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Global multifaceted biodiversity patterns, centers, and conservation needs in angiosperms.

Ao Luo¹, Yaoqi Li^1,2, Nawal Shrestha³

¹Institute of Ecology and Key Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes of the Ministry of Education, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.

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Summary

Global plant diversity conservation faces challenges. Current protection efforts are unbalanced across taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional diversity, especially for herbaceous species, requiring revised conservation strategies.

Keywords:

angiosperms functional diversity herbaceous species phylogenetic diversity plant traits species richness woody species

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Area of Science:

Ecology
Botany
Conservation Biology

Background:

The Convention on Biological Diversity aims to protect 30% of global areas by 2030.
Conserving biodiversity, including flowering plants (angiosperms), is crucial but complex.
Understanding multifaceted diversity patterns is key to effective conservation.

Purpose of the Study:

To map global patterns of taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional diversity in terrestrial angiosperms.
To assess the conservation status of identified biodiversity centers.
To highlight conservation gaps and inform future strategies for plant diversity.

Main Methods:

Compiled a large database of angiosperm distributions (>300,000 species) and functional traits (67,024 species).
Constructed biodiversity-environment models to predict global diversity patterns.
Evaluated the protection status of centers for taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional diversity.

Main Results:

Significant spatial mismatches exist between taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional diversity patterns.
Centers of functional diversity, especially for herbaceous species, are often in temperate regions and less protected.
Current conservation efforts are insufficient and unbalanced across different diversity facets and growth forms.

Conclusions:

Global plant diversity conservation requires a multifaceted approach beyond traditional metrics.
Herbaceous plant functional diversity is particularly under-protected, necessitating targeted conservation actions.
Revised conservation priorities are needed to ensure balanced protection of all plant diversity facets and growth forms.