| Autor: |
Wauchope HS; Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, UK., Shaw JD; School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4067, Australia., Terauds A; Antarctic Conservation and Management Program, Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston, TAS, 7050, Australia. aleks.terauds@gmail.com. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Nature communications [Nat Commun] 2019 Feb 26; Vol. 10 (1), pp. 946. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Feb 26. |
| DOI: |
10.1038/s41467-019-08915-6 |
| Abstrakt: |
Threats to Antarctic biodiversity are escalating, despite its remoteness and protection under the Antarctic Treaty. Increasing human activity, pollution, biological invasions and the omnipresent impacts of climate change all contribute, and often combine, to exert pressure on Antarctic ecosystems and environments. Here we present a continent-wide assessment of terrestrial biodiversity protection in Antarctica. Despite Antarctic Specially Protected Areas covering less than 2% of Antarctica, 44% of species (including seabirds, plants, lichens and invertebrates) are found in one or more protected areas. However, protection is regionally uneven and biased towards easily detectable and charismatic species like seabirds. Systematic processes to prioritize area protection using the best available data will maximize the likelihood of ensuring long-term protection and conservation of Antarctic biodiversity. |
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MEDLINE |
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