20.500.12556/DiRROS-21613 Perspectives and pitfalls in preserving subterranean biodiversity through protected areas Subterranean ecosystems (comprising terrestrial, semi-aquatic, and aquatic components) are increasingly threatened by human activities; however, the current network of surface-protected areas is inadequate to safeguard subterranean biodiversity. Establishing protected areas for subterranean ecosystems is challenging. First, there are technical obstacles in mapping three-dimensional ecosystems with uncertain boundaries. Second, the rarity and endemism of subterranean organisms, combined with a scarcity of taxonomists, delays the accumulation of essential biodiversity knowledge. Third, establishing agreements to preserve subterranean ecosystems requires collaboration among multiple actors with often competing interests. This perspective addresses the challenges of preserving subterranean biodiversity through protected areas. Even in the face of uncertainties, we suggest it is both timely and critical to assess general criteria for subterranean biodiversity protection and implement them based on precautionary principles. To this end, we examine the current status of European protected areas and discuss solutions to improve their coverage of subterranean ecosystems. ecology subterranean ecosystems biodiversity protected areas environmental assessment environmental indicators environmental protection ekologija podzemni ekosistemi biološka raznovrstnost zaščitena območja kazalniki okoljski kazalci varstvo okolja true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Neznano 2025-03-04 10:57:26 2025-03-04 10:57:27 2025-03-05 03:44:02 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2024 0 0 Slovenski soavtorji: Teo Delić, Cene Fišer, Nataša Mori, Žiga Ogorelec, Maja Zagmajster; Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Opis vira z dne 19. 1. 2024; str. [1]-9 art. no. ǂ2 Vol. 3 16 Jan. 2024 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2024-01-16 502/504 2731-4243 10.1038/s44185-023-00035-1 181716483 https://doi.org/10.1038/s44185-023-00035-1 1 15b3ed6e-f8df-11ef-9f1e-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=30946 RAZ_Mammola_Stefano_2024.pdf RAZ_Mammola_Stefano_2024.pdf 1 9EC292F23FCE291DCDF938FC8FBC832A 2c7a5240244b45993061499dbcb86076cc5dc60efa02609b3dd4b6e3e5836890 d11a0c21-f8df-11ef-9f1e-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=30948 Nacionalni inštitut za biologijo 0 0 0