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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Conservation and monitoring of invertebrates in terrestrial protected areas
Koedoe, Volume 53, No. 2, Year 2011
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Invertebrates constitute a substantial proportion of terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity and are critical to ecosystem function. However, their inclusion in biodiversity monitoring and conservation planning and management has lagged behind better-known, more widely appreciated taxa. Significant progress in invertebrate surveys, systematics and bioindication, both globally and locally, means that their use in biodiversity monitoring and conservation is becoming increasingly feasible. Here we outline challenges and solutions to the integration of invertebrates into biodiversity management objectives and monitoring in protected areas in South Africa. We show that such integration is relevant and possible, and assess the relative suitability of seven key taxa in this context. Finally, we outline a series of recommendations for mainstreaming invertebrates in conservation planning, surveys and monitoring in and around protected areas. Conservation implications: Invertebrates constitute a substantial and functionally significant component of terrestrial biodiversity and are valuable indicators of environmental condition. Although consideration of invertebrates has historically been neglected in conservation planning and management, substantial progress with surveys, systematics and bioindication means that it is now both feasible and advisable to incorporate them into protected area monitoring activities. © 2011.
Authors & Co-Authors
McGeoch, Melodie A.
South Africa, Pretoria
South African National Parks
Sithole, Hendrik
South Africa, Pretoria
South African National Parks
Samways, Michael J.
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Simaika, John P.
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Pryke, James Stephen
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Picker, Mike D.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Uys, Charmaine
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Armstrong, Adrian John
South Africa, Cascade
Ezemvelo Kzn Wildlife
Dippenaar-Schoeman, Anna Sophia
South Africa, Pretoria
Plant Protection Research Institute, Pretoria
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Engelbrecht, Ian A.
South Africa, Johannesburg
Gauteng Department of Agriculture Conservation Environment and Land Affairs
Braschler, Brigitte
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Hamer, Michelle L.
South Africa, Pretoria
South African National Biodiversity Institute
Statistics
Citations: 93
Authors: 12
Affiliations: 8
Identifiers
Doi:
10.4102/koedoe.v53i2.1000
ISSN:
00756458
e-ISSN:
20710771
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
South Africa