10 glorious years of protea atlassing
DESCRIPTION
10 GLORIOUS YEARS OF PROTEA ATLASSING. EIGHT NEW SPECIES. Ls harpagonatum. Pa ‘hyperdeluvialis’. Rarities. Ld ‘climacticum’. + Se lacunosa. Se rebeloi. New species: localized rares. Serruria lacunosa. Leucadendron “climaticum”. Leucospermum harpagonatum. Serruria rebeloi. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
10 GLORIOUS YEARS OF
PROTEA ATLASSING
RaritiesLd ‘climacticum’ + Se lacunosa
Ls harpagonatum
Se rebeloi
Pa ‘hyperdeluvialis’
EIGHT NEW SPECIES
Serruria lacunosa
Leucospermum harpagonatum
Serruria rebeloiParanomus “hyperdeluvialis”
Leucadendron “climaticum”
New species: localized rares
New species: widespread common
Ld crassulaefolium
Ld ‘touwsrivierensis’
Ld osbornei
Ld “touwsrivierensis”
Ld osborneiLd crassulaefolium
New species: an Arid Centre
Pre-atlas172 GC
Current 472 GC
Exciting New Data: Ld salignum
40 % of all localities have Ld sgnm
Exciting New Data: A Tree! Br stellatifolium
Pre-atlas 23 GC
Current 93 GC
Range Extensions Galore: Pr convexa
170 km
Range Extensions Galore: Pr subvestitaPr subvestita
400 kmTaxonomy?Taxonomy?
Only species to cross G. KarooOnly species to cross G. Karoo
Range Extinctions Galore: Di proteoides
Extant Extant ExtinctExtinct
Problem Groups: Stigmatic Conebushes
‘touwsrivierensis’ orientalepubibracteolatumtinctum
Problem Groups: Paw Spiderheads
acrocarpa (non)
balanocephala
gremialis
acrocarpa (s.s.)
dodiipedunculata
Problem Groups: Ld uliginosum - loeriense
uliginosum uliginosum
uliginosum glabratum
loeriense
Paranomus bracteolaris - lagopusintermediate zone
Other Problem Groups: inadequate typification
Western Ground Sugarbushesresprouting?
Herbarium specimens requiredIdentification queries to be resolved
(details on web)
Unfinished Business
Ls lineare calocephalum Pa spathulatum gamkaensis
Unexplored RangesUnder-explored Arid Areas
Smoothed richness along ranges
Under-explored Arid MountainsExtinctions
Patterns - overall trends
Patterns
CENTRE OF CAPE FLORACENTRE OF CAPE FLORALOST FLORALOST FLORA
RICHEST ATLAS DATA 67 sp
- 10 sp
Conservation ImplicationsGood News: Reserves stay in the same minimum set
More data = greater efficiency - 10% less (51 instead of 55 cells needed)
[& This includes 8 new species!]
Bad News:2 more taxa extinct = 4 extinctions
Because of losses, now need 59 cells (20% more)ACTION REQUIRED NOW
STATUS•244 068 Records of species
Ld salignum Common Sunshine Conebush 38% of sitesPr repens Common Sugarbush - 14 303 Records
Pr laurifolia Laurel-leaf Sugarbush - 10 169 RecordsPr nitida Wagon Tree - 15% or 8 546 Records
Pr cynaroides King Protea - 8 032 RecordsHa sericea Silky Needlebush - 5 184 Records (9th in order)
•58 811 SRS - Record localitiesBabylonstoring (22 spp), Houwhoek (21), Kleinmond (20)
•478 Atlassers (> 1000 participants)(13 Silver Tree and 14 Golden Pagoda Awards)
•251 different crosses (hybrids) recorded
•1 779 Common Names
Are We Finished?
EDS (12X12km)
QDS (25X25km)
Batch number (= 100-500 SRS)
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QDS - Yes @ 40 000 SRSEDS - No!
Are We Finished?
EDS (12X12km) New data - no herbarium data
New data - herbarium records exist
New
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Batch number (= 100-500 SRS)
Herbarium - @ 55 000 SRSBUT 1479/5903 = 25% not foundIdeal - 9356 records - 80 000 SRS
Spin-offs• SASOL Proteas (2nd edition)• 51 Protea Atlas Newsletters • Atlassing Manual• Pocket Guides (incl. Peninsula Ericas)• Interim Distribution Maps (several editions at
variety of scales - Mpumalanga, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces,
Eastern Province, Peninsula• Trained Rangers (> 300?) • Web site• PAPSRSDB• GIS data for conservation officers• 500 bored ex-atlassers
Data Uses
• Biogeography - centres of endemism and species richness• Conservation planning (CAPE, C-plan, IEMs, EIAs)
• Global Warming• Bayesian modelling of biodiversity
• Plant speciation mechanisms in the Cape Flora• Red Data Lists• Monitoring (fire, sustainable utilization, eco-terrorrism)• Training (plant identification, field work, map use)• Eco-Tourism (plant lists, flowering, hotspots)• An Atlas of Proteas of southern Africa
To Everyone who made the PAP possible and participated
Especially Atlassers and
Reserve Managers and Rangers who helped
THANK YOU
It ain’t finished yet ……..