Analysis of taxonomic distinctness and priority conservation areas as a basis for heritage enhancement of floristic diversity: the case of the ‘hotspot’ of the islands of Numidia (North-eastern Algeria)

  • Tarek Hamel Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences, Université Badji Mokhtar Annaba, Algérie
  • Noelia Hidalgo Triana University of Málaga https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5343-369X
  • Amel Meddad-Hamza Badji Mokhtar Annaba University,
  • Amir Boulemtafes Badji Mokhtar Annaba University
  • Nabila Souilah University of Constantine 1
  • Gérard de Bélair Badji Mokhtar University
  • Ángel Enrique Salvo Tierra International University of Andalusia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1464-9770
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/mbot.81125
Keywords: Island flora, Numidia, taxonomic distinction, endemic, conservation.
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Abstract

The identification of priority conservation areas (PCA) plays an important role in biodiversity conservation, but uncertainties create challenges for conservation planning. The objective was to test a method based on 'taxonomic distinctness' (TD) and to identify PCA to quantify the heritage value of a territory and establish the most appropriate conservation measures. The researchers performed a systematic and phytogeographical analysis of ten islands in northeastern Algeria, a biological hotspot with heterogeneous ecosystem types and subject to socio-economic pressures. The biological diversity represented by 223 species in these environments reflects a high rate of endemicity (13%).

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Noelia Hidalgo Triana, University of Málaga

Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Málaga

Amel Meddad-Hamza, Badji Mokhtar Annaba University,

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Badji Mokhtar Annaba University, Algeria, PB2300

Amir Boulemtafes, Badji Mokhtar Annaba University

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Badji Mokhtar Annaba University, Algeria, PB2300

Nabila Souilah, University of Constantine 1

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Exact Sciences, University of Constantine 1, Constantine, Algeria

Gérard de Bélair, Badji Mokhtar University

Badji Mokhtar University, 12 rue Hassi Beida, PB23000 Annaba, Algeria

Ángel Enrique Salvo Tierra, International University of Andalusia

Director of the IUCN Chair of Conservation of Nature in the International University of Andalusia. Campus of Teatinos. Boulevard Louis Pasteur s / n 29010 Málaga. Spain

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Published
2023-02-16
How to Cite
Hamel T., Hidalgo Triana N., Meddad-Hamza A., Boulemtafes A., Souilah N., de Bélair G. y Salvo Tierra Á. E. (2023). Analysis of taxonomic distinctness and priority conservation areas as a basis for heritage enhancement of floristic diversity: the case of the ‘hotspot’ of the islands of Numidia (North-eastern Algeria). Mediterranean Botany, 44, e81125. https://doi.org/10.5209/mbot.81125
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Vol. 44 (2023)
Section
Applied Botany

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