Patterns of Vertebrate Diversity and Protection in Brazil.

ABSTRACT: Most conservation decisions take place at national or finer spatial scales. Providing useful information at such decision-making scales is essential for guiding the practice of conservation. Brazil is one of the world's megadiverse countries, and consequently decisions about conservation in the country have a disproportionate impact on the survival of global biodiversity. For three groups of terrestrial vertebrates (birds, mammals, and amphibians), we examined geographic patterns of diversity and protection in Brazil, including that of endemic, small-ranged, and threatened species. To understand potential limitations of the data, we also explored how spatial bias in collection localities may influence the perceived patterns of diversity. The highest overall species richness is in the Amazo

SUBMITTER: Jenkins CN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4682992 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature