Gap Analysis

Andy Jarvis, Julián Ramírez, Nora Castañeda, Robert Hijmans and Jacob Van Etten

© Neil Palmer (CIAT)

Why Gap Analysis?

• Tool to assess crop genetic and geographical diversity.

• Allows detecting non-fulfilled species collections as well as defining which species should be collected and where these collections should be focused.

• Assesses the current extent at which the ex situ conservation system is correctly holding the genetic diversity of a particular genepool.

The Gap Analysis pathway

Taxonomy review Data gathering Georeferentiaton

Environmental

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Gap Analysis

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Final

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Geographic dimension

Environmental dimensionTaxonomic dimension

The Gap Analysis process

Proxy for:

• Range of traits

Proxy for:

• Diversity

• Possibly biotic traits

Proxy for:

• Abiotic traits

• Identifying gaps

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The Rugosi and Acutifolii case

• Section Acutifolii– P. acutifolius– P. acutifolius var. acutifolius– P. acutifolius var. latifolius– P. acutifolius var. tenuifolius– P. parvifolius

• Section Rugosi– P. angustissimus– P. filiformis– P. carteri

Debouck, D. (2009). Cahiers de Phaséologie – section Rugosi. Retrieved November 3, 2009, from http://isa.ciat.cgiar.org/urg/

Debouck, D. (2009). Cahiers de Phaséologie – section Acutifolii. Retrieved November 3, 2009, from http://isa.ciat.cgiar.org/urg/

Environmental coverage

Prioritization results

High Priority Taxa (HPT)

• Where to find the most?

High Priority Taxa (HPT)

P. carteri

Section: Rugosi

P. acutifolius var. latifolius

Section: Acutifolii

• HPT for Rugosi and Acutifolii• HPT and Protected Areas

High Priority Taxa (HPT)

• HPT and Protected Areas

Are there analyses for other crops?

13 crop genepools analyzed, 7 analyses in the pipeline Recommendations on which taxa are priority to conserve Maps indicating what and where to collect Results publicly available at: http://gisweb.ciat.cgiar.org/GapAnalysis/

Taxon-level and genepool level priorities

Methodology and code

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Priorities list per genepool

Georeferenced datasets

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Additional joint actions

Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas

P. marechalii P. rotundatus

Section Paniculati

Additional joint actions Morphological observations Ecology Electrophoretic evidence

Jesús Salcedo (Bioversity)