Biodiversity, threats and conservation challenges in the Cerrado of Amapá, an Amazonian savanna
An Amazonian savanna in northern Brazil known as the Cerrado of Amapá is under imminent threat from poor land-use planning, the expansion of large-scale agriculture and other anthropogenic pressures. These savannas house a rich and unique flora and fauna, including endemic plants and animals. Howeve...
| Autor principal: | Mustin, Karen |
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| Outros Autores: | Carvalho, William Douglas de, Hilário, Renato Richard, Costa-Neto, Salustiano Vilar da, Silva, Cláudia Regina, Vasconcelos, Ivan M., Castro, Isai J., Eilers, Vivianne, Kauano, Érico Emed, Mendes, Raimundo N.G., Funi, Claudia, Fearnside, Philip Martin, Silva, José Maria Cardoso da, Euler, Ana M. C., Toledo, Jos? Julio |
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Nature Conservation
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oai:repositorio:1-15706 Biodiversity, threats and conservation challenges in the Cerrado of Amapá, an Amazonian savanna Mustin, Karen Carvalho, William Douglas de Hilário, Renato Richard Costa-Neto, Salustiano Vilar da Silva, Cláudia Regina Vasconcelos, Ivan M. Castro, Isai J. Eilers, Vivianne Kauano, Érico Emed Mendes, Raimundo N.G. Funi, Claudia Fearnside, Philip Martin Silva, José Maria Cardoso da Euler, Ana M. C. Toledo, Jos? Julio An Amazonian savanna in northern Brazil known as the Cerrado of Amapá is under imminent threat from poor land-use planning, the expansion of large-scale agriculture and other anthropogenic pressures. These savannas house a rich and unique flora and fauna, including endemic plants and animals. However, the area remains under-sampled for most taxa, and better sampling may uncover new species. We estimate that only ∼9.16% of these habitats have any kind of protection, and legislative changes threaten to further weaken or remove this protection. Here we present the status of knowledge concerning the biodiversity of the Cerrado of Amapá, its conservation status, and the main threats to the conservation of this Amazonian savanna. To secure the future of these unique and imperilled habitats, we suggest urgent expansion of protected areas, as well as measures that would promote less-damaging land uses to support the local population. Copyright © 2017 Karen Mustin et al. 2020-05-18T15:08:08Z 2020-05-18T15:08:08Z 2017 Artigo https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/15706 10.3897/natureconservation.22.13823 en Volume 22, Pags. 107-127 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazil http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/br/ application/pdf Nature Conservation |
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An Amazonian savanna in northern Brazil known as the Cerrado of Amapá is under imminent threat from poor land-use planning, the expansion of large-scale agriculture and other anthropogenic pressures. These savannas house a rich and unique flora and fauna, including endemic plants and animals. However, the area remains under-sampled for most taxa, and better sampling may uncover new species. We estimate that only ∼9.16% of these habitats have any kind of protection, and legislative changes threaten to further weaken or remove this protection. Here we present the status of knowledge concerning the biodiversity of the Cerrado of Amapá, its conservation status, and the main threats to the conservation of this Amazonian savanna. To secure the future of these unique and imperilled habitats, we suggest urgent expansion of protected areas, as well as measures that would promote less-damaging land uses to support the local population. Copyright © 2017 Karen Mustin et al. |
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Mustin, Karen |
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Mustin, Karen Biodiversity, threats and conservation challenges in the Cerrado of Amapá, an Amazonian savanna |
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Carvalho, William Douglas de Hilário, Renato Richard Costa-Neto, Salustiano Vilar da Silva, Cláudia Regina Vasconcelos, Ivan M. Castro, Isai J. Eilers, Vivianne Kauano, Érico Emed Mendes, Raimundo N.G. Funi, Claudia Fearnside, Philip Martin Silva, José Maria Cardoso da Euler, Ana M. C. Toledo, Jos? Julio |
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Carvalho, William Douglas de Hilário, Renato Richard Costa-Neto, Salustiano Vilar da Silva, Cláudia Regina Vasconcelos, Ivan M. Castro, Isai J. Eilers, Vivianne Kauano, Érico Emed Mendes, Raimundo N.G. Funi, Claudia Fearnside, Philip Martin Silva, José Maria Cardoso da Euler, Ana M. C. Toledo, Jos? Julio |
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Biodiversity, threats and conservation challenges in the Cerrado of Amapá, an Amazonian savanna |
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Biodiversity, threats and conservation challenges in the Cerrado of Amapá, an Amazonian savanna |
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Biodiversity, threats and conservation challenges in the Cerrado of Amapá, an Amazonian savanna |
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Biodiversity, threats and conservation challenges in the Cerrado of Amapá, an Amazonian savanna |
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Biodiversity, threats and conservation challenges in the Cerrado of Amapá, an Amazonian savanna |
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biodiversity, threats and conservation challenges in the cerrado of amapá, an amazonian savanna |
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Nature Conservation |
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2020 |
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