| evolutionarily significant units of the critically endangered leaf frog pithecopus ayeaye (anura, phyllomedusidae) are not effectively preserved by the brazilian protected areas network. | protected areas (pas) are essential for biodiversity conservation, but their coverage is considered inefficient for the preservation of all species. many species are subdivided into evolutionarily significant units (esus) and the effectiveness of pas in protecting them needs to be investigated. we evaluated the usefulness of the brazilian pas network in protecting esus of the critically endangered pithecopus ayeaye through ongoing climate change. this species occurs in a threatened mountaintop e ... | 2017 | 29177033 |