Effects of Agricultural Use on Endangered Plant Taxa in Spain

Agriculture is one of the most widespread human activities and has the greatest impact on terrestrial ecosystems, as it transforms natural ecosystems into artificial landscapes using, in many cases, large amounts of pesticides as well as overexploiting natural resources. Therefore, for effective bio...

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Autores principales:	José Luis Molina-Pardo, Emilio Rodríguez-Caballero, Miguel Cueto, Pablo Barranco, Manuel Sánchez-Robles, Azucena Laguía-Allué, Esther Giménez-Luque
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	threatened plant agriculture Spain land use conservation human-nature reconnection Agriculture (General) S1-972
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:311b003b1e4d463982d416e2f8cee07f2021-11-25T15:59:06ZEffects of Agricultural Use on Endangered Plant Taxa in Spain10.3390/agriculture111110972077-0472https://doaj.org/article/311b003b1e4d463982d416e2f8cee07f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/11/1097https://doaj.org/toc/2077-0472Agriculture is one of the most widespread human activities and has the greatest impact on terrestrial ecosystems, as it transforms natural ecosystems into artificial landscapes using, in many cases, large amounts of pesticides as well as overexploiting natural resources. Therefore, for effective biodiversity conservation, it is necessary to include agricultural systems in conservation programs. In this work, the 50 plant taxa described for Spain as threatened by agricultural use were selected. These were divided according to the type of threat into those affected by crop extension, intensification, or abandonment. In addition, information was obtained concerning their conservation status, level of protection and functional traits (life form, pollination, and dispersal). Finally, the evolution of land use, in the areas near the populations of the selected species, was identified. The selected taxa belong to 21 families and present different life forms and modes of dispersal or pollination. Forty-six percent are endangered (EN) and most are included in legal protection lists. Nearly three-quarters are threatened by crop expansion and land use dynamics, reflecting an expansion of cultivated areas, which adds further pressure to these species. In addition to agricultural expansion, taxa are also at risk, due to important rates of agricultural land abandonment, and mention agricultural intensification. Nevertheless, conservation measures do exist to promote biodiversity in agricultural landscapes that may help to reverse the negative effect of land use dynamics on selected species, but few are specific to threatened flora. Therefore, if threatened plants are to be conserved in agricultural areas, it is necessary to promote a profound transformation of our socioecological systems. One of these transformative changes could come from the human-nature reconnection.José Luis Molina-PardoEmilio Rodríguez-CaballeroMiguel CuetoPablo BarrancoManuel Sánchez-RoblesAzucena Laguía-AlluéEsther Giménez-LuqueMDPI AGarticlethreatened plantagricultureSpainland useconservationhuman-nature reconnectionAgriculture (General)S1-972ENAgriculture, Vol 11, Iss 1097, p 1097 (2021)
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description	Agriculture is one of the most widespread human activities and has the greatest impact on terrestrial ecosystems, as it transforms natural ecosystems into artificial landscapes using, in many cases, large amounts of pesticides as well as overexploiting natural resources. Therefore, for effective biodiversity conservation, it is necessary to include agricultural systems in conservation programs. In this work, the 50 plant taxa described for Spain as threatened by agricultural use were selected. These were divided according to the type of threat into those affected by crop extension, intensification, or abandonment. In addition, information was obtained concerning their conservation status, level of protection and functional traits (life form, pollination, and dispersal). Finally, the evolution of land use, in the areas near the populations of the selected species, was identified. The selected taxa belong to 21 families and present different life forms and modes of dispersal or pollination. Forty-six percent are endangered (EN) and most are included in legal protection lists. Nearly three-quarters are threatened by crop expansion and land use dynamics, reflecting an expansion of cultivated areas, which adds further pressure to these species. In addition to agricultural expansion, taxa are also at risk, due to important rates of agricultural land abandonment, and mention agricultural intensification. Nevertheless, conservation measures do exist to promote biodiversity in agricultural landscapes that may help to reverse the negative effect of land use dynamics on selected species, but few are specific to threatened flora. Therefore, if threatened plants are to be conserved in agricultural areas, it is necessary to promote a profound transformation of our socioecological systems. One of these transformative changes could come from the human-nature reconnection.
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author	José Luis Molina-Pardo Emilio Rodríguez-Caballero Miguel Cueto Pablo Barranco Manuel Sánchez-Robles Azucena Laguía-Allué Esther Giménez-Luque
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title	Effects of Agricultural Use on Endangered Plant Taxa in Spain
title_short	Effects of Agricultural Use on Endangered Plant Taxa in Spain
title_full	Effects of Agricultural Use on Endangered Plant Taxa in Spain
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title_sort	effects of agricultural use on endangered plant taxa in spain
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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Effects of Agricultural Use on Endangered Plant Taxa in Spain

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