The realization of conservation goals requires strategies for managing whole landscapes
including areas allocated to both production and protection. Reserves alone are not …

Systematic conservation planning (SCP) is a field of conservation biology concerned with
delivering on‐the‐ground actions that achieve conservation goals. It describes a set of …

Agricultural production has replaced natural ecosystems across the planet, becoming a
major driver of carbon emissions, biodiversity loss, and freshwater consumption. Here we …

Abstract Today East Asia harbors many “relict” plant species whose ranges were much
larger during the Paleogene-Neogene and earlier. The ecological and climatic conditions …

Aim Massive digitalization of natural history collections is now leading to a steep
accumulation of publicly available species distribution data. However, taxonomic errors and …

Conservationists are far from able to assist all species under threat, if only for lack of funding.
This places a premium on priorities: how can we support the most species at the least cost …

This accessible and timely book provides a comprehensive overview of how to measure
biodiversity. The book highlights new developments, including innovative approaches to …

In this book there are entire chapters devoted to the most widely used bird counting
techniques, and attempts to amalgamate other counting methodologies into major groups …

Endemism and species richness are highly relevant to the global prioritization of
conservation efforts in which oceanic islands have remained relatively neglected. When …

The vast scope of conservation problems has forced biologists and managers to rely on"
surrogate" species to serve as shortcuts to guide their decision making. These species …