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On the Iberian endemism Eurylophella iberica Keffermuller and Da Terra 1978 (Ephemeroptera, Ephemerellidae): current and future potential distributions, and assessment of the effectiveness of the Natura 2000 network on its protection

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Eurylophella iberica Keffermüller and Da Terra, 1978 is an endemic insect species of the Iberian Peninsula whose distribution has been poorly studied to date with rather old and scattered records. Here we compiled all existing distribution records and add new records from recent sampling activities. We also used this updated distributional information and environmental data (climate and geology) to estimate both current and future potential distributions in different climate change scenarios. We found that currently ca. 50% of the total Iberian region could present suitable environmental conditions for E. iberica (all the Iberian Peninsula, save the most eastern and Mediterranean areas). However, the potential distributions estimated when considering future climate change scenarios showed a marked reduction in the areas with suitable environmental conditions for the species, especially in the south. The northwest part of the Iberian Peninsula is a crucial zone for the future survival of this endemic species. We also found that most populations that occur in areas with suitable (both current and future) environmental conditions fall outside the Natura 2000 network of protected areas. Our results represent the first attempt to estimate the potential distribution of this endemic species providing important insights for its conservation.

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Acknowledgements

Sampling campaigns 2016–2017 were undertaken as part of the Project “Explotación de los programas de control y seguimiento de los elementos de calidad biológicos e hidromorfológicos en las aguas continentales superficiales en la Cuenca Hidrográfica del Guadalquivir”, carried out by DBO5 S.L. (environmental firm, Seville). Thanks go to the “Confederación Hidrográfica del Guadalquivir” (Área de Calidad de Aguas) for its support and help. Thanks to Maria Jesus Serrano, Carmen Ruiz-Delgado, Adrian Ramos and Félix Picazo for their help with laboratory and field works and Helen Warburton for checking the English grammar. The authors also wish to thanks anonymous reviewers for input and useful suggestions. DS-F was supported by a post-doctoral contract funded by the Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha and the European Social Fund (ESF).

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  1. Department of Ecology and Hydrology, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain

    Simone Guareschi

  2. DBO5 S.L., Mairena del Aljarafe, 41927, Seville, Spain

    Simone Guareschi & Andrés Mellado-Díaz

  3. CEAB, Departamento de Ecología Continental, CSIC, 17300, Blanes, Spain

    María Ángeles Puig

  4. Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales (ICAM), Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 45071, Toledo, Spain

    David Sánchez-Fernández

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Map of the Eurylophella iberica records throughout the Iberian Peninsula (39 records). New records from this paper (first-time published) are displayed as red points. (JPG 199 KB)

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Guareschi, S., Mellado-Díaz, A., Puig, M.Á. et al. On the Iberian endemism Eurylophella iberica Keffermuller and Da Terra 1978 (Ephemeroptera, Ephemerellidae): current and future potential distributions, and assessment of the effectiveness of the Natura 2000 network on its protection. J Insect Conserv 22, 127–134 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-018-0044-1

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