Integrating multiple dimensions of biodiversity to inform global parrot conservation

TY - JOUR

T1 - Integrating multiple dimensions of biodiversity to inform global parrot conservation

AU - Burgio, Kevin R.

AU - Davis, Katie E.

AU - Dreiss, Lindsay M.

AU - Cisneros, Laura M.

AU - Klingbeil, Brian T.

AU - Presley, Steven J.

AU - van Rees, Charles B.

AU - Willig, Michael R.

N1 - Funding Information: We thank R. K. Colwell, C. Rittenhouse, M. Rubega, B. Walker, and an anonymous reviewer for providing valuable feedback. K. R. Burgio was supported by National Science Foundation (NSF) grant #DGE– 0753455. Many of the methods in this paper were developed in part by participation of K. R. Burgio, L. M. Dreiss, L. M. Cisneros, B. T. Klingbeil, S. J. Presley, and M. R. Willig in an NSF–funded project entitled ‘The Dimensions of Biodiversity Distributed Graduate Seminar’ awarded to S. Andelman and J. Parrish (DEB–1050680). S. J. Presley and M. R. Wi-llig were supported by the Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the University of Connecticut, as well as by an NSF award (DEB–1546686 and DEB–1831952). Publisher Copyright: © [2022] Copyright belongs to the authors

PY - 2022/6/27

Y1 - 2022/6/27

N2 - Abstact Integrating multiple dimensions of biodiversity to inform global parrot conservation. In addition to changes associated with climate and land use, parrots are threatened by hunting and capture for the pet trade, making them one of the most at risk orders of birds for which conservation action is especially important. Species richness is often used to identify high priority areas for conserving biodiversity. By definition, richness considers all species to be equally different from one another. However, ongoing research emphasizes the importance of incorporating ecological functions (functional diversity) or evolutionary relationships (phylogenetic diversity) to more fully understand patterns of biodiversity, because (1) areas of high species richness do not always represent areas of high functional or phylogenetic diversity, and (2) functional or phylogenetic diversity may better predict ecosystem function and evolutionary potential, which are essential for effective long–term conservation policy and management. We created a framework for identifying areas of high species richness, functional diversity, and phylogenetic diversity within the global distribution of parrots. We combined species richness, functional diversity, and phylogenetic diversity into an Integrated Biodiversity Index (IBI) to identify global biodiversity hotspots for parrots. We found important spatial mismatches between dimensions, demon-strating species richness is not always an effective proxy for other dimensions of parrot biodiversity. The IBI is an integrative and flexible index that can incorporate multiple dimensions of biodiversity, resulting in an intuitive and direct way of assessing comprehensive goals in conservation planning.

AB - Abstact Integrating multiple dimensions of biodiversity to inform global parrot conservation. In addition to changes associated with climate and land use, parrots are threatened by hunting and capture for the pet trade, making them one of the most at risk orders of birds for which conservation action is especially important. Species richness is often used to identify high priority areas for conserving biodiversity. By definition, richness considers all species to be equally different from one another. However, ongoing research emphasizes the importance of incorporating ecological functions (functional diversity) or evolutionary relationships (phylogenetic diversity) to more fully understand patterns of biodiversity, because (1) areas of high species richness do not always represent areas of high functional or phylogenetic diversity, and (2) functional or phylogenetic diversity may better predict ecosystem function and evolutionary potential, which are essential for effective long–term conservation policy and management. We created a framework for identifying areas of high species richness, functional diversity, and phylogenetic diversity within the global distribution of parrots. We combined species richness, functional diversity, and phylogenetic diversity into an Integrated Biodiversity Index (IBI) to identify global biodiversity hotspots for parrots. We found important spatial mismatches between dimensions, demon-strating species richness is not always an effective proxy for other dimensions of parrot biodiversity. The IBI is an integrative and flexible index that can incorporate multiple dimensions of biodiversity, resulting in an intuitive and direct way of assessing comprehensive goals in conservation planning.

KW - Biogeography

KW - Conservation

KW - Functional diversity

KW - Parrots

KW - Phylogenetic diversity

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85134078735&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.32800/abc.2022.45.0189

DO - 10.32800/abc.2022.45.0189

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85134078735

SN - 1578-665X

VL - 45

SP - 189

EP - 202

JO - Animal Biodiversity and Conservation

JF - Animal Biodiversity and Conservation

IS - 2

ER -