Insights into plant biodiversity conservation in large river valleys in China: A spatial analysis of species and phylogenetic diversity.

ABSTRACT: Large river valleys (LRVs) are heterogeneous in habitat and rich in biodiversity, but they are largely overlooked in policies that prioritize conservation. Here, we aimed to identify plant diversity hotspots along LRVs based on species richness and spatial phylogenetics, evaluate current conservation effectiveness, determine gaps in the conservation networks, and offer suggestions for prioritizing conservation. We divided the study region into 50 km × 50 km grid cells and determined the distribution patterns of seed plants by studying 124,927 occurrence points belonging to 14,481 species, using different algorithms. We generated phylogenies for the plants using the "V. PhyloMaker" R package, determined spatial phylogenetics, and conducted correlation analyses between different distribution

SUBMITTER: Yang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9120211 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature