Functional Connectivity in Future Land-Use Change Scenarios as a Tool for Assessing Priority Conservation Areas for Key Bird Species: A Case Study from the Chaco Serrano

Autores
Arcamone, Julieta Rocio; Silvetti, Luna Emilce; Bellis, Laura Marisa; Baldini, Carolina; Alvarez, María Paula; Naval-Fernández, María Cecilia; Albornoz, Jimena Victoria; Gavier Pizarro, Gregorio Ignacio
Año de publicación
2025
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
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Planning conservation for multiple species while accounting for habitat availability and connectivity under uncertain land-use changes presents a major challenge. This study proposes a protocol to identify strategic conservation areas by assessing the functional connectivity of key bird species under future land-use scenarios in the Chaco Serrano of Córdoba, Argentina. We modeled three land-use scenarios for 2050: business as usual, sustainability, and intensification. Using the Equivalent Connected Area index, we evaluated functional connectivity for Chlorostilbon lucidus, Polioptila dumicola, Dryocopus schulzii, Milvago chimango, and Saltator aurantiirostris for 1989, 2019, and 2050, incorporating information about habitat specialization and dispersal capacity to reflect differences in ecological responses. All species showed declining connectivity from 1989 to 2019, with further losses expected under future scenarios. Connectivity declines varied by species and were not always proportional to habitat loss, highlighting the complex relationship between land-use change and functional connectivity. Surprisingly, the sustainability scenario led to the greatest losses in connectivity, emphasizing that habitat preservation alone does not ensure connectivity. Using the Integral Connectivity Index, we identified habitat patches critical for maintaining connectivity, particularly those vulnerable under the business as usual scenario. With a spatial prioritization analysis we identified priority conservation areas to support future landscape connectivity. These findings underscore the importance of multispecies, connectivity-based planning and offer a transferable framework applicable to other regions.
Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales
Fil: Arcamone, Julieta Rocio. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales “Mario Gulich”; Argentina
Fil: Arcamone, Julieta Rocio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Silvetti, Luna Emilce. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales “Mario Gulich”; Argentina
Fil: Silvetti, Luna Emilce. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Bellis, Laura Marisa. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales “Mario Gulich”; Argentina.
Fil: Bellis, Laura Marisa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Bellis, Laura Marisa. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Baldini, Carolina. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales “Mario Gulich”; Argentina
Fil: Baldini, Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Alvarez, María Paula. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales “Mario Gulich”; Argentina.
Fil: Alvarez, María Paula. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Naval-Fernández, María Cecilia. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales “Mario Gulich”; Argentina.
Fil: Naval-Fernández, María Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Albornoz, Jimena Victoria. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales “Mario Gulich”; Argentina
Fil: Gavier Pizarro, Gregorio Ignacio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales; Argentina
Fil: Gavier Pizarro, Gregorio Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Estudios Agropecuarios (UDEA); Argentina
Fuente
Sustainability 17 (15) : 6874. (July 2025)
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Cambio de Uso de la Tierra
Conservación de la Diversidad Biológica
Pájaros
Conservación de la Naturaleza
Land Use Change
Biodiversity Conservation
Birds
Nature Conservation
Región Chaqueña, Argentina
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spelling Functional Connectivity in Future Land-Use Change Scenarios as a Tool for Assessing Priority Conservation Areas for Key Bird Species: A Case Study from the Chaco SerranoArcamone, Julieta RocioSilvetti, Luna EmilceBellis, Laura MarisaBaldini, CarolinaAlvarez, María PaulaNaval-Fernández, María CeciliaAlbornoz, Jimena VictoriaGavier Pizarro, Gregorio IgnacioCambio de Uso de la TierraConservación de la Diversidad BiológicaPájarosConservación de la NaturalezaLand Use ChangeBiodiversity ConservationBirdsNature ConservationRegión Chaqueña, ArgentinaPlanning conservation for multiple species while accounting for habitat availability and connectivity under uncertain land-use changes presents a major challenge. This study proposes a protocol to identify strategic conservation areas by assessing the functional connectivity of key bird species under future land-use scenarios in the Chaco Serrano of Córdoba, Argentina. We modeled three land-use scenarios for 2050: business as usual, sustainability, and intensification. Using the Equivalent Connected Area index, we evaluated functional connectivity for Chlorostilbon lucidus, Polioptila dumicola, Dryocopus schulzii, Milvago chimango, and Saltator aurantiirostris for 1989, 2019, and 2050, incorporating information about habitat specialization and dispersal capacity to reflect differences in ecological responses. All species showed declining connectivity from 1989 to 2019, with further losses expected under future scenarios. Connectivity declines varied by species and were not always proportional to habitat loss, highlighting the complex relationship between land-use change and functional connectivity. Surprisingly, the sustainability scenario led to the greatest losses in connectivity, emphasizing that habitat preservation alone does not ensure connectivity. Using the Integral Connectivity Index, we identified habitat patches critical for maintaining connectivity, particularly those vulnerable under the business as usual scenario. With a spatial prioritization analysis we identified priority conservation areas to support future landscape connectivity. These findings underscore the importance of multispecies, connectivity-based planning and offer a transferable framework applicable to other regions.Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos VegetalesFil: Arcamone, Julieta Rocio. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales “Mario Gulich”; ArgentinaFil: Arcamone, Julieta Rocio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Silvetti, Luna Emilce. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales “Mario Gulich”; ArgentinaFil: Silvetti, Luna Emilce. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Bellis, Laura Marisa. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales “Mario Gulich”; Argentina.Fil: Bellis, Laura Marisa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Bellis, Laura Marisa. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Baldini, Carolina. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales “Mario Gulich”; ArgentinaFil: Baldini, Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Alvarez, María Paula. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales “Mario Gulich”; Argentina.Fil: Alvarez, María Paula. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Naval-Fernández, María Cecilia. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales “Mario Gulich”; Argentina.Fil: Naval-Fernández, María Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Albornoz, Jimena Victoria. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales “Mario Gulich”; ArgentinaFil: Gavier Pizarro, Gregorio Ignacio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales; ArgentinaFil: Gavier Pizarro, Gregorio Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Estudios Agropecuarios (UDEA); ArgentinaMDPI2025-12-30T14:07:35Z2025-12-30T14:07:35Z2025-07info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/24819https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/17/15/68742071-1050https://doi.org/10.3390/su17156874Sustainability 17 (15) : 6874. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Functional Connectivity in Future Land-Use Change Scenarios as a Tool for Assessing Priority Conservation Areas for Key Bird Species: A Case Study from the Chaco Serrano
title Functional Connectivity in Future Land-Use Change Scenarios as a Tool for Assessing Priority Conservation Areas for Key Bird Species: A Case Study from the Chaco Serrano
spellingShingle Functional Connectivity in Future Land-Use Change Scenarios as a Tool for Assessing Priority Conservation Areas for Key Bird Species: A Case Study from the Chaco Serrano
Arcamone, Julieta Rocio
Cambio de Uso de la Tierra
Conservación de la Diversidad Biológica
Pájaros
Conservación de la Naturaleza
Land Use Change
Biodiversity Conservation
Birds
Nature Conservation
Región Chaqueña, Argentina
title_short Functional Connectivity in Future Land-Use Change Scenarios as a Tool for Assessing Priority Conservation Areas for Key Bird Species: A Case Study from the Chaco Serrano
title_full Functional Connectivity in Future Land-Use Change Scenarios as a Tool for Assessing Priority Conservation Areas for Key Bird Species: A Case Study from the Chaco Serrano
title_fullStr Functional Connectivity in Future Land-Use Change Scenarios as a Tool for Assessing Priority Conservation Areas for Key Bird Species: A Case Study from the Chaco Serrano
title_full_unstemmed Functional Connectivity in Future Land-Use Change Scenarios as a Tool for Assessing Priority Conservation Areas for Key Bird Species: A Case Study from the Chaco Serrano
title_sort Functional Connectivity in Future Land-Use Change Scenarios as a Tool for Assessing Priority Conservation Areas for Key Bird Species: A Case Study from the Chaco Serrano
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Arcamone, Julieta Rocio
Silvetti, Luna Emilce
Bellis, Laura Marisa
Baldini, Carolina
Alvarez, María Paula
Naval-Fernández, María Cecilia
Albornoz, Jimena Victoria
Gavier Pizarro, Gregorio Ignacio
author Arcamone, Julieta Rocio
author_facet Arcamone, Julieta Rocio
Silvetti, Luna Emilce
Bellis, Laura Marisa
Baldini, Carolina
Alvarez, María Paula
Naval-Fernández, María Cecilia
Albornoz, Jimena Victoria
Gavier Pizarro, Gregorio Ignacio
author_role author
author2 Silvetti, Luna Emilce
Bellis, Laura Marisa
Baldini, Carolina
Alvarez, María Paula
Naval-Fernández, María Cecilia
Albornoz, Jimena Victoria
Gavier Pizarro, Gregorio Ignacio
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Cambio de Uso de la Tierra
Conservación de la Diversidad Biológica
Pájaros
Conservación de la Naturaleza
Land Use Change
Biodiversity Conservation
Birds
Nature Conservation
Región Chaqueña, Argentina
topic Cambio de Uso de la Tierra
Conservación de la Diversidad Biológica
Pájaros
Conservación de la Naturaleza
Land Use Change
Biodiversity Conservation
Birds
Nature Conservation
Región Chaqueña, Argentina
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Planning conservation for multiple species while accounting for habitat availability and connectivity under uncertain land-use changes presents a major challenge. This study proposes a protocol to identify strategic conservation areas by assessing the functional connectivity of key bird species under future land-use scenarios in the Chaco Serrano of Córdoba, Argentina. We modeled three land-use scenarios for 2050: business as usual, sustainability, and intensification. Using the Equivalent Connected Area index, we evaluated functional connectivity for Chlorostilbon lucidus, Polioptila dumicola, Dryocopus schulzii, Milvago chimango, and Saltator aurantiirostris for 1989, 2019, and 2050, incorporating information about habitat specialization and dispersal capacity to reflect differences in ecological responses. All species showed declining connectivity from 1989 to 2019, with further losses expected under future scenarios. Connectivity declines varied by species and were not always proportional to habitat loss, highlighting the complex relationship between land-use change and functional connectivity. Surprisingly, the sustainability scenario led to the greatest losses in connectivity, emphasizing that habitat preservation alone does not ensure connectivity. Using the Integral Connectivity Index, we identified habitat patches critical for maintaining connectivity, particularly those vulnerable under the business as usual scenario. With a spatial prioritization analysis we identified priority conservation areas to support future landscape connectivity. These findings underscore the importance of multispecies, connectivity-based planning and offer a transferable framework applicable to other regions.
Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales
Fil: Arcamone, Julieta Rocio. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales “Mario Gulich”; Argentina
Fil: Arcamone, Julieta Rocio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Silvetti, Luna Emilce. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales “Mario Gulich”; Argentina
Fil: Silvetti, Luna Emilce. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Bellis, Laura Marisa. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales “Mario Gulich”; Argentina.
Fil: Bellis, Laura Marisa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Bellis, Laura Marisa. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Baldini, Carolina. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales “Mario Gulich”; Argentina
Fil: Baldini, Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Alvarez, María Paula. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales “Mario Gulich”; Argentina.
Fil: Alvarez, María Paula. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Naval-Fernández, María Cecilia. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales “Mario Gulich”; Argentina.
Fil: Naval-Fernández, María Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Albornoz, Jimena Victoria. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales “Mario Gulich”; Argentina
Fil: Gavier Pizarro, Gregorio Ignacio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales; Argentina
Fil: Gavier Pizarro, Gregorio Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Estudios Agropecuarios (UDEA); Argentina
description Planning conservation for multiple species while accounting for habitat availability and connectivity under uncertain land-use changes presents a major challenge. This study proposes a protocol to identify strategic conservation areas by assessing the functional connectivity of key bird species under future land-use scenarios in the Chaco Serrano of Córdoba, Argentina. We modeled three land-use scenarios for 2050: business as usual, sustainability, and intensification. Using the Equivalent Connected Area index, we evaluated functional connectivity for Chlorostilbon lucidus, Polioptila dumicola, Dryocopus schulzii, Milvago chimango, and Saltator aurantiirostris for 1989, 2019, and 2050, incorporating information about habitat specialization and dispersal capacity to reflect differences in ecological responses. All species showed declining connectivity from 1989 to 2019, with further losses expected under future scenarios. Connectivity declines varied by species and were not always proportional to habitat loss, highlighting the complex relationship between land-use change and functional connectivity. Surprisingly, the sustainability scenario led to the greatest losses in connectivity, emphasizing that habitat preservation alone does not ensure connectivity. Using the Integral Connectivity Index, we identified habitat patches critical for maintaining connectivity, particularly those vulnerable under the business as usual scenario. With a spatial prioritization analysis we identified priority conservation areas to support future landscape connectivity. These findings underscore the importance of multispecies, connectivity-based planning and offer a transferable framework applicable to other regions.
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