Hotspot getting hotter: Increased knowledge on tetrapod endemism, habitat loss and the plight of the most threatened savanna in the world

IF 4.9 1区 环境科学与生态学 Q1 BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION Biological Conservation Pub Date : 2025-03-14 DOI:10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111087
João Paulo S. Vieira-Alencar , Ana Paula Carmignotto , Ricardo J. Sawaya , Luís Fábio Silveira , Paula Hanna Valdujo , Cristiano de Campos Nogueira
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The Cerrado is the second-largest Neotropical ecoregion and the richest and most threatened savanna globally. It is recognized as a biodiversity hotspot due to its high number of endemic species and significant rates of habitat loss. Here, we synthesise recent advances in taxonomic and biogeographic knowledge of endemic terrestrial vertebrates (tetrapods) in the Cerrado, with an update on current levels of threat, habitat loss and protection for these endemic biotas. Over the past two decades, new tetrapods have been described throughout the Cerrado at an average rate of six species per year, with recently discovered species exhibiting restricted ranges. Most new species were described from regions already highly impacted by human activities, and almost half of all endemic tetrapod species showed <50 % of their range covered by natural habitats. Moreover, >87 % of species have <17 % of their ranges within protected areas, indicating substantial protection gaps in the Cerrado. Our findings suggest that the number of threatened species in the Cerrado is likely underestimated, with many data-deficient species impacted by recent habitat loss and lacking adequate protection. Previous assessments of Cerrado biodiversity have underestimated endemism levels, and the newly discovered endemic tetrapods are poorly represented in red lists and conservation actions. Urgent conservation measures are needed to prevent biodiversity loss in this highly endemic and most threatened savanna in the world.
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Biological Conservation
Biological Conservation 环境科学-环境科学
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期刊介绍: Biological Conservation is an international leading journal in the discipline of conservation biology. The journal publishes articles spanning a diverse range of fields that contribute to the biological, sociological, and economic dimensions of conservation and natural resource management. The primary aim of Biological Conservation is the publication of high-quality papers that advance the science and practice of conservation, or which demonstrate the application of conservation principles for natural resource management and policy. Therefore it will be of interest to a broad international readership.
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