[PCA] [External] Re: Priority areas for plant conservation in the conterminous US?

Thu Jan 9 11:08:13 CST 2020

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Peter Bernhardt, Prof. of Botany (retired)

Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO

Research Assoc. The Missouri Botanical Garden, Saint Louis, MO

Adjunct Professor. Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia

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Subject: [External] Re: [PCA] Priority areas for plant conservation in the conterminous US?

Here's a footnote to outstanding discussions:

-Every state is different depending on whether or not there is an impetus, information and real or potential use of data on priority areas for plant conservation. In Wyoming, I can generate a quick list from the Rocky Mountain Herbarium online database (https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://rmh.uwyo.edu/data/search.php__;!!K543PA!adPbNiGUxLbj1SzyfzTdXp8tL2KPshPMmTnHe8jv8foz6jSqKtZ0LA4wvDnBSSdA_8DA$  ) that I sit in the most diverse county of the state (Albany Co., WY has ~1800 discrete vascular plant taxa). But that doesn't mean the data is going toward any prioritization and conservation purpose.
-There are no uniform standards for priorities, which can make a big difference in outcome.  Stohlgren et al. (2005) addressed patterns of plant species richness, rarity, endemism and uniqueness across Grand Staircase-Escalante Natl Monument (original). Their analysis of large datasets flagged different "hotspots" depending on which criterion was used, i.e., no "silver bullet" or convergence in diversity metrics, at least in this study. [Stohlgren, T. S., D. A. Guenther, P. H. Evangelista and N. Alley. 2005. Patterns of plant species richness, rarity, endemism, and uniqueness in an arid landscape. Ecological Applications 15(2): 715-725.]
-Last but not least, this paper already has an eager audience before it is written!

Bonnie Heidel
Lead Botanist / Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
University of Wyoming / 1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY  82071 //
307-766-3020 / bheidel at uwyo.edu

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I was going to make a similar comment as Bob already has.  A number of states have important plant area designations.  New Mexico has done an excellent job in that regard.  See also states like Colorado (they have something like 200 IPA's), Montana, California and no doubt others.

I would think that some IPA's could have portions that are "protected" (they could be part of a national park or have a special agency designation) but probably many do not.

In Utah, we've talked about IPA's a fair amount but have only designated a few areas and our program is nowhere as evolved as in some other states.

Tony Frates
Utah Native Plant Society

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Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2020 11:17:05 -0700
Subject: Re: [PCA] Priority areas for plant conservation in the conterminous US?

> The recent New Mexico Rare Plant Conservation Strategy identifies several “Important Plant Areas” – including an interactive map.
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> From: native-plants [mailto:native-plants-bounces at lists.plantconservation.org] On Behalf Of bmacbryde at netscape.net
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> MacBryde, B. 1979. Plant conservation in North America: Developing structure. Pp. 105-109 in I. Hedberg (ed.), Systematic Botany, Plant Utilization
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>     and Biosphere Conservation. Almqvist & Wiksell International, Stockholm, Sweden. 159 pp.
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> Maina, S.L., and J. Villa-Lobos. 1997. Regional overview: North America. Pp. 39-62 in S.D. Davis, V.H. Heywood, O. Herrera-MacBryde, J. Villa-Lobos,
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>     and A.C. Hamilton (eds.), Centres of Plant Diversity: A Guide and Strategy for their Conservation, Vol. 3: The Americas. WWF and IUCN: IUCN
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>     Publications Unit, Cambridge, England, U.K. 562 pp.
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> Stein, B.A., L.S. Kutner, and J.S. Adams (eds.). 2000. Precious Heritage: The Status of Biodiversity in the United States. The Nature Conservancy and
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> In CPD3, the 32 pertinent U.S. sites identified as centers of plant diversity and endemism are listed in Table 15 (p. 50); they are discussed in an overview on pp. 49-57. Those for the conterminous USA are NA12-NA14, NA16a, NA16c-NA16g, NA17-NA38, and MA11. Detailed treatments (including maps) are given (pp. 63-96, and pp. 172-180) for NA16 (California Floristic Province), NA16c (Klamath-Siskiyou region), NA16e (Serpentine flora [western]) and NA25 (Serpentine flora [eastern]), NA16g (Vernal pools), NA29 (Central Highlands of Florida), NA32 (Edwards Plateau, Texas), and MA11 (Apachian/Madrean region of SW North America).
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> Bruce, I'll email you separately with a copy of my 1979 paper. You may also want to contact Dr. John Kartesz, whose BONAP database could give you an update for the information on plant endemism. His website is https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.bonap.org/__;!!K543PA!adPbNiGUxLbj1SzyfzTdXp8tL2KPshPMmTnHe8jv8foz6jSqKtZ0LA4wvDnBSdYTOxh8$   and contact info in NC:   <mailto:jkartesz at bonap.org> jkartesz at bonap.org   tel. (919) 967-6240.
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> I’m working on a paper that describes areas with concentrations of unprotected, range-restricted species in the conterminous US states. The analysis includes both animals and plants. I’d like to compare our results to those of previous studies. I can identify several studies of priority conservation areas that include a variety of animal groups, but surprisingly couldn’t find any paper describing priority areas for plant conservation in a quick Google Scholar search. There must be such studies out there. Can anyone point me to them?
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