Toward Unifying Global Hotspots of Wild and Domesticated Biodiversity
Global biodiversity hotspots are areas containing high levels of species richness, endemism and threat. Similarly, regions of agriculturally relevant diversity have been identified where many domesticated plants and animals originated, and co-occurred with their wild ancestors and relatives. The agr...
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doaj-8832126820a544548e8dc36dfdb4d1702020-11-25T03:48:50ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472020-08-0191128112810.3390/plants9091128Toward Unifying Global Hotspots of Wild and Domesticated BiodiversitySamuel Pironon0James S. Borrell1Ian Ondo2Ruben Douglas3Charlotte Phillips4Colin K. Khoury5Michael B. Kantar6Nathan Fumia7Marybel Soto Gomez8Juan Viruel9Rafael Govaerts10Félix Forest11Alexandre Antonelli12Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond TW93AQ, UKRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond TW93AQ, UKRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond TW93AQ, UKRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond TW93AQ, UKRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Wakehurst Place TW93AE, UKInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali 6713, ColombiaDepartment of Tropical Plant and Soil Science, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USADepartment of Tropical Plant and Soil Science, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USADepartment of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z4, CanadaRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond TW93AQ, UKRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond TW93AQ, UKRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond TW93AQ, UKRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond TW93AQ, UKGlobal biodiversity hotspots are areas containing high levels of species richness, endemism and threat. Similarly, regions of agriculturally relevant diversity have been identified where many domesticated plants and animals originated, and co-occurred with their wild ancestors and relatives. The agro-biodiversity in these regions has, likewise, often been considered threatened. Biodiversity and agro-biodiversity hotspots partly overlap, but their geographic intricacies have rarely been investigated together. Here we review the history of these two concepts and explore their geographic relationship by analysing global distribution and human use data for all plants, and for major crops and associated wild relatives. We highlight a geographic continuum between agro-biodiversity hotspots that contain high richness in species that are intensively used and well known by humanity (i.e., major crops and most viewed species on Wikipedia) and biodiversity hotspots encompassing species that are less heavily used and documented (i.e., crop wild relatives and species lacking information on Wikipedia). Our contribution highlights the key considerations needed for further developing a unifying concept of agro-biodiversity hotspots that encompasses multiple facets of diversity (including genetic and phylogenetic) and the linkage with overall biodiversity. This integration will ultimately enhance our understanding of the geography of human-plant interactions and help guide the preservation of nature and its contributions to people.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/9/1128agro-biodiversitybreedingcentres of originconservationcrop wild relativesdomestication |
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Samuel Pironon James S. Borrell Ian Ondo Ruben Douglas Charlotte Phillips Colin K. Khoury Michael B. Kantar Nathan Fumia Marybel Soto Gomez Juan Viruel Rafael Govaerts Félix Forest Alexandre Antonelli Toward Unifying Global Hotspots of Wild and Domesticated Biodiversity Plants agro-biodiversity breeding centres of origin conservation crop wild relatives domestication |
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Samuel Pironon James S. Borrell Ian Ondo Ruben Douglas Charlotte Phillips Colin K. Khoury Michael B. Kantar Nathan Fumia Marybel Soto Gomez Juan Viruel Rafael Govaerts Félix Forest Alexandre Antonelli |
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Toward Unifying Global Hotspots of Wild and Domesticated Biodiversity |
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Toward Unifying Global Hotspots of Wild and Domesticated Biodiversity |
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Toward Unifying Global Hotspots of Wild and Domesticated Biodiversity |
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Toward Unifying Global Hotspots of Wild and Domesticated Biodiversity |
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Toward Unifying Global Hotspots of Wild and Domesticated Biodiversity |
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toward unifying global hotspots of wild and domesticated biodiversity |
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Global biodiversity hotspots are areas containing high levels of species richness, endemism and threat. Similarly, regions of agriculturally relevant diversity have been identified where many domesticated plants and animals originated, and co-occurred with their wild ancestors and relatives. The agro-biodiversity in these regions has, likewise, often been considered threatened. Biodiversity and agro-biodiversity hotspots partly overlap, but their geographic intricacies have rarely been investigated together. Here we review the history of these two concepts and explore their geographic relationship by analysing global distribution and human use data for all plants, and for major crops and associated wild relatives. We highlight a geographic continuum between agro-biodiversity hotspots that contain high richness in species that are intensively used and well known by humanity (i.e., major crops and most viewed species on Wikipedia) and biodiversity hotspots encompassing species that are less heavily used and documented (i.e., crop wild relatives and species lacking information on Wikipedia). Our contribution highlights the key considerations needed for further developing a unifying concept of agro-biodiversity hotspots that encompasses multiple facets of diversity (including genetic and phylogenetic) and the linkage with overall biodiversity. This integration will ultimately enhance our understanding of the geography of human-plant interactions and help guide the preservation of nature and its contributions to people. |
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agro-biodiversity breeding centres of origin conservation crop wild relatives domestication |
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