Why be red listed? Threatened Myriapoda species in Brazil with implications for their conservation.

ABSTRACT: The biodiversity crisis we live in, marked by high extinction rates, requires well-planned conservation efforts. To overcome this issue, red lists of threatened species are recognized as the main objective approach for evaluating the conservation status of species and therefore guiding conservation priorities. This work focuses on the Myriapoda (Chilopoda and Diplopoda) species listed in the Brazilian red list of fauna to enable discussion of the practical implications of red lists for conservation. Almost all myriapods assessed are endemic to Brazil (99 %) and 73 % are known from subterranean habitats only. Despite of 33 % being recorded from protected areas (PAs), downgrading, degazettement or downsizing of PAs and intense and unregulated ecotourism represent great threats. The PAs netwo

SUBMITTER: Karam-Gemael M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5904424 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature