@article{fdi:010080654, title = {{T}he representativeness of protected areas for {A}mazonian fish diversity under climate change}, author = {{F}rederico, {R}. {G}. and {D}ias, {M}. {S}. and {J}{\'e}z{\'e}quel, {C}{\'e}line and {T}edesco, {P}ablo and {H}ugueny, {B}ernard and {Z}uanon, {J}. and {T}orrente-{V}ilara, {G}. and {O}rtega, {H}. and {H}idalgo, {M}. and {M}artens, {K}. and {M}aldonado-{O}campo, {J}. and {O}berdorff, {T}hierry}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {1. {T}he {A}mazon basin has been subjected to extreme climatic events and according to climate change projections this hydrosystem could face changes in the natural dynamic of flood cycles that support the feeding and reproduction of many fish species, threatening aquatic biodiversity. 2. {P}rotected areas ({PA}s) are the main tools used to safeguard the biodiversity in the long term; however, they are fixed areas that could be subject to climate change, questioning their future efficiency in protecting biodiversity. 3. {T}he {A}mazon basin currently benefits from a relatively high level of protection as 52% of its catchment area is under the form of true {PA}s or indigenous lands. {H}owever, the capacity of these {PA}s to protect freshwater biodiversity remains unclear as they have generally been assessed with little regard to freshwater ecosystems and their hydrological connectivity. {H}ere, the aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of {PA}s in representing the {A}mazon fish fauna under current and future climatic conditions. 4. {A} macroecological approach was used to estimate the minimum size of the geographical range needed by each species to achieve long-term persistence, by a combined function of range size and body size, two ecological traits known to influence species extinction risk. 5. {I}n future the {A}mazon basin could risk losing 2% of its freshwater fish fauna owing to unsuitable climatic conditions, with a further 34% adversely affected. {T}he present {A}mazon network of {PA}s will cover the minimum required range for species persistence for more than 60% of the freshwater fish species analysed under the future climate scenario. {H}owever, more than 25% of the future susceptible species are currently concentrated in large tributaries and in the central-lower {A}mazon floodplain where few {PA}s occur, highlighting the lack of appropriate conservation actions for these specific water bodies.}, keywords = {{A}mazon basin ; climate change ; freshwater ecosystem conservation ; protected areas ; range-body size relationship ; riverine fishes ; species ; distribution models ; {BOLIVIE} ; {BRESIL} ; {COLOMBIE} ; {EQUATEUR} ; {GUYANA} ; {PEROU} ; {VENEZUELA} ; {AMAZONE} {BASSIN}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}quatic {C}onservation : {M}arine and {F}reshwater {E}cosystems}, volume = {31}, numero = {5}, pages = {1158--1166}, ISSN = {1052-7613}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.1002/aqc.3528}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080654}, }