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ArticleScience advances2023

A wide megafauna gap undermines China's expanding coastal ecosystem conservation.

Xincheng Li, Hanchen Wang, Douglas J McCauley, Andrew H Altieri, Brian R Silliman, Jonathan S Lefcheck, Jihua Wu, Bo Li, Qiang He

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Xincheng LiCoastal Ecology Lab, MOE Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary (Shanghai), School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai 200438, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0504-2993
Hanchen WangCoastal Ecology Lab, MOE Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary (Shanghai), School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai 200438, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4690-8052
Douglas J McCauleyMarine Science Institute, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8100-653X
Andrew H AltieriDepartment of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7439-8742
Brian R SillimanNicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, 135 Duke Marine Lab Road, Beaufort, NC 28516, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6360-650X
Jonathan S LefcheckTennenbaum Marine Observatories Network and MarineGEO Program, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD 21037, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8787-1786
Jihua WuState Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems and College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8623-8519
Bo LiInstitute of Biodiversity, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650504, Yunnan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0439-5666
Qiang HeCoastal Ecology Lab, MOE Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary (Shanghai), School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai 200438, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6481-0924

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To fulfill sustainable development goals, many countries are expanding efforts to conserve ecologically and societally critical coastal ecosystems. Although megafauna profoundly affect the functioning of ecosystems, they are neglected as a key component in the conservation scheme for coastal ecosystems in many geographic contexts. We reveal a rich diversity of extant megafauna associated with all major types of coastal ecosystems in China, including 218 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, cephalopods, and fish across terrestrial and marine environments. However, 44% of these species are globally threatened, and 78% have not yet been assessed in China for extinction risk. More worrisome, 73% of these megafauna have not been designated as nationally protected species, and <10% of their most important habitats are protected. Filling this wide "megafauna gap" in China and globally would be a leading step as humanity strives to thrive with coastal ecosystems.

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Conservation of Natural ResourcesEcosystemAnimalsBirdsChinaMammalsReptiles

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