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  • Ecology
  • Conservation Biology
  • Evolutionary Biology

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  • Human-induced land use changes cause habitat fragmentation, limiting species' ability to shift ranges with climate change.
  • Species increasingly require in situ adaptation to changing environmental conditions.
  • Intraspecific variation is key to maintaining populations' adaptive potential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To model species distributions and patterns of genetic and morphological variation in Ecuadorian amphibians, birds, and mammals.
  • To prioritize conservation areas based on intraspecific variation versus species-level diversity.
  • To assess the representation of intraspecific variation in existing conservation reserves.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized modeling approaches integrating environmental variables to predict species distributions.
  • Analyzed patterns of genetic and morphological variation across seven Ecuadorian species.
  • Employed reserve selection software to identify priority conservation areas.

Main Results:

  • Reserves selected for species richness showed minimal overlap with those prioritizing genetic and morphological variation.
  • Key areas for intraspecific variation were identified along the Andean slopes, showing concordance across species.
  • These critical areas for intraspecific variation are currently underrepresented in existing conservation reserves.

Conclusions:

  • Conservation prioritization must explicitly incorporate measures of genetic and morphological variation.
  • Including intraspecific variation in reserve selection maximizes the representation of adaptive potential.
  • Strategic conservation planning is essential to safeguard evolutionary capacity in fragmented landscapes.