Prioritizing Areas for Primate Conservation in Argentina
Prioritizing Areas for Primate Conservation in Argentina
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DOI：
10.3390/d14110982
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发表时间：
2022-11-01
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2.4
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Santiago Di Bitetti, Mario
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Agostini, Ilaria;Elias Velazco, Santiago Jose;Santiago Di Bitetti, Mario
阿根廷位于五种新热带灵长类动物的最南端分布范围内，它们是棕色咆哮猴Alouatta Guariba、黑金相间咆哮猴Alouatta caraya、黑角卷尾猴Sapajus nigritus、阿扎拉卷尾猴Sapajus Cay和阿扎拉猫头鹰猴子Aotus azarae，前三种受到全球威胁。这些物种占据着不同的生态区：Alto Parana大西洋森林、Araucaria潮湿森林、潮湿的查科、南锥体美索不达米亚稀树草原、巴拉那Ffoed稀树草原和南安第斯尤加斯。阿根廷最近批准的国家灵长类保护计划要求确定优先领域，集中保护这些物种。我们使用物种分布模型估计物种范围，然后使用分区软件进行基于灵长类栖息地质量和连通性的空间保护优先分析，以确定国家和生态区域层面的潜在重要区域。阿根廷只有7.2%(19,500公里)的灵长类栖息地受到保护。在目前的保护区之外，我们分析中确定的排名靠前的1%和5%的优先区域分别覆盖了1894公里和7574公里(2)。前1%的区域分布在米西奥内斯省的大西洋森林中，那里分布着黑曲霉、瓜里巴和锦鸡儿，以及查科省和福尔摩沙省东部的潮湿地区，那里有红豆杉和锦鸡儿。排名前5%的区域包括云加斯的部分地区，在那里，珊瑚礁是唯一存在的灵长类动物。查科省和福尔摩沙省的优先地区特别重要，因为保护区稀少，森林砍伐率很高。濒临灭绝的瓜里巴种群将受益于对米西奥内斯优先地区的更好保护。本文建议的潜在优先领域将在相关利益攸关方和当地人民广泛参与的进程范围内加以考虑，这将有助于指导新的和创新的保护政策和做法，同时支持管理目标。
Argentina lies within the southernmost distributional range of five neotropical primates, the brown howler monkey Alouatta guariba, the black-and-gold howler monkey Alouatta caraya, the black-horned capuchin Sapajus nigritus, the Azara's capuchin Sapajus cay, and the Azara's owl monkey Aotus azarae; the first three of which are globally threatened. These species occupy different ecoregions: the Alto Parana Atlantic forest, the Araucaria moist forest, the humid Chaco, the Southern Cone Mesopotamian savanna, the Parana Ffooded savanna, and the Southern Andean Yungas. The recently approved National Primate Conservation Plan of Argentina calls for identifying priority areas to focus conservation actions for these species. We used species distribution models to estimate species ranges and then used the Zonation software to perform a spatial conservation prioritization analysis based on primate habitat quality and connectivity to identify potential areas of importance at national and ecoregional levels. Only 7.2% (19,500 km(2)) of the area inhabited by primates in Argentina is under protection. Outside the current protected areas, the top-ranked 1% and 5% priority areas identified in our analysis covered 1894 and 7574 km(2), respectively. The top 1% areas were in the Atlantic forest of Misiones province, where S. nigritus, A. guariba, and A. caraya are distributed, and in the humid portion of eastern Chaco and Formosa provinces, where A. azarae and A. caraya are present. The top 5% areas included portions of the Yungas, where S. cay is the only primate present. Priority areas in Chaco and Formosa provinces are particularly relevant because of the paucity of protected areas and the high deforestation rate. The endangered A. guariba population will benefit from the better protection of the priority areas of Misiones. The potential priority areas proposed herein, considered within a context of a broad participatory process involving relevant stakeholders and local people, will help guide new and innovative conservation policies and practices while supporting management objectives.