Effects of Agricultural Use on Endangered Plant Taxa in Spain
| Autor: | Esther Giménez-Luque, Azucena Laguía-Allué, Manuel Sánchez-Robles, Miguel Cueto, José Luis Molina-Pardo, Pablo Barranco, Emilio Rodríguez-Caballero |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
threatened plant
Land use Agroforestry business.industry Agriculture (General) Biodiversity Endangered species conservation land use Plant Science Natural resource S1-972 Geography Agricultural land Agriculture Spain Threatened species Conservation status business Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science agriculture human-nature reconnection |
| Zdroj: | Agriculture, Vol 11, Iss 1097, p 1097 (2021) riUAL. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Almería Universidad de Almería Agriculture Volume 11 Issue 11 |
| ISSN: | 2077-0472 |
| Popis: | Agriculture is one of the most widespread human activities and has the greatest impact on terrestrial ecosystems, as it transforms natural ecosystems into artificial landscapes using, in many cases, large amounts of pesticides as well as overexploiting natural resources. Therefore, for effective biodiversity conservation, it is necessary to include agricultural systems in conservation programs. In this work, the 50 plant taxa described for Spain as threatened by agricultural use were selected. These were divided according to the type of threat into those affected by crop extension, intensification, or abandonment. In addition, information was obtained concerning their conservation status, level of protection and functional traits (life form, pollination, and dispersal). Finally, the evolution of land use, in the areas near the populations of the selected species, was identified. The selected taxa belong to 21 families and present different life forms and modes of dispersal or pollination. Forty-six percent are endangered (EN) and most are included in legal protection lists. Nearly three-quarters are threatened by crop expansion and land use dynamics, reflecting an expansion of cultivated areas, which adds further pressure to these species. In addition to agricultural expansion, taxa are also at risk, due to important rates of agricultural land abandonment, and mention agricultural intensification. Nevertheless, conservation measures do exist to promote biodiversity in agricultural landscapes that may help to reverse the negative effect of land use dynamics on selected species, but few are specific to threatened flora. Therefore, if threatened plants are to be conserved in agricultural areas, it is necessary to promote a profound transformation of our socioecological systems. One of these transformative changes could come from the human-nature reconnection. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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