Conservation, spatial distribution, and endemism of Pilosocereus cacti in xeric environments of the Neotropics

• Published in: Journal for nature conservation Vol. 55; p. 125825
• Main Authors: Lavor, Pâmela, Pereira, Mayara A., Pinto, Míriam P., Versieux, Leonardo M., Calvente, Alice
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.06.2020
• Subjects: Brazil; Cactaceae; climate; conservation status; flora; Gap analysis; habitat destruction; indigenous species; Mexico; Neotropics; Parsimony analysis of endemicity; Phylogenetic diversity; phylogeny; Pilosocereus; Protected areas; risk; Similarity analysis; soil; species richness; Brazil; Mexico; Protected areas; Similarity analysis; Gap analysis; Cactaceae; Phylogenetic diversity; Parsimony analysis of endemicity

Urgent strategies for the conservation of the Neotropical flora are needed in the face of accelerated habitat loss and a severe biodiversity crisis. To assess the conservation status and to propose protection programs for taxa under potential risk, such as the Cactaceae, a group strongly affected by...