| Literature DB >> 30204778 |
Santiago Torres1,2,3, Luciana Cao1,3, Diego Eduardo Gutiérrez Gregoric1,3, Micaela de Lucía1,4, Francisco Brea1, Gustavo Darrigran1,3.
Abstract
Bivalves are one of the most representative groups in the Phylum Mollusca, with over 1,100 freshwater species around the world except Antarctica. About 900 of these species belong to the Order Unionida Gray, 1854. In South America, the distributional range of the Unionida includes all countries in the region and extends as far south as the lakes and rivers of Argentinean-Chilean Patagonia. With the aim of generating distribution maps for the different genera of Unionida in Argentina, we consulted the databases of the nation's main official malacological collections. The data were analyzed and georeferenced using the point-radius method. Spatial analyses were performed with the software Q-GIS 2.16.3 Nødebo using vector layers under the 2007 Argentinean Geodesic Positions reference system. A total 1,833 lots were analyzed, of which it was possible to georeference 1,503. The distribution of Unionida in Argentinean territory was analyzed according to political provinces, Surface Drainage Basins and the Argentinean Protected Areas. Species richness was analyzed using the surface drainage basins of Argentina. We generate distribution maps for each genus and discuss the species threat status and conservation degree in the region. Only six (18%) of the Unionida present in Argentina have been classified by the IUCN, four are Least Concern and two are Data Deficient. This pattern is also valid for all of South America. More than 95% of the distributional range of the Unionida has no protected area. Conservation management is necessary for the preservation of Unionida diversity in southern South America.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30204778 PMCID: PMC6133346 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203616
Source DB: PubMed Journal: PLoS One ISSN: 1932-6203 Impact factor: 3.240
Checklist of unionida and presence in Argentinean provinces.
Jujuy (JU), Salta (SA), Tucumán (TC), Formosa (FM), Chaco (CO), Misiones (MN), Corrientes (CN), Entre Ríos (ER), San Luis (SL), Santiago del Estero (SE), Mendoza (MZ), Córdoba (CB), Santa Fe (SF), Buenos Aires (BA), Neuquén (NQ), Río Negro (RN), Chubut (CH), Catamarca (CT). Numbers indicates quantity of lots.
| JU | SA | TC | FM | CO | MN | CN | ER | SL | SE | MZ | CB | SF | BA | NQ | RN | CH | CT | |
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| 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | 14 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 93 | 200 | 366 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 284 | 668 | 43 | 55 | 4 | 2 |
For the systematic Pereira et al. [5] was followed. Checklist in Argentinean provinces was made according with Rumi et al. [9] and the revision of the unionidan database (S1 Appendix).
Fig 1a) Political division of Argentina: Jujuy (JU), Salta (SA), Tucumán (TC), Formosa (FM), Chaco (CO), Misiones (MN), Corrientes (CN), Entre Ríos (ER), Catamarca (CT), San Juan (SJ), La Rioja (LR), San Luis (SL), Santiago del Estero (SE), Mendoza (MZ), Córdoba (CB), Santa Fe (SF), La Pampa (LP), Buenos Aires (BA), Neuquén (NQ), Río Negro (RN), Chubut (CH), Santa Cruz (SC), Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur (TF). b) Surface Drainage Basins of Argentina [40], [41] in South American Hydrographic regions [43]. I: The Plata basin, II: Border strip of the Brasilica (North) and the Chilean-Patagonian (South West) Subregion and III: Chilean-Patagonian Subregion of the Atlantic Versant.
Fig 2Spatial analysis of unionida in Argentina.
a) Georeferenced lots in surface drainage basins. b) Unionida richness.
Fig 3Distribution of genera in the family Mycetopodidae.
a) Anodontites, b) Mycetopoda, c) Monocondylaea, d) Fossula, e) Leila. Black dots indicate georeferenced lots for each genus. Blue areas show surface drainage basins with presence of the genera.
Fig 4Distribution of genera of the family Hyriidae.
a) Diplodon, b) Castalia. Black dots indicate georeferenced lots for each genus. Blue areas show surface drainage basins with presence of the genera.
Fig 5Spatial analysis between naiad presence in the Argentinean Surface Drainage Basins and the Argentinean protected areas (APA).
a) APA and Unionida richness. b) APA within Unionida richness distribution.
Area analysis of unionida distribution.
| SDB | SDB/Unionida | APA | APA/Unionida | |
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| Area (Km2) | 2,791,810 | 1,119,852 | 350,000 | 116,916 |
a Surface Drainage Basins
b Surface Drainage Basins with presence of Unionida
c Argentinean Protected Areas
d Argentinean Protected Areas with presence of Unionida
IUCN categorization for the unionidan of Argentina and neighboring countries [53].
Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN), Vulnerable (VU), Near Threatened (NT), Least Concern (LC), Data Deficient (DD), Not Evaluated (NE).
| CR | EN | VU | LC | DD | NE | Total of species | |
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| 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 70 | 82 | |
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 70 | 82 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 34 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 27 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |