1. Despite the current rates of deforestation and the expected climatic changes, protecting species in their natural habitats is still the simplest, cheapest, and most effective way of safeguarding biodiversity. Here, the network of protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon was evaluated to assess its effectiveness in safeguarding species of Odonata.
2. Ecological niche models were built to assess the suitability of the habitat for 503 Amazonian odonate species. Then, the effectiveness for the protection of odonate species of three classes of protected areas (strictly protected area, sustainable use area, and indigenous territory) was evaluated.
3. Approximately 30% of the species are protected within the network of protected areas. These findings highlight the importance of protected areas for safeguarding most odonate species in the Amazon. For under‐represented or gap species, additional resources are still needed for effective management and protection on some private properties, which need to set aside land for conservation. In this way, it is possible to preserve habitats for odonate species and guarantee their conservation in the Amazon.

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基于生态位的缺口分析，用于保护巴西亚马逊河中的odonate物种

1. 尽管当前森林砍伐的速度和预期的气候变化，在自然栖息地中保护物种仍然是保护生物多样性的最简单，最便宜和最有效的方法。在这里，对巴西亚马逊河保护区网络进行了评估，以评估其在保护蛇形目物种中的有效性。
2. 建立了生态位模型以评估503种亚马孙odonate物种的栖息地的适宜性。然后，评估了三类保护区（严格保护区，可持续利用区和土著领土）保护齿形动物物种的有效性。
3. 在保护区网络内大约有30％的物种受到保护。这些发现凸显了保护区对于保护亚马逊河中大多数齿形动物物种的重要性。对于代表性不足或缺口的物种，仍然需要额外的资源来有效管理和保护某些私有财产，而这些私有财产需要留出土地进行保护。通过这种方式，有可能保护卵形物种的栖息地并保证其在亚马逊河中的保存。