The identification of priority areas for biodiversity conservation is a cornerstone of systematic
conservation planning. However, biodiversity, or even the distribution of all species, cannot …

Indicator groups may be important tools with which to guide the selection of networks of
areas for conservation. Nevertheless, the literature provides little guidance as to what makes …

Biogeographical zonation based on single taxa poses major limitations on planning for
nature conservation. This paper identifies biogeographical patterns of multiple taxa in the …

How well can indicator groups, as sets of species with well‐known distributions, represent
the distribution of overall biodiversity to select networks of areas for conservation? In the …

Aim Indicators for biodiversity are needed to facilitate the identification of complementary
reserve networks for biodiversity conservation. One widely adopted approach is to use …

Indicators of biodiversity have been proposed as a potential tool for selecting areas for
conservation when information about species distributions is scarce. Although tests of the …

There is an increasing use of indicator taxa to predict spatial patterns in other taxa, yet it is
unclear how well species from one taxonomic group may serve as indicators of species …

Regional conservation evaluation requires the effective use of available surrogate
information, such as that provided by indicator taxa, for estimating the biodiversity …

Biodiversity indicator species are needed for classifying biotopes and sites for conservation,
and a number of methods have been developed for determining indicator species for this …

Analysis of geographic concentrations of endemic taxa is often used to determine priorities
for conservation action; nevertheless, assumptions inherent in the taxonomic authority list …