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Aligning Conservation Priorities Across Taxa in Madagascar with High-Resolution Planning Tools

Claire KremenDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management, 137 Mulford Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3114, USAA. CameronRéseau de la Biodiversité de Madagascar, Wildlife Conservation Society, Villa Ifanomezantsoa, Soavimbahoaka, Boîte Postale 8500, Antananarivo 101, MadagascarAtte MoilanenDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management, 137 Mulford Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3114, USAS.J. PhillipsMetapopulation Research Group, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Post Office Box 65, Viikinkaari 1, FI-00014, University of Helsinki, FinlandChris D. ThomasDepartment of Biology (Area 18), University of York, Post Office Box 373, York YO10 5YW, UKHenk BeentjeAT&T Labs-Research, 180 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ07932, USAJohn DransfieldDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management, 137 Mulford Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3114, USABrian L. FisherDepartment of Biology (Area 18), University of York, Post Office Box 373, York YO10 5YW, UKFrank GlawRéseau de la Biodiversité de Madagascar, Wildlife Conservation Society, Villa Ifanomezantsoa, Soavimbahoaka, Boîte Postale 8500, Antananarivo 101, MadagascarTatjana GoodAT&T Labs-Research, 180 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ07932, USAGrady HarperAT&T Labs-Research, 180 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ07932, USARobert J. HijmansMetapopulation Research Group, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Post Office Box 65, Viikinkaari 1, FI-00014, University of Helsinki, FinlandDavid C. LeesDepartment of Biology (Area 18), University of York, Post Office Box 373, York YO10 5YW, UKEdward E. LouisAT&T Labs-Research, 180 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ07932, USARonald A. NussbaumDepartment of Biology (Area 18), University of York, Post Office Box 373, York YO10 5YW, UKC. J. RaxworthyDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management, 137 Mulford Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3114, USAAndriamandimbisoa RazafimpahananaDepartment of Biology (Area 18), University of York, Post Office Box 373, York YO10 5YW, UKGeorge E. SchatzMetapopulation Research Group, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Post Office Box 65, Viikinkaari 1, FI-00014, University of Helsinki, FinlandMiguel VencesRéseau de la Biodiversité de Madagascar, Wildlife Conservation Society, Villa Ifanomezantsoa, Soavimbahoaka, Boîte Postale 8500, Antananarivo 101, MadagascarDavid R. VieitesRéseau de la Biodiversité de Madagascar, Wildlife Conservation Society, Villa Ifanomezantsoa, Soavimbahoaka, Boîte Postale 8500, Antananarivo 101, MadagascarPatricia C. WrightDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management, 137 Mulford Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3114, USAMichelle L. ZjhraDepartment of Biology (Area 18), University of York, Post Office Box 373, York YO10 5YW, UK

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Globally, priority areas for biodiversity are relatively well known, yet few detailed plans exist to direct conservation action within them, despite urgent need. Madagascar, like other globally recognized biodiversity hot spots, has complex spatial patterns of endemism that differ among taxonomic groups, creating challenges for the selection of within-country priorities. We show, in an analysis of wide taxonomic and geographic breadth and high spatial resolution, that multitaxonomic rather than single-taxon approaches are critical for identifying areas likely to promote the persistence of most species. Our conservation prioritization, facilitated by newly available techniques, identifies optimal expansion sites for the Madagascar government's current goal of tripling the land area under protection. Our findings further suggest that high-resolution multitaxonomic approaches to prioritization may be necessary to ensure protection for biodiversity in other global hot spots.

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DOI: 10.1126/science.1155193

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