the studies used mixed methods, engaging multiple perspectives and allowing for a more comprehensive understanding of research domains that may set marine social science apart in its ability to incorporate understudied human dimensions into marine conservation. Participatory methods, although not yet common, provide a valuable suite of approaches to understanding issues of social equity in marine management and studies of sensory and affective dimensions, also uncommon, could be of high value in filling gaps in understanding of people's complex relationships with marine places. Expanding interdisciplinary training for the next generation of marine stewards and transdisciplinary collaborations will provide opportunities to further mainstream marine social science for a richer, more comprehensive, and just understanding of the world's peopled seas.</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":"39 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cobi.14455","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143741109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Conservation and the social sciences revisited","authors":"Alia M. Dietsch,&nbsp;Matthew J. Selinske,&nbsp;Lily M. van Eeden,&nbsp;Kwan-Lamar Blount-Hill,&nbsp;Rina S. Hauptfeld,&nbsp;Sayan Banerjee,&nbsp;Stephanie Brittain,&nbsp;Francisco Gelves-Gómez,&nbsp;Amit Kaushik,&nbsp;Patricia Manzano Fischer,&nbsp;M. Kutub Uddin,&nbsp;Kenneth E. Wallen","doi":"10.1111/cobi.14462","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14462","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;The concept of a biodiversity crisis emerged in the 1980s to reflect the severe, ongoing losses of plants, animals, and habitats. Conservation biologists, such as Soulé (&lt;span&gt;1985&lt;/span&gt;), acknowledged that human activities affect the planet and that the biological sciences would need other approaches, including social sciences, to curb the crisis. Forty years later, the world's premier international conservation society—the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB)—still centers biology in its name and practices in ways that may dissuade some from joining (Winkler-Schor et al., &lt;span&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;). While the social sciences have gained increasing prominence in the SCB and conservation literature (Selinske et al., &lt;span&gt;2018&lt;/span&gt;; Wallen &amp; Landon, &lt;span&gt;2020&lt;/span&gt;), the need for conservation social science (CSS) insights has grown greater amid additional threats, such as climate change, conflicts over land rights, cultural homogenization, and rapidly advancing technologies (Miller et al., &lt;span&gt;2023&lt;/span&gt;; Sandbrook et al., &lt;span&gt;2021&lt;/span&gt;; World Bank, &lt;span&gt;2014&lt;/span&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Twenty years ago, Mascia et al. (&lt;span&gt;2003&lt;/span&gt;) called attention to the slow uptake of CSS contributions and set an agenda for integrating them into SCB, conservation organizations, and academia. Consequently, the SCB's Social Science Working Group (SSWG) was established in 2003. We (the 2022–2023 SSWG Board of Directors) commemorate SSWG's founding by outlining its achievements over the last 2 decades. Work remains to truly honor human contributions to conservation policy and practice. Thus, we emphasize the continued relevance of CSS in bringing about more effective, just, and enduring conservation efforts consistent with the Convention on Biological Diversity's (CBD) 2030 targets and 2050 vision of more inclusive conservation (CBD, &lt;span&gt;2022&lt;/span&gt;; Pascual et al., &lt;span&gt;2023&lt;/span&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The SSWG has developed into a global network and crucial hub for the continued mainstreaming of CSS under the leadership of a 12-person, member-elected, volunteer-run board of directors. The SSWG is SCB's largest working group, with 500–700 members representing over 60 countries, 4500 social media followers, and a 1400-subscriber listserv. Since 2003, SSWG has connected over 1000 people in structured and informal networking opportunities, and, since 2020, it has facilitated over 155 mentor–mentee pairings to support students, early career conservationists, and conservationists from underrepresented identities and geographies (see SSWG Annual Reports in Supporting Information).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The SSWG has improved the reach and practice of CSS through regular input, advocacy, training, and leadership. Regarding input and advocacy, SSWG Board members have served as SCB-related conference organizers, reviewed conference abstracts, nominated keynote speakers, and promoted CSS content online. Regarding training, SSWG has facilitated professional development and standards of practice","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":"39 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cobi.14462","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143741321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Changes in community composition and functional diversity of European bats under climate change.","authors":"Penelope C Fialas, Luca Santini, Danilo Russo, Francisco Amorim, Hugo Rebelo, Roberto Novella-Fernandez, Francisco Marques, Adi Domer, Adriana Vella, Adriano Martinoli, Aleksandra Figurek, Asaf Tsoar, Attila Sandor, Carlos Ibanez, Carmi Korine, Christian Kerbiriou, Christian Voigt, Claire Mifsud, Csaba Jére, Dalhoumi Ridha, Damiano Preatoni, Daniela Hamidović, Eeva-Maria Tidenberg, Emrah Çoraman, Fiona Mathews, Fulgencio Lison, Furmankiewicz Joanna, Gunars Petersons, Hiba Loumassine, Inazio Garin, István Csősz, Jaan Liira, Javier Juste, Jean François Julien, Jeroen van der Kooij, Josić Darija, Joxerra Aihartza, Katrine Eldegard, Kendra Phelps, Kevin J Olival, Kipson Marina, Leonardo Ancillotto, Lesiński Grzegorz, Levente Barti, Lisette Cantú Salazar, Luciano Bosso, Luisa Rodrigues, Luke Hamel, Marcel Uhrin, Maria Mas, Natasa Cerekovic, Nia Toshkova, Niamh Roche, Oliver Kalda, Ostaizka Aizpurua, Panagiotis Georgiakakis, Peter Kanuch, Primož Presetnik, Rasit Bilgin, Reed April McKay, Rnjak Dina, Rnjak Goran, Ruczyński Ireneusz, Rune Sørås, Solène Robert, Stéphane Aulagnier, Stephanie Kramer-Schadt, Suren Gazaryan, Szilárd-Lehel Bücs, Tarkan Yorulmaz, Torsten Stjernberg, Ulla-Maija Liukko, Victoria Nistreanu, Viesturs Vintulis, Viktoriia Radchuk, Xavier Puig-Montserrat, Yves Bas, Maja Zagmajster, Marcin Zegarek, Zrnčić Vida, Orly Razgour","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70025","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Climate change is predicted to drive geographical range shifts that will result in changes in species diversity and functional composition and have potential repercussions for ecosystem functioning. However, the effect of these changes on species composition and functional diversity (FD) remains unclear, especially for mammals, specifically bats. We used species distribution models and a comprehensive ecological and morphometrical trait database to estimate how projected future climate and land-use changes could influence the distribution, composition, and FD of the European bat community. Future bat assemblages were predicted to undergo substantial shifts in geographic range and trait structure. Range suitability decreased substantially in southern Europe and increased in northern latitudes. Our findings highlight the potential for climate change to drive shifts in bat FD, which has implications for ecosystem function and resilience at a continental scale. It is important to incorporate FD in conservation strategies. These efforts should target species with key functional traits predicted to be lost and areas expected to experience losses in FD. Conservation strategies should include habitat and roost protection, enhancing landscape connectivity, and international monitoring to preserve bat populations and their ecosystem services.</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":" ","pages":"e70025"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143751503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Navigating scale and interdisciplinary dynamics in conservation social science","authors":"Walker DePuy,&nbsp;Paul Thung,&nbsp;Viola Schreer,&nbsp;Wendy M. Erb","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70005","url":null,"abstract":"<p>To better understand and address global human–environment crises, interdisciplinary collaborations across the natural and social sciences have become increasingly common in conservation. Within such collaborations, the question of scale can cause tensions: how to agree on the unit of measurement and analysis? We contend there is value in scrutinizing the relationship between interdisciplinarity and scale more closely. Drawing on 2 research projects in Indonesia that integrate cultural anthropology and conservation biology, we focused on how these collaborations navigated questions of scale. We sought to illustrate that the relationship between interdisciplinarity and scale choices should be understood as situated in the context of the accelerating drive to scale up conservation science and practice impact. Current conservation discourse around scale deeply affects 3 interconnected factors: ethical and strategic considerations, epistemological parity, and institutional structures. However, interdisciplinary efforts can engage these factors in different ways that have implications for how research unfolds and responds to the push to scale up conservation. To cultivate more robust and resilient interdisciplinary collaborations between the natural and the social sciences, we recommend centering reflexive practices, recognizing the value of rescaling methods and goals, and reforming funding structures.</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":"39 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cobi.70005","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143741056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Challenges and opportunities for integrating social science in a conservation nongovernmental organization","authors":"Sara A. Thornton,&nbsp;Will Freeman,&nbsp;Lucy L. Jupe,&nbsp;Julia L. Newth,&nbsp;Jonathan P. Reeves,&nbsp;Kevin A. Wood,&nbsp;Stephen Woroniecki","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70002","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Although the importance of social science to conservation practice and policy is well accepted, social scientists remain in the minority in conservation nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). We explored how social science has started to inform the work of WWT, an NGO dedicated to the restoration of wetlands for people and nature. Through reflections on our experiences working in WWT's social dimensions unit and interviews with colleagues from different backgrounds and roles, we critically reflected on the integration of social science in wetland conservation science, advocacy, and practice. Social science was a relatively new and marginal research domain for WWT. There was confusion within the organization around what social science entails and its value for conservation practice. We and our colleagues have faced challenges communicating across disciplines and establishing a rigorous ethical review process for social science research. It is difficult to navigate under a scarcity mindset in conservation (i.e., that there is not enough time, resources, or funding) and at the same time to build collaborations and long-term relationships and contribute to wider environmental and social movements. Social science integration brought multiple opportunities to WWT, including creating and showing impact, building support, and broadening funding opportunities. Social science was seen to inform campaigns and wetland restoration policy. Further integration of social science is needed at WWT. To achieve this, we recommend building confidence in the role of social science across teams through further training to improve organizational competency in social science theory and methods. We emphasize the need for thoughtful, long-term approaches alongside shorter term approaches to wetland restoration. We recommend that conservation NGOs promote practices of self-reflection to recognize the inherently political nature of conservation. We expect that our experiences and recommendations are relevant for other organizations. We invite other perspectives and hope our reflections lead to further conversations in the conservation sector.</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":"39 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143741279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of primate protection on threatened and endemic vertebrates, plants, ecosystem services, and future climate refugia.","authors":"Yin Yang, Chen Li, Yi-Hao Fang, Guo-Peng Ren, Zhi-Pang Huang, Yan-Peng Li, Liang-Wei Cui, Meng-Ran Chu-Yuan, Colin A Chapmman, Cyril C Grueter, Jian Zhou, Wen-Bo Yan, Xin Liu, Li-Xiang Zhang, Rui-An Tang, Ying-Ping Tian, Fei Li, Ke-Guo Hang, Peng-Ying Li, Paul A Garber, Rui-Dong Wu, Wen Xiao","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70019","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Primates, 69% of which are threatened with extinction, are the third most specious order of mammals. We used primates as model taxa to examine the umbrella effects of primates on ecosystem services and the protection of other vertebrates and seed plants in Yunnan Province, China. We identified areas of conservation priority for 16 primate species and determined which other threatened and endemic terrestrial vertebrates and seed plants would be protected through a program targeting primate conservation. Areas of high primate species richness were spatially correlated with the distribution of 601 species of threatened and endemic vertebrates and 4010 seed plants. Primate species richness was positively correlated with carbon sequestration and enhanced water and soil conservation and coincided with future areas of climate refugia. If 30% of Yunnan's naturally forested regions were designated as primate conservation priority areas, then 52.3% of the province's average annual carbon sequestration, 51.7% of its water resources, 54.1% of its soil resources, and 30-33% of its climate-stable areas would be protected. Protecting primates as umbrella taxa uniquely contributes to maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services that promote ecosystem stability. Although we focused on a single mammalian order in a single region, our approach for umbrella taxa evaluation has broad applicability and can help achieve multiple conservation targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":" ","pages":"e70019"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143729206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Differences in estimates of extinction risk between occupancy and abundance data.","authors":"Mattia Falaschi, Elia Lo Parrino, Raoul Manenti, Gentile Francesco Ficetola","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70020","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Temporal trends in populations are often measured with presence-absence and abundance data. These data types are inherently different, but quantitative comparisons of threat statuses assessed through occupancy or abundance data are currently lacking. We applied International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) criteria to estimate extinction risk of amphibians on the basis of data collected over 25 years. We examined whether occupancy and abundance models provided consistent threat status. Occupancy and abundance data suggested declines for the study species in the study area, but occupancy generally showed smaller proportional changes compared with abundance data. Abundance data yielded higher threat categories than occupancy data but were generally associated with larger uncertainties. With abundance data, population declines were found sooner than with occupancy data, but occupancy data estimates were more robust; thus, we advocate the integration of multiple measures of decline when assessing threat status.</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":" ","pages":"e70020"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143729192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Use of community characteristics to predict hunting and game harvests in western Amazonian forests.","authors":"Daniel Zayonc, Brian E Robinson, Oliver T Coomes, Yoshito Takasaki, Christian Abizaid","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70016","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Wild game harvesting in Amazonia provides rural residents with protein and cash income but can threaten wildlife populations and forest ecosystem functions. As yet, the socioeconomic and environmental drivers that shape hunter livelihoods remain poorly understood. We studied hunting behavior in the Peruvian Amazon through a quantitative characterization of hunters accounting for community and household factors. Data on livelihood activities from a sample of nearly 3800 households in 232 stratified and randomly selected communities were drawn from a survey of the environmental and socioeconomic characteristics of 919 communities. Our double-hurdle model (i.e., 2-stage statistical model that describes whether a household participates in an activity and the amount they participate) separated household game harvesting decisions into 2 parts: first, based on a selection equation that estimated the decision to engage in hunting as a livelihood strategy and, second, based on a truncated lognormal regression equation that estimated total amount of game harvested by households engaged in hunting. We found that 28% of households surveyed reported hunting and that community factors, such as forest cover and distance to the city, drove hunting participation and harvests, although the factors predicting whether a household hunted differed from those that explained game harvests. Household traits, including initial land assets and household head age, were helpful in identifying hunters in communities. Government and nongovernmental organizations should consider socioeconomic and ecological interactions beyond the individual hunter when developing conservation initiatives. Informed targeting of communities in remote areas of Amazonia promises better allocation of scarce resources for wildlife conservation.</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":" ","pages":"e70016"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143729213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of climate, virus, and host characteristics on the seroprevalence of pathogenic viruses in terrestrial mammals.","authors":"Huayao Gao, Yumei Li, Chao Zhang, Haoyang Wang, Yonggang Nie","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70021","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pathogenic viruses are globally distributed and have caused severe diseases or death in wildlife populations, posing enormous threats to wild animals, especially threatened species. The transmission dynamics of pathogenic viral diseases are affected by complex factors and their interactions, such as climate, virus traits, host life-history traits, and environmental conditions. The seroprevalence of viruses can reflect the historical exposure of hosts to viruses and may indicate accumulated pathogenic viral disease severity in wildlife populations. We studied viruses with demonstrated virulence that have caused diseases or death in their natural hosts among wild terrestrial mammals. We extracted data on virus traits, host species, host life-history traits, and climate conditions from the peer-reviewed literature to explore their effects on and interactions with virus seroprevalence in wildlife populations. Ungulates were the most studied group followed by carnivores. The seroprevalence of pathogenic viruses was positively correlated with temperature in wildlife populations. The correlation between precipitation and virus seroprevalence was complicated and depended on different interactions of variables. Gregarious animals and nonmigratory ungulates were more vulnerable to high viral seroprevalence than other species. As global temperatures increase, drought will increase, and gregarious and nonmigratory ungulates may thus experience increased spread and incidence of pathogenic viruses, especially vector-borne viruses. Gregarious carnivores may face a high risk of outbreaks of viruses that are transmitted directly (e.g., canine distemper virus, canine parvovirus, and rabies virus). Our results can be used to inform protocols for surveillance of specific viruses and susceptible host life-history traits to prevent epizootics in natural populations, which will be crucial for the conservation of terrestrial mammals under global climate change.</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":" ","pages":"e70021"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143729209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Conservation gaps for threatened ungulates in China under human disturbance and climate change.","authors":"Chao Zhang, Yumei Li, Xiaoyu Hu, Haoyang Wang, Zexuan Gao, Yonggang Nie","doi":"10.1111/cobi.70014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70014","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The identification of priority areas and conservation gaps in existing protected areas (PAs) is crucial for conservation of globally threatened species. However, understanding of conservation priorities is generally based on species richness and endemism, often overlooking evolutionary histories, species' functional roles, and the dynamics of all diversity indices relative to human impacts and future climate change. We analyzed the multiple diversity patterns of threatened ungulates in China at a 0.1° resolution under current and future climate scenarios and developed a more comprehensive framework for identifying priority conservation areas. Gross domestic product (GDP), human footprint index (HFP), land use, and climate had the greatest effect on distributions of threatened ungulates. The different facets of biodiversity and their dynamics were inconsistently represented across high-priority conservation areas. Existing PAs poorly represented priority areas based on the 5% highest values for the diversity indices we considered. Coverage of priority areas by PAs ranged from 28.8% to 30.4% under the current scenario alone and under a combination of the current scenario and 2 future scenarios. Only 21.5-22.2% of priority areas in eastern China were covered by PAs under all the scenarios, whereas >91.8% of the areas were threatened by high levels of human impacts. We identified gaps in areas of high priority for conservation of threatened ungulates and PAs in urgent need of strengthening. Our results highlight the importance of considering multiple dimensions of diversity when identifying priority areas for threatened species.</p>","PeriodicalId":10689,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Biology","volume":" ","pages":"e70014"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143691390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}