@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ section 'Details on step 3').
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121121Species occurrence records should be submitted to a data cleaning and validation
122122process to make sure that only the data with a minimum quality will be used in
123- the assessments. The ` plantR ` package (Lima et al. 2022 ) provides different
123+ the assessments. The ` plantR ` package (Lima et al. 2023 ) provides different
124124tools to standardize the notation associated with species records and to
125125validate the locality, geographical coordinates, taxonomic nomenclature and
126126species identifications. It also includes tools for the retrieval and removal of
@@ -132,12 +132,12 @@ specimen duplicates across biological collections.
132132
133133Different population metrics are necessary for applying the IUCN criteria A, B,
134134C and D (criterion E is currently not considered in this workflow). A new
135- version 2.0 of the ` ConR ` package (Dauby et al. 2017, Dauby & Lima 2022 ) was
135+ version 2.0 of the ` ConR ` package (Dauby et al. 2017, Dauby & Lima 2023 ) was
136136developed to include new functions to calculate most of these metrics.
137137
138138For criterion A, the ` ConR ` package provides a function for fitting
139139statistical models to the population size vector to obtain the reductions at
140- a specific point in time (` ConR::pop.decline.fit () ` ), based on linear,
140+ a specific point in time (` ConR::pop.decline() ` ), based on linear,
141141exponential, quadratic, logistic and other trends of population decline
142142through time. This is important because the time interval of population decline
143143needed for the assessments of criterion A or C (10 years or one-, two- or
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ This step corresponds to the assignment of one of the IUCN Red List Categories
165165obtained in the previous step against the IUCN quantitative thresholds and
166166conditions. As mentioned above, specific functions were developed to assess the
167167IUCN criteria A, B, C and D, which are freely available in the new version 2.0
168- of the ` ConR ` R package (Dauby et al. 2017, Dauby & Lima 2022 - see functions
168+ of the ` ConR ` R package (Dauby et al. 2017, Dauby & Lima 2023 - see functions
169169` ConR::criterion_A() ` , ` ConR::criterion_B() ` , ` ConR::criterion_C() ` and
170170` ConR::criterion_D() ` ). A specific function was also developed to tell apart NT
171171from LC categories (see function ` ConR::near.threatened() ` ).
@@ -270,16 +270,16 @@ species-specific proxies of DD. But the pertinence of this solution may vary
270270according to the group of organism being assessed (e.g. sessile vs. mobile
271271organisms).
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273- Still related to criterion B, the quality of the geographical coordinates
274- and the confidence in the species identifications can both impact the estimates
275- of EOO and AOO. In THREAT, we only used geographically validated records for
276- estimating these metrics, which is the standard procedure adopted by CNCFlora,
273+ Still related to criterion B, the quality of the geographical coordinates and
274+ the confidence in the species identifications can both impact the estimates of
275+ EOO and AOO. In THREAT, we only used geographically validated records for
276+ estimating these metrics, which is the standard procedure adopted by CNCFlora,
277277the local Red List Authority. Concerning the confidence in the species
278278identifications, we preferably conducted assessments based only on
279279identifications vetted by plant taxonomists. However, for species with fewer
280- records (< 75), we added extra records with lower taxonomic confidence levels
281- based on their position with respect to the EOO of the species. We preferably added
282- records inside or close to the species EOO.
280+ records (< 75), we added extra records with lower taxonomic confidence levels
281+ based on their position with respect to the EOO of the species. We preferably
282+ added records inside or close to the species EOO.
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284284The final information needed to apply criterion B is the spatial extent (i.e.
285285scale) of the impacts of threat events that can impact all individuals of
@@ -311,13 +311,13 @@ in this workflow, but currently, we decided not to apply the subcriterion D2.
311311tabl <- "
312312|Data Limitations/Uncertainties |Criteria |Metric impacted |Solution |
313313|:----------------|:--------|:---------------|:--------|
314- | Generation Length | A and C | Pop. size decline | Group-specific imputation |
315- | Proportion of Mature Individuals | C and D | Pop. size | Group-specific Imputation |
316- | Impact of harvest trends | A and C | Pop. size decline | Group-specific imputation |
317- | Impact of habitat quality changes | A and C | Pop. size decline | Group-specific imputation |
314+ | Generation Length | A & C | Pop. size decline | Group-specific imputation |
315+ | Proportion of Mature Individuals | C & D | Pop. size | Group-specific Imputation |
316+ | Impact of harvest trends | A & C | Pop. size decline | Group-specific imputation |
317+ | Impact of habitat quality changes | A & C | Pop. size decline | Group-specific imputation |
318318| Average Dispersal Distance | B1/B2 | Subpops./Fragmentation | Estimation from data |
319- | Geographical coordinates of records | B1/B2 | EOO and AOO | Use only valid records |
320- | Species identification of records | B1/B2 | EOO and AOO | Add extra records, if needed |
319+ | Geographical coordinates of records | B1/B2 | EOO & AOO | Use only valid records |
320+ | Species identification of records | B1/B2 | EOO & AOO | Add extra records, if needed |
321321| Scale of threat events | B1/B2 | Number of locations | Set a fixed value |
322322| Subpopulation limits | C2a(i)| Size of subpopulations | Subcriteria applied in few cases|
323323| Future threats | D2 | - | Subcriteria not applied |
@@ -369,9 +369,9 @@ Please cite this repository as:
369369
370370> ** Renato A. F. de Lima, Gilles Dauby, André L. de Gasper, Eduardo P.
371371 Fernandez, Alexander C. Vibrans, Alexandre A. de Oliveira, Paulo I. Prado,
372- Vinícius C. Souza, Marinez F. de Siqueira & Hans ter Steege. (2023 ).
373- Comprehensive conservation assessments reveal high extinction risks across
374- Atlantic Forest trees. Manuscript under review **
372+ Vinícius C. Souza, Marinez F. de Siqueira & Hans ter Steege. (2024 ).
373+ [ Comprehensive conservation assessments reveal high extinction risks across
374+ Atlantic Forest trees] ( https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abq5099 ) . Science. DOI: 10.1126/science.abq5099. **
375375
376376### Funding
377377
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ conservation assessments using distribution data. Ecol. Evol. 7, 11292–11303
402402(2017).
403403
404404> G. Dauby, R. A. F. de Lima, ConR: Computation of Parameters Used in
405- Preliminary Assessment of Conservation Status (R package version 2.0.0 ) (2022 ).
405+ Preliminary Assessment of Species Conservation Status (R package version 2.1 ) (2023 ).
406406
407407> IUCN, Guidelines for application of IUCN Red List criteria at regional and
408408 national levels Version 4.0. (IUCN Species Survival Commission, 2012).
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