Autor(es)

Santos, Daubian ; Santos, Charles Morphy D.

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION; v. 28, n. 4, p. 17-pg., 2024-04-29.

Resumo

The perils of climate change turn the definition of conservation areas into an urgent task. With finite financial resources, we must choose efficiently what and where to prioritize. Here, we discuss the benefits of using three parameters-species richness, functional and phylogenetic diversity-to subsidize the proposal of conservation areas complementary to those already existing in Southern South America and New Zealand. The parameters were defined using museum specimens and available taxonomic registers for three genera of craneflies: Aphrophila, Zelandomyia, and Amphineurus (Rhamphoneurus). We found additional priority conservation areas for New Zealand and Southern South America based on maximized species richness, phylogenetic and functional diversity of Aphrophila, Amphineurus (Rhamphoneurus), and Zelandomyia. We plotted the new areas into maps presenting the current conservation areas to compare them. We advocate utilizing all available information on biodiversity for conservation initiatives, including data stored in museums. New Zealand and Southern South America are examples of how dealing with multiple parameters, including criteria that take evolutionary history and species ecology into account, may lead to reliable proposals of priority conservation areas. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 17/11768-8 - Sistemática filogenética e biogeografia de dípteros da Mata Atlântica: análise de forma, tempo e espaço com ênfase na infraordem Tabanomorpha (Diptera, Brachycera)
• Beneficiário: Charles Morphy Dias dos Santos
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa BIOTA - Regular
• Processo FAPESP: 17/16305-6 - Sistemática, biogeografia e diversidade filogenética de Tipulomorpha, com ênfase na subfamília Chioneinae (Diptera: Limoniidae)
• Beneficiário: Daubian Santos
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado