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Integrated terrestrial-freshwater planning doubles conservation of tropical aquatic species

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SCIENCE
Volume 370, Issue 6512, Pages 117-+

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AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1126/science.aba7580

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Funding

  1. Brazil (CNPq) [574008/2008-0, 458022/2013-6, 400640/2012-0]
  2. Brazil (CNPq-CAPES-PELD) [441659/2016-0]
  3. Brazil (Embrapa) [SEG:02.08.06.005.00]
  4. Brazil (Nature Conservancy-Brasil)
  5. Brazil (CAPES)
  6. UK (Darwin Initiative) [17-023, NE/F01614X/1, NE/G000816/1, NE/F015356/2, NE/l018123/1, NE/K016431/1]
  7. Formas [2013-1571]
  8. Australian Research Council [DP120100797]
  9. FAPESP [2017/25383-0, 2019/05440-5]
  10. H2020-MSCA-RISE [691053]
  11. Fulbright Brasil fund
  12. NSF-Belmont Forum award [1852113]
  13. CNPq [144452/2010-3, 307597/2016-4, 436007/2018-5, 303548/2017-7, 308970/2019-5, 313183/2014-7]
  14. Herbario IAN in Belem
  15. LBA in Santarem
  16. FAPEMAT
  17. NERC [NE/G000816/1] Funding Source: UKRI

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Conservation initiatives overwhelmingly focus on terrestrial biodiversity, and little is known about the freshwater cobenefits of terrestrial conservation actions. We sampled more than 1500 terrestrial and freshwater species in the Amazon and simulated conservation for species from both realms. Prioritizations based on terrestrial species yielded on average just 22% of the freshwater benefits achieved through freshwater-focused conservation. However, by using integrated cross-realm planning, freshwater benefits could be increased by up to 600% for a 1% reduction in terrestrial benefits. Where freshwater biodiversity data are unavailable but aquatic connectivity is accounted for, freshwater benefits could still be doubled for negligible losses of terrestrial coverage. Conservation actions are urgently needed to improve the status of freshwater species globally. Our results suggest that such gains can be achieved without compromising terrestrial conservation goals.

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