Global legume diversity assessment : concepts, key indicators, and strategies
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Yahara, Tetsukazu
Javadi, Firouzeh
Onoda, Yusuke
de Queiroz, Luciano Paganucci
Faith, Daniel P.
Prado, Darien E.
Akasaka, Munemitsu
Kadoya, Taku
Ishihama, Fumiko
Davies, Stuart
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International Association for Plant Taxonomy
Abstract
While many plant species are considered threatened under anthropogenic pressure, it remains uncertain how rapidly
we are losing plant species diversity. To fill this gap, we propose a Global Legume Diversity Assessment (GLDA) as the first
step of a global plant diversity assessment. Here we describe the concept of GLDA and its feasibility by reviewing relevant
approaches and data availability. We conclude that Fabaceae is a good proxy for overall angiosperm diversity in many habitats
and that much relevant data for GLDA are available. As indicators of states, we propose comparison of species richness with
phylogenetic and functional diversity to obtain an integrated picture of diversity. As indicators of trends, species loss rate and
extinction risks should be assessed. Specimen records and plot data provide key resources for assessing legume diversity at a
global scale, and distribution modeling based on these records provide key methods for assessing states and trends of legume
diversity. GLDA has started in Asia, and we call for a truly global legume diversity assessment by wider geographic collaborations
among various scientists.
Description
This paper is an outcome of the workshop on the global legume
diversity assessment held from 19 to 22 August 2011 in Kyushu University,
Japan.
Keywords
Distribution model, Extinction risk, Fabaceae, Functional diversity, Genetic diversity, Phylogenetic diversity, Species loss
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Yahara, T, Javadi, F, Onoda, Y, De Queiroz, LP, Faith, DP, Prado, DE, Akasaka, M, Kadoya, T, Ishihama, F, Davies, S, Slik, JWF, Yi, T, Ma, K, Bin,C, Darnaedi, D, Pennington, RT, Tuda, M, Shimada, M, Ito,M, Egan, AN, Buerki, S, Raes, N, Kajita, T, Vatanparast, M, Mimura, M, Tachida, H, Iwasa, Y, Smith, GF, Victor, JE & Nkonki, T 2013, 'Global legume diversity assessment : concepts, key indicators, and strategies', Taxon, vol. 62, no. 2, pp. 249-266.