Integrating habitat diversity into species conservation in the Mediterranean mosaic landscape

Biodiversity conservation requires strategies that encompass a variety of land uses and habitat diversity. In this study, we used sites of high ecological interest identified on the basis of the distribution of priority plant and vertebrate species to assess the implications of habitat diversity for...

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Published inBasic and applied ecology Vol. 22; pp. 36 - 43
Main Authors Vimal, Ruppert, Fonderflick, Jocelyn, Thompson, John D., Pluvinet, Pascal, Debussche, Max, Cheylan, Marc, Géniez, Philippe, Mathevet, Raphael, Acquarone, Antonin, Lepart, Jacques
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier GmbH 01.08.2017
Elsevier
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity and Ecology
Conservation planning
Environmental Sciences
Landscape mosaic
Mediterranean
Landscape mosaic
Mediterranean
Biodiversity
Conservation planning
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Summary:Biodiversity conservation requires strategies that encompass a variety of land uses and habitat diversity. In this study, we used sites of high ecological interest identified on the basis of the distribution of priority plant and vertebrate species to assess the implications of habitat diversity for conservation management in the Mediterranean mosaic landscape. 40% of the priority species occur in open habitats that depend on continued human presence and low-intensity land-use activities. Furthermore, 70% of the sites have more than one species habitat and 15% of sites contain more than four different species habitats. By explicitly integrating localized habitat variation, conservation planning can address the multiple conservation issues at stake in regions of high landscape diversity to provide clear and effective management objectives.
ISSN:1439-1791
DOI:10.1016/j.baae.2017.07.001