Incorporating ecosystem functional diversity into geographic conservation priorities using remotely-sensed Ecosystem Functional Types
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10835/15994
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-020-00533-4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-020-00533-4
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Pérez Cazorla, Beatriz; Cabello Piñar, Francisco Javier; Peñas De Giles, Julio; Garcillán, P.P.; Reyes Díez, Andrés; [et al.]Fecha
2021Resumen
Conservation biology must set geographic conservation priorities not only based on the compositional or structural but also on the functional dimensions of biodiversity. However, assessing functional diversity is challenging at the regional scale. We propose the use of satellite-derived Ecosystem Functional Types (EFTs), defined here as patches of land surface that share similar primary production dynamics, to incorporate such aspects of ecosystem functional diversity into the selection of protected areas. We applied the EFT approach to the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico, to characterize the regional heterogeneity of primary production dynamics in terms of EFTs; to set conservation priorities based on EFT richness and rarity; and to explore whether such EFT-based conservation priorities were consistent with and/or complementary to previous assessments focused on biodiversity composition and structure. EFTs were identified based on three ecosystem functional attributes derived from s...
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Ecosystem functional heterogeneity
Richness
Rarity
Ecosystem functioning
Holistic conservation
Remote sensing
Geographic priorities