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December 19, 2024
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Mapping the way: identifying priority potential corridors for protected areas connectivity in Colombia

Publicated to: Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 22 (2): 156-166 - 2024-06-01 22(2), DOI: 10.1016/j.pecon.2024.02.003

Authors:

Pineda-Zapata, S; González-Avila, S; Armenteras, D; González-Delgado, TM; Morán-Ordoñez, A
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Ecol & Forestry Applicat Res Ctr CREAF - Author
Pontificia Univ Javeriana, Fac Ciencias, Dept Biol - Author
Univ Eastern Finland, Sch Forest Sci - Author
Univ Nacl Colombia, Fac Ciencias, Dept Biol, Lab Ecol Paisaje & Modelac Ecosistemas ECOLMOD - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid UPM, MONTES Sch Forest Engn & Nat Resources, Dept Forest & Environm Engn & Management - Author
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Abstract

Colombia has experienced alarming rates of deforestation, posing a threat to forest biodiversity both inside and outside protected areas. Furthermore, a decline in ecological connectivity can potentially disrupt vital ecological processes such as pollination, gene flow, breeding, seed dispersal, among others. To address this issue at a national scale, it is crucial to identify and conserve a comprehensive network of ecological corridors. In this study, we identified high priority potential ecological corridors linking protected areas in Colombia. We categorized a representative set of 16 threatened mammal species into four ecological profiles. Then, we used Least Cost Path (LCP) analysis to model potential corridors between protected areas as those that minimized resistance for forest species dispersal. To prioritize conservation efforts, we applied the decrease in the Probability of Connectivity index (dPC) to identify corridors with the highest priority. Our findings emphasize the importance of preserving large forest patches within protected areas for species inhabiting lowland and sub-Andean forests. However, for species residing in Andean and high Andean forests, restoration measures (e.g., increasing forest cover) between protected areas are needed to enhance landscape permeability and facilitate their dispersal, thereby contributing to their conservation. Our results have practical implications for decision-makers involved in conservation efforts. These findings can aid in identifying conservation priorities for existing protected areas and their surrounding forest habitats in Colombia. Additionally, we provided expert-based resistance values for different forest mammals that can be further used in other large scale connectivity analyses, including other countries where these species inhabit.
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Keywords

Andean forestsBiodiversityConeforConservation prioritiesDeforestationEcological networkEcoprofileForestsHabitat availabilityIndexesLandscapeNetworkPatchesRangeResistance surface

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position 13/74, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Biodiversity Conservation.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-26:

  • WoS: 7
  • Scopus: 7
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-26:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 62.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 58 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 13.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 21 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Additionally, the work has been submitted to a journal classified as Diamond in relation to this type of editorial policy.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/90832/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 59
  • Downloads: 14
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Colombia; Finland; United States of America.

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