Conservation Letters (Sep 2021)
A conservation roadmap for the subterranean biome
- J. Judson Wynne,
- Francis G. Howarth,
- Stefano Mammola,
- Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira,
- Pedro Cardoso,
- Tiziana Di Lorenzo,
- Diana M. P. Galassi,
- Rodrigo A. Medellin,
- Bruce W. Miller,
- David Sánchez‐Fernández,
- Maria Elina Bichuette,
- Jayant Biswas,
- Cory W. BlackEagle,
- Chaichat Boonyanusith,
- Isabel R. Amorim,
- Paulo Alexandre Vieira Borges,
- Penelope J. Boston,
- Reynold N. Cal,
- Naowarat Cheeptham,
- Louis Deharveng,
- David Eme,
- Arnaud Faille,
- Danté Fenolio,
- Cene Fišer,
- Žiga Fišer,
- Samuel M. ʻOhukaniʻōhiʻa Gon,
- Forough Goudarzi,
- Christian Griebler,
- Stuart Halse,
- Hannelore Hoch,
- Enock Kale,
- Aron D. Katz,
- Ľubomír Kováč,
- Thomas M. Lilley,
- Shirish Manchi,
- Raoul Manenti,
- Alejandro Martínez,
- Melissa B. Meierhofer,
- Ana Z. Miller,
- Oana Teodora Moldovan,
- Matthew L. Niemiller,
- Stewart B. Peck,
- Thais Giovannini Pellegrini,
- Tanja Pipan,
- Charity M. Phillips‐Lander,
- Celso Poot,
- Paul A. Racey,
- Alberto Sendra,
- William A. Shear,
- Marconi Souza Silva,
- Stefano Taiti,
- Mingyi Tian,
- Michael P. Venarsky,
- Sebastián Yancovic Pakarati,
- Maja Zagmajster,
- Yahui Zhao
Affiliations
- J. Judson Wynne
- Department of Biological Sciences, Center for Adaptable Western Landscapes Northern Arizona University Flagstaff Arizona
- Francis G. Howarth
- Hawaii Biological Survey Bishop Museum Honolulu Hawaii
- Stefano Mammola
- Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland
- Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira
- Centro de Estudos em Biologia Subterrânea, Setor de Biodiversidade Subterrânea, Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação Universidade Federal de Lavras Minas Gerais Brazil
- Pedro Cardoso
- Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland
- Tiziana Di Lorenzo
- Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystem of the Italian National Research Council Florence Italy
- Diana M. P. Galassi
- Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences University of L'Aquila L'Aquila Italy
- Rodrigo A. Medellin
- Instituto de Ecologia Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México México
- Bruce W. Miller
- Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx Zoo, Bronx NY (Ret.) and Bat Sound Services Canadian Lakes Michigan
- David Sánchez‐Fernández
- Departamento de Ecología e Hidrología Universidad de Murcia Murcia Spain
- Maria Elina Bichuette
- Laboratório de Estudos Subterrâneos, Departamento de Ecologia e Biologia Evolutiva Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos São Paulo Brazil
- Jayant Biswas
- National Cave Research and Protection Organization Raipur Chhattisgarh India
- Cory W. BlackEagle
- Department of Geosciences Eastern Kentucky University Richmond Kentucky
- Chaichat Boonyanusith
- School of Biology Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University Nakhon Ratchasima Thailand
- Isabel R. Amorim
- Centre for Ecology Evolution and Environmental Changes/Azorean Biodiversity Group and Universidade dos Açores, Faculty of Agrarian and Environmental Sciences Azores Portugal
- Paulo Alexandre Vieira Borges
- Centre for Ecology Evolution and Environmental Changes/Azorean Biodiversity Group and Universidade dos Açores, Faculty of Agrarian and Environmental Sciences Azores Portugal
- Penelope J. Boston
- NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field California
- Reynold N. Cal
- Runaway Creek Nature Reserve Belmopan Belize
- Naowarat Cheeptham
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science Thompson Rivers University Kamloops British Columbia Canada
- Louis Deharveng
- Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Paris France
- David Eme
- IFREMER Centre Atlantique Unité Ecologie et Modèles pour l'Halieutique Nantes France
- Arnaud Faille
- Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart Germany
- Danté Fenolio
- Center for Conservation and Research San Antonio Zoo San Antonio Texas
- Cene Fišer
- SubBio Lab, Department of Biology Biotechnical Faculty University of Ljubljana Slovenia
- Žiga Fišer
- SubBio Lab, Department of Biology Biotechnical Faculty University of Ljubljana Slovenia
- Samuel M. ʻOhukaniʻōhiʻa Gon
- The Nature Conservancy Honolulu Hawaii
- Forough Goudarzi
- Department of Environment Isfahan University of Technology Isfahan Iran
- Christian Griebler
- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology Division of Limnology, University of Vienna Vienna Austria
- Stuart Halse
- Bennelongia Environmental Consultants Perth Australia
- Hannelore Hoch
- Department Center for Integrative Biodiversity Discovery, Museum für Naturkunde Leibniz Institute for Research on Evolution and Biodiversity Berlin Germany
- Enock Kale
- Ecomate Management Ltd., Boroko NCD Papua New Guinea
- Aron D. Katz
- Engineer Research and Development Center U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Champaign Illinois
- Ľubomír Kováč
- Department of Zoology, Institute of Biology and Ecology P.J. Šafárik University Košice Slovakia
- Thomas M. Lilley
- Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland
- Shirish Manchi
- Conservation Ecology Division Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History Coimbatore India
- Raoul Manenti
- Department of Environmental Science and Policy Università degli Studi di Milano Milan Italy
- Alejandro Martínez
- DarkMEG—Molecular Ecology Group, Water Research Institute National Research Council of Italy Verbania Pallanza Italy
- Melissa B. Meierhofer
- Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland
- Ana Z. Miller
- Laboratório HERCULES, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal and Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Seville Spain
- Oana Teodora Moldovan
- Emil Racovita Institute of Speleology Cluj‐Napoca Department Cluj‐Napoca Romania
- Matthew L. Niemiller
- Department of Biological Sciences The University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville Alabama
- Stewart B. Peck
- Canadian Museum of Nature Ottawa Ontario Canada
- Thais Giovannini Pellegrini
- Centro de Estudos em Biologia Subterrânea, Setor de Biodiversidade Subterrânea, Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação Universidade Federal de Lavras Minas Gerais Brazil
- Tanja Pipan
- ZRC SAZU Karst Research Institute, Ljubljana Slovenia and UNESCO Chair on Karst Education, University of Nova Gorica Vipava Slovenia
- Charity M. Phillips‐Lander
- Space Science and Engineering Division Southwest Research Institute San Antonio Texas
- Celso Poot
- The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center, Belmopan, Belize and School of Natural Resources and Environment University of Florida Gainesville Florida
- Paul A. Racey
- Centre for Ecology and Conservation University of Exeter UK
- Alberto Sendra
- Colecciones Entomológicas Torres‐Sala Servei de Patrimoni Històric, Ajuntament de València València Spain
- William A. Shear
- Department of Biology Hampden‐Sydney College Hampden Sydney Virginia
- Marconi Souza Silva
- Centro de Estudos em Biologia Subterrânea, Setor de Biodiversidade Subterrânea, Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação Universidade Federal de Lavras Minas Gerais Brazil
- Stefano Taiti
- Istituto di Ricerca sugli Ecosistemi Terrestri CNR‐IRET Museo di Storia Naturale, Sezione di Zoologia Firenze Italy
- Mingyi Tian
- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection South China Agricultural University Guangzhou China
- Michael P. Venarsky
- Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Attractions Government of Western Australia Washington Kensington Australia
- Sebastián Yancovic Pakarati
- Laboratorio de Socioecosistemas, Departamento de Ecología Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Madrid Spain
- Maja Zagmajster
- SubBio Lab, Department of Biology Biotechnical Faculty University of Ljubljana Slovenia
- Yahui Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12834
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 14,
no. 5
pp. n/a – n/a
Abstract
Abstract The 15th UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) (COP15) will be held in Kunming, China in October 2021. Historically, CBDs and other multilateral treaties have either alluded to or entirely overlooked the subterranean biome. A multilateral effort to robustly examine, monitor, and incorporate the subterranean biome into future conservation targets will enable the CBD to further improve the ecological effectiveness of protected areas by including groundwater resources, subterranean ecosystem services, and the profoundly endemic subsurface biodiversity. To this end, we proffer a conservation roadmap that embodies five conceptual areas: (1) science gaps and data management needs; (2) anthropogenic stressors; (3) socioeconomic analysis and conflict resolution; (4) environmental education; and (5) national policies and multilateral agreements.
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