High proportion of cactus species threatened with extinction

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Goettsch, Bárbara; Abba, Agustin Manuel; Superina, Mariella; Kiesling, Roberto; Mendez, Eduardo; Ortega Baes, Francisco Pablo
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2015
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A high proportion of plant species is predicted to be threatened with extinction in the near future. However, the threat status of only a small number has been evaluated compared with key animal groups, rendering the magnitude and nature of the risks plants face unclear. Here we report the results of a global species assessment for the largest plant taxon evaluated to date under the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List Categories and Criteria, the iconic Cactaceae (cacti). We show that cacti are among the most threatened taxonomic groups assessed to date, with 31% of the 1,478 evaluated species threatened, demonstrating the high anthropogenic pressures on biodiversity in arid lands.The distribution of threatened species and the predominant threatening processes and drivers are different to those described for other taxa. The most significant threat processes comprise land conversion to agriculture and aquaculture,collection as biological resources, and residential and commercial development. The dominant drivers of extinction risk are the unscrupulous collection of live plants and seeds for horticultural trade and private ornamental collections, smallholder livestock ranching and smallholder annual agriculture. Our findings demonstrate that global species assessments arereadily achievable for major groups of plants with relatively moderate resources, and highlight different conservationpriorities and actions to those derived from species assessments of key animal groups.
Fil: Goettsch, Bárbara. International Union for Conservation of Nature; Reino Unido
Fil: Abba, Agustin Manuel. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Cs.naturales y Museo. Departamento Cientifico Zoologia Vertebrados; Argentina
Fil: Superina, Mariella. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mendoza. Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo; Argentina
Fil: Kiesling, Roberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Aridas; Argentina
Fil: Mendez, Eduardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Aridas; Argentina
Fil: Ortega Baes, Francisco Pablo. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Cs.naturales. Escuela de Agronomia. Laboratorio de Investigaciones Botanicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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spelling High proportion of cactus species threatened with extinctionGoettsch, BárbaraAbba, Agustin ManuelSuperina, MariellaKiesling, RobertoMendez, EduardoOrtega Baes, Francisco PabloConservationGlobal Species Assessmenthttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1A high proportion of plant species is predicted to be threatened with extinction in the near future. However, the threat status of only a small number has been evaluated compared with key animal groups, rendering the magnitude and nature of the risks plants face unclear. Here we report the results of a global species assessment for the largest plant taxon evaluated to date under the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List Categories and Criteria, the iconic Cactaceae (cacti). We show that cacti are among the most threatened taxonomic groups assessed to date, with 31% of the 1,478 evaluated species threatened, demonstrating the high anthropogenic pressures on biodiversity in arid lands.The distribution of threatened species and the predominant threatening processes and drivers are different to those described for other taxa. The most significant threat processes comprise land conversion to agriculture and aquaculture,collection as biological resources, and residential and commercial development. The dominant drivers of extinction risk are the unscrupulous collection of live plants and seeds for horticultural trade and private ornamental collections, smallholder livestock ranching and smallholder annual agriculture. Our findings demonstrate that global species assessments arereadily achievable for major groups of plants with relatively moderate resources, and highlight different conservationpriorities and actions to those derived from species assessments of key animal groups.Fil: Goettsch, Bárbara. International Union for Conservation of Nature; Reino UnidoFil: Abba, Agustin Manuel. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Cs.naturales y Museo. Departamento Cientifico Zoologia Vertebrados; ArgentinaFil: Superina, Mariella. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mendoza. Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo; ArgentinaFil: Kiesling, Roberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Aridas; ArgentinaFil: Mendez, Eduardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Aridas; ArgentinaFil: Ortega Baes, Francisco Pablo. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Cs.naturales. Escuela de Agronomia. Laboratorio de Investigaciones Botanicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaSpringer Nature2015-10info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/11280Goettsch, Bárbara; Abba, Agustin Manuel; Superina, Mariella; Kiesling, Roberto; Mendez, Eduardo; et al.; High proportion of cactus species threatened with extinction; Springer Nature; Nature Plants; 2015; 15142; 10-2015; 1-72055-0278enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.nature.com/articles/nplants2015142info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1038/nplants.2015.142info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:44:47Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/11280instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:44:47.965CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv High proportion of cactus species threatened with extinction
title High proportion of cactus species threatened with extinction
spellingShingle High proportion of cactus species threatened with extinction
Goettsch, Bárbara
Conservation
Global Species Assessment
title_short High proportion of cactus species threatened with extinction
title_full High proportion of cactus species threatened with extinction
title_fullStr High proportion of cactus species threatened with extinction
title_full_unstemmed High proportion of cactus species threatened with extinction
title_sort High proportion of cactus species threatened with extinction
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Goettsch, Bárbara
Abba, Agustin Manuel
Superina, Mariella
Kiesling, Roberto
Mendez, Eduardo
Ortega Baes, Francisco Pablo
author Goettsch, Bárbara
author_facet Goettsch, Bárbara
Abba, Agustin Manuel
Superina, Mariella
Kiesling, Roberto
Mendez, Eduardo
Ortega Baes, Francisco Pablo
author_role author
author2 Abba, Agustin Manuel
Superina, Mariella
Kiesling, Roberto
Mendez, Eduardo
Ortega Baes, Francisco Pablo
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Conservation
Global Species Assessment
topic Conservation
Global Species Assessment
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv A high proportion of plant species is predicted to be threatened with extinction in the near future. However, the threat status of only a small number has been evaluated compared with key animal groups, rendering the magnitude and nature of the risks plants face unclear. Here we report the results of a global species assessment for the largest plant taxon evaluated to date under the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List Categories and Criteria, the iconic Cactaceae (cacti). We show that cacti are among the most threatened taxonomic groups assessed to date, with 31% of the 1,478 evaluated species threatened, demonstrating the high anthropogenic pressures on biodiversity in arid lands.The distribution of threatened species and the predominant threatening processes and drivers are different to those described for other taxa. The most significant threat processes comprise land conversion to agriculture and aquaculture,collection as biological resources, and residential and commercial development. The dominant drivers of extinction risk are the unscrupulous collection of live plants and seeds for horticultural trade and private ornamental collections, smallholder livestock ranching and smallholder annual agriculture. Our findings demonstrate that global species assessments arereadily achievable for major groups of plants with relatively moderate resources, and highlight different conservationpriorities and actions to those derived from species assessments of key animal groups.
Fil: Goettsch, Bárbara. International Union for Conservation of Nature; Reino Unido
Fil: Abba, Agustin Manuel. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Cs.naturales y Museo. Departamento Cientifico Zoologia Vertebrados; Argentina
Fil: Superina, Mariella. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mendoza. Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo; Argentina
Fil: Kiesling, Roberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Aridas; Argentina
Fil: Mendez, Eduardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Aridas; Argentina
Fil: Ortega Baes, Francisco Pablo. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Cs.naturales. Escuela de Agronomia. Laboratorio de Investigaciones Botanicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description A high proportion of plant species is predicted to be threatened with extinction in the near future. However, the threat status of only a small number has been evaluated compared with key animal groups, rendering the magnitude and nature of the risks plants face unclear. Here we report the results of a global species assessment for the largest plant taxon evaluated to date under the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List Categories and Criteria, the iconic Cactaceae (cacti). We show that cacti are among the most threatened taxonomic groups assessed to date, with 31% of the 1,478 evaluated species threatened, demonstrating the high anthropogenic pressures on biodiversity in arid lands.The distribution of threatened species and the predominant threatening processes and drivers are different to those described for other taxa. The most significant threat processes comprise land conversion to agriculture and aquaculture,collection as biological resources, and residential and commercial development. The dominant drivers of extinction risk are the unscrupulous collection of live plants and seeds for horticultural trade and private ornamental collections, smallholder livestock ranching and smallholder annual agriculture. Our findings demonstrate that global species assessments arereadily achievable for major groups of plants with relatively moderate resources, and highlight different conservationpriorities and actions to those derived from species assessments of key animal groups.
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